The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-24
lI HGHNAYMAN No Z.
r.;ts Seattle, Plays the Society
Nan. Leaves With Valuables.
...e NAME is BEN. e. HAoEMAN.
..se Of the University Of Viz
-..s.. Son Of a wealthy phfiadel-
80 widow. Hat Those With
49, He Came ia Contact While
!. seattle Insist That He In
.~..-Nefvin Winsteck n Victim

nogoe-HeisiH
- canning and gong Of Ben r. Hage-
3 san % q wesI-to-de Philadelphia
-.sx reminds one OF that intensely tn
&c play entitled "A Social High
sBnsan
aauman came 10 Seattle eight weeks
- frDsn Portland on business trip. as
J. srn~esss.i Il. lie caAsd on Attorney
.s.svsn G; BIns;oek at his Office. but find
=. a,sn out inquired where nc lived. That
...a.es while SIR Wins,oek was at din
- Hageman appeared at the house and
.t,saocess i,.msis Al first Mr.. Winstock
~ rot recall him. but he told of pleasant
-. In the University OF Virginia, and
..s.,aeed incidents In Mr. winstock's life
!. pa1.delpn.a that awakened his memory.
yh~e was no question about 1t. Mr. VIM
.~x and Eageman had been students az
= saivenssty together and their families
- veil acquainted In Philadelphia.
rsseman visited Mr. W.nstock the next
.fnsncon and was invited TO dinner. He
,~a:ned late In the evening and was
o0erd he hospitality OF the spare room.
sa<n be said that he preferred living at
r.yate house 10 a hotel. He also told
stoxy OF how his father had recently died
having large estate and said that he
voald ike 10 have Mr. Winstock look after
IL interests. lie explained that he was
gx.ee,ing a draft from home and prom
ri when Il arrived he would pay fer his
nom and board.
~. w.nstoek wrote 10 Philadelphia and
xceftained that the story Hageman had
txd about the death OF his father was
ssssscs He had left large fortune. but
sussding 70 the viii It went directly 10
ks mother. leaving 1t TO her discretion
As she disposed OF H. Mr.. and Mrs.
wiaslock had every confidence in Hage-
nAa - gentleman because no came from
spei family anu was apparently sincere
Ii everything he said and did. lie was
tfssies as one OF the family.
Hsssman was not or prepossessing ap-
psssanes He had cgryaiure OF the spine.
AID eyes. minus Iashes. Yet he essayed
10 70 something OF a society swell.
10 matter whether the ladies enjoyed his
esnpany or not, he enjoyed theirs and
70 Industrious in making acquaintance.
Tbs Impossible. society men say. 10 attend
fieatAs. purchase Ice cream soda and bon
tdls for ones lady friends without the
expenditure Of some money, Uageman
raiszai this so he replenished his purse
fpm time 10 time by borrowing from Mr..
wlnsioek until the amount reached about
lm
Three weeks ago a lady was calling on
AIRS Msnstock. When she left Mrs. Win
saek accompanied her TO Remington ave
HR about half block away. Hageman
~ eft in the horse. When Mrs. WHIT
SIX Returned she discovered that her
PRS. which she had put in the sldehoart.
s5xsT, IN HagemaH's presence was minus
- gold piece. That evening Mrs Win
s:ees and Mr.. Winstock were IN a room
s4joln.ng that in which Hageman was sit
ing Mrs. Wiustocx told her husband the
xasy Of the s. p.eee and said In a rather
lsai voice that she thought someone in the
Asas got Il, Mr.. Winstock was astonIsh-
Il ard would not, for a moment entertain
Tie suspicion that had entered his wlfes
sind. He sad tina. II could not lie possible
fas one. whom they had taken into their
Emily and treated as a member Of L,
to do sucA thing. Mrs. Winstock con-
seated to drop her suspicious and the mat
teF ended there.
issi Thursday Hsgsman told Mr.. Win
ssesk that he hal received a draft on the
Hanover National bank for $500 and tina.
be would like TO have him identify hin.
hisgemanl at ore Of the LEGAL banks Fri
car morning. Arrangements were made
'ef Hagemaa To be at Mr.. Winstock'z Of
Rec on The following morning when they
we're 70 SO 20 bank. get the draft casheu
and then square accounts.
meeting Of secret society. uageman
ted Mrs. winStock he MIS- going down
'esn and would like very much % wear a
tsh nugget pin. the property OF Mr. Win
so 80 q. which Mrs. Wlns,ocS had on. Mrs
mn1s'ock said She had no objections. but
~ must be very careful about losing II. a.
: essehged 10 Mr.. Winstock. IlageTnan
ssaasised "a be extremely careful, and was
.sVat 20 leave the house, when he recol-
,ssted that he needed little money TO
~ chewing gum. With this thought in
aaae Ne borrowed - cents from Mrs. Win
ssssA and thea went away happy.
~" htSt morning Hageman left the
Hs.se' presumably 10 go TO Mr.. Winssock' Z
sA.e. lie did not reach there. however.
as M NinsiooS kept wondering wins,
10 Nc happened. Finally he learned that
ssenan had Jeff tae house. and evidently
rs ssa'ded coming 10 HIS office. Mr.. and
"iaseock suddenly came 10 the unan-
~, ,,As4s epinion that Haganan had betrayed
-, esaaasnce saa was about 20 leave the
" Together they rushed 70 the F1yer
~ expecting t6At he would take thar
'asr Tor Tacoma. Mr.. Winsfark WAS
s'sa With cane which he intended 10
-. k sswa OF Haeeman's head with a re-
.s1@.hE Hback AIRS. Winstock was in
- ,ass Kind of s. mood when II womb
aaFe reasred urging IL mako her
- .1eea haEem1n's eyes out. Fortunately
- sseinaa he VAS not At the dock ana
safe no 'rice cr hxn has been found
So hAsenan's disappearance some
80 - incidents connected With his neie-
- e~'seT IN 'AL~ city have come 70 ll.-ht.