The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-23
HER LOVE AND MONEY.
He Was . Prominent Queen City
Dentist. but 70 Trace of Him Can

GrgsxvE,e, IL - STEERING creza = 10
f-r- ai q hysee-czi gossip GO zrcCcrt %
TIE sAsnefzi track plaFe1 On enc q -
far .,a.1srx OF 81 years ~ e. alleged very
wealthy sea-Iis p2yzc<za AID Is sazrza-
s-g sister
TIE aeS.or styled h.rsslf J. u. Baker,
paysscsxa az1 speclziEs- IN dentistry. whls
lis ss.sr. c. ne vOCns1 known as ger.
passed as Miss EI-rA Baker, also G=1Sss-
, and ihs prospective bride % o-s q S1a.s
tle's mast wealthy shoe deAlsrz Tbs yiJ-
tn 81 the Bakers vas Mss LSsctaGs ~
Asato1> ne possessor q a trusting heart
ard S.aon worth Of property.
When Lac1z42 was LAT heard CO she was
searching n Dxtro.l Mica. for her has-
band OK few days ard bis sister. 80
completely had she u The trusting heart
bean ssseed that she ia not have clothes
snoczh 70 make q preseusaose aprssranc4.
L1cfn6a firmly believed tina; size was go
ing 10 the altar with a member Of one Of
seatsis's mos< prominent fariEss. and SIC
was 50 completely wca By soft words sad
c4resses that she converted al her prop
er.y TITO cash and trusted Il 70 ths care ce
her husband
II there l. any one n Seattle who csa
give the deserted. peauilsss woman any Il
formation TIA. VIII lead 10 the discovery ot
her rscrsznG husband ard his sssser. shs
VIII be geasst1l ard do her best 70 give
them a lesson
''Dr" Baker ana his sister Emma sp-
peare6 In Griggsy1ls several weeks ago.
Although their coming was not announced
by brass band serenG6e. Il did Eot take
long for q report 10 ct around the town
that some distinguished ana wealthy vs.
isers had arrived.
Or" Baker was a distinguished appear
Ing person. lie was SIX feet tail, and bis
black hair. spriuklei with gray, was parted
in rha mid 4 Of fH4Ere -
glasses perched on his nose, gave him an
additional dignifed air. HIS eyes were
blue. clear and fathosnless. and his tetsh
were Allied with gold All this. taken IN
connection with his aliega ions as to great
wealth ia s aslle. made him al Important
person in the eyes OF Lucinda Ashton, o.
years old and the posssssor Of 5000 worth
OF property. L is rot surprising that Ihs
doctor won Lucinda's affections. Then be
told her about large mining interests ne
hald out IL TIE Pacific Northwest and al
though he weighed only LAO pounds, LII
clnda thought he was worth his weight IN
glittering yellow klonGike gold
TIE doctor told her that he and his SIS
ter Emma were born and raised n S'satiis,
and that their parents were dead Their
father had been laid away n his grave
eIgh; years ago. and his large fortune wens
70 his two children. Emma was engaged
70 a prominent Seattle shoe dealer and ne
wedding was 70 take place "a months
hence
The upshot OF the matter was that LII
cInda soad out her property. realizing about
81 CO., married the doctor and accom- panied
him ard his sister 10 Detroit. Aich. me
Detroit Evening News says that they put
I'D at the Library hotel. The next morning
the doctor and his sister went out fer a
little walk, taking LuclndAs money WIN
them That was September :, ana ioaE
days later Lucinda vas still waiting Tor
their return. She communicated Win the
police and did not attempt 70 conceal her
fears that she had been duped AID robbed
sha aiso came 20 the CONCLUSION that the
doctor and his sister were travelling Ni4der
assumed names
The more she thought OF tho matter the
mora anxious she became TO locate the
fleeing couple SO she wrote a letter 10 tho
Post Intelligencer. In which she says; .
August g. a. Griggsvilie, III. l married
a man By the name Of ]. III. Baker, doc
ter and specialist in dentistry. ne mao :. =
woman with him that he claimed was MS
sister. Emma She was feet incAes tan
weighed 10 pounds light complexion, fa4I
round face, and wore dark glasses
After giving many OF the particulars en-
bodied In the foregoing story. sle con-
tinuess ST hope TO find out where they are
and what their right name IS Iney slole
even NY baggage and ciotning' ana GIG TO-
leave NE a cent am far from home am
heartssek and waiting 10 get homo. We
| were on our way TO Seattle and san Fran
cisco to locate when they deserted me. l,
| you can give me any clue 20 their plans
| please do so and ohllse lone woman.
Post-Intelligencer reporter searched
| vigorously yesterday afternoon 90 ge'
| trace OF ths wealthy Or. J. ii. BAKER
/ ara ri, sister Emma but failed The
| directories FOR eight years past do not give
any information 70 prove the existence Of
| "pr. J. IL Baker" Of Seattla