The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-27


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o'clock a ssierhone msssaEe came 70 the
posr-lsvrtl saEseFn editorial fosms H@y-
ing. I'll Won 2ill send a reporter - tue
sloop Comet. foot0Of Pike street, be VII
get a good story Then the speaker lett
the phone aud would not reply. 4 re-
porter wac sent, and on hnding capt
Fellows was told by him that one OF the
parties, an old reporter who vas mixed up
in The case. had telcBhoned. The captain
then told the following strange story
Last Friday evening about o'clock
two young fellows came down 20 the boat
nj tie fo0t-sAf Pike street and wanted ID
engage the boatpto 20 and look al some
pile timber land at Bush point aud Al
Iniraity head for contractor ia seattle-
one as named Walter Irving, and he IN"
troduced the other as Charley Ellis, BOOK
keefer for the contractor. We got to Bush
point Saturday afternoon. They looked
over the land and We left that evening.
and got TO Admiralty head a. noon the
NEXT day They looked at the land, and
we're told that the owner had gone To
Goupeviile and would be back at s o'clock.
That evening they went up again. and
we're gone about four hours. Before ne
came back Irving went 10 see his father,
who lives ut Admiralty head. Mr.. Irving
wanted 10 know what his son was doing,
aud thought possibly he might be IN the
smuggling business as he was there with
. boat. There being no wind that night
we Law there tail morning, and at . O'Clock
Trving's father came down again,
not being satisfied with the excuse
the boy gave him. Young Irving
went on shore and be and his father had
long talk. the father crying part OF the
time. Ellis said To me-
This looks kind OF queer 10 rue. Don't
ID TO your This is the iirst chance have
had 10 speak to you alone. i am not work
ing for anyone, and have only known iry-
ing two weeks. met hum on the streets
In Seattle wearing a white ribbon. lie
wanted me TO take n trip with him on
boat and pass oft as bookkeeper. rs u
would help him in hisbusiness. We didn't
go 10 see any man about the land. lie
left me about two hours and don't know
where hs went
driving went home with his father and
when he came out questioned his father
and found several flaws In the boys story,
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something wrong. lie wanted me 10 write
to him when l reached Seattle.
''We left that day at noon for Bush
point, arrived there at 4 o'clock. and
Irving and Ellis went up Co look at che
lend again. When they returned after
three hours Ellis stopped behind and told
me they hadn been up TO the timber az
all but had been planning to kill me that
night Ellis consented 20 everything pro-
posed 6y Irving. as he was afraid OF him.
| laughed at first and wouldn't believe IL.
He swors everything he had told me was
true. lie said when he consented 10 stand
In and kali mo Irving told him he had not
come up for timber at all, but TO rob an
old rancher named Crockett At Admiralty
head. who had 5000 In a safe. Ills
scheme was 60 tell Ine ne left his pocket
book at his fathers, and while on his way
there 20 get IL slip INTO the cabin. get the
rifle and shoot me lwh0e | was al the
siller. After Ellis doli me this he aad
Irving went to- the lighthouse for dinner
and went on board took the shells out
of the ride, hid the hand Ak and stove
poker hafd put the pistol and some shells
in my pocket
sssoon alter we had started for Seattle.
when ont about1l nIte. Irving felt in his
pocket and. missing his pocketbook, Sald
he must have iettAt ut his fathers, and
that We would 30 aud get it, | told him
a II e0f A.tr "A
get il. ole said htOhad chartered the boat
and back We woulstgo. ! said Z; Back We
Will not go. We had some hot words.
and ne then went cato the cabin and ht
the lamp. Through a small hole in the
door | could see h4tn and Ellis whispering
together, evidently schemlag how 10 get
rid Of me- | reached over and locked the
door. Irving jumped up aud wanted 90
know IL ] had locked the door. | said YES,
and told him "a stay where he was; that
be was al right Al Dong as he stayed there.
lie wanted 60 gnow II ] had found OUT
anything from the man At the lighthouse.
] told ham | had learned enough 10 keen
my eyes open About o'clock in the
morning | saw him hunting around the
cabin for tie she'll for the rifle and y hea
he conidn't nnh this. looked for the
Ratchet He told Young If he would flnd
the an he womb split my head open. We
got IN about Z % clock the next dav
II left them IA the cabin and went e
she chief og poitce lie sent me 10 Prose
cutting Attorney Miller, Who said nothing
could ho done. | went hack and lei them
out and told irving il lac did not pay me
would have him arrested. lie told ms
that NJ, Whsttlescy, sec rutaFv Ot ths
Chamber of CumWerce, Was his friend and
would NouCh for him, and promised q
meet the at the chamber the next mornimG
az lu clock, hut aid not show nn M
Whigtiesey said nc knew Irving And
Thought he had been crooked Tor som,
time.
'Before hiring my boat Irving tried {,
set the LAUNCH PERHAPS irom y a. Bod
IanR. telling him that Mr. Whutlese,
Wopid yeneh for hts honesty. but 81
Mblitlssey refused Go do 50 whca asEed
WhenAG was0fouaa that tha nam wh,
telephoned was NatCh Noane. jr.. th,
hero ol many ss%4apes. the story VAS held
. feF investigation as to 1Sxing ) record. 4
reporter searched all dav for hua. but ala
NOS tnd him. However. he did tad some
thas aboat the yoang man at the \ 7
\ : house. 90
Waiter T. Erving1s young man. claim
lug so beoniy = years old. tas has alresf /,
ha3Ca carver lie lived FOR a long time Ia
Port fownsoad. where be drove ucar
and intellectually purchased real estate ~.
Which hs has never pAb4. To get out ~
paytng he said lie was Gnder age To laoi
81 him casually one A0uld thiak ne "a,
uotloas more lhau sn ordinary Young mar
who bad been lucky enough 70 1T COOS
clothes "a hard umes. A closer insppc
tion, haseYes. woa!d shoS that be has !
RESTLESS eve. enc taat pays ogglentsi. sag
DOES act speak well Tor Us possessor. Hs
= tai. rather slender. haG possesses aaasr
than ordinary strsasth. Mhen he gissi