The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-17
RuNK MYSTERY,


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f0us psger SUNDAY snssninx arrs.lsx
r 1Sse<tsxafe ssss fssftsr, sn1. sssa<s1i1sei,
!. y epEYsny with tbs s<xsSA Jeff IN Nj
-. u e'e5oek The asseerfsssss n ~.
z "a W<rs r<< sery azapiss. af1.i oss sxrly
- The 5sh<f s>f1s Ne did not krsos
~ Nsy - hrsk. ~ - Souxhx the s-nnzI
VEeFe ttae met enxaxud IN r3enrtnx lafss
- ifeassc- When ~s zxked f>@sn - =
80 - the master. they declared shsT -
1rE<ton lrufn xhsrh Tssrt1sn's susn -.
epgEs that afternoon. We
yoLz<3zxr rHE rxssz
u tre surveyors a14 u ks1uxht d
nj about = qaa<tff Of 3 nsse fht
f1de Of the Old brick ynfd We thsr
eosasaeuesd oar search sjfscHxh ~ ~sss3s
" encountered nefflee- des3fs exne an
&ttts v<<$.f @f71rsf@ u uH0<f8taWfH ira
csufnsn< b<fHrs snd sstsxrFs. ard y,
eiImhsrd up stAxp i~ats, slipped 81 xaIeh
-. s1Ye our e1DtheA kef1=ehed sssfs has<ss
ruined our e}afh3n4. ard had : teryf5s.
firae. but ne trunk esald Ne Cad ~.
secured
Prom West Aeass.e point u the brick yarsI
unsurcsssfsl IN finding The otsseet ~ ssl
search Iate IN The sftrrnosu, WEAR, tired
hunxfy. aud baby scratched ny. ~
iaHufhed ossr boat aud sesded for Seeftf<,
ms1des n MT wiser seeIl.
why did yeu nss sat oae OF tbs survey
o. % e. With - .w.....,. .~.-. -,
there Wrre no Surveyors tbers who knew
anrfhiBx abouf " Clarence ward. the
500 81 my friend y. n Ward. wss the only
one IT The original discsyersrs OF fhs rny*
serious trunk with whom ~as scqsa5ufe<i
and II icing SUNDAY. he WAS NJ hosne On
Lake Uus0n, and : did mot 81 ont 70 hts
horse I Thought from the description IN
The paper Of the fscasioa that could Ind
H. We foHpd who're surveyors, os SxDsae
one else had casnped. about quarter ~ n
mifa this side of fhe brick yard, and whea
We saw toe green fstt stakes still standing
on hstse sssss, piss . fss iesi from he
thing would he the ye'low trunz. bat IL
fAJiess 10 mnserealise. Ispent enc day In
trying 10 sfslve the mr3trry. aud Shau
hpena no more lime IN snch . vain under
taking. until can secure the services Of
one 81 thozs Surveyors who discovered the
rrrnaln. During the past rear have
In every case the decreased has been an
Indian. ! Do not pretend 10 say that the
b0dy In this trnak near 4iki P0iut h that of
4 nrsEs MAIDEN,
Although, when sif the facts arr known. I
uosld not be surprised Ii II turaed out 70
BE- % A soon q. can find q surveyor. OF
enyhssiy ejsr who can l5enfe the body. T
will cnfise q thorough Investigation 10 he
made. and II titcmed necessary, after
view Of the body. I VIII hold post nor
TEN examination aud rorosers inquest.
should the bosfs prove 10 he thaf 81 IN
fndisn, ! 4haii si1ply have IL deceBtls In
TERED. I"
rnE sEAacn coSIsukp.
Two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rsporfsfstlefer~
mined that this coranss's Investigation
should not settle the matter They remcsn.
kfrcd the horror stricken expression Of
Clsfestc Rue, who gave the arsf inforIna.
hon concerning the matter saturday night,
and decided to settle the ffufhfuines. OF
his statement. .bont o'cIock last even
fng they chartered George Budseugs nap
~ launch and gave orders 70 be ready for
Hea Ia Ave minutes. They then made
N&Hf ZIP up Town Sof 0fSinIffs4uts nhu
Dsheg necessary adjunefs and ON the way
set Dr.. n. N. Rail driving up Fnons street.
