The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-28
A MISSING LAWYER.
Hulsether Has Gone, Leaving
His Creditors to Mourn.
ATTACHED ON ASSIGNED CLAIMS
May Have Gone TO Sea on Q ship From
Port Townsend-Fatal Change
From Water TO Whisky.

Ludwig Hulsether, the well-known law
yer. has been missing since August 70
on which day he left for Port Townsend
TO attend to some business. For several
days his friends paid no attention TO his
absence, as he often remained out OF town
a week. but on Saturday they began 70
look into his affairs, and discovered that
he was in a bad way financially. 1ester-
day an attachment was filed in the supe-
rior court on his personal property by
Robert J. Wilson, 10 whom Hulsether is
indebted 81 90. % for assigned claims. The
claims in question are: Note TO Scandt-
navian-American bank, $500; overdraft
sl02.29; services rendered by James L.
Lane to Hulsether as clerk and assistant
in his law Office, SOS. Besides these there
are thought TO be number or other
claims. Wilson filed an affidavit in the
case yesterday, In which he alleges that
Hulsether has absconded from his home
and place of business, so that the ordinary
processes of law can not be served on
him, and TO avoid the payments when
they become due.
His disappearance made his friends
somewhat suspicious, and on Saturday last
they discovered that he was badly in debt.
They also inquired of number his mode
OF living. etc. and found that for some
time past at intervals he has been ca
rouSing little too freely.
For the past five years he has lived at
the home of Mr.. Wilson. in fact. was con-
sidered almost a member of the family.
He was liberal in the extreme. and always
genial while in the house. He had not
been home for several days before he left
for Port Townsend. When seen on the
street on the morning of the 10Th by Will
son. he was limping badly. He said he
got hurt while yachting. but not seriously.
Mr.. Wilson asked when he expected TO
return from Port Townsend. and was told
the next day.
Several of his friends are of the opinion
that he took a vessel at Port Townsend
for some foreign port and will never re-
turn. His assets have not been examined
fully, and ii is not known how much can
be realized from them.
Hulsether arrived in this city about six
or seven years ago, and began practice as
a lawyer. Being a man OF good educa-
ton and although a Swede, speaking En-
glish well, he quickly gained a good prac-
tce among his fellow countrymen. When
he first came here he was a Prohibitionist
and practiced what he preached, but dur
ing the last two years he has forsaken
the cold water diet and become a Demo-
crat, degenerating into spotted egg"
at the last election. AS his Democracy
grew in intensity his appetite for whisky
increased and was the principal cause of
his troubles. He is understood 10 have
owed about 5000 in the city, with little
prospect OF earning enough to paw it,
About two years ago he caught the yacht
ing craze. and spent large amount of
money on yachts of different kinds. Sew
eral days before leaving he collected $500
and 1t is thought that this is all the
money he possessed.
Those who still cling to their belief in
Hulsether attribute his disappearance 10
mental worry over the failure of his
sight. which was gradually obscured by
some disease. He had of late worn dark
glasses, and was being treated by an
oculst. His friends fear he has COM
mitted suicide.