The morning call., 1892-12-25
AWAY FOR MEXICO,
F. G.. Coates and His Wife
LeVant.
JONES & co. LOSE MONEY
Luxurious Apartments at the Hotel
Marquette Abandoned i'm a Single
Day-Why Did They Coz

Captain Francis Coates. late Of the Eng.
lish army. is sought after just at present by
many interested parties.
He has been missing since Thanksgiving
Gay aud all hope Of his return has been
| abandoned.
The captain was grand fellow" who
had been brought up in the enjoy ment of the
| best things of this life.
He arrived here from Japan about year
| ago and took a humble position in whole
! sale house where he worked diligently until
about six months ago. when he accepted the
management of the tea department Of Jones
! & Co. OF &c and % Fremont street.
His salary was soon raised TO the munlh-
| cent sum of $500 month, which enabled
him to furnish apartments at the Hotel Mar
| quette and install there handsome woman
| whom he introduced as Mrs. Captain Coates.
The quarters were furnished 10 the ut
/ most limit OF Oriental luxury, and the hit
tings cost over $780, There were no chill
| dren 10 contribute sunshine to the beauti-
| full home, but pair OF handsome japanese
! pugs occupied a place in the affections OF
the twain. and took off the rough edge Of
monotony during the hours that might
otherwise have been tiresome.
The captain became popular man, ard
was known at the clubs for his good fellow
! ship and ability TO entertain.
He was tall, handsome snd elegant with
| merry, swift and tuneful tongue.
To listen TO him for an hour one would
swear that there was not square foot of
territory that the earth turns to the sun
upon which his feet had not trod.
He had hunted the royal Bengal tiger In
the jungles of Asia, had battled with the
lion in the wilds of Africa and entrapped
the genial hippopotamus on the banks Of
| the Nile.
Stanley did not know half so much Of the
myste ries of the Congo as the captain, and
| the narratives of RntyaTd kipling as COM
pared to his were as the Pickering rays Of
a lightning bug 10 the glorious effulgence Of
| q mondays sun.
The only thing that the captain had nc.
| hunted and killed was a California grizzly.
In the midst of all his happiness, how
! ever, an evil hour came, and now he is far
| away from the SCIENCES Of bis recent con-
| quests, and the places that knew him once
may probably know him no more forever.
The steamer China on her last trip ar
rived Just day before Thanksgiving On
her was a mysterious man who was in
| search for the captain. The engineer, who
was a close friend of the latter, was aware
Of the fact, and he quickly impaired the
news.
Before the sun went down the captain
| had disposed OF all OF his furniture 10
secondhand dealer for $3.50 and purchased
tickets for himself and wife 10 Vera Cruz.
On Thanksgiving morning the earliest
train was taken. There were six large
trunks filed with the rich wearing apparel
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Coates, which were too
much to be carried on the tickets and
portion of il had to be taken as freight.
The couple got away all right. however,
and Jones x Co. have discovered that they
are in the City Of Mexico.
Before leaving Coates went TO Hayes &
Dwyer on Sixth street and cashed an order
on Jones & Co. for 500. The firm admits
THIS, but will not tell how much more OF its
coin he took along with HIM.
1t is tact, however, that every effort
possible is being made by the firm to get the
fugitive back, and that large number OF
other people are taking special interest in
having the missing man returned.
Coates was good salesman and did
good work for his house. which made him
doubly valuable.
All hope Of his coming back has. how
ever, been given M.
II is reported that the man who came ND
on the China will follow the couple TO the
end Of the earth.
Hayes " Dwyer state that thew have
been reimbursed for their hundred dollars,
and are consequently happy.