The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-22
STIRRING UP THE POLICE.
PATROLMEN ARE NOW EXPECTED
TO ARREST BUNKo MEN.
Detectives Are Too Slow in Discov-
ering the Willy Confidence Men
Orange HndIey and A. n. Clark
Dismissed at Preliminary Hearing

Inc duties OF the policemen have been
extended to arresting bunko men. Hithcr-
to this function has been supposed to per-
tain exclusively to the detective force. but
has not been excessively exercised CT late
In the midst of the bunko mans harvest
season, when the detectives were search
ing for Tom Furey. one OF Swindler Camp
bells bondsmen. to find out what he knew
about another bunko case. Furey wa walk
ing about the city in blssful security. ac-
cording to common rumor He was not
brought TO police headquarters. although
Chief Reed gave orders that he should be
picked up Furey is supposed to have
gone to Alaska 90 the barge Skookum.
but no detective was there to prevent his
departure.
Chief Reed says he is anxious to rid the
city OF the gang of hunko men. which has
been working here for some time. Since
Bunkoman Campbell made his swinding
operations so notorious, there has been a
big decrease In the number OF tricks turned.
Already many Of the confidence operators
have left the city. most OF them going TO
Nome. But there is still a small colony left
and all its members desire Is a chance TO
get the money. They do not even take the
pains to do their work smoothly.
The excuse OF the detectives for failing
to arrest bunko men and throw them into
Jail day in and day out is that the munich
They say that Police Judge Cam dis
misses cases for lack OF evidence" Every
time bunko man In tried In the munct-
pal court for vagrancy and turned loose
the police department grows angry and
declares there is mo use trying to do any
thing" When John Collins, 1.-The Square
Faced Kid" was tried recently Judge Cam
said there was no case and turned him
loose The police were indignant and de-
az xra .nk N
face Of the testimony of several witnesses,
| A. Mckenzie. an old time operator was
arrested yesterday afternoon. The police
are anxious to see what viii be done with
| him.
Although Chief Reed will not discuss the
matter. II Is known that he will hence
| forth expec. the patrolmen as well as the
| detectives to arrest bunko men. Officer
! Kelly led Campbell alias Bell. sun
| day nj on charge OF bunkoAng fius-
| tave Roscburg ont Of SIS some time ago.
| There are now three cases against Bel.
| When the matter came up before Judge
| Cam yesterday afternoon Chief OF Police
| Reed asked that the bond be fixed at $1,000
| The attorney who represented Bell said
such thing was unheard OF.
"He il now under 81 500 bonds" declared
| the lawyer, land In this case ne IL only
| accused OF getting s35."
well" remarked Assistant Prosecuting
| Attorney Hart drily. BELL seems to be a
| busybody."
| Judge Cam fixed the bond at $500 and
| Mr. Hart said he thought II reasonable,
| Campbelrs lawyers fimcd and said :hst
| Il ought no. to be more than three times
| the amount alleged to have been stolen. III
| the bond was 81 900 Campbell would get u,
said Chief Reed. with no little sarcasm.
On motion OF Assistant Prosecuting At
| torney Hart. Judge Cam yesterday dis
| missed a charge OF grand larceny against
| Orange Hadiey. The prosecuting witness
| was J. Rosenberg. agent OF nickel-tn-the-
| slot machine company, Hadley took tho
| stand In his own defense and said II was
| true he won $50 from Rosenburg and let
| him have $50 on a diamond stud. SO far
as he was concerned he said 1t was only
| an ordinary game OF poker. Mr.. Hart did
| not think the case would hold In the
| superior court and. as Attorney Tailman.
| who represented Rosenberg as special
| counsel, did not object, moved for dts
m!ssal. which was granted.
"The next time you young men 60 on n
| spree YOU had better have guardian ap-
| pointed.' said Justice Austin YESTERDAY
afternoon In dismiseing charge Of grand
| larceny against A. II. Clark. who was ac-
| cused of bunkoing j. II. Erickson out az
| 81 zoo as part of a programme OF swindles
In which Erickson lost s27@.
| Erickson told his story practically the
same az II was given after Clark's arrest
| He said he loaned Clark 500 and that he
lost II playing faro He told in detail what
took place in the Totem saloon when he
gave n check to "Ccl. Taylor for 1900 to
nav freight bill. and Clark also gave a
check for a similar amount.
Erickson said that Clark gave him a
note for the $500 loan. He said r. J. Hayes
miuins man. introduced him TO Clark
ana that the statement printed In one OF
the Seattle papers TO the effect that Detec-
tive wappenstein gave him the tn;rodue'
ton was absolutely falee.
| Superintendent Patterson. of the I'm
pire Transportation Company testified th''
Clark was one of the firm Of w II. "a
| sons a. Co. and that last year their fretgh'
| blus amounted to 10000. r. Hayes
who knew clark IN Ashland. Wis. iesti'
fed 10 his good character. 1t came ou'
during the hearing that both Erricksco
and Clark had been drinking
| campbell was released last night Jus
| tice Cam sent a note 10 the police. stat
| 49,, ,ba+ ~ vrag Droper to let him 20.