The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-11
James n. Erickson Is Cleverly
Fleeced Out Of $1,000.
MUST HAVE BEEN pRUooEo.
4. H. Clark, nm Alleged Business Man
of Dawson, Arrested for the Al
legged Crime-Admits He borrowed
HGO0-PoIice Looking for II. {.
ON Bonds in Card swindIing Case.

A. y. Clark, who claims to be promi-
nent Dawson business man. was arrested
last evening by Detective Cudlhee on a
warrant sworn out before Justice Austin
by James II. Erickson, a young man OF
means. on the charge Of grand larceny.
Two others are named in the complaint,
John Doe Taylor and John Adair. The po-
lice are looking for Robert c. Hicks. alias
Bowers, who is under bonds in a bunko
trick, as being the man who represented
Taylor.
Erickson alleges that he lost s., 100 to
Clark Taylor and a third man In three
days last week through a system which
the police say is nothing more than bunko
Erickson has travelled extensively in Eu-
rope and the United States. and says that
this is the first time he ever was tricked.
Although he does not make the charge d.
rect, he says that II he had been In his
right mind he would not have been sepa-
rated from his money so easily
Erickson met Clark IN casual manner
several days ago. At the Totem Pole sa-
loon last Wednesday evening Clark intro
duced him, he says, to man named
Adair. II would like to have you meet
Col. Taylor at the Northern hotel tomor-
row" said Adair.
The next day Clark. Adair and Errick-
son went to the Northern, but Col. Taylor
was not there. 81 know where he IL, said
Adair. Then the party went to the south
trn rooming house. on Second avenue be-
Taylor was not there, but two other men
were ia the rooms. A game Of stud poker
was introduced. Erickson thought he
was playing Adair's chips. but was per-
suaded TO bet his own money, with the re-
suit that he lost sll00. II was represented
to him. he says. that the money would be
paid back.
Friday afternoon he was with Clark and
Adair in box at the Totem Pole saloon
when in came Col. Taylor and asked Adair
to loan him $1,000 Adair turned to Clark
and Erickson and asked them for the
loan of 5000 each. Erickson says he
gave Adair check for his si,00o. and sup
poses Clark put up his Sl,eoc. Adair
turned the 81 O60 over to Col Taylor, who
went away happy
Saturday Clark borrowed $500 from Err
rickson 10 play faro. In all IL had cost Err
rickson 81, zoo before he came to the con-
clusion that he was being victimized by
clever rogues He procured the services
OF a private detective to get his money
back without publicity Yesterday after
noon his friends persuaded him to COM
plain to Chief Reed warrant was then
sworn out for the alleged swinderse and
Detective Cudihee arrested Clark short
time later on the street. clark SAID ne
simply borrowed $500 from Erickson to
play faro.
Erickson said II did not report the
case to Chief Reed until this evening. be-
cause / hoped to get part Of my money
back | asked one OF the policemen to ask
the chief ii certain private detective was
responsible. but instructed him not 10 say
anything about the case, as did not want
II TO get out.
While Erickson did not report tho case
to Chief Reed until yesterday, the latter
heard, of 1t some days ago. No record of II
was, however. made at headquarters. and
no officer so far as is known was detailed
TO investigate Il. The fact that Erickson
had been bunkoed out OF a large sum of
money has been open secret among
Chief Reeds officers for several days past.