Williams news., 1905-01-14
WILLIAMS ON
 DIZZY MIDWAY

ATlI., dHu nCii hhO"h II HI 'AiAo NAeyt has been to San Francisco. Ac- cording to the San Francisco papers Williams will return to his own little Arizona home a sadder and much wiser citizen. He is shy one roll of bills, said to amount to $14OO, one pocketbook filled with gold, and he has gained a large fund of valuable experience and severe headache. The San Fran cisco Chronicle tells the following story of Williams one night inves- tigation of the joys of the Midway Plaisance":
 w. A. Williams, a wealthy young cattleman from Williams, Ariz., and after whose father that town was named, claims to have been drugged and robbed of $14OO in greenbacks and $8O in gold on Sun day night in the notorious Midway Plaisance, at 771 Market street. As a result ot Williams report to the police Detective Thomas Ryan last night arrested Lillian. Lucas, song and dance actress at the Mid way, and George Kennedy, waiter in the same resort, on suspicion of having robbed the man from Ari- zona.
 Williams took box in the Mid way, became enthralled of the charms of the pretty dancer, in- vited her to join him in the box, flashed his roll of bills and ordered drinks. George Kennedy, the wait CT, brought in the drinks, conversed with his customers, and also caught a flash of the cattleman's big wallet crammed with bills.
 Williams says he had about six drinks of whisky. The dancing girl ordered six bottles of beer, but merely took sip from each one. Kennedy. the waiter: huttered in and out. Finally Williams thought he would leave and started to get up. "Have one more drink before you go," pleaded the enchantress. Kennedy took the order for one more drink and brought it.
 As soon as Williams drank the liquor, he says, a stupor seemed to come over him. The woman left the box for moment, and when she returned the man was lying on the floor deathly i'll. Kennedy. the waiter, also came in, and, with the woman, picked up Williams.
 Williams called for a hack Ken nedy got the hack and had it come to the Stevenson street rear door of the Midway Plaisance. Hackman Joe Baruck and Kennedy helped Williams out of the rear door and into the hack. He was driven to the Pioneer house, at 46 Fourth street, where the hackman, at his request, helped him to his room. Hackman Baruck was joined by Night Clerk Canton of the house. The two men laid Williams on the bed and the hackman left. About a half hour later Canton again called at the room and put Will jams to bed for the night.
 When Williams awoke yesterday morning he was very ill, but the first thing he did was to begin look ing for his wallet with his roll of greenbacks. The wallet had dis appeared, and with it all his coin, with the exception of few dollars in gold and change, which he had in small purse in another pocket.
 The cattleman immediately drove to police headquarters and reported the matter to captain of Detectives Burnett. Detective Ryan at once started a search fer the couple and found them in their respective homes. They both admit seeing Williams with heavy roll of bills, but they deny dra aging or robbing him.
 Just prior to coming to this city Williams had been in Los Angeles, where he made several large co!lec- tions. He reached here Sunday The Lucas woman and Kennedy are held in the tanks pending a police Investigations Journal.