few words In hia ear induced him to tie
hfS horSc To the nearest hitcning post and
) len minutes later the party OF three we're
seated In the launch just then Policeman
payid Webster hovr into sight aud he
quickly nceepssd an invitation 10 accept
! kea. IN the boat. The lines were east on
and the party were OF Mr. isudions han.
died the naptha supply aud a trusted friend
had hold 81 the wheel, The instructions
81 the newspaper men were to head fur
he first survey stake cast of the brick yard.
which would be about three- fourths Of
miles west of the mill and Myers
fnnnrry. After rounding the posnf,
Harp lookout was kepi Tor that stake aud
, dropping cedar tree. under which the
surveying party said the trunk lay. Police
man Webster claims to be something OF q
Ifmbefnau aud he spotted the trrc fsN
later. The launch was headed
|5nard shore and then The stake appeared
b view A mild land breeze was blowing
Ind nf. Hall. who was the only one In the
pesty not suiStriEg from cold, said
Hg SCENTED THK sroT
From afnr. That settled the matter. The
auReh was fiin As near shore ae possible.
hen the anchor was dropped and small!
pssf lowered The two reporters were
the FIRST ones into 1t. aud as II
fould only carry three. they put OF shore
Fari with the oar<msn. The shore proved
. he shallow. and even the little row boat
,ouid not approach within about 20 feet Of
Try land. Determined to solve the mystery,
he reporters rolled ny their trousers aud
made dive of the bow. They waded 10
he shore and were quickly lost In the
rush. The small boat returned to the
nunch. and Ia a few minutes pr. Hall and
'alieenan Webster were on dry land.
r1.... f.,fs~..x...t !. a t~r.f.A Sssrh N. ff&a
iutss Of West seattle have net seen fnr
many day. Rotten staml.x and defective
ranches 81 trees proved some impeachment
o progress. but Acurcka" uas the motto
nd every successive fail simply tended 10
Emulate the ambition - tho various mem
'ers q The party Al were hunting in 'iif
ercnt directions. aud each osse had his
yes peeled Tor new yelia@ trunk hidden
n the uaiefbrsish. under a cedar tres
Gaming toward the hay. livery member
Il the psrts found place that, according
o The airections furnished by the survey
MS party.
WAS spsT ran sroT
Where The trunk ossxhi 10 have been. but
IA each instance IL was No, there. just
j. all hands we're beginning 20 bccome
liightly tncreSinious and decidedly weary.
he shfiii csli 1T police whistle sounded
'eserai rods distant down shore. All
hands aade a rush for the shore and With
ner OF less bruises finally reached II. OF
beer Webster eaisid then h. seen waving
his hat aad eestieuiasing wildly IN the 81
'ertien Of the bslek yard. The remainder
u the party soon reached him aud he then
Iald. sits back thev about thirty fect
I've seen all want 10 aud il you viii just
lake = walk back Ihcrr | think you win
zoen he satisfied" The suggestion was
acted upon and moment later pr. Hall
rjsculaicd, "ileiioi Here II ls-s The
esherx of the party crowded around
md there three feet from them. they
Inryeying party. II was human
skelesen enclosed IN rough wooden
box. The pole. with which the surveying
party had removed the covering. lay near
y hand. but the actual facts wcre some
ahaf different fraa these related by thes
lef Rue. one ~ the men who found the
body, a. related In sundays foSr-lSrEin-
sksrEs- There vas no ssekcuing smell.
rysn when Or. smith turned the body
over. II had evidently been exposed Ia
he elements for year or more and but
little more than the skeleton and the cloth
ng remained. The skull could not be
Ionna aud
IHs THEORY or MURDER WAS srex>9 fh'
E>En
IN the minds OF the party thereby. nlr
As,i made a critical examination and DE
ride,l that the head bad eeen severed tsam
he hcdy, rNidvatly by some heavy htnnt
Instrument. The remainder II The skcle-
Ion was intact, except thss onc ler Was DC.
lnched al the knee and slowed along side
n the tseiS. Tbe skeleton Was e,ssh roustssi
u partially deccmp0sed bsue.eheSk prtnt
drsss Tho delic@fely ,turGcd feminine
limbs which the spculeess IL the surveying
party reported tinssisg. caeld not BE- found.
AID Il Was ~ iisnt that the original Hsiders
kfr. ~ Ihl,r..nrhlr hnrftfis.H hN The sight