The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-18

-. r.s4n. a weIi-known local tnsur-
- sn1n and broker, was arrested yes
4 Ssssv afternoon on a warrant sworn out
1880 Cams court charging him with
-ry The compliments against Cain
- 1soI, 4 Schoening. proprietors OF the
$50 market, on Second avenue near
s~s~r vny. They accuse him of swim
- shen out of t3.5s0 by inducing them
!. -. money on four forged mortgages.
- accused man denies thu charge.
- ssory OF the alleged forgeritx. as
- GU, at the prosecuting attorneys
~. = that over six months ago Cain,
~. & said 10 be we'll acquainted with
IN Schoening. represented to them
-, Il could loan q considerable amount
- ~ousy for them. taking mortgages on
=, state n security. He IL said to have
.resented tina; he had four pieces of
-..eety upon which he could loan the
ssrey. The two men told him II the
~. 10 the property was good they would
nake the loans.
anogtJy after this time II Is alleged that
rssr furnished Roll e. Sehoening abstracts
3 s,tss on four pieces Of property belong
= respectively to William and James
Yoodiu. Of Sixteenth avenue and Madison
sr,et. Mrs. Margaret Ross. who lives on
= Tester way. and Charles Saintmeyer.
= 1cs Main street. Cain. 1t IL claimed.
-er&sented that the woodin brothers
risAsd to borrow 81 500. Carlton s., 200.
~. Ross $40 and Saintmeyer $500.
fne couaplainants claim they were salts
~ Nth the abstract Of title furnished
= Cain, and advanced him the money
e he four loans. amounting In all TO
a1a He delivered them, Ii II claimed.
eirported mortgages. which appeared to
i reeniaY. even to the filtng marks of
q county auditor.
Al went we'll until the time came for
a. Afst semi. payment of interest.
h b claimed that this was not forthcom-
~ and the morfgagors called first on
r. saintmeyer for payment He prompt
i denied that he had executed n mort
ese on his property. This led to a gem
al Investigation. and all OF the purported
sostsagors. 4: Is alleged. denied ever hav-
Il moYtgageii their property.
Yesterday the matter WAS laid before
hesscutinx Attorney McEiroy. He ex-
smlnsd the mortgages. so-called. and be-
une satisfied. he says, that they were
hsgerfes. The first thing that excited
n suspicion was the filing stamp of the
nAtor, which was not exactly. though
&k4f1ss tiht TIC ot8taltAi alNeT
king himself that something was wrong,
" McElrey sent Detective Barbee after
Gin. and the latter came To the prose-
stars Office.
Cain fatty denied his guilt. His defense
us that certain people came To him and
@xesenied respectively that they were
i wo9din brothers. Carlton. Saintmeyer
\ Mrs. Ross He says he believed them
tbe just what they represented them
kvea They told him. he claimed. that
~ wanted To borrow the respective
Aennts. and at different times showed
N the several pieces of property. He
"a the abstracts made and negotiated
D. loans. He insisted that he filed the
hssraments for record, but this IL denied
Nr. MeElroy
Calm stated that none OF the parties
tra known TO him personally. but IL Is
stained. however, that he told Roll 4
kAosning that he knew all of them; that
q least one Of them was u near nelghbor
" bis. and that he was certain all OF
hsm were all right.
4ler listening 10 Gains story Mr.. Me-
Llrcy drew a complaint against him, and
hsd Detective Rarhee take him To Judge
cams court. The court fixed his bond
0,a6 The specific charge made against
@a "es tiet oi ufkifik atfs ItoSs name
sha ylso mortgage and note. Cain gave
ede1s and was released Later. however.
ncndsmen became alarmed and paid
~ sae services os two officers 10 guard
am during the night. lie will be brought
szore Judge Cam this morning.
Cafn has lived In Seattle for number
g years. He is married and lives at 1908
lister way. He has an ofi'ee In the
umcksy block. where he has transacted
teaerai Insurance and loan business. He
aiso receiver NJ the Puget Sound Brick.
th< Z Terra Gotta Company