The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-14

GA RlaekwslI's IslanA
when 7 left Manu's place t. WAS
nearly g O'Clock ia the morning ami
/ tully Intended 60 go down 80 the
North river and end the whole game.
and I did Eet us Gar as Tenth ave-
nue., when { Was attracted by the
noise ~ a fight in McGrath's saloon
on che corner, | went in and SAW
two women ana a man standing over
thc bartender who Was prostrate on
the floor. I saw one woman kick him
in the face. IL was then l fooitshly
interryred and Tor my paths t was
beaten almost GO death I Fiid MOI &c
gain consciousness uutil found my
self tn the Forty seventh street po-
lice station with charge 90 dlsor-
derby conduct against me VS. gA-
Ken down to jefferson Market police
court next morning sick and sore.
judge Patterson gave me g0 days on
the island and there ! was
1T was the bartender who swnre
against me lie said I had entered
hia place and refused 80 rav for e
drink after ordering a. The true
story. az found QUE afterward. was
that his wife brother-in-law and the
latfer's wife had lain ia walt for AN
opportunity when the saloon was
empty and had chasfised the fellow
because he had deserted hls family
for another woman. After knocking
me ont the trio ran, ana when tho
ratrolnan showed un the cowardty
Bartender hts name WAS Evans nut
M story - keep his own name off
the police hiottsr.
JetEse the CiFcas
Il dtd 90 days over In that Black
f n
out I had nerve tur anything I
I couldn't so home. / wouldn't 80 any
T place where [ Was known. tramp
ed Go Bridgeport. Conn. and got a
( job with haruum'a circus. which was
+ just starting out - the season I
Z came back 20 New York with the
OUTFIT and worked with the show
during it's annual four weeks en-
& easement in Madison Square garden.
My first Job was with the sweeping
E brigade. After the first week | was
I promoted and for three weeks I held
banners for the riders e. jump over
Z ! VAS dressed up 10 a pink suit and
I looked gayer than ! ever aha IN ms
I life. I followed the circus until Aug.
usi. and was discharged az ST. Paul.
{ Minn. for accidentally setting the
I dressing room ON fire while lighting
I up for tine nights performance
All that miserable summer I fe-
cetEed my pay weekly. and no mat.
ter where I was, / hunted up a gam.
bling game and Invariably last Ii an
I was most uuiucky wretch and trg
as { might I could NOT get ahead al
this time IVY poor wife and baby
back there On Hrookiyn would haunt
me Many WIS the night 7 nsvel
I slept a Wink. thinking what was hes
T e. 60, Eut I went from bad to worse
+ When ! Jeff the circus hadn't q aau
+ 7 worked sn q livery stable wurk nl
az street cleaning On fact. srissi
everything during the next four
E years. bat a8 soon as I got a dollar /
gAmbl@d u II WAS fortunate
enough % win one night ! would loss
the next.
Cave us All Eeps
Finally I gave up ali thought u
ever GUinE home and I wandered an
over the West I ooated on the Mis-
aiaslppa. 'lougshored In New Or
/ leans ! fArmed in Kansas coss .
punched In Montana and mined In
Z Colorado. Eut Ia All those years
never a word or inquiry did ! send 60
Annie and the lgttia girl some OF
my experiences we're awful. and the
haTdships ! have gone through one
would scarcely believe.
From Montana returned to Cal0-
RADIO. where I l@boTed In the mines
until the spring Of 1897. During the
aeason before | made a fair stake on
I Cripple Creek and got % San Fran.
cisco without aquanderlng It All over
the green. Ny object In striking
frisco was to take advantage ~ the
kiondike excitement which was run
ming high IN that year
Ta thu KIoneiks
II landed on the coast with $3.50 IN
my pocket This was on the tfh og
July. 1897. Ten days later sailed out
Of the Golden Gate aboard fhw ~
ceistor. bound for ST. Michael. At
that place I met Jay Whippie. whom
] had known during my COW punch.
Ing experience IN Montana. lie gave
me- letter 70 man who owned a
claim on above Eidorado. start.
I ed W the river on the old boat Bella,
which finally got through 10 Dnw-
I son. i hired out 10 Nhiupia 4
/ friend as an experienced miner. In
those days they used wood for thaw
f lng out. and I vas pat on the Job 4
~ per day. At odd times ! would
go down 90 the bench and rock. al
ways turning over every bean 20 the
owner. One night. however. I picked
E up piece If gold worth $3.50 I put
I - IN my pocket and that night found
me at my accustomed place at 4
i faro table. Ny wages 7 aiwa "
squanGered in thiH way. but never
before had / used another mans
money.
Ysu Are Thief
Well ! PLAYED along for quite a
I while when suddenly l looked around
I me and there stood my bose. For
90 % GSs %