The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-29

Trajectory stories. He is about ten
years old. The child had been absent
from its home only about twenty min
utes When told Of the occurrence her
father said: This has been done for
revenge" and gave no further expla-
nation. The case is surrounded by a
singular my stery. The child i. still
alive, but i: is doubtful if she will re-
cover. She il now Unconscious. No
signs Of msltreatment on the child, ex-
cept those stated.
Walter n. Phillips. late Secretary of
the Board Of Railroad Commissioners,
while sitting in Gouhle,s saloon to day,
drew a pistol and shot himself through
the head, falling dead in q few mo
ments after Phillips came from Mas
sacbusetts here. pnrposeing to take the
secretaryship named, being highly rec
commended on account Of his familiarity
with railroad matters and commission
at the East. In few months he re-
signed the position to take q more lu
crative one with the Russian River
Lana AID Lumber Company, which has
an Office in San Francisco, and Of which
Milton s. Latham is president. Since
then he has not been seen here until the
18th inst, when he registered at the
Golden Eagle Hotel. On the Goth he
borrowed IS Of the landlord. He had
the porter bring liquors to hrs room,
and the landlord fearing the man was
going on n spree forbid it, and after
short time, he went to San Francisco
on Sunday and came back in day or
two, and it is understood has lost his
situation. This morning the landlord
saw Phillips and he seemed cheerful.
He went to the saloon at noon and sat
in the reading room reading the papers.
Il is believed Phillips had no money,
as none was found in his effects, and
that being under the influence of
liquor, he having been drinking for
several days, be shot himself in fit Of
dependency. He is we'll connected at
the east. and was q man Of culture and
ability, and well liked. He was about
40 years of age, and native of Msssa-
chuset.s. where his family stand very
high He has Q brother in San Fran
cisco. Stephen H. Phillips. lawyer of
note in Boston for many years, formerly
Attorney General Of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, and for the last few years
member Of the San Francisco bar.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2S-J. K.
Cooper, California street operator.
has disappeared suddenly. 1t appears
he has been forger to a considerable
extent. j. p. Treadwell employed
Cooper to attend to his affairs in the
city during his visit East, and Cooper
forged Treadwell's name to q number
of checks on Sather s. Co. and the
Trust Co. As he had the books balanced
several times during Tresdwelrs alb
sence. tho total amount Of the forgeries
is not known, but it is stated that at
present one forged check on Ssther s.
Co. for $4,000, and one on the Trust
Co. for $4,000, are in existence. The
Trust Co. has attached Cooper's furni-
ture. horses. ETC., to cover ovcr-drsfts
Of few hundred dollars at that bank.
SAN Francisco. Sept. 2S-About 10
o'clock last night q mau who, from
papers found on his person. is supposed
to be Jacob Heiser, went to the small
wharf at the foot Of Taylor street and
shot himself through the head with
deringsr pistol. The wound did not
prove fatal at once, aud he was removed
to the city receiving hospital, where he
died soon after.