The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-16
OILED IN HIS QUEST
/ Detectives Search for q Miss
ing Man.
Z rRacED HIM TO SEATTLE.
e..s /. Girl is Mixed Up an the Cas-.
sad All fInes Come 10 An
Fad.

20 nysterfoss disappearance OF . man
..ms4 Elmer Franks. OF Collar. In this
- .naut two xa6sfhs ago, and which
1870 wtthiu is mystery = Seattle
800 kv the name Of Marsh. living q lit
Z. .assb 81 Grant street bridge has been
--.zssx suxzliug one oil Piukerton' i So Paul
s...ssIsss uho b ~ been here for over a
49, and also the local police department..
80 months ago. the principal in the
=. Elmer Franks, who IL % years Of
- was clothing merchant In Coifax.
Is sonse time previous 70 his sudden de-
s.rsnfe. Ffanks was regarded BY his fell
s~.sawnsrasn with suspicion. There had
- an attempt 20 burn the store occu-
ID by him. and II as strongly supposed
81 a. bad committed the deed for the
ssrpose Of getting the insurance on bis
sek
there was no proof. however. that such
- been bis lntentio He strennoHsly
lss,.d he allegation. The insurance com
ssosss. notwithstanding this. withdrew
49, Insurance on the bnilding, and then
ksepged ths matter.
Fssnks appsared 70 be worried over the
ap1t ia whica be was held by the towns
.r,pis ard one day be disappeared with
- even telling bis clerk where be vas
sosnr. Sometime afterwards several Of bis
sysaltors. who had learned OF his disap-
nsrance investigated bis affairs aud the
= nIt Vas mysiffying. II was found that
gssnks assets were 1900 over and above
Z liabilities. When he left colfax he took,
xsih him S. 90 la money and checks, and
A f.4z.
a.nksis. pictures and letters, and articles
dslike nature He made no disposition
4 hss stock of clothing In the store, and
II Il the Merchants bank quite sum to
ks credit which be has not yet called for
shortly aftsr these discoveries ais par
snx. who reside In New York city. we're
ssssi.ed. and asked II be had been there
fhsv had heard nothing Of him. and be-
sanslns alarmed, visited Pinkerton's New
fs7k agency, and laid the facts before the
esfsiaIs there. The 81. Paul house was
saamun icated with, and Detective Mobiles
eM detailed 10 work up tue case. He ar
assd II Golfax two weeks Rgo, and ascer-
szasa through some source that Franks had
ere 10 spokane.
Thither the detective went lie found
slssfmuoh hard work that Franks had been
tbers. He also learned that he had de-
pzsssd three days before, leaving his two
nirhels behind him in wholesale liquor
Aens. where be was acquainted.
Detective Mobiles further ascertained that
upon leaving spokane, Franks had de-
s!sssa his intention OF going to Seattle.
more important discovery followed.
Fannie Marsh, Seattle girl. had written
Franks 10 come here. and il Is supposed he
t1iigKed her dictAtion. At any rate, the
asssetivs arrived in Seattle last Monday,
snd 81 once resumed his task Of hunting
he missing man. and set about locking APP
DE eisi che lives with her parents. q
Lutte south OF the Grant street bridge. She
; about % years old, and is quite pretty.
When the detective called AZ her house,
last Monday and asked II she knew Franks.
The Girl seemed somewhat agltatsd at first,
hnt said sAa bad seen him the day before.
Further questioning avaiIsd nothing. She
woeld rot say where he was concealed.
Her father was present and appeared TO
Try TO make her saswer. but she would
give 40 fngther Information.
The detective stated that Franks parents
we're concerned about him. The girl an.
ssersd. i saw Elmer yesterday. lie Is
aAEe and well. ard all that be asks OF his
iAsnily Is 70 ae let Alone
Further questioning on the detectives
part was unavailing. The family has been
VISITED By the detective two or three times
aad also By member OF the police force,
has would give ip nothing more. fact
nat puxzles the detective Is that during
lae past two or TIRES days he has caught
sas sri ; father shadowing him in different
rsfls Of the city. and otherwise acting in a
mysterious manner.
Yesterday prominent business man OF
ne elty and friend Of the girl. who had
asea appsised of the affair saw her Ia CON-
pany With the detective and offered her $50
NE would cell all she knew about Franks
ehe rstased the offer and sieadiastiy de-
slaea % give any information about him.
Tho detective Is greatly pnEsled. lie can
s7'kn 40 motiye for Franks determine
spa 70 Keep oat OF the way, and Fannie
AsssAs connection with the missing man
yss question unsolved.
Two or three have called az the Marsh's
ssns ssnoe Friday. but could not gain al.
MsssAnce. IL anything has happened 60
saanks the family Is certainly aware OF 1t,
~ ~ efforts 30 far, on the part OF the
sasAa't'ies, have been as nauEht Franks
49, msssing, and ell trace of him Is lost
isseessee Nodss Ia vet here, hnt viii
lssoahy depart Ia day of two.