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

nmB-IxTRExsasscnn essss ous visn . ssae re-
1T eonssening ~ diserpeafaoes Of xeliie
biGase. Tie Deeulfae circumstances and shs
Dane q tho sseurrsoeos Me1conea ~
ny aienA sd shs vtsssity ID vhssa
~ hagssnsa save ~ sss con On.
whole sGhas. ] thsn SO tss nAs Who hsd
etssn - ny tsfosmasiou. b dos 10 tive sss
Ssem hsss. aod - sasee1 - kssp oar mouths
shut aud watch dsvstopnsnsA II re-
wasa VS. o6ssed, we intended 70 come
forward with wat ws knew ana eis-
psu tie ersvniag tAsosy. No reward
~ o0sssd asd the eass did not Develop fsst
enough 70 suit nss. 20 vent 70 !. r. Tsylor aad
osksd him II 9 reward had bssn e6srsd. He said
there had not - his kno vssedss. snd rssefrsd
~ 10 G. <. Zssiy. sslspbensd oocs 70 shs
latter. bat ks wss oss and ] never sAw biz,
] eOs ssxious and vas afraid something would
hapvsn similar 70 Whist vas pcs on the Fosf-
JErGILsGGscHR 6.iissin sass afsssnoon. % J
went 70 y. l. stinson. Of the Auscal
~ . reward Asd been onssed
He sid '-ao." end askes ms II snsv anything
about tbs msfssr. referring 70 Nellie Holessss
dtsappsasanca ] ssid that tsss dep<ndso
greet dssl GA tie reward, and 81 anY wss o7sssd
had information IN shcss. j Agreed 70 sell
what ! knsw Of the nssses foe s0l
There vas 70 b no middle plaza shout
on TIE proposition II shs understanding rs.
alive o. dad. ks.nson said II would b eooo
advertisement for bis company 10 pay . pes'eJ
In such case this. aud would wire h's com
psny concerning the matter He agreed % Gise mo
snanswss the nexs dsY. never agreed to as.isef
the body OF made any proposition TO fnss suseI
Later In tho day Esy attorney ven: ~ ses M
esinson. bat he acted In such N tndshsrcns
manner. evidentiy tsying 20 draw the story out,
that ssT attorney came sway aad told me be
would let ksinssn come 20 him in ths future TX
that gentleman wanted % tAsx On tho proposi-
ton The rcxf thing knew detective came
20 me. ono vino ] believe worked sos ssinson, and
said something soout producing Miss Hossase's
body for etJ0L ! told bin did net know what
no vas talking about ana hs went away with
out getting much Information In day o.
% stfaAou came 20 me and wanted
Jne 10 produce the live bosfy. l
saw through his plot asd told h'm
the reward must b put down in plain
mesnins--dcad or aiive-apd ] was really to
ssit. wanted him 70 pnt $50 In sns ashins-
toa National bsnk 20 bind this bargain,
bat every time I tried to come to the
poins he walled around It Tho result
was that no agreement wss entered tuto
and the case rested. ! Wss anxious tosays the
matter settled then because I believed the girl
wss near seattle. - com pared 10 where che has
tnrnct up You esn 80 yourscIf that IL Il Inn
after leaving Seattle tho night shs took the boat
rico. woa't advance any theories, but vail
cay this:
The road TIA, ysi..e Hoieat< tack wAen sac ZEN
sks eisg wes rough and story. fpoaif not like 10
frarf IN the night She did nos taks the train from
S<afsi<. neither did che sate a boat.
I, IL not true that shs went 70 Renton.
lived there myself and became acquainted with
her there. Know tho country and ara satisoed
Ksnt0u 10 out OF the question.
In response to . question ~ 70 where
the man who saw Nellie Holgats leave the
boat was, Mr. Walsworth said: HE Is not
Tar from Madison street and engaged in
work. He refused TO give further In
formation. although asserting that he pos
sessed 1t and could give IL at any time.
He also claims TO have well-founded the
ory for the cause OF Miss Holgass's disap-
pea-ance, and he says he believes certain
persons in this city know. and have known
from the beginning, the true facts.
The story Of the disappearance 10 still
fresh In the public mind and only needs
brief recital. On the afternoon Of Thurs
day. May 4. 1t was learned that Miss Nellie
Holgsse. . saIeswoman In the cloak de-
psrtmen; Of the AacDougall d Southwick
NoWthouJ otx UtOtVy u10 Ot1oYpeWIcus
and from all appearances had been
drowned In Lake Washington. The
FIRST that was learned Of the affair
vas whom Mrs. Lu!x. . friend
OF Miss Hoigats. came 70 the
store and found that she had not been
there during tho day. Mrs. Luts immedi-
rely hastsnsd to Mrs. Frances Baker. at
the vendoms. where Nellie Holgate lived.
aud asked for her. Mrs. Baker said she
had thought the young woman Was with
Mrs. Lutx. she had taken . bundle
and started for Mrs. Lutz's house to have
dress fitted. Where could tho girl be,
vas the question. She was in the habit OF
rowing. 90 they went to the lake to
sec II she had been there. Their
snpposition was right. Nellie Hol-
gate had taken . boat at Bartiets's
boathousc the night before .. $50 o'clock
and rowed south toward Madrona park.
She had bundle which she had refused to
leave at the boashouss and 30 the boat.
man tucked II under tho back seat.
A search party Was formed aud in due
course Of time returned with a sacaue
from which the buttons had been cut. a
water soaked hat and . white handker-
chief. all Of which were a!terwafd iden,l.
fei ~ the property Of the missing g,rl.
They all believed she was drowned or
Killed. Some remarks were made
about Why the boatman had not become
alarmed about Miss Hoigstc not return.
ing 10 the boathoase. but this was a.
trieased to eare.exsness and u belief that
she had not been drowned. Tha, night IL
WAS discovered By the reporters that Miss
Hoigase had haa considerable money
on her person the afternoon Of
her disappearance and that note was
taken IN her IN the store about 5 O'Clock.
Who sent IL remains mystery. but il was
thought II had nothing 30 do with her
disappearance. The lake was dragged
Tier friends were loyal and put IN
money for diver 10 explore the
bottom OF ireaeherons Lake Washington.
Over $a;o was spent in this way without
result. All this time the disappearance Of
the bundle from where IL had been care
fally tucked away under the back sea, of
the boas. which bad been found rich, side
on. vas puzzle. The buttons taken
from the garment were returned
Nv two men Who hal cut them
ol'. having found the sacGuo on the
beach. will and $a.t.n lite insurance
were the next discoveries Then tina
father came fr0m Lead, :. y. and after
locking into the matter. believed his
daughter drosncd. BEFORE this The viii
hal been opened and the facts became
known that ~ the sstss> insurance when
Miss Holgste had un her l,fe. 81 ~ VAS
in favor of her tF'eai. MrS.@E Races Baker
Mrs. Baker FenOuneed her calm the morn
ing after Mr.. Ho4Sate came to Seattle. The
father continued she search. once believed