The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Tacoma Embezzler
Once Lived Here
WAS TRACED TO l1lIg DISTRICT
No Is Wsntsd for Getting Away
With $4,000 4, Now In
Mexico.

Georges Ames. well known in ae-
attic for hi nconneetion with the Ia
eoma-seattle Bicycle Railroad
scheme, Is nov supposed 20 be In
Meico. lie was followed 10 Alaska
by deputy sheriff. The story of his
embcsElemsnt Of f2.oeo at Tacoma.
and hiH subsequent actions. IL told
as follows In the Tacoma Eening
News
Deputy sheriff Thomas aalnney
II ON htas way home from Alaska,
where he went 10 catch George
Ames. Who ieft Tacoma and the
Minneapolis Tontino Life Insurance
company. Of which he was local
manager. In which he was said TO be
ssooo behind in his accounts.
"AmeH was seen by number Of
people on the steamer going from
Tacoma Co juneau and IL was re-
ported that he had gone into the
Atiin country. AZ the request II the
company sheriff Mills dispatched
Mr.. Maioney with a warrant 60 ind
Mr. Amen and bring him bask To
Tacoma.
After Hserai weeks in Alaska.
during which time be has talked
with many who has seen the in
suranee man. Maiensy has turned
HE way haFnewhrd without his man.
AmeH has been In Juneau and In
akaEsay and has been seen by for
~ Tacoma people Wha knew him. In
Guiding byron Young. city marshal
Of EkAxway. who vas formerly sher-
III ~ this county. Ames gave out
that he was going TO sltkh. wran-
gel. Copper river. the Atiin country
and other places. hs well NJ Co paw-
son. Mlnoak creek and the KoYukuk.
eldeniiy with the intention Of throw
inR tho officers on the track.
Following these clues Maioney
has been ~ all ten Alaska towns. ~
the Pass to BENNETT and down 20
wrangci. Ger 10 sitka and 10 NUM-
her 81 camps where IL was Tumarei
Am~s had been.
"Anes IA locomotive engineer
engineer and has run an engine on
the Northern paeinc for nevera,
years lie was a good engineer. hut
preferred other work and frequently
branrhed out In other ways. Among
th.a. was the Seattle Hscy
rie boulevard Company, 81 which
he was fnanNer. and proposed TO
build a bike way between the two
cities As manager he carried mat
tsru with high hand even like a
coast edition % Vanderbilt. until
the corporation wen, into the hands
% a receiver. a wreck.
That h II in Mexico 10 believed
by those Who claim to know most Of
his probable movements. He form
sriy ran an engine on n Mexican
railroad and during the last poiiti-
cal campaign here gave several ar
tleiea 60 the press on the workings
Of silver nionsy In n silver country.
From Ian Francisco. while the
officers wers looking for him fin Al
aakA, he could easily 30 on 90 Mex
leo. where he could be assured Of n
Job on ten railroad. while in Alaska
he must surely be recognised and
caught
"It seems altogether probable none
Of the missing 5000 will he recovered
even n Aner had been caught when
he arrived IN Alaska. since he had
been flying high and had more than
likely spent the money.
sheriff Mills declined 20 talk Of
the matter. only To say that Mr..
Naioney II on the way home and
that he reached Alaska too late to
capture hls man. what action the
lnsuranr. company will take has not
b.eu announced. but II II certain
that Amss win keep shy Of the
country until the incident In forgot
fnns'