The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
Henry Speyes, . Dawson Cook,
Robbed in Seattle.
CLAIMS DRUGS WERE USED.
Paris House, In the TenAerlein. the
scene Of AlIegea Crine-Police
Arrest Two Inmates, Leonta MIG.
non md Helene Martin-.FreneA
Camille. . suspeca-Has Left the
City-She Served Drinks e Speyes

The largest robbery reported 10 the So
attic police in years il alleged 10 have
been perpetrated In the Paris house.
disrepusable resort on the corner Of Sec
ond avenue south and Main street. last
Thursday night. The alleged victim was
Henry Speyes. 80 years OF age. French
cock who lives in San Francisco. but who
has just returned from Dawson He claims
that two French women drugged him and
took from him <.30 In gold and bank
notes.
The police yesterday afternoon arrested
Leonta Mignon and Helene Martin as the
guilty parties. They are attempting to
locate French Camille the !andlady OF
the place where the crime is said TO have
been committed. Speyes claims that she
assisted in the robbery. She left the city
Friday and has not been seen since.
Speyes returned from the north on the
steamer Garonne Wednesday, and arrived
In Seattle on the afternoon OF that day
by the Canadian Pacific train. He had
spent some time in Dawson. where he kept
small restaurant, and claims TO have
made considerable money. On the voyage
down he acted as second cook on board
the Garonne, and, il is said. showed ia
several persons on board considerable
money.
He intended to go on at once to San
Francisco, where he has a wife and chill
dren. but remembering that he had friends
In Seattle, decided to remain over a few
days. On Thursday night. according to
his story. he took in the Tenderioin- AT
the Paris house. he says. he met the wo<
men whom he charges with robbing him.
The Mignon woman he had seen before In
Dawson. several months ago.
Treated Them to Drinks.
He says tina, he talked to the women In
their own language for time and treated
them to drinks French Camille" he as
serts. served the liquor. He claims that
after drinking three or four times he fell
into stupor. After that he remembers
nothing that happened.
Friday afternoon he says he found nin,-
self on the street with but $36 In gold dust
on his person, though on the night before
he had carried in an old vest next to his
undergarments and under his outside shirt
and other clothing $4,000 In gold coin. mug
gets and bank notes. He says he realized
he had been robbed. and concluded to go
home at once.
Selling the gold dust, he bought ticket
for Portland There he met ex-City Detec-
tive Welsh, of that city. He told the lat
ter his troubles. Welsh advised him TO
return to Seattle and make an endcayor
TO get the money back. Boarding the train,
the two men came here, arriving Satur-
day night.
4Hey CONSUMED WITH peteCllSe Wappen-
stein. with whom they made a visit TO the
Paris house There Speyes saw the two
women now in Jail, and remembered hav-
ing seen them on the night he lost ns
money. Wappenstein placed both women
under arrest on a charge OF grand larceny.
Today. IL nothing new develops. he will file
a complaint against them in justice court.
What the Women Say.
The women claim that they are wholly
innocen. OF the crime. They admit that
on Thursday afternoon about o'clock
Speyes called upon them at their rooms
In the Paris house and spent some money
white there for drinks They had several
rounds OF vermouth with him. they say,
and he changed a $50 piece, giving them
about - each. Then, they say, he went
away They admit that French CamAie''
served the drinks.
Before he left. Speyes, they say, told
them that he had but little money WITH
him. but would return after he had cashed
his drafts and spend more. They were
evidently expecting him to return, for
when he came to the house with the detec-
t'ves yesterday they recognized him hi
once and spoke to him. This fact leads
the police TO think that they are telling
the truth regarding Speyes' visit.
Speyes was seen on South Second avenue
near the Paris house on Thursday night
On Friday afternoon he reported TO or
hcer Grant on Second avenue that he had
been robbed. Officer Freeman was detail
ed 10 assist him to locate the robbers but
Speyes was so drunk that he could give
no information. Before he sobered up ap-
parentiy. he left the city.
Detective Warpenstein has no doubt
that Speyes was drugged. He says that
the man is sim partially under the influ-
ence OF the drug. No explanation is Civ
en- OF French Camile's absence from the
city. She has lived m Seattle more than
twelve years and has never been accused
Of similar crimes. The other women are
newcomers 10 the city.