The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-04
NOT DONE BY A THIEF.
The Murderer Of Nellie Har-
rington Knew Her Well.
WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE HOUSE.
Senator Buck. the One Man Who Could
Throw Light on the Mystery,
Is Dying.

San Francisco, June 3.-The murder OF
Miss Nellie Harrington is stiil unsoive1-
Although the police are exeriing All Of
their energies TO find the murderer, their
efforts SO far have not been productive OF
desired results. In speaking OF the MUIR
der. Capt. Lees said tonight.
"The man who murdered Miss HaFring-
ton was familiar with the interior OF the
fat. and had been there many times. lie
knew her ways, and was IN position 20
carry out bis coId~biooaed butchery re-
fore che could suspect his intentions and
raise an cutlery The fact that be locked
the door in the hallway leading 20 the
rooms occupied b. Mrs kellogg Is one
thing that leads me to that CONCLUSION.
lie must have known that Mrs. kellogg
was there. and locked the door 10 prevent
any interruption from her while murder
ing the girl. What I am trying 70 discover
Is the motive. IL was not robbery, what
was IT. / have her purse. which was
found IN her bedroom. and when contains
&, In gold II Is a small purse, ana
doubt very much II Mrs. Kellogg mas ever
sAen it. The purse she saw is not the one
evidently in which, she kept money IL
zlrs Kellogg gave her some silver Wneh
shs paid her the rent Il rs not unreaSon~
able 20 suppose she had spent H. an
begging away at the case. bat have MOTH
ing as yet to give for publication. j nave
absolutely nothing 20 say about Mr.. BUCK
] have received telephone message thai
he was sinking
The detectives have not yet been able
10 find the missing watch OF the muir
dered woman. The presumption IS tnat
the murderer took it away with niHl'
(which leads 10 the suspicion that there
was an inscription that might give 'te1
20 his identity.
Detective Seymour was over In OAK
land yesterday He saw Frank Buck, son
o. Senator Buck. who told him that {. :.
Chamberlain, OF az Tenth street. and
William Moore, a hackman, could give
him information as to hts fathers move
rnents on Saturday. Chamberlain could
not be found. hut Moore. the hackman
who drove from the Sixth street station
10 his home on arrival Of the train from
Sacramento. was seen. Moore told sey-
rnour that at il:s0 a. M, while driving
with load past the station at seventh
and Adelaiue streets. he saw Buck there
waiting for the train to 80 to San Fran
cisco.
Chicago, June 3.-Afiss Nellie Harring-
ton, who was murdered in San Francisco
Saturday formerly lived In Chicago. She
was daughter OF Timothy Harrington.
who died in this city many years ago.
Mrs. Alonzo Ramsdell. OF i2Z3 West Har-
rison street, is "A sister of Miss barring
-.
Oak street, is a sister-in-law. AIRS. Har-
rington Is n sister OF John H. Walsh. Mrs.
Ramsdell first heard of the terrible AFFAIR
through the papers. MY sister has not
lived In Chicago for twenty-five years.
she said. Miss Harrington went from
here 10 Dubuque about 1870 to take po-
sition. Several years ago Mrs. Clark. the
manager. was transferred TO San Fran
cisco. and my sister went with her. She
worked for the company there mp TO five
or six years ago. She saved her money,
specuiated III mining stocks md made a
little fortune. The interest on this and
her room renting gave her a good living.
She was Ia Chicago during the Worlds
fair. ana she told me she had loaned
some money on "A fruit ranch at good in
tsrest. / don't believe any one can FAY
a thing against my sisters character.
She was exceedingly particular about
such things. A brother. Daniel Harring-
ton. and two sisters. Mary Ray and Jo-
hanna Harrington. live in Sacramento