The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07

A AfUND HANSEN. the young Scandina-
"a Wan who disappeared from the Mich
igan house, In this city, on December
q, to the CONSERVATION of bis friends. who
believed that he had been robbed and
murdered, reappeared yesterday, and told
rather thrilling tale OF how he had been
bunkoed out of $50. railroaded out OF town
and subsequently arrested In Portland on
charge Of passing worthless check.
Hansen's story is that two or three days
previous to his disappearance he made the
acquaintance OF a fellow-countryman in
gambling house. They became friendly,
and as the other man claimed to be q
stranger in the city they spent much OF
their time together for two or three days.
Finally, he says, the stranger steered him
into the back room OF a Pike street saloon,
where he was induced to play game OF
poker with three strangers two of them
Norwegians and the other an American.
The steerer. he says. did not play. but
urged him to do SO.
Hansen gays that the players first won
a certificate of deposit for $50 from him,
he betting 1t because the steerer told him
he could not lose. The entire party went
out and cashed the $3.50 certificate, and
then returned to the card room, where the
game was resumed. In short time Han
sen was given another good hand, and
once more the steerer urged him to bet all
his money. He Endorsed another certih-
cate of deposit for $500. bet 1t and lost 1t.
This was ali the money he had, Hansen
says, and then the steerer came forward
with proposition that If Hansen would
accompany him to Portland he would pay
him back 1926 Of what he had lost To
this Hansen assented, and the two started
ever. Hansen says his companion forsook
him, and he arrived In Portland alone and
penniless
Hero is where the most peculiar part of
Hansen's tale comes in. He says that
several months ago he and friend named
Nels Clemmenson were at Cape Nome to-
son lost check FOR sss 'a and es Nome
before he was able to find 1t. Subsequent
to Clemmenson's departure, Hansen says
h h os ra the No hsck e and beush Whsn with
found himself penniless in Portland 1t oc-
CURED to him that he had this check In
his pocket, and he tried to cash 1t at a
jeweIry store, with the result that he was
arrested. He was bound over to await the
action of the grand jury on the charge of
forging Clemmenson's Endorsement on the
check, but was released on his own recog-
nizance when he succeeded in convincing
the authorities of his innocent intentions.
Last night Detectives Wappenstein and
Cudthee arrested Frank Anderson on the
charge of being implicated in the trick
by which Hansen was bunkoed out of his
money. Hansen positively identifies An
derson as the man who induced him to bet
his two certificates of deposit.
An amusing colloquy occurred between
Chief Reed and Anderson. when the lat
ter was brought to the station.
Where are you from?' asked the chief.
Chicago was the reply
Where did you come from here?"
"'Frisco.''
Where did you live in 'Frisco?" was
the next question.
-Four hundred and twenty-four," was
the laconic answer.
E -Four hundred and twenty-four what2"
asked the chief. 8
-Four hundred and twenty-four,
Frisco" was the stubborn answer. NOW
d--n you, find out If you can"
When Anderson was searched prior to
being locked up. a flash rolf of imita-
ton 500 gold pieces was found In his
pocket,