The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-18

the present time, dance a fast but I'M
wished for hornpipe.
Ii was with difficulty that the sheriff
made his way through the crowd to Yesler
avenue and took a car home People
would not believe but that krug had been
taken off the cars at Fremont or Ballard,
and shipped in secretly, although the
Great Northern road does not run through
the former place at all. Still ali last even
ing the persistent rumor circulated that he
had gotten of a Great Northern train at
Fremont and been struggled into town.
Sheriff Woolery felt disappointed at
falling TO locate Krug. lie blamed him.
self and Chief Jackson for not putting
men on the treasurer's trail when the
Posr-lNrELLiGENcER gave such plain warn
ing, and at the first step to have checked
Mr.. Krug's flight
Il would give $500 out of my own
pocket" he said last evening after get ting
of the train. iii i could have laid nv
hands on krug. AS il is, / would not
have returned but for the fact that good
men are working the ground around New
Westminster.
The sheriff did not get near krug, so
Tar as his own information goes bat ran
down many clues and traced his footsteps
10 - O'Clock Tuesday night. when the
trail was lost. The sheriff reached New
Westminster last Wednesday evening about
O'Clock, just twenty-four hours later
than the Ascending treasurer. The first
reliable information that he got concern
ing tue man he was after came from John
fratt. baker, who was With krug in Sc
attle Tor two years. Pratt met Krug on
the street the evening before and spoke 10
him. hrug tried to avoid him aud Pratt
hrst thought IL Was because of AIS sudden
rise IN the soclag scale. The first meeting
vas brief, bat short time later Pratt met
him again, and this time stayed with him
while he purchased a hand bag and a
brush and comb. krug gave no explana-
II o. why he wanted them, but
said he had come over 10 New
Westminster with crowd of fellows
on "A tIme." Pratt thought the remark
was peculiar. as he had not noticed any
people with krug. but having no occasion
70 probe the matter said nothing more.
hrag asked him the quickest way to Vic
torla and, on being told that the electric
cars ran 10 Vancouver. where the passage
could be made by boat, babe Pratt good
night When Pratt turned away it was
80 o'clock, and he ieit krug standing in
the middle Of the street a. the terminus
oil tne electric cars. The next car started
toT vancouver and this made Sheriff
MooleEy believe that krug was a passen-
ser 10 that city. AT that time the cars
were not being watched by the police aud
hras doubtless passed into Vancouver
wathon; attracting attention.
sheFtH " oolery went TO Vancouver
thursday morning. but failed 10 find any
trace OF the fugitive. He learned. how.
ever, that The ways OF getting across To
Victoria we're many, and that the regular
boat Tor NAnAifne left alter Krug probably
reached the city. The police Al the latter
pssee were notified 10 re on the lookout,
but up 20 las; aisht there had been 40 de-
Vesopmeats IN that city Last FRIDAY ".
Moresoy. governor of the prison, left Van
/ eoaFeF Win the sheriff in steam iaaach
TO inTesiisa'e the report OF a stranger hav-
ing oeea seen ia the vicinitv Of Hope. on
the Fraser river What al firss appeared
TO he good cue turned out worthless