Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-16

( Walla WaIIa Cpion.

In 1873, a short, thick set. large head
ed. pleasant hammered man. appeared
in this CITY, rented the wooden building
then standing where Barrstt's brick shoe
store nov IL. and announced himself as
Julius Lehman. resident anager OF
the San Francisco Hide and Wool Com
pauy." and began the purchass Of hides.
wool. furz. etc. He hourished IN this
bushes. for several months. when a
man came up from California and re
duced his rank and powers very mate
rally. II 10 understood that ,he change
vas made because Of the extra ability
"Julius.'- as every one called him.
showed in improving bis individual In
,erests. Shortly after this he became
clerk for Cruttenden Il Kerr, Rrocers.
While With that firm Julius DISPLAYED
20 much business sagscity that be VIZ
t1aily became the head Of the nons@.
In the spring of 1880 Julius obtained
leave Of absence from the store, and
started out on hide, wool and produce
buying expedition IN the north coun-
try. While at Dayton. on the lIth Of
Nav. lsou he WAS arrested As JulIu-
Wallack, who was wanted At Fort CRIT
fin. Shackleford county. Texas, for EN-
bezzIinR between 10000 and $4,000.
Shortly after his arrest julius
was confronted With a good looking
Young woman, who proved To be
his wife, and the daughter Of
L. T.. jackson. of Fort Griffin. Ii
appeared from the story Ut the parties
that some years before Lehman made
bis appearance IN Fort Griffin, entered
the employ of Mr.. Jackson, then pros
porous merchant, and soon succeedrd Ia
obtaining the mast Try OF the old m IN :
business and the heart OF his daughter
A wedding followed. and not long after
ward be disappeared, leaving bis wife
but taxing pretty much All tins world,
goods his fatter in-law possessed. IL'
great State Of Texas offered $40 reward
for his arrest, and John just ce bec.In'
the possessor Of copy Of the advertise
meut Offering the reward aud photo
graph Of the fugitive. The Thomas
Bloomfield murders occurred about thu
time, and Justice left Jalius for larger
game, but net before be had put Mr.
jackson On the right track. The ares
Of Lehman caused profound astoIlsh
ment. He bad suceee ded in making =,
many friends in this Country that thu
fact of bis arrest. and subsequent 70
lease because no officer would take hin
back to Texas for the reward offered
WAS confined to two short para
graphs in the Union. and th'
matter was very effectuslly hushed up
After his release from arrest, julius re
turned to his position with CruttendeI
d Kerr, but soon aftsrward left. 1hel
his late employers found that he ha,
gotten the best of them by many hun
bred dOlla.s. Subsequently Mr.. Crut
tenden found julius conducting bust
ness among the builders Of the North
ern Pacific in the Pen dOreille coun
try. and by staying with hun" 90
| back part of the money appropriated
At 1.-The front" julius became YER
popular with the men, who, after pa
day, would deposit their hard earne'
coin with him for safe keeping. Abou
| a year ago Julius left for parts un
known with several hundred dollars o
the money deposited with him. No
long nfterward he was heard Of Il
| Portland in the lucrative business O
purloining table and piano covers froI
the sample case of drummer and Civ
| ing them to lone of the girls"
seems strange that Smithers Il Thorn
should have intrusted LEHMAN wit
money matters, as the senior member Q
that firm WAS personally cogniZant G
the transactions engaged in by Juliu
on the Northern Pacific. This is nc
the first time Julius has taken lauds
mum with suicidal inteat because " oveI
come by the disgrace following the d.
lection Of his crimes" That is one G
his old games.