The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
Rich KlondIge Miner Loses Wife
and $4,000 at One Blow.
Reausf ia tk~ Romantic Un5aa Of
Con Van Atsfsae, of Dawssn, and
Leu MakA6ey or Loa spear, 0f
T.his Cffy-Lesv~s Sick Bed and IL
Believes sac Has Met Foul Pi9y-

New YORK - asepiy interested sEass nom
In Ekcnaiaa ysm4anes wises aEgolyss the
szss1en marriage CT {. Vac AASfa1@s z
wealthy mater - 3 woman wssa ~Aosn y
wax on1y slightly gcQJAl55se, eac hss sal
Gen alsA ga.sr Eisee 9sgaa - Marks Ho@5''-
raj, E3w Ycgk. w4ih S1gss E4n AaStIIs
has lsa :hs entire G4teeisss force 81 ms
ely searching E6F s@as wife de thinks sAs
cSg. via fosI3 sgsaE 81 t1s hats os sho-s
Wsaes kAss szas Az4 ia9EsSg.
There ara feAgars.s Alsso. stss case vnaeh
te3ss hardy 6oG1i TIA. Mrs. Va Al
ex.Sse IL Z Seattle SONAR AID iAat der bus
Lan6 IL Goa Van Asr.ne. instead c.
Caags@4. ~ the &ew York papers have g.
Ma Eaa Asstlae In known hags as Lgs4
1iahss.sg Bsst tses F@sl narzss IL Lot Spear.
Her marriage 10 fgsG% esgy 10 gaa AlstiEe
Ses2frsG about ys4r aga, bkst ~ ts23i.s-ty
VISA gives. - ase matter.
IL sgpe@Es from New York s.ee5zl %
TIE Chicago TxnssviisTa.1 tAzt CHARTS
Van Anytime, typical hI@nsszSF. Fsx4&-
tasea at enc Hoffman house Esgfsssssr Il
Ills MAJ accom- p4a,sa Cy ms Ar5ae- n@s
appeared 10 D. 1appy ard every evening
Afsr Vsn AistlEe appeared sisa new cia-
naond ornaments, Irsss&isG ~ seF wealthy
miner husband.
SEPTEMBER Is * wac ieaggaa4 that Mrs
Van Aissine Tad disappeared aid with tar
So 10. part Of lie proceeds OF tvs sale o.
one VI tas valuable cia.ns liz the ken
sra. The CAIN @ss sod BY Van AIst.ns
on behalf u ..!n.sssf and partners. s&ela
tAksng tf3.V,a.
According TO TIE Tines Herald story Van
Atssbs nset charming woman Oh his wsS
20 EaD FRANCISCO. sas told hsg1 sne had
Hvef tn San Francisco. but had geEe en q
prospecting ez petition aud intended To yell
gusGe real estate in Gan Francisco Van
Aasssas made love aid persuaded tie VIC
man, whose name Is not given. to marty
MIN an the stesas1eF. After reaching San
Francisco Van Aistife changed BIS geld
for drafts aid his wife d sposee az sser
property They lss, Immediately Tot Neg
YORK. and took rooms at the Hoffman
sspssniber 10 Mrs. Van Alstins complain
g Of being III. Or. frsuentaal of I'll East
Fifteenth ksreet, attended her. The doctor
said ghe MAS ia no danger, but she In.
Aistsa Oh going 10 "A private hospital and
Was nra!ly taken to 81. Marks III Sec
Dad avenue. TUESDAY Dr. Frausntfasi went
90 sae hospital and aas told that his pate at
Dad gonx fer q walk. The next morning
Van Alsfine called on the doctor and SAD
rs wife had diaspasared He said sac had
dspnsis ard also 10 cash. lie felt that sis
was victim Of setss play. After search
81 several days Van Aisiins left New York
Ter the Wet.
bssify Charles Van Alstire, came 70 Seattle
q year ago from the Klondike. He haa
tisors god than he knew @liat 70 do with
lis met Ars. Spar ard fell ia love with
A'as F%1% 4fsf ~ s1t1SfAfcf As<sNAa
q. Wiassock's office. tia ceremony being
Isrfctmsd by Justice of she Peace Frank
lngsrso.L This was about Il year ago Van
kisttns returned - Alaska alone. and when
ne arrived ~ San FsaneLsco on the ST
Paul, july u, with big hox of gold, that
Required soaf men 20 carry Il. h4 ssnt 20
Asattie foF his asfe. She toinef him and
they then fsocesssa 10 Ne@ York city The
Fist intf,uat1f TIA; anything unusual had
Iaprensd came through The article il the
Tlfnsk-uaralA
Melvin Wiustoek refused 70 be interview
o. lie SAID. however: This Is news 10
me- II Il trse ] am Mrs.. Van Alstine'
attorney. bat do not know her by any
other rafDe tllaa fhe ore she bears row nd
her former ssaine Spear. ] viii not believe
that size deserted Ter husband"