The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-05
Would Take An American Prison
er On American Soil.
ivEY BUSHES TO THE RESCUE
Artfsuy Perry said TO Have MORT
Gagged q Dump for xis.hs0. 60asen
the Money snd IIrft-Others Cssfm
~ Interest. swear Out . Warrant
and Mounted Policeman Pussees
Him An International Aaatr.

Special Correspondence Pozt.Inieiagence''
sKAGwAY, Aug. 20 -klondikers VITO
arrived last evening from Dawson tell an
Interesting story which concerns Collector
Isey, Of this cnssonH district. ard details
an alteration he had with mounted po-
Iiceusan ansh promises 10 develop into an
affa.r Of international! import The whole
srouhle was brought about by the attempt
Of the mounted policeman 10 arrest a min
er, charged with larceny. who had escaped
to American soil. The story OF che affair
IL best tod by f. C. Alien. hale of Seattle.
who now halls from Dawson. and VINO
reached Skaeway iazt evening.
1T seems that Arthur Perry. OF Seat
tle,s sasd Mr. Allen. went into Yukon
last year. took out a lay Oh claim and
worked out Qa.ts dump. Several weeks
ago he mortgaged the dump Tor sIs,es1
worth Of gold dust. After the dust had
bean turned over 10 Perry he was wanted
on the complaint OF AK Mcdonald. who
alleged that other parties were interested
with Perry In the dump and that he had
10 authority 10 mortgage tae holdings
The charge on which the complaint vas
a
meantime Perry had gone 10 Circle city
and a mounted policeman vas sent down
the river aftar him JUST the same. You
see, the difficulty or securing exiraditiou
papers are very great--sltka and Toronto
being widely separated-io say nothing of
getting a return TO the Yukon valiey-so
In Yukon the matter of exlraGItion has
been waived by the officials for some time.
An American officer can come right into
cHa nd q,
Canadian officer can walk into American
territory and do likewise.
AFTER leaving Dawson Perry went TO
Circle City, Joined his wife there and to-
gether they fioaied down the Yukon In a
canoe until they met the steamer Cover
nor Ssoneman. when they took passage
for ST. Michael. In the meantime the
mounted policeman on the steamer Mon
arch overlook the Stoneman and Perry
was made prisoner. AT the time he had
about SiG,HD On his person II. dust. Mfs.
Perry returned 10 Circle City, and the POI
lieeman and his prisoner went 10 Nuiato,
awaiting a chance 70 get back 10 Dawson.
When the Columbian came along the two
men got on board and started nip the river.
III the meantime the news that a Cara
dian officer had arrested an American on
American soil was noIsed about and con
siderable sympathy was stirred up for
the prisoner.
when the Columbian reached Eagle
City Collector fYey came on board and de-
manded the custody Of the prisoner and
the return Of the morey. Meeting with a
refusal Ivey threatened a gun play, and
for time there was promise OF excite
ment Finally the policeman said ne
would not give up the prisoner unless
force was used. So iyey pushed the POI
lceman away and took the prisoner. Ivey
Their gave "A written receipt for the PRISON.
CT and also the dust and the money was
turned over. The policeman came on to
Dawson empty handed and reported 10
his superior officer.
There was IA good deal of discussion
over the turn Of affairs. aud the Canadian
authorities Immediately filed a complete
report or the matter 10 the government ut
Ottawa. In the meantime a new plan
was evolved, Just what l. ANTICIPATED Is
not known. hu, few DAYS later, when the
steamer Power left the crown attorney
was on board. and with him WAS the same
policeman from whom Perry had been
abducted II Is related AZ Dawson that
ISey was accompanied HY a gang Of de-
terrnined Americans. and that the whole
transaction was accomplished by force of
numbers. The captain and officers OF the
Columbian all made afIidavits regarding
the manner IL which the prisoner was Sc
cured W. NJ SHEFFIELD.