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

Nellie Hoigate. the young woman who
disappeared so mysteriously while rowing
on Lake Washington on the evening of
"Wednesday. May 5, and for whose body
the depths of the lake have been searched
by agonlzed friends and relatives for four
weeks. while the entire community has
been wondering and sreculating concern
ing the mystery, is alive as the home Of
her parents in Lead, s. D. This news Was
received BY the Posr-IxrEllIaxxcrR first
OF all in Seattle. and when bulletined on
its board at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
created the widest excitement.
Tho Posr-iNrELIleExcER received con.
hrmation Of the fact that Miss Holgate
was in Lead early IN the day In the fol-
lowing telegram:
LEAD. s. H.. May sl-To rnR Posr.YxrrIlr.
GrxcER: Yes: am In Lead Have written
you explaining ALL NELLIE Ho.oArR
A dispatch was at once sent asking her
that she telegraph the full story At once.
Lead is in the Black Hills on . little
branch and all telcgraphic communica-
ton is by way Of Omaha and several juno
tions. making it very slow. II was not
unlil late last night that . reply was re-
ceived. In the meantime Miss Holgate
had been informing others Of her where
abouts, for MrA Frances Baker. of the vsn-
dome, her most intimate friend here, re-.
ceived the following dispatch:
LEAD, D.. May sl-xrs. Frmsces Baker. Scat
ffe. hnona wsle 1.ee~, ga a.,
not worry. NELLIE HoisArR
The poor old father. who. since his ar
rival here three weeks ago. has by day and
night. without ceasing and with the great
est mental and bodily anguish, pursued
the search for some trace of his lost dar-
ling child, was not remembered when she
had reached the safe haven Of home, and
the news that she Vas alive and we'll Was
broken to him by others. but she did tels-
graph to her sister. Mrs. A. Il. Hummer.
at kenton. for Mr.. Holgats received the
following dispatch from her last night,
after he had wired her the news he had
heard haro:
RESTox. May 3L-1ebrs HoigatG Seutsle: Re-
ceived same msssags from Nellie. WONDERFUL
Can't realise Come out BELLE (HuxM.RA
The story Of Miss Holsats's disappear
ance as told by herself 10 indeed wonder
ful, and II il were entitled to crsdsnce
would add to the ssnsationalism Of the
case. But those who read 1t will see its
falsity and absurdity stamped in every
line and will look deeper for the true
theory for her strange leave and absence.
The dispatch - received by the Posr-lx-
rELueENcEs from Miss Holgats u -
follows:
Filled p NIL
Lead g H.. May ST. Post lnfe'ligeNcey.
!Sedfae-f LEFT the vfndose to 90 to Nrs. LmfAe
(Lnisj bns changed MY mind and Sent for a vos:
intended 10 90 there uAsa got hack Len Madsson
for Mafrosa Pa,k A. was ncar the Lesris cos-
toge a and a sronsnn casissi me IYowet In. a.
thought II ss0s some one knep. TIC man said: ~
srass the moaey goa hare ! had
air,ost one handrcd dollars iateNded
10 p,nee in bssk that day but did not hare TINA
gnre Aim my money asd wa.cA Thy kner me- for
he said: II gmess see sN sate you With u.s." I
~est ~ifh them in boat fhey had for quite dis.
eamce; they took team asd ien Bashfngfon osly
I'm them f,r days ago and icsNt homo tmmsdtaftiy
A. \ dit no, knor mAaf thev thought. hare ,srasen
yos Jaa particulars. NELLIE H0LGATK
But Miss Holgate was not kidnapped by
mysterious man and woman waiting for
her on the shore of Lake Washington.
She left OF her own volItion. upon . care
fully premcditated plan. Such Is the only
reasonable theory. and II il one that will
doubtless be substantiated by. develop
meuts Of the next few hours.
II 10 q fact that during the past week
there has been m attempt on tho part Of
two men to delude the New York Mu-
tuai Life Insurance Company and Miss
Hoigate's father into paying large sum
OF money for information concerning the
whereabouts of the missing girl. The only
one Of these men appearing. SO
far as can be learned. - &. Il.
Walsworth, real estate agent having an
Office in the Bailey building. He has
claimed TO be acting for IN unknown man
xho asserts that he saw Nellie Holgate
leave her boat on the shore Of Lake WASH
ing.on on the evening she dIsappeared.
prepared for fight and start upon her
Journey.
These men, in hope Of reward. have for
davs been trifiing with the fathers feel
inrs in the most brutal manner. They
FIRST led him to believe that for . consid-
| GRAFTON Of $500 they could produce her
dead body, and after securing au Offer Of
reward by that means. asked inst the sum
he paid for information concerning her
Whereabouts alive
With these schemers pulling at his
heart strings no wonder the aged father
weps tears OF great JOY and relief yesterday
when told by . Posr-ISrELtisEscEa re-
porter that his daughter was alive. With
a firm belief in his child's good intentions
he had accepted no theory otherwise than
that Of accidental drowning until the
cup of hops had been held to his lips and
snstched away BY waisworth, only 70 be
offered again like the drink OF
Tantaius. Whereas he had been un-
happy before. his condition vas
nos indeed pitiable- From the day he
arrived in Seattle his one object has been
to bring the dead body Of Nellie Holgats
out OF the waters OF Lake Washington, and
he persisted in his efforts noswishstand-
ing the glimmer Of trnth given him.
Since that time the anguish Of mind
that Mr.. Hoigate has been IN can only BE-
appreciated BY n parent who g,ieves for
the safety OF child The occurrences Of
the last Ten days have added years 10 the
old mans age. and when hs was
seen BY . reporter last night he
said that he hardly knew y that his feelings
were. but what they bad been was enough
| 10 drive him crazy. The story Of Wsls-
| worth's connection With the cass - best
told N Mr.. Holssts's own words. - tod