, 1882-03-04
MYSTERIOUS AFrAIk.
Strange Di.appesranee shrs.ded In Hys.
terry.
II Looks very Strange and jet may be Easily
Explained

II Looks very Strange and Jet may be Easily
Explained
| Considerable excitement has been caused
throughout the upper country cwing to ar
article which appeared IN the STATESMAN Of
Jan 9Th, siying az account Of the fa3is.
OF wagon on the Waila Walla river con.
tanning bedding, provisions, harness and
camping utensils; on reading the paragraph
copied from this paper in an up-country
| journal, man named Williamson inmedi.
( diately wrote to the editor Of the STATES
NAN giving description Of wagon and
horses and young nan, his brother, named
[. n Williamson vino had left the vicinity
oi Spokane Fails about the i.h Of July last
/ and had not been heard from since; We
caused inquiries TO lie made at once and
found the description gwen OF the wagon and
harness to be correct, but no information in
any way could be obtained of the owner oi
the team youn gman who is if yet alive, %
/ years of age the 18th OF Feb.
On Monday afternoon his father called aud
gave US the following straightforward ac-
| count OF the whole matter He with the
missing young man and his family came TO
this country from Kansas years ago last
June and have resided here ever since. His
son who is better known as Newt VII
hanson, was very industrious and steady
young man, not given to wildness, always at
work, ard keeping his own counsel. three
years ago he worked in this valley for Dr.
Baker, and also out on Cottonwood: he was,
II we'nay speak in the past tense, the owner
OF a farm l. miles north OF Rockford in Spo-
kane county and nine miles northeast OF
Spargle, and was in the habit OF going of
every year TO work at harvesting and earn
| some moaey Two months beiors his disap-
pearance he worked on the Northern Pacific
| railroad and accumulated over 500, which
| with good silver watch and team was all OF
value he possessed that he took with him;
the horses were valued at 500. The last
known OF him Is a vague report OF man
from Lewiston who vas on foot and saw two
men with a grey team. and wagon cutting
grain on the ranch owned by Williamson rs
if for the purpose ofi filling the wagon box;
from that time TO this, nothing with the e1-
ception Of the wagon having been found down
on the Walla Walla river has ever been
heard Of him; he had pre-, iously told a
neighbor that he was coming to the Walla
Walla valley to work and let out his own
field to be harvested on shares; his not re-
turning according to his usual custom alarm
ed has family and until they read the article
III the STATESMAN were at loss to imagine
what had become Of hin.
1t does not stand to reason that young
man OF the sound and practical sense this one
Is represented to US to have been possessed
of, should leave not only his fLmily in IL.
norance OF has whereabouts but also have left
a farm which was worth at least one thousand
dollars, and granting that he might have left
all this, it is highly improbable that he
wouli have LETT al of his outfit, wagon in
Guided in remote spot; had he concluded
TO leave the country lie would either have
sold his wagon or else have taken It with
him. Taking all this into cool consideration
there is strong probability that he has been
fouIly dealt with and his body buried in
some lonely place; the father is of the Opin-
ION that he was murdered somewhere In his
cgn locality by the man who was said TO
have been seen with him cutting grain; one
thing Is certain and that Is the young man
knew where in this valley he could I'M
mediateiy obtain work and therefore Vas not
likely to haze wandered away from the
| wheat district to what is more of 4 dairy and
stockraising district in search OF it. His de
scripti0n is that of man % years of age,
feet = inches in height, blue eyes, dark
moustache and brown hair: had on when be
( left home 4 dark WOODEN coat and vest,
brown overa!!s ani jumper, black felt hat
/ size ! or Il. an overcoat OF coarse heavy cas-,
/ inette. the lett sleeve had been burned Cui
/ and replaced with cloth OF another kind, and
| he had on No. S coarse boots. Settlers al
| Rockford, Rock Creek, Spangle, Hangman 1
creek and other sections OF the upper coun.
try are requested TO make note Of these
descriptions and on finding anything that
may possibly lead to a discovery OF the sup
posed crime to communicate with the father,
r. G. Williamson, Spokane Falls, ami any
one nearer in this valley to the editor of the
STATESMAN, who is already in possession ot
other evidence which may lead to the DIS
covery of the murderer Mr. Pelky and one
of Mr.. Louden's hired hands saw a man and
4 boy leave the wagon one morning. The
man is described as being evil looking AM
either poek-marked or with deep freckles
and reddish hair The boy with him wa
about II wears % age with nothing partcl
lar III his appearance Altogether the atfaIl
wears very mysterious look and inquiry
and investigation should be made unit
either the safety or murder of the man i:
established without doubt. In aid OF thj:
we again ask that anything that may by any
possibility throw light on the matter h
Immediately forwarded to the editor Of III,
STATESMAN.
Law and Order Notice.
We, the undersigned citizens Of Milton