The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-15
A TRUNK MYSTERY.


| N- D1rhsu. The ehiet. and D.n- LyneA.
Ches<er Rae ard ciarenee wa-a. cszpcs
/ ing surveying rarry scrkinx for sen-ry
| & ovi1xs 81 wess S<sfrse. hare esrzp On
| the beach about Eize uess 81 the rnsss
Ahout o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
kse se cruising a-uond il TIC tsras~rr ana
assczt eight o. ten rods frcza the ca,zr.
diresssy back In the brush, discovered I
| new yellow trunk II Was evident that an
e3p<t had been made
10 HIpR TEE rnrxx.
A. u vas partially she:sesed By TIE over.
hanging t.ssghs Of the sre<s AMI was cor
eresd with sab and . plank and q; one
end uas big chunk of rotten rood Mr.
Rue imagining that he had sum ira
seress sozas hii3sn sreasafe. threw OF the
plank and slab and gave violent wrench
u the ia He was almost overporerrd by
TIE sgcKEx1Ss srxxcH
That ras enass;ei. ssH hssseacsi hack 70
camp 10 isforEa the other members Of the
party Tney we're sas1rwhA. incrednsous,
hGt followed Rue ard were soon q the
scene The stencil VAS 80 horrible that
they could not approach within several
feet Of the trunk They secured long pole
tns eh-sf- They art pulled ont . table
cloth. eoFered with dark, eeiored stains,
which tie men believed were blood Next
exme
A sx&r LAWN pEEs<.
With rufzesi edges and also aiseplored with
stains. several other articles Of feminine
wearing apparel were brouxh; on; with
the pole. They we're sill Of xssi material
and all bare heavy dark stains. The nen
hesit2sed sitter removing the clothing. for
there was then exposed 10 sight thin blue
blanket, which. judging from the outlines
evidently ershroaded human form Fin
ally tfse pole was twisted around one cor
r.er of the elaakN and il was raised q little
HUMAS FOOT
OF delicate and evidently feminine mould
was exposed to view. The blanket was
raised 10 the knee aud the belief Of the
men MAS confirmed The limits were
shspeiy and evidently q worasn's They
dropped the blanket IN horror aud did BOT
iIfs 1t at the head to verify their conjecture.
They we're tao terrified II their discovery
and LETT sbesceue. Later In the afternoon
they came TO Seattle. and late last evening
Mr.. Rue informed Captain Masaing of the
police force and a PosT-fxTELIf6ExcEg re
porter Of bis startling discovery. The cor
o1cr has not yet been notified Mr. Rue
SAYS the trunk was q new one Of the cheap
yellow variety. Of medium sze. He Is posi-
tive the form Was that OF
a wHfTE WOMAN,
Judging FROM the sharpeiy cunso7r of
the limbs and feet, and the color Of the
portions exposed 10 view. The body was
nude and had evidently heen pressed into
the trunk by force The limbs were
doubled up aud the head was, Judging
from the outline Of she blanket. pressed
forward onto the breast He was also
quite positive that the heavy stains on the
clothing were
Caused BY BLOOD.
while they were dark In color, Mr.. Rue
did not think they were more 50 than
would be natural from blood stains of
several weeks ago. All of the men unite
In the statement that the body uss not
that OF an Indian and In the belief that IL
Was q white woman OF shapcly form. Cor
one, Root viii doubtless cause an in
yestigation when he reads OF the matter
in this mornings OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A quarter OF q million dollar clearing
sale. Tekias, singermaa Co.
Closing out sale Odd lots OF ladies hose
half price Chester cieary.
Save your money by attending our great
Clearing sale Toklas. slnsernan 4 Co.
We are closing out cur laees aad en-
broidery. Chester cleary.
Bargains In millinery at our Summer
clearing sale Tokiss. singerman q Co.
7lsc-Haif wool nlohair dress goods. To
close nc yard, Chester Cleary. jylo
Buttons cheap. very cheap. at our great
clearing sale Toklas, singer,nsn & Co.
We are closing out all our summer goods.
Chester clearv.
We arc closing out our table linens.
Chester cleary.
We are closing out lot of underwear
Chester clezry-
Sc We are closing out a lot Of ladies
solid eoiored hose. chester Ieary.
Closing out sale OF summer goods ches-
ter Clesry-
Sc. Closing out sale. q lot OF crinkled
scersuekers- Chester cleary. !ys
Bargains in white goods Monday morn
ing. reduced from ioc to 4c- Toklas, Singer
man d CO.
&c. Rich embroidered sheer lawn hand
kerchiefs sold at 50 and 7ssc. now sc. Ches-
ter cleary.
Table linens and domessics reduced 10
half price: yard wide bsesched cotton 81 &c
ToklaS. singerman Il Co
Closing out sale Misses hosiery, sold all
the season AT Sc pair, now pairs Tor
soc. Chester Cleary.
Gents scarfs at less than wholesale prices.
Bes; scarf In America for &c. Toklas,
Singerman 4 Co.
pair for 81 We are closing out lot o.
Isle thread misses hose, best quality. Sold
all the season at soc and 81 pair cleary.
&c. We ar. closing out a big line of