The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-08
No MYSTERY ABOUT HORNE.
had no HfG MONEY AND HAS Not
DISAPPEARED.
The Simple Facts From Which . SEM
satisnal story Wsx Evolved and
TeI~zraphed Abroad, Both FROM
saa Trauefsro and From Tacoma

spscsxI Dispatch 10 che Post-fn,eiltgenesr.
TACOMA. Ian 7-Ths police forces OF
several cities Including san Francisco.
Epokane Seattle and 40 10 date that CT
Tacoma have Of late been Ia state OF
much uncertainty and distrroa1ce con-
ceFasBs the ''pzygtertolx" oiSappearance
Of one joan W. Horne. an Alaska miner.
whom they ers3s. with having dropped out
OF sigls having IA his possession snug
little fortune amounting TO sZ5,eoa. suca
ts the ncslce gent cut by Chief Lees. Of
tbs san Francisco police department. and
such is tas inf9rma. lon upon wa5cn va
Efoas new papers have based long and
exciting stSrles going 10 show mat De-
site the esfortA OF the best dstecttTeS On
the coast, Horne could not be traced from
a certain time when he left San Fan
cisco presumably bound forsIaronna-
Hornes story. as told by the officials
who have failed 10 fn3 him, fs that ne
recently returned to civilization from
Alaska with szS.ga 10 show for his WORK in
tie news gold fieldz From the Sound he
made Q trip 70 San Francisco, where he
was seen and known by many persons.
and that suddenly II was discovered he
was missing. Inquiry developed that be
had expressed his Intention of going north
70 Tacoma, and from this stage OF his
career ali knowledge OF Hornea where
abouis was lost The surmise, by the
beat detective on the coast. who hail from
San Francisco In this case, Is that Horne
was ptr out Of the way by robbers and
that his money was stolen from MIN:
that mis- fortune led to the crime.
Here are ths facts: John Horne came
to the Sound frcm Aiagsa with =, $50 IN
gold. instead OF z25.aa. and after visiting
his brother. Fl. @. Horne. who resides In
this city, where he conducts carpenter
shop al Fifteenth and e streets. the miner
mac. 4 sying trip TO San Francisco. ieav-
ing lhe bulk Of his money on deposit here.
While Horne vas Ia Alaska his mother.
who resided Ia Racine. WIS. died. ana
Horne during his stay in San Francisco,
concluded 10 "a 10 lis mothers home to
ssttls uu hrr estate He accordingly
came back 10 Tacoma. prevailed upon his
brother here 70 accompany him East, ana
the two left for Racine. No secret was
made of their movements, and when
post-Intailigencer reporter today ihVesu-
gated the facts. he learned that seserai
persons knew all about the Drotners Trip
East. and that Horns's carpenter shop
and tools are being cared for ny Atiebo
here until Hofnes return.
Before leaving here for his early home
John w. Horne deposited his money IN
the Fidelity bank. taking but $3.50 with
him TO meet his and his brothers expenses
while away. Both brothers are daily ex-
pected to return here. and since their de-
parture have written TO several friends
telling Of their trip and experiences In
Wisconsin.
These are the real facts In the mysteri-
Gus disappearance of Horne. which has
been written about as so unaceountable
that had the "earth opened up and swal-
lowed Horne he could not have more en-
tireiy dropped out OF sight Those ac-
dusinted with the facts consider the fake
sent out by the San Francisco police de-
par;ment as a huge joke. and say that
every man In town who knows Car
penter II G. Horne knew OF his and his
brothers trip TO Wisconsin, and also that
Jack" Horne as they term him. had
come out Of tho mines with but s.. 500 in
stead Of Is 900. When asked why 1T was
that even a local morning paper should
print the sensational mystery" story. one
of Horne's friends replied:
~ cannot account for II. We all knew
about the boys going East. and any OF us
would have told about IL had We been
asked"
Horne's latest letter 10 friend here,
written about two weeks ago from Ra-
cine. announced that he would reach Ia
coma within two weeks from the date Of
writing. So that Horne himself Is daily
expected to reach here and In person dis
prove the murder and robbery theory so
cleveriy arrived at by the Golden Gate
detectives.