The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13
THE FATE OF POT7n
1t Was DR.. Hicks whe ~,
With Him Friday Si.At
he THENwsNT DOWN TO rur,
Mystery Surrounding the n..s>
Tacoma Society Man C,e.r..
His Companions ssaseu...

Tacoma, FEB. H-Speciai.-D.
y. Hicks. who accompanied n 60
fotter 10 San Francisco. arrives 49, !.
morning on the steamer FLYER. havs~s -
the steamship PuehlA at Saa,ss- -
Hicks gave TO the Posf~TnteI,irrr.s.ss ~
sentative the first authentic acesar-s 80
last meeting with Mr.. Potter AZ *. rs g
House, Friday night last. SAID r.. -
The first knew that anvthsr~ 49,.
rened TO Mr.. Potter was when arrss., 49, =
Port Townsend this morning. -
spondent asked me relative 10 NJ 49,
at o'clock this morninS at yicsa-.% -, -
he did not tell me that Mr.. Potter hss -. -
drowned az San Francisco. I was ,~ss.ss
shocked when learned that hs Ia -.
his life in the surf.
The dispatches regarding Mr.. pr1.-.-
actions and condition at the Gin Hes,ss \
not tell the truth-at least they exsrr.s,'
TO large extent. / d!ned with Mr. Pns,s
at the CHI House Friday night, ana -.
saw him alive at 7.s5 that evening. 4,
Potter had been drinking some. but =.
fully able TO take care OF himsalf. n. -
not kick the table over al the cooc,u>s>
of the meal. as was stated in the d,suatsS..
from San Francisco. When We rer 49,
10 return to the city inquired whern =.
electric car left, and then told him "a -.
on with me. He wanted 10 70 dam !.
the beach and take the steam aumr,
home. We argued the matter a minnts. -
/ saw that the wine he had taken with -
dinner had made him somewhat ugh "a
stubborn. i had never seen him uad<r i,a
influence of liquor. and did not un1srs,xsA
him very well Finally he said couM !.
back to the GIN house and take the e,oe.r.
ear for the city IL | wanted TO. but he M
going down and return on the steam -
We agreed to meet at the Occidental whe,
we were stopping. and l turned and ws1.
back. That Is the last time saw Mr.. N.
ter I got back to the hotel at o'clask
and told the clerk TO have Mr.. Potfw .,s
me when he came In. so that we could a
range about returning 10 Tacoma u
Potter was to take the train Sunday. 4
as 10 arrive here Tuesday. and / wxs d
take the steamer City OF Puehla SUNDAY !.
8 o'clock MIR. Potter did not appear a. IL
Occidental all day Saturday. and As Il
was we'll acquainted in San Francisco. ssS
had been out with several friends snjc}s
ing hiraself. / supposed. OF course. tia: Il
had met some one he knew and had 90,
Guided not 10 return 20 the occitsn:Al I
made all arrangements To leave. and Ia
the boat Sunday morning. feeling ~ -
easiness about Mr.. Potter's safety"
DIR. Hicks says that at no time dur1e
their stay In San Francisco did he - NJ
Potter overcome by drink. He says n
is satisfied there is nothing In thu womar
story, and from what he saw OF Mr.. Pc,txI
conduct there was nothing whatever n
proper IN his actions.
DIR. Hicks statement proves almost -
clrsiveiy that Mr.. Potter walked on sAe
cliff and fell quits a distance into u
water while trying TO tind his way during
the inky blackness OF a dark night to u
terminus Of the steam cars at the fcut Il
the long hill below the Cliff house. Hiok1
is % years old and smooth shaver. corft
spending to the description Of the mn
whom the Cliff house people said took On
ner with Potter Friday evening.