The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-07

W. H. hnowltCn, commonly called
Rebel George, and Anthony Mellon,
alias Kelly. the gold brick men who have
occupied considerable space IN the Post
Inteliigencer during the past week, are
once more III the hands Of the police
haowlton Is locked up at the city jail,
his NhiSkers fairly bristiing with disgust.
and Mellon lies at Providence hospital.
suffering from a battered head and il pain
fui arm. while big policeman stands
guard at the door,
The cause OF this sudden change ii the
state of affairs is due 10 a telegram re-
ceived Saturday night by Chief OF Police
Heed from Chief Of Police Glass, of Los
Angeles. The telegram stated that
knowiton and Mellon were wanted there
on the charge OF swindling X. ". Lord
OF North Cucumongs. out Of S6osS III a
bogus Jewelfy transaction. Mr. Lord is
spoken OF as wealthy man. and il may
be judged that ne Is not as wealthy as he
was before he fell into the hands OF the
alleged sWindiers, whoever they may be.
IN answer 10 query as 10 whether he
would return 10 Los Angeles voluntarily,
hnowiton replied yesterday afternoon:
No. l Will not
This means that there is going to be a
hot legal night if the California officials
succeed In taking the prisoners back.
knowiton has about 81 $50 in cash with
him. and Mellon has over 5000 in sight,
SO they will have no trouble in securing
the services OF the best legal talent 10 be
had.
knowlton refused to talk about the Gu
cumonSa case yesterday especially. be-
cause he Is disguised with the whole az
Ialr several days ago he told Post
lntelligencer reporter that there was notu-
Ing IN the case. and that there was not one
point on which a prosecution could Re
made A friend of knoWltons said yes
terday that he thought there was "A mis-
take about the ease, and that il would
develop that knowlton and Mellon were
not the men wanted fer the Lord swindle.
me news that knowiton viii light en-
tradition viii undoubtedly cause a thrill
IN legal circles. As rule criminal cases
are not specially desirable TO attorneys
except as means OF advertising, but here
Is one where there Is good genuine gold.
even Il ii is owned bys gold brick men IN
sight. After Mellon trec lv shoot knowl-
ton ana hnowlton got the better OF him,
1t looked as II they were going TO get out
o. Seattle without leaving more OF their
cash than was necessary to pay their eX-
penses, but now the appearances of things
have changed. and there is no telling how
quick that pile OF gold will melt away.
Nhen the telegram came from Chief
Glass asking that Mellon and Knowlton
be arrested as he held warrants for them,
Capt. sullivan went 20 Providence hos
pitat and had a tail with the sisters.
They did not feel like assuming the re-
sponsibility Of attempting TO guard the
man, and so ii was necessary TO call in
a policeman and station him on guard.
II Melons condition had warranted it
he would have been taken either to the
county hospital or the city JAIL but his
physician would not think Of having him
moved.
Mellon is really in "a bad condition, as
his arm was broken in a bad place and
the flesh has swollen more than in ordi-
nary cases.
Knowiton was arrested by Officer
Ben Thompson near the Yesler dock about
the time the Kingston leaves Tor Victoria.
This has naturally given rise to the rumor
that he was thinking of making pleasure
trip across the line.
knowlton has always been very bitter
about the case wherein he was convicted
of swindling Banker Wooding, OF Aber-
deem. cut OF 5000 by the gold brick game.
He says the banker did not tell the af-
fair just as il happened and it is his firm
belief that II the banker had not varied on
several points he would not have been con-
yicted. knowlton says that he had a.
real indian out in the woods, whereas Mr..
Wooding testified that Russell. knowI-
tons confederate. impersonated an Indian.
knowlton makes the point that Wooding
purchased the gold bricks from the indian
and that he tknowiton) simply gave the
bricks TO Wooding at the request of the
Indian. He also insists that Russell was
not reading a Bible when he and Wood
ing entered the asSaying Office.