The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-13

Has = Long. luav01tln& Se0rC0.
A large bark headed for the straits. was
passed by the Garoane last Thursday which
was supposed 70 be the Haydn Brown.
This aroused the anxiety OF {. Z. Schultz.
formerly OF this city and a passenger on
the Garonne. who was making a stern
chase after his los, child. Schultz and his
wife had been for several years on the
Yukon and on September = Of last year
The wife gave birth 20 the first white child
born in Dawson which they named ''kion-
dixie Dawsey" The wife. who had been
sickly since coming into the country. never
recovered and was failing fast when her
husband concluded TO send her and the
child back to Seattle. Giving her 500 in
cash and through ticket 10 her destination
he put her on board the Hamilton. the frs,
steamer Of the season 10 leave Dawson for
ST. Michael, leaving June -. The Hamilton
had many nishans. being aground several
times, finally breaking her back and neces-
stating a transfer of her passengers 10 tho
Portus Is. Weare.
These accidents, especially on the occa-
sion when the steamer broke her back,
Schultz claims. frightened his wife and
aggravated her condition so that she
died suddenly on July 3. Her re-
mains were put In a rough box, taken
ashore at Andreafsky and. he claims. in
stead OF taking time necessary 20 dig
hole In the frozen ground and giving the
woman a decent burial. the box was placed
on the surface of the ground and covered
with moss Schultz was notified OF the
death by the frs, up-r1ver boat and ne
came down 70 look into the matter and
find out what disposition had been made
OF the child. At Andreafsky he found that
the Indian dogs had torn away the moss
from the box containing his w.fe's remains
leaving IL exposed TO the elements ana
further dissertation.
Securing Indian help a grave was dug
and the body properly buried. Schultz then
came 20 st, Michael and there learned that
his child had been turned over 20 United
States Commissioner Sheppard who without
waiting for the advent OF the father. had
given the child 20 the wife OF the mate OF
the bark Haydn Brown, with written
agreement by which she was TO be Above
10 adopt the child IL not reclaimed by the
father within certain time. and II re-
claimed that she is 10 be paid SIS Il month
for It's care. In earnest of this he gave
the woman $50 out OF the money taken from
the effects of the dead woman.
When the wife died the $500 she carried
was taken N charge by the people on the
steamer and. Schultz says, over sl25 OF il
for services and burial, the remainder being
turned over with the child and effects 20
the commissioner. Schultz is highly in
censed at the steamboat company for what
he terms its brutal and nhuman action in
leaving the dead woman on the top Of
the ground. unbur,ed. beside appropriatlns
the money TO pay alleged claims for SER
vices: but he is more especially bitter
against the arbitrary action of the commits
sioner in his summary disposal OF the child
claiming that he was acting in the interest
Of tina n. A. 7. Il r. Co. OF which COM
pany ha IS agent besides running a saloon
and gambling den. The bark Haydn Brown
had called for Seattle before Schultzs arriv-
al he took passage on the Garonne hoping
TO get trace of his child here In Seattle. He
threatens a heavy damage suit against the
steamboat company and the United States
commissioner. The ship passed by the
Garonne last Thursday. however, on closer
examination by the officers proved not 10
be the Haydn Brown.