The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
BANK HAS DISAPPEARED.
lars--It VISA q Pretty LATHE Toy
Snvinws Box and Figured Ia .
Pretty Little Conscience Game.

bess-known contractors I'm Seattle slAteen
years age. returned recently to renew old
acoaainsanees and epen a saloon. vita
Monday fhey net Joseph Julius. Of spo-
kane. y 40 claimed 20 he very wealthy. eas
unable TO speak any language other than
French. Al Fishett's suggestion snsali
bank was pss. chased. and thea u was
agreed thai al three should Put their
money III 4 until yesterday fnorniag. when
they would reat a oox in the Safety De-
post wants. 1; was arranged 50 that He
grasae kept The bank with him, while julius
kept the key.
IIegroae aweke yesterday snosning az
the Columbus house with the expectation
of finding $3.50 ia the little bank. lie soon
learned that his companions had alsap-
peared. and when the hank was opened he
befeii three lltsln bundles of paper. Tho
money was not there. Hegrone had been
robbed OF the last dollar he had IN the
world.
Half distracted with grief ard ineigra-
ton at being victlmixed and presumably by
the man he had trusted ana treated as an
eliminate friend. he searched the city over
IN hope ef finding trace OF him. Worn oat
and i'll n heart. he appeared at pohco
headquarters az o'clock yesterday after
noon and tod his story 10 Detective Mere
diih. Later he repeated IL TO n Post-tntel-
Egencer reporter. Hegrone lis middle
aged man. who has seen a great deal OF
the world. He lived in Seattle sixteen
years ago. and did a great deal o. timber
clearing around Lake Washington and
sfxxra ~
n. f. Day, of Fremont, and he says no
knows the Dennys. capt Sullivan rsuem-
bsred him. After leaving Seattle Hsgrone
lived In Arizona and Texas In the latter
place he was 4 bar tender. Having gath
cred together something like a.01. nc
started out for the Pacific Northwest
again, intending TO SO into business.
At Vancouver, II. G.. he met II. Fishefta
small dark-complexioned man. who-
ciaimsd Chicago for his home. He said DO
was Frsnchman. Fishe;t had large
sum OF money on his person. AMI was
showing It rather freely in Angeles saloon
one day Incidentally he got into CONVEX
sa.son with HegTone, who cautioned him
about exposing his money SO seck'essis.
At Hegronss suggestion Fsshest places
81. 900 in the care of Angelo fer safe Keep
Ing. Hegrone rid likewise. lie had $soo or
$50 at this time
Hegrone said that he and Fishest be-
nearly all tire time Hegrone took Tx >
Ing TO the little Frcnchman. and grew 10
/ have implicit confidence in him. They
finally decided 10 come 10 Seattle snd 50 i
into the saloon business az partners Win )
this idea in view they arrived a few days !
ago and took rooms at the Columbus
house. on Washington street. I
Monday morning they started out TO the
| brewery TO talk over some business af~f
fairs, and on the way met large. weli"s
| dressed man with light mnstaehe. 49,
Hegrone and Eishett passed him he STEP {
ped up and said that he was glad TO meet
a fellow countrynan. az he was alone IN
Seattle ana spoke French alone. He thtnf
/ went on to tell how he had arrived only q
abort time bsfors from Spokane with =
|, companion 10 whom he had given 5000 toE
keep him company. This man h4d gone y
OF and left him. II Am going 10 stay with ;
yoa' he said. He gave his name as Joss
seph julius and told long story Of hav-
ing fallen heir 10 a very largo Sortunes
through the death of his father nt 6po--
kane. HIS picture or life was something
on tie order OF Monte crisso. lie did net
have TO work and when II came 70 having
GOOD time he had ali sorts Of money az,
sh!s disSosai. TO prove that he was Tolls
Ing In wealth he produced several so pu1s.
Hegrone thought he Was foolish " carry
40 LARGE sum or money about ana Fithss
EFT suggested that he had better put II In
the bank.
.eNy father lost a grea. deal OF money bys
the failure of ianas," sa.d Juisus. ana
told ma never TO put my money 10 thosn-
Then julius took out two IS bfsls and
insisted that Fishett and Hegrone accept
one each. Then they visited Lake WAa0s y
tnrton and Lake Union. AT Fremont. on.
Lake Union, Hegrona left his compartment
for a few minutes while he visited y r.
Day. On returning TO the city the sud
jecf Of caring for their money came ap
again julius according 10 Hegrone. haA Z
F.si,ess purchase a small safe. This wsS-
taken 10 julius room IN the Phoenix hoteis
where II was agreed that each man woul01
paa his money In the safe over night IN
tho morning they would go TO the safety
deposit vaults and hire a strong box
HexroBe now recalls that Julius toOo 4
hts rnsney out OF his pocket. wrapped - 2
In a handkerchief ard then put II hack -
ha coat pocket. He had al least sAv&
Herrcre does rot th.Ek there Is any oouoe \
about Julius having the money althoughf
the police ara not so sure that IL wAsS
not a fash roll" II know that Ffshetta
had at least 81 COO" said HegroDe. Flsheic&
proposed shat the money OF the three
b.. pat IN the bank and left IN charge 81 =
Hegrone Julius id not appear 10 like-
ihs IDEA. but Fsshaf. sad: WHY. 1t win7
be all right. I know you can trust Joa.. 9
fr yo1 ere afraid Les Joe keep the safe y
In HIS room and you keep ths Key.
tbs arrangement was apparently salts y
factory 10 Julius and 80 ne apparentiyF
took his money out OF his pocket and past
IL in the safe. FTshsst did likewise. Hs-e
creme had his money IN . BELT, which hs =
! csumpsea into as small compass as post
s.bls and tied with a handkerchief. HoA
says that Julius took Il cut or his han0z
ard put Il .nfo the safe, or. al least hsF
Supposed he did at tina time He recalls \
now that julius s5sppsd out Of the room
Ter a short time az this point OF the game.
After the safe was locked Julius took
the KEY TIegfors scok the cafe TO nis1
roors In tia Columbus house. lie got upf
yesterday morning sxgecting % snseG
Tulsus and F.Ahett aboa. 70 O'Clock. Het
could nor find them. Finally his sVspae-s
ions were Aroused. lie opened tbs saset
and found thar tue three packages coa~f
tsinss nothing but paper. I!ts last cenvs
was gone.
chtsf Of pniics Reed IL making an effort q
To capture the there's. but they eviasnsIyS
fast the city Monday hight. Their wn@rasS