The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-30

clothes and wore a black hat paid
no attention 10 him. thinking he
waa an ordinary citizen. After I
passed him he followed me.
Catching up with me he laid bic
hand on my shoulder sayin Come
NIth me. az the same time throw
Ing back the lapel OF bis coat and
displaying his star. dld not resist
+ him. aud be took me a roundabout
way to the Jail ! know IL was a
jail. for there was an office and
cells and iron bars 90 the Windows.
After unlocking the door he took ~
into the office and told me 10 give
mp everything ] had.
I asked him what had done 10
be treated iu such a way aud he re
piled You knOW what you have
done and ygIH get enough Of il be
fore I m done with YOU
7 then gave up an my money and
"A revolver which carried with me
Then ! was thrown into a cell f8f
about ls minutes
aAftefHardH the marshal. or
whatever officer Do was. came back
10 tie cell and told me be would Re-
lease me u . would give up the gun
and So
At first ! refused 10 do 80 lie
then threatened to throw me into
Tie DARK cell until I got ready =
give up the money AZ lat { de-
eIded 20 give the money 10 hin. AMI
did 50 Three $40 bills were hsIa
ont By the man and the rest return
II II me along with ms revolver
After searching me the officer
took me down into the dark eel.
where could not see him. and eHrs-
ed me until became frightened 80
that Naa practically forced To gle
up the money that he demanded
heard him swapping the revolver
outside ms CELL
When I first entered the AL
there waa an old man lu the place
Tie marshal said Co bim on enter
InK the sail. You get the hell on.
- here and az the same time hiek=
- him. Aftcr leaving the jail tie
marshal or whoever be Was. and ]
walked over 20 one Of the saloons
near the car line.
tie aaked me 90 take a drink
e m him. saying I'm pretty good
fellow. tel you sou got or d
IIshf
Ne then went into the saloon
and 90 first 7 refused 90 drink with
him bat on hIa insisting. took a
drink ~ whisky. Then I sent ont
60 see n The car had come from the
eitg set ie followed me out and
told me 60 wait awhile and come
and have another drink before go
INK I dif not want To-. as MS
sore Al his treatment 81 me and
anyway. ! um not "a drinking man.
FINALLY be- persuaded me O. en-
Ter another saloon further down the
street. end took another drink Of
s. hIaAY Hifh him. Then he said.
IiaKe another I refused. but
finally took drink ~ beer.
After taking the beer temem-
beHea no more until I awoke In the
woods yesterday afternoon about I
o'clock MN hat and coat and vest
lay on q lae nrnrby. Ny money had
disarpaa ON the ground where
I isv vas an envelope and my re-
valrfr. The envelope contained
few pictures ! had In my inside
coat pocket
"rHis uBs the only thing left ne.
Was aaHed Hud sick I didn't know
where ! VAS or how I got there.
some manner / got 20 my feet
and made my way 90 a nearby farm
house. A German woman took ne
IN and cared for me and / rested
there IN hammock on her porch
all The rest OF that day.
= find that ! was mile from
Georgetown told her my story
and wanted 60 90 90 the Tailor and
demand my money back. 90 com
plain Of the loss 90 one 81 the sa-
looms but she told me I had better
not go back there. but better 20 u
see the Seattle police and report tha
trouble. | am here now % do IL. =