The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-15
Chief Reed Has Inquiries From
Hundreds Of Cities.
MRS. RILEY'S BAD HUSBAND.
He EIeped From Fartbaust, Mfnn.,
han, and Mrs. Riley wants local
Police Ia Look Out for Them
gates Seem to BE Headed Here.

infatuated with q member Of his own
household Philip Riley left his wife IN
Faribault, MIMI. February 2, and. II Is
supposed, came 10 Seattle. Mrs. Riley
wrote to Chief Reed. asking him 10 locate
her husband IL possible. and ascertain II
be were living with Alice Nccienahan.
Chief Reed received her letter yesterday.
Miss Mccienahan. the letter states.
lived with the Rileys. She was an at
tractise girl. and. according 10 the dis
carded wife's story. her husband became
deeply infatuated with her. Miss Nc
C,enahan disappeared about the same time
they had gone together.
Riley has been ral.roading for seventeen
years and up 20 the present time has had
good reputation. He Is % years old, and
will weigh between Isa and 30 pounds
IL is an easy matter to distinguish him.
he has a birth mark on his left cheek.
The foregoing is only of the letters
that Chief Reed received last night. 9th
srs contained stories interesting pro-
sale. but all verifying the statement that
that fleeing husbands rowing youths, gold
seekers and Nellie Hoigates are coming
this way.
Mrs. Mae Staples. of Colorado City,
Colo, is afraid that her husband, Charles
X. Staples was shot at Dawson for steal
ing three ioayes OF bread and little meal.
because he was starving.
Staples Is a young man and paper
hanger by trade. His wife says be was
In Seattle several months ago. but was
then thinking Of going TO the kiondike
Whether he went she does not know. but
when she read in the newspapers that
Charles X. Staples has been snot at Daw-
son she thought IL might be her husband.
She closes her letter TO Chief Reed as fol-
lows:
.soh. dear sir, IL you have any heart
please write and tell me at once what You
can find out about him. as ! am his wife,
and am nearly frantic. God viii certain
~ repay you. II you will do this for me-"
Mrs. Mary Sorenson. OF sit Lewis street.
Oakland. Cal. writes that ahe has not
heard from her husband since the latter
part of June 1887. He left San Francisco
To take position cook In a Seattle
hotel. He Is subject 70 epeleptie fits and
has been in the Stockton insane asylum
three years. Mrs. Sorenson thinks her
husband may have died In a TT or been
sent TO the asylum.
titus oexler, blacksmith. and Charles
Barshow a brickmason. left Stewardsen
H.. December "a for Seattle. They have
not been heard from since. Mrs. oexler
and her two children are In need.
Charles A. BrGun. an attorney of Kan
gas City, Mo, desires information OF his
brother. Edward L.. Bruun. who was last
heard al In Seattle August 30. when he
wrote that he WAS going 20 sail on either
the City OF Seattle. or Rosalie for Alaska.
ID a fees al
and weighs Us pounds.
Mrs. Julia r.. Gibson. of EIdorado
Springs. would like to hear from her
brother, Frank l.. Waterman. who came
10 Seattle from South Dakota nine years
ago. lie has not been heard of for 1--WE
years. His sister says he wrote her once
that he had two lots la Seattle.
Emery &. Weihuru. OF Hillshoro, Tex
arrived In Seattle November L. intending
10 go to the klondike. He wrote his
brother. +. weibnrn. November IS and
said he would write again Nothing has
been heard from him ana has relatives fear
foul play. He H. e years old six feet two
Inches tan and has light mustache. He
does not drink or gamble.
One year aso Mrs. Cashier Dalton wrote
60 Mrs. e II. Sunderland. of Clovis. Cal,
that she was sick at the Leuser possibly
Lewisl house I'm Seattle. A month or 80
later Mrs Sunderland received another
stttct iTpiu siFe ifattpils she answered.
bu, her letter was returned unopened She
Is afraid that Mrs Dalton Is having hard
luck and would like 10 hear from her
Mrs. Dalton has two children. a son. Earl
aged years. and a daughter. Nettie.
aged L.
A citizen OF Ashton. Ill writes 10 Chief
Reed as follows. Look oui for two men
one a nigger. Purity by name. who viii
soen arrive In your city with a lot OF dogs
These fellows are the worst characters
Imaginable. The dogs ar. stolen"
Edward {. LAWYER. of Portland Or. has
heard that his brother-in-iaw, Joseph A.
Fenahie. marine engineer, Is in Seattle
and Insane. Nenahs is short OF dark
complexion and may have short beard
Mrs. X. Upland, OF kenosha Wis. de-
Sizes TO hear from her brother Nicholla
faulson. who formerly spent winters IN
Seattle and summers In Alaska She has
noi heard from him since the fall OF isss
Mrs Thomas Howsy or Detroit Mich.
IL trying 10 locate her husband. who she
thinks is working In Seattle at n factory
that employs Gao men. Mrs noway Is IN
Saginaw. Mich. a; present
Charles Springer. of taa Hotel de Russo
NurEeurs. wants 20 know - Charles Cen
rad. who WAS horn ia Graprinaer. BADEN.
and came 80 Seattle three years ago. is
sull alive.
There Il letter az pouce heaaouar,erS
Tor Denny Cuwan. lie has been warkinw
On tAe dredeer. but intends going Ia stass
IA. his nephew Is very I'll In California
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