The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-26

oeorre Bell. alias Campbell. and Rich
"a Hix, two alleged bunko men
IA IN s., 200 bonds TO appear before the
superior court to answer charge of
srsnd larceny. yesterday, failed to put In
:. appearance, and Judge Benson de-
sss,ed their bail forfeited The men
,vere In the city few days ago and II
= believed by the prosecuting attorney
nat they left town to avoid trial. War
,snss have been issued for their arrest,
md the county will proceed against their
sueties. William l.. Wells. the man they
ar accused OF robbing of $500. was on
hand 10 prosecute.
The crime of which the defendants are
secused dates back 10 April q. on that
day Bell. Hix and another man, It - al
Iered, inveigled william Wells out TO
f3eosgetown. Wells had come to the city
tbe day previous on his way to Cape
Nome The bunko men took him ont to
Georgetown presumably TO show him how
he could get a ticket to Nome very cheap
II. Once out there, Bell and Hix intro
duced a game of cards. While they we're
ujaying third man appeared, represent
"a himself 10 be an officer and threatened
10 arrest the trio for gambling Wells
had his money in his hands at the time
Dell suddenly grabbed II and ran. Then
The other bunko men followed, leaving
wells alone He Informed the police and
Detective Barbee was detailed on the
case Wells and Barbee went In search
Of the criminals. They met Bell and fIsx.
Wells identified them and Barbee arrest
q them. Bell at first denied any knowl-
edge Of the affair but when he saw II
was no use tried 10 induce Barbee to let
him give the money back to Wells and
10 DO. bu; took him TO headquarters.
There no was searched and $3.50 found In
bis pockets. Bell admitted to Chief Reed
HAAg IA aud md SrAg AAtl
money and that part OF that which NJ
had on him belonged 10 Wells
waived Preliminary Hearing.
when MAY /, the date set for the pre-
iimnary examination. arrived. another
difficulty arose. Bell was out on bail and
failed TO show up, alleging that he was
III and could not He was sent for nnd
arrested, and the case was called the
ne-t day. Both Bell ard Iiix waived pre-
iiminary hearing and were bound over TO
the superior court. They were pat under
tl2O bonds. They secured the bonds
and were released from custody. The
last time they were seen In the city was
over q week ago. II IL thought by The
officers that they have left for pastures
new II Is also said that while they were
awaiting trial on one charge they lost no
tire In pursuing their nefarious occupa-
ton. with the result that several other
tricks were laid at their door II is said
that the freight bill trick was worked
successfully several times by them.
when they failed 10 appear yesterday
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Hart asked
Judge Benson to order the payment 10
Wells OF $500 Of the money taken from
He'll. From the evidence OF Chief Reed.
Judge Benson concluded that the money
belonged rightfuily TO Wells and granted
the order. Then l.. r. Hamilton. one OF
the mrn that Bell and Iix are said 10
have robbed while they were waiting
trial on the Wells charge. asked the court
90 give him back tll3. which he says they
took from him. This request Judge Ben
son refused. as Hamilton was robbed at
ter the money had been taken from he'll.
The money win be applied as part pay
New nonds for Edwards.
Scarcely had the stir caused by these
proceedings died away before Judge Ben
son created another sensation by re-
imposed upon In the case against Frank
Edwards. Edwards was tried in Judge
Cams court on June " on charge of
He appealed the case to the superior
court aud gave 500 bonds. He was ~
towards allowed to w si.,,dt,as his his
he would leave the city. When
Judge Benson found ont yesterday
that EDWARDS c, Vas SUI here he
apptehended at once and brought into
court Detectives Barbee and Phillips
left In search OF their man. and appeared
with him In about half an hour, accom-
panied by his lawyer, Scion T Williams.
In spite OF the protests entered by I'D
warda and his attorney that thF prisoner
Benson hxed hts bail at $500 cash, re-
Edwards and Williams left the court
essary bail Edwards case is set for
trial some time next fall,
The police. officers say that this harsh
method In dealing with the hunko men
& the only one that viii rid the city OF
their presence. Descriptions and photo
gIsphs OF Bell and litx are being sent
al n.
them and bring them back To Justice AZ
the prosecuting attorneys office Il is
said that had they stayed ia the city,
there was not a shadow ot doubt as TO
their conviction, Tho men knew this.
and therefore chose "a skip out and leave
their surctcs TO suffer IN their stead
Drive Them All Ont
Prompted hy what they term a failure
Campheii and iiiX prosecutions. and CON
vtnced that the welfare OF the city do.
manas heroic measures IN dealing With
the huukN fraternity. which Prosecuting
A,,ornc, McEiroy estimates now nam,
hrs over iel On Seattle. Il was Yesterday
announced that the sheriff oftlce, with
We cooperation % Prosecuting Attorney
McElroy. would TODAY begin a rvtontless
war against the hunko people The fu
power 81 tho law viii he invoked g. tHe
end tina; the city may he cleared Ut an
sagh characters before tho arrival 81 the
fgli-iaaeu miners from the North
In speaking 20 the determination ar
tiysa a.. Prosecuting Attorney McElroy
The cxpc, lea arrival ~ tho eoId fleet
snphasise~ the necessity for tho Rdsp-
nsn II hcrolc measures and after con
ta'iauoR With sheriff Van hr Nauf,r
IN In "a position to announce that hls
shiee, With she cooperation - mtNo ard
saSt % the chief ~ polies, Will from -hi~
sN tesin crusade nEatnst thr hluko
trAefnity without rr@eut We cannot
aheFd Ia have tt announced 20 the world
that men With means arr the Victims -
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