The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-01

10 : fosr-iSrKirisExcxs reporter last
naea1 This Is what he said:
ishink Is uas week ago last Monday that
nsd come IN from the lake and was standing -
sae eoracs OF Front and Columbia streets. when
I nes my old friend NJ NJ casrahss and ea:cre1
irto Conversation with him. Naturally our
'sik lea 10 Nsliie's disarrearance He sux.
Eessed that - waa satisfcd In nv own ,nfrA
that she vaa drowned Il would BE- : rssd pi.n
70 oyer reward for the recovery OF her bo<av.
'est nir,- having in mind the reward. but made
no movs until last Friday, whom got Mr. Car.
taaes TO 90 With me TO the ONCE OF r. I,
suasoa. manager os the Mutual Lie Insurance.
ZEN paay OF New York. 70 make inquiries Goa.
cesnins the policies and eco II everything wss
straishe - THAI could cfYcs 500 reward for the
recovefy OF the body and be auro of having
money enough 20 ray the obiigastou n IL vss
recovered Mr. ssinson said that the po,icies
were In proper shape. and concluded to olEae
the reward, being convinced tha: Nellie wss
oosned. Mn tarrahsE then suggested the sd-
s'sao'aty oi oeiue very careful how the Offer Of
arewasd was worded on paper % there mishs h~
= possibility OF my daughter ssili being alive
ne proposed 10 make 10 read - that the dead
oDdy Enst BE- recovered from the saks ana
agreed 60 shia
-Now. on your word - . gentleman" said
NIX Csfsaher addressing Mr. Stinsou shave you
learned anything new In connection with this
caaey"
Nc stnson then remarked that no had nos
nad detectives 20 work on the case. q the tnsur-
ancs would not BE- paid until seven years had
elapsed In case the body wss not recovered. and
In case II wss found the insurance money vas
rsedy. Continuing. however. Nr. stinson satd:
"Ho,. Acrs scnraed senefhsas n<se and sAnf fAie
rory a;ier~oca 4 nam e,~e se NE asd, asssy ~
cssrssa asost rtsscri agreed 10 produce the dcnS
hodg cf Nsssse Hct1uss ~isAfa fsru on a ha;f Aeuys
aHd at ne cNsess toicsosos. ere rom the tfsse af
Aarsag tA<ar tevss oasp;ed''
agreed to pay the eso and asked II the body
could b produced at once. Mr.. stinson thought
from what the man said that it would b. done
In the night ! agreed then and thsss to
pay the $50 for the body aud ~
qucsted thatthe delivery b made that ntghl
Mr.. Stsnsou was TO mako the arraueeucnts with
the mysterious man and IL va decided 10 have
the corpse taken 20 the rooma Of the Cross I'm.
dsrsaktng Company, on second strset, near
Pfke This part OF the transaction did NOS
worry me. ~ only wanted TO recover the body
OF my child.
II was arranged that messenger should 60 to
the house Of Mr. Carraher when the body had
been brought IN and he IN turn would notify
me and ws would 90 to the undertasera The
people at the undertaking company did NOS
know anything about the arrangements That
night ! stayed at the corner Of Third
and Marion streets and Mr. Carfaher, who
throughout has acted disintcresfedly ~ my
friend. at hts house lie waited snd waited, ex.
pscting that every soand In the street wss from
tnc footsteps OF . messenger who was coming
with the long expected message. Tho night
passed and no ncws camA The next day
learned than the man with the information had
changed his mind and wanted the reward
20 read "dend or aiire." The reward vas nos OF.
fsrcd in that way and the following day Mr..
LutE came 70 me st Lake Warrington and said
that abe understood there wss man In the city
who had offered 10 produce Nellie alive for eS11
do not care 70 tell where learned that the
name OF the man who know - much about the
case was c. B. walsworth, real estate agent IN
the Bailey block, but found it out
There can be no doubt that Mr.. HolgAto
learned much more from certain party
under the secrecy imposed bysthe rules Of
the Masonic order. Of which Mr.. Holgate
10 member in good standing and high In
degree. All efforts % far 70 get at the
bottom Of that part Of the story was
Of the story were ignorant In this respect.
Continuing his story Mr.. Holgate said:
The events Of The memorable night when q.
fenovs the bsais9 tAss che vas drowned
and ] consinusd ny search tn the lake
and along the shosA One mosning I
caught eomethingin deep water and commenced
70 draw up The linz came sloWly. and - the
thought that the body might b coming struck
DO nos know what I would have dose u the esss
had proven tsua II was only limb Of tsss.
and my heart dropped with thu6
did mot say anything about what had hap.
psned hoping that M. oensoa would learn
something that would add 70 he svtdsnea
Tuesday Of this week. but with no sucessA I
had no idea how hs looked and did
not ess . dsscripsioa untii ysssss.
day. Then I went 70 his once. SiS bailey
block but - usual. he was nos In ! vent shsro
four times. but could not get sight Of him.
went to Chief Of Police Jackson and asked him
20 locate walswosth for ma. lie promised "a
nnd him and learn what he knew conossnipg
the matter. but % far - know he did not lo-
cato the man.
.'lt was BY chance that wslsworsh was pointed
out to me yesterday afternoon in front Of the
bailey block, ana kept . watch on him. lie
went mp into the New York block and came out
on Third street. then down Cherry again pest the
Posr-IxrRLLIoEScKR ofice. and By tho way hs
looked Il thought hs was worried. Then hs
went 70 . pawn shop Al the corner OF Front
and Cherry he met man aud after talking .
brief time went into tho ssfe Deposit building
and vas Lost 20 me. II wss long after this that
l was going by the fosr.lSrEfiIesScxs ossica
again when ! noticed . crowd in 'front.' of the
bulletin board and Mr.. Carrahss. whose once 10
In the same building. came out aud asked me 20
cone In. did not know what Was going on
un;iia PosrISrKLLiSxScgR reporter came In
aud read me . dispatch which no
said came from Nellie am
afraid broke down snd cried
like Q child. Whether 10 vas Joy for the
knowled that she lived or bscauss I was
overcome with conflicting emotions. i do NOT
know. II any one esn tell mo how l felt ON re.
cesving the Information that my child. whom
honestly believed dssd aud ia Lake Washing.
ton, vas alive aud ut hone they can do
something cannot Oh. do not know what 10
think Of this matter. II has caused mo more
pain than words can tell. aud even now I know
nothing of the causes that led Nellie 70 do what
she has done cannos sce my Way clear. but
shall stay In Seattle and bsss the brurt of the
disgrace caused by her unsxp aimed actions.
Wnisworth passed the Posr-fsrgtifsgS.
GER Office a. the bulletin was being placed
upon the board. lie read 1t hastily and
then started mp Cherry street and turned
the corner going north. Arcporter was at
his heels but lost track Of him in the
crowd. Al $50 O'Clock last night re-
porter found him at his home, cor
ner OF Rainier and Weller streets. over.
locking Lake Washington. IL required
about two hours hunting TO locate him,
aud he did not appcarin the least an xlous
20 talk concerning his knowledge Of the
case or what he had done. When he was
told in plain Language that the reporter
he'd learned Of his offering TO produce tho
body Of Nellie Hoigate on two dinesen,
propositions he denied II with vim. and