The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-28
Andrew Beamish's Skeleton Is
Found Near Getchell.
DISAPPEARED NINE YEARS AGO.
His Wife Unjustly Suspected of
knowledge of His Fate.
Tacoma Raises the Interest Money and
sends IL TO New York Municipal
campaigns I'm Progress I'm the
smaller Cities Jennings Gets the
Port Townsend Bank Receivership.

Everett. Nov. 7.-Special-After a lapse
OF nine years the mystery surrounding the
disappearance OF Andrew Beamish from
has ranch near Getcheli. in this county. on
the line OF the Seattle, Lake Shore a East
crn railroad. has been cleared up by the
nnding OF his body in the dense forest
about two miles from his home The dis
coVery was made by a rancher named
Trajack, who was cutting a trail through
the woods 10 Lake Cassidy. He struck
the skull first, and thought Il was a stone.
On closer investigation he found 10 his
horror that II was skeleton. from which
the nesh had long since disappeared. The
clothing. protected by the fall Of leaves.
was In better state OF preservation than
might nave been supposed. News Of the
discovery quickly spread. and an exami-
nation OF the clothing and effects salts
ned the missing mans widow. now Mrs.
Jackson, that the remains were beyond
doubt those OF her former husband. She
recognized the coat. which was hned with
red hannel; also two pocketbooks. a comb
and watch. Coroner Rogers and Pros
ecuting Attorney Heffner visited the
scene on Tuesday. The money found on
the body consisted OF one S30 gold piece.
TWO silver dollars. two halves and three
l8-cent pieces. The watch had stopped a
$50 p. m.
Beamish was a man % years of age. and
left home about 5 o'clock on the afternoon
OF September H. 1856, leaving his wife and
three children. That was the last seen of
him. II was believed that he had been
foully dealt with. and the marriage of his
widow a short time afterward TO a man
named Roder. or Rody, living near by,
created much unfavorable comment. This
man vas not long afterward arrested and
placed In Jail at Snohomish on a charge
OF criminal assault upon one OF tire
daughters Of Beamish. While in Jail ne
committed suicide by hanging himself.
but he left statement duplicating two
women IN the mysterious disappearance
Of Beamish.
4 close examination OF the skel-
eton by the coroner and others failed
TO reveal any evidence of assault or
wounds. and the neighbors are
fully satisfied that the widow Of Reamtsh
Is fully eNonerated from the unjust suspi-
eions that had been cast upon her. AS
the widow of both Beamish and Roder
she came into possession of both their
claims, and subsequently married a MIR.
jackson, with whom she Is now living.
As above stated. Beamish left three
children. one OF whom Is Mrs. Quinn. OF
Mary sville. She was so overcome on be
holding the remains OF her father that
she tainted Two younger children. one a
girl OF Is. are living at home. The on
GERS decided that no inquest was neces-
saFy and accordingly left the remains in
charge of the family.
Marysvilie. NOV Especial Nine
years ago last spring Andrew Beamish
left his home, near where Getchell is now
situated, for Marysville. intending 10 take
the boat 10 Seattle and thence 10 san
Francisco. AS he never reached his des-
tnation in California. an investigation
was made. and IL was ascertained that
his name did not appear on the list of
passengers on the steamer Nellie TO Sc
attle. nor on the ocean steamer TO San
Francisco. neither was he seen in Marys-
Vile Search was made for his body
along the tran, but IL was not found.
Foul play was suspected, and the grand
jury investigated. but as the body could
not be found, no arrests We're made, al
though il was generally believed by the
ucighbors that murder had been com
mitted. \ sensation was created a year
or two after the disappearance Of Beam
ish by the finding OF some bones that had
been buried in "a clearing IN the neighbor-
hood After n thorough Investigation
they proved TO he those OF an Indian.