The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-25
GONE TO BUY A FARM.
Police Trying to Find the
Corpse Of q Live Old Man.
WANTED HIS GIRL WIFE BACK.
Slight Foundation on which . MystsTy
Was Built-The Old Man's Real
Estate Deals.

west from the cemetery terminus Of tho
Broadway street car line, has mysteriously
disappeared and probably been murdered
10 emphatically denied by Henry Uhlfeider,
clerk at Michael Balls cigar store at S14
Second street, who says the supposed
murdered man told him either Tuesday or
Wednesday afternoon that he was going
to Oregon TO buy . farm. According to
Mr.. Uhlfelder, who has known Schoen-
bachier long time. the missing man left
the city voluntarily and there is no mys-
terry in the case.
Oliver, aged IA, on July 6, 1891, In the
office of Justice Won TobeL The mar
riage had the consent of Thomas Mckay.
OF Columbia, the girls guardian, and was
witnessed by him. Since the marriage
the couple have lived happily and January
rs, 1892, Mr.. Schoenbachler decided to his
wife the south y of the north a of the
east a of tho northwest u of the south
west u of section q, township Is north,
range east, containing FIVE acres, on
which his present residence stands. He
had q claim on five acres of land near
Columbia. and on March last took it away
from his sisters husband, Henry Molen-
beck, through the superior court. Molen-
beck lived on the land originally and had
borrowed $500 from Schoenbachler to make
the first payment. Last winter the Molen-
beck family moved into the city for
the winter, but left some OF their things on
the place and in the house. As soon Is
they did this. Schoenbachler went to law
to secure possession Of the land and
eventually got it. In the matter he was
aided by Thomas Mckay, his wife's guar
dian. who now lives on the place. Schoen-
bachler came to police headquarters last
Monday evening between and O'Clock
and told Capt. Hogle that his wife had
gone to visit her stepfather at Columbia
and he was afraid he would not let her
come back to him. He gave no other
reasons; said he and Mckay had not had
any trouble, but he was sure the latter
would not let her come back to him. He
told PosT-INrELLIeEScER reporter that
he had not been ut McKay's
for some time. and on being
questioned told of his Lake Union and
Columbia land deals.
From the police station, It is evident, he
went to Columbia, met Mr.. Mckay, who
was going to political meeting, and that
together they returned to the latter's
house. Schoenbachler returned to the
city that night without his wife, and ON
the next day was at the law Office of White
Il Munday. in the Starr. Boyd block. He
was in nervous condition and left, say.
ing he had to meet man to whom he was
to sell pony. The police are anxious to
see the man who was to buy that pony.
They have had . hard time to follow
ho, ho ~ Ia Al.
law Office. They have searched the woods
in the neighborhood of the house where he
lived, hoping to find his body, but have
failed. There is no evidence to show that
he went to Columbia. There il evidence
that he left the city and did so voluntarily.
Henry Uhlfelder. reputable citizen, says
he saw him at Michael Balls cigar store
at 814 Second street after all these occur.
rences. He says he is sure it was not
earlier than Tuesday, and he thinks it was
Wednesday. He noticed him especially
because he was dressed up and said he had
rented his place and was going to Oregon
to buy farm.
It is claimed that Schoenbachler was in
fluenced in deciding his property to his
child-wife, and 1t is said he confided that
fact to his attorney. w. H. White. How
ever that may be. the old man has another
or divorced wife, whose name was Tena
Nauer, and who is probably in Nebraska.
She left this city, taking with her her two
children, julius and Emma, five
years ago, and nothing has been
heard of her since. It might
be that Schoenbachler was afraid that,
in case of his death, his first wife would
appear and claim q share of his property.
1t is we'll known fact that he has been a
stranger to his relatives in this city for
some time, and has never been to see his
sister since he gained possession of the
Columbia property.
Thomas Mckay came to police head
quarters yesterday and offered his assist.
ance in clearing up the supposed mystery.
Joseph Schoenbachler is So years old,
He is native Of Switzerland and came to
this country over twenty years ago. He
has lived in Syracuse, N. Y, one or two
places in Nebraska and for number of
years in this city. He has q brother
Thomas in Syracuse, N. V, another
named Martin at Gray's Harbor and two
sisters, one in Nebraska and Mrs. Henry
Molenbeck, who lives on Addition street.
between South Tenth and South Eleventh
streets, in this city.
The police authorities. with one excep-
ton, believe a murder has been committed
and are working day and night on the
case. Meanwhile Schoenbachier is a.
much alive as Radlof was when Chief
Jackson and his detectives were yainly
trying to find him.