The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-14
FIGHTING ONE ANOTHER.
smiley and Hanna, Who Were Ar
rested An seattle. Now Eigur.
ing I'm Portland Court.

The troubles OF the people connected with
the Snow and Ice Transportation Company.
although a thing OF the past so far as Sc
attic Is concerned. have only commenced
In Portland.
J. r. Smiley and Phillip Hanna. who were
arrested In Seattle on the charge Of oh
tanning money under false pretenses from
Mrs. Minnie Cronin and subsequently dis
charged. are now lighting each other. The
oregonian yesterday gave the following
story Of the latest Developments:
Notwithstanding the Snow and Ice
Transportation Company has abandoned
the idea of gliding into Dawson behind
snow locomotives, trouble for its people
still haunts them.
Yesterday J. r. Smiley. agent OF the
company In Seattle. caused the arrest OF
Phillip Hanna, Advertising agent, who was
also In Seattle with Smiley. the charge be-
Ing larceny. Hanna and Smiley returned
here several days ago. the former without
means. but cherishing the hope Of remun-
GRAFTON for hts work. he says. During the
trip from Seattle he became possessed OF
a portmanteau belonging TO Smiley. which
contained confidential! correspondence that
passed between f. I. Resented manager
OF the company, and Smiley. Refusing TO
return the grip and correspondence when
requested BY Smiley. the latter caused his
arrest for larceny.
When seen NJ the police station last
night. Hanna expressed himself as very
bitter against Smiley and his manager.
Rosenfeid. He told of his services in get
ting up all the advertising literature for
the company. which he claims was done
with the implied understanding OF a salary
being paid. and states that he received for
his work barely enough money TO pay his
board bills After reaching Portland
where he landed without dollar he claims
to have repeatedly urged his employers TO
I. 1t
grip, he says. was given him by Smiley in
stead OF a trunk ne had loaned the latter
/ for use. and that he became possessed OF
the letters In his capacity as agent for the
| company. He Is merely holding them he
says until he is paid his dnes when he
VIII readily turn them over As 10 the con-
tents ~ thu letters he Is not so cornmuntca-
tive, but hints that they would expose n
gigantic scheme should they he made pub
| Tic. He charges all the officers connected
with the Snow and Ice Company with lack
Of sincerity In preparing the expedition
and says ihat at all times il was under
stood tia. money would be collected from
every possible source when the whole
scheme would be allowed to fan through
Thc-letters sought were not on his person
when arrested. nor In MS room
Mr.. RQ>enfeld when Informed Of the
state mfnts made by Hanna. said ne was
not Tarty TO The legal proceedings The
F ana
Being private and Of a business character
he asked fer IL To comply with the de-
mand. Smiley tried 20 get II from Hanna
| and brought The criminal action 20 en-
force his demands OF the letters con-
/ tents Mr.. Rosenfeld said there was moth
| ing IN them that he would fear 20 make
FuoEc " necessary. but ne thought them,
/ his property. no matter what they coz
| tanned, and had urged Smiley 10 return
them Tor that reason. As 10 the bona
.nae purposes Of his company. M Rossn-
/ field exhibited check book showing the
| expenditure 81 several thousand dollars
! IN Portland in furtherance OF his original
| plans and asked II be would have given
| thst money away II ne wss trying 70
/ swindle ths people He treated the
| charge "a nonssnse and said any person
| OF sense would n6t entertain Il n the face
or ths work that had been done
Hanna was released shortly after being
| imprisoned upon furnishing bonds for BE
/ appearance. He later swoTe TO a CON-
/ plsint charging Smiley with larceny. bat
| the latter was not arrested last night
| Because hs could rot - found lie will
| - taken n custody today X the officers
| locate hln"