The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-12
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lions, that the bonds Of the enterprise. to
in Baltimore through his brother. Robert
Y. Slater.
Drags i'm His Brother.
Just as matters were apparently getting
along in shipshape Mr.. Slater went to the
gentlemen 81 named ne and tSd tha.
needed some money. He suggested, 1t Is
said, that they contribute 1880 each.
Lesseps was forced to another expedient.
This. according to one OF the men ne Is
alleged to have victimized, consisted IN
from his brother, Robert Y. Slater. of
Washington, D. c., to the effect that II ne
needed. say 5000. all he had to do was to
draw on him at Washington-the money
Mr.. Slater, according to the accounts
current Of him in Seattle, lost little time
succeeded In getting Mr.. Knatvold. cashier
of the Scandinavian American bank, OF
Tacoma, to indorse his paper for a sum.
Another OF his associates in the electric
railway scheme took $500 draft signed BY
Mr. Slater, Endorsed 1t in local bank,
and gave the money TO the brilliant young
financier.
Dealings with MIR. Burch.
In the meantime. however, Slater had
executed a bin of sale OF his elegant fur-
niture in his suite Of offices in the Bailey
found, ON investigation, that no consid-
cradle sum had ever been paid to the frm
from which Slater secured the furniture.
The firm came In with their claim, and the
bill OF sale was not productive OF value
All this happened last January. and Feb
ruary. Various creditors of the young
promoter began making things warm for
him. Bills that he had contracted for his
engineers to survey route for the Sc
attle-Tacoma road, and other obligations
entered into became due. Creditors were
clamoring for money. Men whom Slater
had induced to loan sums ranging from
500 to $500 began looking him up.
MT. Slater Departs.
Just about this time. it is said, Slater
took one of the finest of his leather up.
holstered chairs and had 1t packed and
shipped to his home in Washington. He
was not seen much in the office. No
word had been received about the drafts
as yet, but the local creditors were get
ting uneasy and talking rather too ugly
Then Mr.. Slater concluded to depart.
He did not tell very many people of his
intention. That he did not lose sight
of 1.-The main chance" is proven. by the
alleged fact that he went into the store
of prominent jewelry firm and secured
a $3.50 diamond ring. promising to call
next day and pay for 1t.
The next day found Mr.. Slater aboard
train bound for Washington. His Of
flee books and other property was at
tached and the creditors came in a swarm.
The bank drafts were returned unpaid
from the East about that time, and then
the eyes of the people who had believed
in Mr.. Slater, who had been deceived by
his address and blinded by his 'suaviter
in modo," came to the conclusion that
they had been feeced.
HIS Washington City Career.
The following, concerning slater's
lions is from the Washington Post of
December 81:
Charles w. Slater is well known in
Washington. He is the son of John
G. Slater, OF 200 @ street, the former
proprietor of the Washington News,
a newspaper now defunct. Young
Slater was associated with his father
in the conduct of the paper. Until
quite recently he has been engaged
with his father and brother, Robert
Y. Slater, in various enterprises here.
The latter stated last night that he
knew of no drafts which his brother
had drawn upon him. If he had done
so, Mr.. Slater said, they most certain
ly would have been honored.
Young Slater was married several
years ago to Miss Cora Van Tassell.
melodramatic and vaudeville act
ress. After n brief period of welded
life they were divorced. Subsequent
is a close friend of Count Eugene
Mitkiewiez, who was quite conspicu-
Gus in Washington several years ago.
and who secured railroad concessions
from Ii Hung Chang in China. 1t is
believed here that this is the Chinese
railroad enterprise to which Slater re-
ferred when arrested. So far as can
be ascertained, he has no connections
with ex-senator Call in any railroad
matters in F1oriua. Slater's relatives
here, who are weil-to-do, have taken
steps to secure his release in New