The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-04
Frank H. Pilling, of Butte,
Sees Boxing Contest on
the Banks of the
DuWamiSh.

he had in me and my integrity a. q
business man that he gave me the
money. II is a long story and q
costly one for me TO relate, but I
have only myself 10 blame must
have been hypnotized ] am in a
business where Il II my business TO
deal with dead bcnts and mako
tough collections ] can't under
stand how ! happened TO be such a
chump You can call me anything
you wish ] won't resent any name
you call my foolishness by.
a D. Carley 4 sign painter, who
IN In business at Helena. aud whom
have known for Is years. came
10 Butte about two weeks ago. He
met me two or three times aud In
cidentaily mentioned the fact that
he was going 10 Seattle 20 make a
little easy money. and TO take va
cation. Last Monday We arranged
TO come 10 Seattle lie Insisted
INK TO pay the railroad fare and
other incidentals OF the trip. want
ed vacation and thought IL would
De a good chance to take little rest.
We arrived Ia Seattle last Tuesday.
lie had told me a little Of the con-
tents Of a correspondence he had
had with that man Cummings did
not bring any money With me except
enough for small expenses Ny
wife was away on a vacation In
the east aud I thought Il would be
q good chance for me 10 get away
for a week. That was the begln-
ming Of my present predieament
Met at the Rainier-crand.
4 met Cummings at the Rainier
Grand. In room 320 He waxed eIo-
Quent over a prospective fistic con-
test Carlcy had Il all mapped out.
az told to him BY Cummings. There
were two fighters about evenly
matched in science. strength and
age. They were about Is years old
each. and they called them Smith
and Mccormack. l had no inten-
ton of betting on the contest.
had never 'sported' any: never saw
boxing contest. prize fight and
never drank. smoked or was a
rounder l had always followed the
straight and narrow path. This was
a new life and new environments "a
me. and ! became Interested. Sun
had no desire to enter the game
Cummings was stakeholder and
had been chosen referee. was
voluntarily made trustee OF the
funds Of either side. Then I met
three more men-all strangers "a
me-Gordon. Hamilton aud Wilson.
They were backing Mccormack.
The agreement was that the men
fight for a high stake. Cummings
came TO me several times and
handed me money that he said
came from men who wanted 70 bet
on Smith. but who didn't want 20
appear. | counted Il out. saw that
the amounts were correct. and then
Gordon. Wilson and Hamilton rep
resented with like amounts
The agreement was that 10 per
cent OF the $4,000 stake money
should be paid in as a forfeit. The
balance OF the sec. O00 or SIS. 600
was TO be put up before 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. or the 81 600
forfeit OF Cummings and CarIey
was TO so TO the other side II We
failed 20 represent
Thought Il Was a cineh.
Well. ! don't know why did
Il, but thought TO myself that here
was a 'cinch.' I couldn't lose.
had received the tip that Cum
mings. as referee and stakeholder.
had control over both the boxers.
| didn't know anything about the
boxing game, and | confess I know
very little more now. didn't want
10 see Cummings and Carley lose
their forfeit money; and ! didn't
want TO see all the other money
that had been deposited by others
who were betting on Smith lost.
Why the fighters were 20 battle for
a purse OF $4,000 on a side. 10
was $4,000 that was In the pot.
Il was my vacation week. never
dreamed that was in the
grasp OF confidence men. don't
want to believe II now, but ! guess
must
THE Pinkerton detectives have
tried 10 make me believe that |
never saw any money pass. or that,
II did, IL was stage money. But
know the money was good
saw t. Il was I'm bills of the de-
nomination OF s5s. sizes aud up
10 500 and some gold,
Says He Fell Easy.
well | believed could make
some easy money too. l fell easy.
got on Seattle-Taeoma Inter
irhan train early Saturday morning
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