The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-25
b()N MORGAN WIS BEATEN.
sTIGER JIM" AND THE HAND HE
HELD AT CARDS.
Bet HiGh. hat fosnd That m
Ace Esil IN kinga II Net N Good

Troubles never come singly. A few days
ago the Poss-fntelssgencsr told hsS Mig
ger Jim" Daughfray had been relieved c.
his 81. 400 diamond stud while On 4 short
ard exciting visit in Tacoma. Although
the eastern papers say that Niger Jim
IS the naeanest man that ever came OUT
from Dawson. he still retains nany
friends, che OF whom Is c. Morgan. AT
police headquarters some ore has spread
the report that Morgan il called Tiger
Jim on account OF his love Tor the tiger.
Well after -Nisger Jiua's was s-touehed
fer his BEAUTIFUL diamond Morgan sysnpa-
taixed with him and told him how lucky
ne was to have kept the mate to the lest
one. Morgan thodshs II was a msan trek
10 relieve Niger Jim but felt secure IN
his own possessions, having passed
through a siege at Dawson and rush 10
the war bulletin boards in Seattle.
II happened that Morgans watch got
mixed up with the time Saturday night or
early yesterday morning. Morgan Is not
positive about the time or place, al
though he has ideas on the subject. Hs
met 3 man. He is positive OF that. and
somehow or other he next Nund himself
mixed up In a stud poker game. Things
came his way, too. and pretty soon he
had three aces and pair Of kings. Be-
ing thoroughbred product of Dawson.
where they play a high hand and then eat
sawdust. Morgan chuckled to himself and
went his pile on the allegation that MS
hand was better than any other at he
table. Unfortunately he made a mistake
in his calculations. A little fellow at the
other end of the table called HIM with four
deuces After Morgan lost lis money he
followed the same course that Others do.
He told his story at police headquarters.
but they were fofgetful about 1t and spent
the remainder Of the day trying 10 fifgrre
out whether he was beaten Sauarely or by
a gang of sharpers Morgan says that he
does not care about the loss of the money.
il 1t was square deal, but he would like
to meet the mer once more just for luck
Peter Hagen. a young Swede. who Is
sharper than he looks, played detective
yesterday afternoon and secured the arrest
of Louis Feinsilher a matchmaker, aged
II years. on the eharge Of bunkoing him
out of SIS. Hagen says that he met Fem
SLIDER in Seattle on Saturday and went
with him TO Ballard where they were to
meet man who was going TO build a boat
for the Yukon. Hagen was told. he says,
that IL he would put up SIS the other man
would put up $40 and the boat would be
turned over to them. When they reached
Ballard a man whis,lel TO them and he
proved to be the beat builder He wanted
So. but Hagen would not give more than
SIS. He took the money out OF his pocket
and the boat builder snatcned Il out Of his
hands. Hagen was demonstrating when
a man came along and said he would shoot
the life out Of Hagen IL he did not stop
his racket. He said that he was a police
man and did not intend 10 have the peace
of Ballard disturbed. The party separated
on Hagen. and by the time he found the
real marshal or policeman. the gang had
disappeared. Yesterday Hagen saw Fem
silber on the street and identified him as
the ''s,eerer."