The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-03
A FATHERS WRATH.
Mr.. Holgate Give Walsw0rth 4
Tongue Lashing.
NELLIE HAD 4 JOB IN DENVER.
When Her Drethop rounA Her There
She Was Wsskisg snA He HsA
% 0uns for Her.

since Ms CONNECTION with the dolGase case
came before the public. but yesterday his
lot was made more miserable by an en-
counter with the misusod father Of the
eccentric girl. There vas no blood shed.
but an eyewitness of the affair said that
Walsworth turned pale under the scorch-
ing talk Of the indignant old man and got
away from him as soon Is possible. About
l0:30 O'Clock yesterday morning Mr.. Walls
worth entered the Safe Deposit building
on Front street to visit ]. d. Atkinson. his
attorney. As chance had it. Mr.. Holgafe
entered just behind him, on his way to
F. L. Stinson's Office. The Old gentleman
recognized Mr.. Walsworth and Was .. his
side before that gentleman could ring the
elevator bell more than six times.
You are the miserable creature I have
been looking fo:, believe" said Mr.. Hol-
gate, as his eyes snapped and his cane was
raised aloft.
Waisworth turned . shade paler. gave
the bell several punches, caused the ele-
vator boy to think the house was on fire,
and as the zane came down caught il with
one hand.
II can explain my acts" said Mr.. Walls
worth as he tried to free himself from Mr..
Holgate. who had pressed him into the
corner at the elevator shaft and was Civ
ing him talk on decent treatment
Come up to Mr.. S:inson's office and do
%. them" said the old man. and the
couple went seesawing toward the stair
case. In the midst of the excitement Mr..
Holgate's cane went to the floor and Walls
worth went up the stairs like flash. The
old gentleman stopped to pick up his
cane. and meanwhile Walsworth had
taken the elevator from the second story
for the to floor. There he stayed until
Mr.. Holgate left the building.
Yesterday Mr.. Ho.gate received the fol-
lowing dispatch from T. D. Edwards, ed
itor of the Tribune, Lead. S. D.:
"Neiiie is here and we'll. talked with
her yesterday"
The following dispatch received from
the editor of the Times. at Dead wood,
which Is only short distance from Lead,
gives few additional particulars, one of
them being that Miss Hoigate was at
work when found in Denver by her
brother:
Hosgate arrived here from Denver ON May 81
with he: brother. and went directly to her
married sisters homo at Lead The brother
then informed her mother of Neliie's return.
The mother would no: believe it. All Of two
hours passed before she would go to sec her
Nellie declined tn be iuterv.ewed or tell her
story 70 D.adwood Times reporter because il
made some comments In regard to the report OF
her being lost o: drowned To local paper she
gave tho following Statement: in her own writ
ing: Miss HolGatc stated that on the night OF
her disappearanc from Seattle she was standing
near the Madison street boathouse, when she
was hailed BY man and woman seated In q
buggy. Apprehending nothing wrong she ap-
preached the pair when she was seized aud robbed
OF what money and jswelry she had amounting
to something over 500. After robbing her she
was made captive and taken across tho couu-
try and left near Pocateiio. Idaho, from which
point she said she wrote to he: parents at Lead.
but received no answer. She succeeded In getting
to Denver. Col. From the latter point she again
wrote to her parents at Lead
The meeting at the train OF Miss Holsate ana
her parents and friends was very affecting. Tho
young lady 10 yet little nervous. but otherwise
in good health. She says that she passed through
an experience that she will always remember.
Her father, who Is ut present at Seattle. where
he has score OF detectives employed searching
for clue to the whereabouts OF his daughter,
was yesterday telegraphed the good news OF her
safe arrival home. The Times Of this morning
says:
William HolEaie and sister. Miss Ncllic, ar.
rived on Wednesdays b. L. NJ from Denver, to
which place Will went ten days ago. after re-
ceiyiug latter from has sister stating that she
was in that city. When VIII reached Denver he
went TO the address given in his letter. but his
aister was not there. having gone out to work.
He searched for two days before finding her,
and when he had. no tclegraphcd the fact to his
father, who 10 In Seattle searching for his lost
child. who reports that she was robbed OF her
money and jewelry on the edge OF the lake, and
carried Off by IN Italian woman and man, who
lel, her in the mountains in Idaho, ana that she
got n chance to work her way to Denver, where
she wrote a letter TO her brother 40 soon - she
reached there.
The following telegram from the man.
ager of the Olympia Olympiaa- Tribune to
Hyams. Pauson & Co. would indicate that
the former thinks the latter got Miss Hoi.
gate to leave as part of an advertising
dodge for the firm:
OLYMPIA. June .
Messrs. Hyd,as Pauson & 90, Seattle: Your
advertising scheme with Mss Holgatc ~ one of
the actors 10 original and worthy of a Bsrnum.
Was the Old man on 10 IL aso? Confrm our b..
lief by wire aud wc will give you the benefit OF
some space as an advertisement We are on to
the racket Answer. J. .. II. scnRxY
Manager OF the Olympia Tsfbuae
To this Mr.. Redelsheimer, manager for
Hyams. Pauson & Co, sent this reply:
SEATTLE. June 2-J o. r. Scobey. oiympia:
Evidently you do not know us. We do not re-