The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-13
GONE TO JOIN SKAGGS.
Another Young Nan Disappears
Mysteriously.
FRIGHTENED BY HIS SHADOW.
James ". Traxers, . Particular Friend
Of the Missing Express Agent
Cannot Re Pound.

James w. Trayers, manager Of the Seattle
branch OF the Carbon Paint Company, OF
San Francisco, has been missing for several
days and under peculiar circumstances Ii
Is known that be left Seattle last Thursday
morning for Victoria. and il l. supposed
that be has GONG 70 Join Tom skaggs, the
missing Sort ~ Pacific Express Com
pany's agent. Who is his particular friend.
Travers is bright young man and was
formerly a newspaper reporter in Oakland.
After the tire Of June the mineral and
fireproof paint business bad q boom In
Seattle and the San Francisco Carbon Paint
Company was ameng the FIRST in that line
70 establish an agency here and TO engage
IN the business CT painting the canvas-back
which 81 that time were the only buildings
In the burnt district. the dull terra Gotta
color which is supposed 70 make them
hreproos. Young Travers' father IS presa-
dent Of the Carbon Paint Company, and
through his influence the young reporter
was given the Seattle agency. The business
here prospered and everything appeared to
be running satisfactorily up to q short
time ago. when il came 70 the ears OF the
manager Of the company in San Francisco
that there was something wrong with the
Seattle agency. and accordingly Mr.. Asa L.
HaYdol, who holds position of trust IN
the home Office, was sent here TO inyesti-
gate matters.
Dir. Hayden upon arriving in Seattle told
Trayers he was here on business. but did
not diynlge its nature. He was very
friendly and intimate with the young
agent, but vas meanwhile quietly investi-
eating affairs. lie learned that Trayers
had given q chattel mortgage for $125 on
the stock of paints stored in q warehouse
At Pike and Seventh streets. and had spent
n large share OF the money in buying
diamond ring for his ianee, who lives in
Oakland. Mr.. Hayden learned this last
Wednesday. and that evening carelessly
remarked that the next day he would land
young Trayers in jail. This remark was
carried to Travers. who laughed and re-
marked that he had done nothing TO lay
himself liable TO the law, and that he feared
no trouble on that score.
The next morning, however, Travers
borrowed money from friends. saying that
be intended going to Victoria on the follow
ing day, to see Il he could not find his
missing friend Tom Skaggs. He did not
wait until the following day, however. but
left on the 1870 o'clock boat that (Fhurs-
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The next daY q dispatch was received
from the San Francisco house instructing
Hayden not to bring criminal proceedings
against Travers, as he had done nothing
particularly eulpabie inasmuch as he had
been handling the company's goods on his
own account and not as an agent, and was
therefore a debtor rather than an embez-
zler. This change ia the situation of
-. II
TO one of Trayers' friends. who immeCi-
ately wired TO Victoria for him TO return,
as everything had been settled. Several
other kilograms were sent with like result
and il nov looks as IL Traysrs has as COM
pletely dropped out OF sight as has his
friend Skaggs.
There are those who believe that Trayers
was fully advised OF Skaggs' whereabouts
and has gone 20 join him according to a
plan arranged before the latter left the city.
II is known that when skaggs left for Van
conxer, Trayers accompanied him to the
boat in a cab and then talked with him
long and earnestly on the wharf before the
boat left Last Wednesday a reporter OF
the PosT-IrTELLIGENcER called on him for
information concerning Skaggs, and was
told By him that skaggs had returned from
be had been foully dealt with. At this time
Travers was greatly agitated and appeared
10 know more about his missing friend than
he was willing 10 tell. He also said that
sksggs had taken his (TrayerSl watch with
him when he went away. These facts.
taken in connection with others which have
not yet been divulged. but which are not to
the discredit OF either Of the missing men,
lead Trayers' friends TO believe that the two
are together across the border.
Travers is abot;t "a years of age and a
native of California. lie has been a grand
officer OF the order of Native sons oil the
Golden West. ana founded the Golfsa Wca.
the official organ Of the order. He worked
on the San Francisco Rznmi,ter. Oakland
Tfnses and Taguifcr 81 times, and was con
sidered an excellent newspaper man. His
father is quite wealthy. Travers Is engaged
Go young lady of wealth and refinement
IN Oakland. His strange disappearance
bat deepens the mystery surrounding that
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