The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-13
UNNERVED BY DEBT.
De Crafts Mother Tells .
Straightforward Story.
NO UNNECESSARY MYSTERY.
She Believes That Her Son Became
Aiarmsd at His rinaaeisl Condi.
tion ana Ran Away.

The report that Mrs. Annie De Graf Is
soon to b married. and that knowledRe Of
this was one OF the causes that led George
Do Graf to leave the city as he did, Is de-
MED by Mrs. De Graf, and she pronounces
the story .all moonshine."
To PosT-IxTELLIGENcER reporter Mrs.
De Graf said last night that she attributed
her sons absence to his anticipation Of f.
nancial troubles. he knowing that he had
become involved
y furnished George the money to 60 into
business ct first" said Mrs. De Graf, ''and
afterward gave him what was needed to
buy the interest in the firm held by his
partner, MIR. Taylor. Whenever he asked
for money gave it to him. not as . pres
ent, but ~ loan, for he promised to repay
me every dollar Iadvanced to him. George
had q. 600 Of his own. which ne had saved
from his salary, and it was represented to
me that he put that amount into the bust
ness when he started, but now am not
certain that he did 80. The inventory of
the stock of goods in the store has not been
completed yet, but II appears that its value
has been largely overestimated. The stock
will not figure up more tnan s.. 600, and
may fall far below that figure. The attach
ments against the stock amount to little
more than s., ZOO.
Concerning the dispatch from San
Francisco which the Posr-INTELLIGENcER
published. want to say few words.
When it was first reported that my son
George had disappeared Mr.. H. r. Coates,
representing the tirm Of Murphy, Grant &
Co., OF San Francisco, came to me and
said he would like TO make arrangements
with me 90 that could go on with the
business without any trouble. He claimed
that George owed the firm for goods
$1.073. about $500 Of which was due and the
balance would be due in two or three
months. He offered to turn the account
over to me If would give him for the
amount claimed mortgage on my house
and lot ON Seventh street. Not under
standing business matters very well |
looked on the proposition as one meant in
kindness to me and consented. After
Mr.. Coates had secured the mortgage he
failed to turn over the account against
George to me, but instead assigned the
bills TO A. P. Murphy, contractor of this
city. with instructiony to him to secure an
attachment at once on the goods in the
store. Mr.. Murphy filed the attachment.
the first that was offered in court The
second attachment was for $500 BY Joseph
Smith, from whom George had borrowed
money. Thinking then that it was time
for me to protect myself filed my attach
ment for 5000, the amount which had
loaned to George. Two later attachments
have been filed, one for $500 and one for
Sl58, BY Chicago and New York houses.
1t il my opinion that George knew he
had got into deep water, and when he
came to reflect seriously on his plan to
move into q new and more expensive
store. he became frightened. He had paid
Mr.. Hinckley $500, one months rent for
the new store In advance, and was obliged
TO do something. / had dispatch from
Portland Saturday night, saying that oil
trace Of my son was lost since he reached
that city, and have no idea where he is
now