The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-12
CHASED 4 PHANTOM.
Henry Zeehow Thought He
Owned Most of Seattle.
HIS WILD CLAIMS TO PROPERTY.


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December 81 last has not been soleet.
end in all probabilities never VIII he
1ssa Investigation OF the case from tbs
ctsy, however. has developed fhe fart
ss:as zecsaszr and his wife had been nAas-
ang for years Az imaginary fortune, whose
uIAxnssssae can only hs expressed b. the
snelegant yet expressive phrase. THE
earth with fence around IT,.
Henry Zecfa0w ard his wife were al
one time weII-fo-sso lodging house keepers
in San Francisco until q friend told item
that Jacob zeehow. an uncle OF Henry.
had died at PORT Orchard. Rsisap county.
Washington. and left an immense fort
une. including lands Ia Seattle. Pierce
county and kissap county. The Zechows
Immediately converted all their POSSES
ssoHs into cash. amounting 70 about sa.G&n,
and came TO Puget Sound after tase fort
une. From she time they landed hare
about nine years ago nSsii Mrs. Zecaow
Hsist insane and Was sent - The asylum
q; Steilaeoorn and her husbands dead
body was found In the Fraser river. they
chased tho myth. Every cent thai xeehaw
could get beyond what was required for
actual living expenses he put In the
hands OF attorneys. who were trying 10
heia him with his case. II Is calculated
that he had 40 less than fifteen after
noys. some say twenty. az different times
working on his case. Three months he
fore he met death aae WAS no nearer the
goal OF bis ambition than he WAS nine
years ago. he had spent thousands OF
dollars. seen his wife 70 10 the insane
asylum. and Was we'll on the road there
himself. Below Is given a partial list
ssf the property Henry Zechow claimed
rs having belonged to his uncle. jacob
xeehow. alias Jacob Sligo. commonly
called "I,uteh Jake. az PORT Orchard.
kissaa county. and therefore his lHcnry
zephow'so by inheritance:
forty aseres bordering on Jackson street
between Fourth and Fourteenth. exact
loratlon not given.
Ten acres on the hlif ana including the
<sssansi on witch lhe King county ccErt
fnanss starass.
Seyenty acres bordering en- Lake Uninn
Three blocks on Madison street from
Eighth to Eleventh.. side or stree. nor
given.
Seven blocks between James and Cherry
streets fran Fifth % Twelfth streets
The block extending from Front 10 the
water front between Columbia and Ma
zion streets.
Three blocks at the c1rner OF YesIe-
avsaue and Commercial street.
Forty acres in Renson, .nciudlng the
tamil on which the Rensou coal nssne Ii
aocasess
One hundred and sixty acres near An
burn.
4 aanatsa, .i,t,,. "a, 49, s,,,..,,,...
raness On White river.
The east IL of the southeast LII. section
81, ard hots and Of section q. township
2s north of range east. containing igs
acres.
The southeast "a OF the southwest IL
OF seetssa .. townshlp 81 north OF range
eass. containing 20 acres.
Anyone who had investigated the cas-,
viii assnft in tho beginniay thar Heavy
Gesssow Was the nephew Of Jacob sligo
alias Jacob zecssow OF patch Jake
II appears shss Jacob Zechow ranse 70
saliferasa fzsgrs Germany during the flf-
I'll ard finally reached Puget Sound some
fisisa between 1880 and 1859, In ISIS Ne
sooas up a homestead In KssSap county
TIE -eeoras or the LEGAL land Office show
that he entered On Jaly \ ,Sss aud on
MAY be. isss. q f1na. certificate vas Is.
sued. $50 or xecssov rcrelveSt his Yaten.
November S. rsse The land is described
- foiiowss East IL 81 the sogtAaax, IL
section 81. and lots ; ana 4. SECTION -
township = ncrth range I east. sneauaIns
igs acres. He got le9 acres from sh> SOW.
eminent hy living nn Il she time re-
ausnei. bat igasl 70 pay for tbs. sever
acres In actusl cash Sligo id not IA,
over sSss 20 the government fer ri,
homestead. IN addition 20 this he tool
ur the southeast ia Of TIE saushweS. Ia
Eecsscz 2. township 81 nortA OF range
east. agszl ast ]. seetssef n. IN the sam.
: township IN fses under the prs-cs.,,s, h,
lew. aud acquired tgsie by paying Sc
IN acre. In the hast two tracts he sc
assrei 50 acres il addition 20 iAe Isl y,
hss5 aKseassy.
AfthotesS Slgo Was ~, married r,
lived vita a siwaSA wsunan. whs s,r,
Asns sea- whose naue IL rehu. Nhel
The hey VAS Young his mother. aie9. -,
the suarrsug ~ Marph u. 1871. fhe t.o.l
OF "DArh Jake Ma takers from n
water a. nyer'S iales. How ne VA
SsaWnss has always remained a r,ys
sery, although K Was decided by a r.svn
ner's jury that death was accidental
Henry Eeehew explained e ~ SAWS
that his uaele Was thrown out os a s,s,s
hy Person Interested IN one Of ~
numerous pieees OF las.sl
In the eaaFse 81 tfr,e Daniel esqhrn4
n natl SNReT 0f poTs Bsakrlev. v.aS az
pointed administration With 81 bond !
si,g.e the amount of the ho,,8 sso,rfa
thas the estate was rot NsluabIs az tns
sisae. saekman was saccoSs3si ~ Alf,.
W. SssSis~ AFsrsS IL 1919. sayker sss;se
the estate after Sting a pesitssn sstslg
forth that Jaha ssga MAS th, cnfy hea
md that 20 viii had sseea feunI. 4
consulting the recorss OF fSts~an ,.s.ans
n wali he found that THE taveYyerw ,
ss.e state aaS as fola0ws. Casa ~, han.
sas1i IL: tsaas and cow Aaa calf. 81. ~
estate, east bali ~ TIRE setsApass ,suavl,
81 section =. afsa acsx ant Z. seetiur $
township 3 north. ranEe east (ass acres
stss. southeast quarter az the eoutsswv-
quarter - sectaaa 2 township q merit
range east 90 aereSA. ssn rais ssss1
the sasaaytss ct the estate Sssa "a
fsfsf1 Stsc. aecnrslsng 50 xhc paueT<
Sseh@w's possession. scta thz~ g5rSt ssfs
tioBess nsese q land tn AasAgew yehnxo
fer ssa sesll - ISL on September
% me same sear be selA TIE *ecoaa pa
cvi - land for So SO sfasver s,astse
Wasa the Se~ao~ family frsns g,sgiFoeal
ssrsSe3 az fhe srsue ami fcarsa oes shs
JOAN S3Sh. tAe hS's; hrvesi Eca ~ Jaes
$50 afsS tass fntsaf waa.an. hst gosse
pas<ssSssa eE he pieces &c hsaa NAMED
the iaNesssssy 81 the estate fIesl in ~
ssp eennty. ihe etslas was suddenly rTs. i
nssa0fssa ehsyiFaers take sxs stock IN
sAat JAas Sseu ~A$ swo years aaa shs