The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-08
SKAGtis Is MISSING.
The Northern Pacific Express
Agent Disappears.
Is BOOK aaE So srRAIoHT.
His Krieads Believe Him SICK or Feaiiy
iseaIt WHAT'S onariais Have
Fall Confidence ia Him.

Thomas L. Skaggs, the local agent for
the Northern Pacific Express tonl-
pans. has disappeared and his where
atouts are stall unknown That he
Is not = defaugter 8 carefsi examina-
ton Of his accounts has proven This
renders the case extremely mysterious
sksPEx left here last Tuesday Tor Whatcom.
continued his trip 10 Vancouver. where all
trace Of him Il lost When his absence
grew Suspicious, an investigation fol-
loved Il was Immediately set down that
be Was q slefaulter. and that was given a. s
reason Tor bis going. Every effort Is being
made TO locsse skaggs, bat 20 trace Of him
has ret been found.
Tie express company has q new agent AZ
Whatcona who IS not familiar with the
work connected with the Office and II has
been Shaggs' duty 10 60 90 WhAicom the
first OF each month and balance the What
com mans books, and make out his re-
ports. larry last week the Whatcom agent
was In the city aud Shsggs determined 10
go "a Whaseom IN company with him and
sEFa.ghten up his books Tuesday night
was set for the time of departure.
skaggs spent the entire day Tuesday in
the Office and that night be and the other
agent boarded the Premier at midnight
and started for Whatcen. Skaggs had been
complaining Of being sick. and when the
steamer reached Whaicom he told the
Whatcom man that he felt too
sick 20 leave the boat ard would
20 on 10 Vancouver, adding that
he swould return by the FIRST boat and
stop OF At Whatcom when he would at
tend TO bis business. The agent thought
nothing 81 the matter and bidding Skaggs
eoosl-Oye left the boat This was the last
seen of skag5g on Friday last Mr.. N. g..
Hail, supAgl4tendent OF TIE western
dsvisdDnS Dn Che Northern Pacific Ex-
frpse xoWpany, with headquarters
ak peTAahd, happened 10 come
%. kfatEA lie called on arriving
~ 5sse e1}gf any's Office in the Puget
S&8hki Ehaft railroad depot building and
I'D for 3Ekaggs. He was surprised to
heail 4egly of one Of the clerks in the
Office that skaggs had been away fer four
days on a trip TO Whatcom and that
he had not yet gone there. Mr..
Hall Immediately wired the Whateom
agent, and reserved tbs reply from him
that skaggs bad left him at Whatcom, in
tending 60 80 70 Vancouver for short
trip. and had not returned. Mr.. Halls
FIRST impression ~as that Skaggs had de-
eamped, and he decided to make an exami-
nation OF his books.
The investigation instituted revealed
nothing. His books were exact TO a cent
Mr. Hall Immediately wired the police at
Vancouver to look out for skaggs. but has
81 yet heard nothing. In conversation
with a posr-INrKLlIeEscEE reporter last
night he said:
II am at loss 90 account for Skaggs'
disappearance He has been with as for
years, and the officials Of the company had
and have yet the utmost confidence in
him. In fact, came 70 Seattle 20 make
him the oiIer Of better position. That
skaggs IA honest ! am satisfied. His
accounts are straight, and an incident
that occurred the afternoon OF his
departure proves him to be honest That
afternoon two valuable diamond rings, for
some one here Ia Seattle. reached the Of
fice. They were turned over 10 Skaggs for
safe Keeping. He had them in his posses
sion ali afternoon. and Just bsfore leaving
he turned them over to the cashier, saying
that the parties wonId probably call for
them before he returned. Now those rings
were worth az least sioOo, and
had skagkS ueSiFe1 10 steal anything
be could have just kept them in
his pocket Ia my opinion skages
haa either been fonlly dealt with or is sick
somewhere in British Columbia and un-
abba to wire us Unless he turns up pretty
soon shall have 20 name hls successor,
but should he turn up or gives a coed ex-
cuse when he does, We viii restore him 70
his position.
Thomas T.. skaggs Is a native Of Oregon
and q years 81 sge. Ia his appearance he
is decidedly handsome, although very
small ia stature, being only about 8 feet 4
inches tall and weighs hut ABOUT i90
poslnds He has dark hair. blue eyes.
cIear-eut features and high color. He
always dresses very we'll skaggs FIRST
went to work for the Northern Pacific Ex-
press Company srvsu Years ago when be
was but a boy Of II years. His first work
wal done IN the Portland office Where he
rose rapidly 20 The position OF cashier,
which ne held FOR three years. leaving that
position year since 10 take the general
agency for the company at Seattle. he has
a mother whom he supports. residing in
fendlesun. oregon. and some other rela-
ilvss,ka Portland lie has qase 3 number
~ ~ ,sts4s here al ~ vehCfa a. Al Isxa A.,