The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-12

John sligo. the half breed. was not the
son of Jacob Sligo. Zechow said he could
do IL. and went away. He never pro-
iuced an ounce of proof to make good
his claims. and matters were In this con-
tlition Just before the last election when
he called on MIR. Baer for a short time
1t is claimed By people at Young's cove
that when he returned home he acted
as 1T he was excited. and after making
arrangements To have a friend named
Gust Thiele look after his house. etc,
he packed his trunk very carefully, took
all his papers and went away in his Hat
bottomed rowboat. Nothing has ever
been heard OF the boat, which was paint
ed a duh red inside and out, nor OF the
trunk
Samuel f. Coonbs. OF West Seattle.
who has lived In kstsap AMI King coun-
ties for over thirty-five years and who
was assessor CT kstsap county in 1856 and
also deputy assessor under ChiIberg in
King county in 1850, says CT Zecaow's
claim:
Heinrich Zechow was cracked on this
subject. HIS wife became insane on the
same question and Is now in the insane
asylum. They were induced to leave a
lucrative business in San Francisco,
where they were running the Oregon
house and come to Puges Sound osten-
sibly to get possession of his uncie's es-
tate. Lawyers kept writing him that he
was her TO q big fortune. as property
owned by his uncle Jacob nesr Fort Or
chara had become very valuable. This
prosperity had fcag ago been logged OF
and was of no great value when Jacob
Zeehow or S.go's estate was ssttfed by
administrators, properly appointed The
estate was properly and honestly admin
.istere1 on.
Il interested myself to investigate the
poin; % honest settlement. CT Jax5o
Zechow's estate from such nssa as Dar-
bel Sackman OF Port B.akeiey ard r o.
Williams CT Port Washington. they. Ike
jacob Sago. raising a family with Indian
women. Such children were declared
legitimate during the territorial. Gays.
THE case of the late Franklin Matthias of
/ tl.s city. wherein his daughter, Lana
| Gfsham. by late decision of Judge Ham
| ford. obtained possession of s5oeoo of
| proVerty In this cs.y. supports the stand
| taken in ssge territorial days"
All this talk about john Sligo rot being
the son OF Jacob sligo is bosh, sligo lived
| with this woman in TIE same manner that
Sackman. L. O. Williams and others lived
With theirs. zechow. sligo, saekman ard
| Williams acknowledged their children.
while Matthias ala not. As far hack as
| lS2 or iSS. ana | believe even earlier.
Jacob Zechow was living with an Indian
woman ~ Port Washington. or. as IL is
now called. Port Orchard.
Two or three years age one day while
! came 30 me OF the West Seattle ferry
ard showed me the papers which proved
| THAI he was the nephew OF Jacob sligo,
! or Lechow I was satisfied frcsu his
papers Of the truth Of his claim as The
nephew OF sligo lie wanted me 10 in
terest myself In obtaining information
for him 20 establish the fact that his
uncle. Jseos Zechow. had property IN
king county and Kitsap county. which
had been fraRauisrliy administered. I
TOOK an interest in him and locked up
the matter and was fully satisfied after
n thorough investigation that the estate
bal been properly ana honestly asiaaln-
sst3fed
AZ the time 81 the death OF Jacob
Zeehow IL was decided that he was acc!-
1eRtalig drowned Yarns were .o2i about
his being murdered. There was not
esaough money iuvolvea az the time OF
zssesows eeaih 10 make I: an object to
murder Zeehow. tfis property was iczssd
~, snj rot worth at the best mere Than
S. an acre. az course. in lasag wears
the sane properly became valuable by
reason ef the dry dock being established
there
= aee1Eae satisfied thai yeehaw was
enhs.ag gryth aasi 1roppesi Ms case.
sex@-9i months before be xens 10 rsf.-
isa COLUMBIA met htaa a-aia n ire ferry
tsAt aza asked him haw he was retssax
along with his case. He rspSlca THAI he
bal made 20 progress aaa coasi not &c,
head n tai ] re2llea: -It-s 5,st as J
snlS You T@eTe = roshfnS IN L. You are
after EsysA'
he sssrnfanneets dsmasaS the lawyers
ar cssaSai AZ Ssu Francisco for rot as-t-
b5F mere promptly in rs case. He 40.
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