The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-31

Between TIE escapades OF Mrs. George
" Carrnack the Indian wife of the mil
llonalre discovere- Of tire Kiondiks. and
her brother. --Tagish Charley" tire police
have been kept in "A aysterIcai condition
for nearly two weeks.
Mrs. Carmack started the ball rolling
and Charley" has kept up the good work
IL would require the entire Sinksrton de-
tective force 10 keep track OF his $40 aia-
mond headlight. two $50 gold watches. mug
gess and geld chains 10 say nothing Of
bundle OF bills running from $50 10 az
many thousands.
Twice within the past four days the local
detective fierce has been turned loose on
mysterious retsnsries in which "Tag;sh
Charley" poseSi as the victim, and on eaea
occasion the mountain Of mystery toppled
ever and fell with a crash.
Charley has the faculty OF fooling the
bunko men and the pickpockets. He may
go on rip-roarng drunk and apparently
lose ali control 81 himself and power to
lock after his yaiuabies but after all the
excitement IS over his wealth Is found
safe N some hotel.
one detective who has chased the city
over twice on false reports OF CharIeys
having fallen into the hands % sharpers
said las, night that while he was a very
cute fellow he would make a slip some
'FTaglsh Charley occupied a secondary
position 60 his rich sister until recently.
when he umpired q hair-puiiing match
among his female relatives. He became so
much imbued with his Importance on that
occasion that he loaded himself down with
jeweiry Of all kinds from a diamond as
big as your thumb To twenty heavy gold
chains with which he keeps two big gold
watches in place.
Out for . Time.
Having thus prepared himself an easy
mark for the bunko men, he took a spin
around town and irnbIoei more than his
share Of exhlsrating atmosphere.
About I O'Clock in the morning he braced
up against the bar in a Well known AMI
hlgh-toned saloon: and asked for Just ons
mere ..nlsilt.eapn The BARTENDER s looked
OF Sergeant Ward as 70 what should bs
done Ward told Charlie 10 go 10 bed or
he would set into trouble. Charlie was so
much alarmed by this advice that he wan
degea of with a select party of bunko men.
Several hours later Charlie found the
police station by taking telegraph posts
81 enough 1eweiry TO start first-ciass
store. The police told him he had not left
his Yaluahles there. but he refused to ac
cept the statement and made hourly visits
TO the station until the police were forced
TO commence work on the case IN order to
keep from The insane asylum. They found
that Charlie bad carefully deposited his
vaiuables with the night clerk at the Hotel
Seattle
stiil Has His Money.
Peace Was only temporary Tor "Tagish
Enl' Informed Sergeant Ward yesterday
morning at O'Clock that Charlie had BEEN
robbed Of 2.1o In front of the Northern
hotel, lie said that Charlie vas very
drunk and that man about five feet seven
inches tall W. a reddish nustache ana
checked suit and derby nat got the money
out Of an inside vest pocket
Sergeant Ward rushed out 10 investigate
and found Charley asleep IN a room at the
Northern with So IN cash aud handful
Of nuggets In his possession, Charlie dis
appeared from the hotel yesterday morn
ing and the police could not get hold Of
him TO find out his story. Last evening
Detective Cud!hee found that Charlie had
deposited a large packet Of valuables in
the safe "a, the Northern prior 10 the time
he went on his spree.
With a SIGH OF relief Cudihea teephoned
10 CAPT. willard. It's another fake"
Charlie had the family at Madison park
last night riding on the merry go-round.