Show A GLE EA AND DARING SWINDLE Mose Goldsmith of Seattle Robbed of 2700 at Towns Town Leading Hotel FIRST CAUGHT WITH A DEAL Then Him Il nt lit Of Or to 10 Send Scud to 10 for forloney Muni loney Seattle Vash Dec 2 loge Mose Hold smith booking agent tint I owner of or the tho I ho Strand theater of oC this city wn held heM up In itt a room of the th Lincoln hotel huttel one of oC the most fashion fashionable able hostelries in Seattle title this titter after afternoon noon naomi by a l mUll man who gave fue Ills his name us u a and made to tn pay lay over v r nO It Ittris tris one of oC if tho the boldest and tint best planned tricks trick over ever turned in this city Yesterday Goldsmith received n IL I tele tote telephone telephone phone message from multi who stated that ho hall had a 11 proposition to make A meeting WitS was arranged In an nn uptown Burke said ald he Stain Willi front from Mont and alid owned It a halt half Interest In lit the thet Miner lIner t iner of ut that thai city He lie Bild 1111 thul he lie and nad to 10 Invest and would like to buy buyan an nil Interest l In Goldsmiths theatrical Ju He lie showed sutured what wha t purported to bo ho a 1 draft on the Butte Miner Miller for that amount it nt Goldsmith It in said ald lie he sell Hell him limit u nn an n Interest In III Ills hIs two theaters In this city ctt for that amount It was that thul Goltl mth should mute have the papers drawn up UI by his at nt attorney torney Today Goldsmith received n II telephone call tram from rant Burke from Crom the Lincoln hotel holl ticking asking him to come tommie up UI hind and talk over ocr the deal 1 I It mid a ml an nil employ named Cohen went up going to a it room on the top lop floor They were met mel by hy Burke HurliC who stated that ho lie wished to tu talk to Goldsmith personally Cohen went to the and Goldsmith re ru remained remained with Burke fun Tho first Or t thing the thu latter did after Cohen left was waR to tell lell Goldsmith to read a 1 letter lying on un a 1 table In hI the i room moth This letter II It el stated that Burho i needed very cry badly unit und If IC Gold Geld Goldsmith smith did dill trot not come comae through with that amount his head would be he off rt Goldsmith turned to his tile companion und tutu looked down the barrel of oC a n re ra revolver volver olver Write out a it check for or the amount commanded Burke and unit the hotel clerk to tho tire bank for tor the money mOlley In III gold ami tutu lie tho t cc In lit S bills Goldsmith Gol did un its told anti and called up Iane of the th Scandinavian bunk to say the cheek tati os ns till nil right ana tutu to pay ln IJa It as its I directed The fhe hotel clerk P F 1 It H Fleming was tiled called 1 to the room Burke keeping Goldsmith covered and shielding the tha gun Run from front Flemings sight After Klein Flem FlemIng Ing imig had hull gone Burke Hurlee told Goldsmith Gold to order drinks for two which vinich he lie did tild foil after tho the clerk returned with the money he ordered two more for or which I ho lie made Goldsmith pay IIII I Pocketing the money mOlley Ilu rh Informed Gold that hu ho was sas a u gentleman and hoo hands with him hint Ht lib ilso thea said ald he would not Mt take Goldsmiths diamonds lie He then themi made mide Goldsmith go goI Into I nt o the find ft warned him hi mu th ta make no 1111 flu outcry for tor 15 hi minutes Ue Ito then locked the door and left heft After fter waiting for tor about 10 minutes Goldsmith began yelling amid attracted the attention of n a 1 woman In III the next room The rhe porter wits was tent rent for tor und tint Goldsmith liberated The police were at once and arid detectives placed on the cape ape Gold emith described Burke us rue III being of medium height and well veil dies dressed cd el Ills His hair anti and le vero Jet black blaek und his eyes light blue which causes caU Goldsmith to tu think he lie wan uari nH disguised ul Two rico trains of oC the Great Northern and Northern left leet the thc city nt lit J 4 and the police he lie caught one or the other The rite pollee along liong the lines linen of oC both have hac been not noti notified fled fied of oC the holdup and amiul asked to search searcha all a I trains tIll III 8 Cashier I Iane ine ano of the batik bank telegraphed to Butte multi learned that no nu such Auch man mall as Burke has any 1111 interest whatever In the tho Miner Chief Delancy nays fa 11 It Is la the cleverest t of oC work In the tho history hl tory of the depart department meat ment |