The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-09
PASSED OUT OF SIGHT.
George De Graf Mysteriously
Disappears.
NO EXPLANATIONS BUT MURDER.
He Leaves Ter san Rraneisco. Bst Dess
Not Arrivs-His Aasirs An night
His Fatherss rate.

The Whereabouts OF Georeo De Grnf. the
dry goods man, y the subject Of ANXIOUS
inquiry among his family and friends. He
left overland for San Francisco on BUSH
meas trip on September q and was to have
returned about October I. but since he left
nothing has been heard Of him. Il Is
known that he must have reached Port
land, for he took with him pair Of spec
tocles belonging to . friend to Be repaired
In that city, and has returned them.
This II the only indication Of his where
ab0uts which has been received, Is he has
mot written to any person In this city and
no trace Of his arrival in San Francisco can
be found. His principal business in San
Francisco was with Murphy. Grant q Co..
from whom be buys largely, and they have
heard nothing of him ana are as much
mystified as his family.
Mr.. De Grafs mother, Mrs. Annie De
Graf, to whom he is extremely devoted, is
at loss for theory to account for his dis
appearance. He is = man Of extremely
temperate, regular habits, so that an out
break Of dissipation is unlikely. He has
not been 50 weighed down by business
cares that his would b. likely to prove
another case of lost individuality
through overtaxing the brain. He
has been in good health. so
that. il sickness has ever taken him on his
journey, it must have come suddenly He
was young man of irreproachabie charac-
ter and careful examination of his books
shows his business affairs to have been in =
satisfactory condition. The only explains
ton possible is that he has been fOuIly
dealt with. either at San Francisco or at
some place on his journey there.
On the day De Graf left, he went down
to the Nothern Pacific depot with friend
to get his ticket. int nding to return
home, but for some reason did not do so,
probably because he had not time, and he
took room at the New England hotel.
Before leaving the store he showed consid-
cradle money, about 500 in gold, to his
mother and she urged him to leave it in
the bank and take draft with him instead.
This he failed to do and took
the gold with him. Though he had
promised to return to see his
mother before leaving. the latter thought
nothing of it, as she understood that he
had not had time.
II is . peculiar fact that his father dis
appeared in an equally mysterious man.
ner in the neighborhood of North Yakima
three years ago. The elder De Graf was 4
miner, and was at work in the Matches
pass at the time named. His claim was
disputed by two brothers named Gibbs,
and be suddenly disappeared. His
SON George and two other
men went up from North Yakima In
search of him and found the charred re-
mains of . human body on the disputed
claim. They arrested the Gibbs brothers
but, a. the remains could not be identified
as those of De Graf, . preliminary exami-
nation ended il the discharge of the ac-
cused murderers. From the fact that De
Graf never re-appeared the inference is
drawn that he was murdered and that the
charred bones were his.
George DE Graf was formerly clerk in
the store of Toklas, Singerman q Co., but
shortly after the FIRE he and man named
Taylor went into business for themselves
as De Graf, Taylor & Co. Mr.. De Graf re-
Gently bought out Mr.. Taylor.
Mrs. De Graf has sent numerous tele-
grams inquiring about the Whereabouts Of
her son, but has obtained no information.
and has instructed detective in Tacoma
to search for him. Meanwhile she has
taken charge of his store.