The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-06
WAS MRS. Scatter ROBBED.
OR DOES She ONLY THINK SO ?
Police and Detectives Have Evil
dence 10 SubStaniafe Her Story Doctor Comnrings
Sensational Statement

A 20 the collection Of tlhoQ on the
old accounts ~ scatter & 60 Witch he
had sold 60 Mrs. Scatter Tor Use he said
40 larEv a collection would be tmpes
sihle The most that cauia ha real
ined on the accounts would be be-
tween tioo0 20 $500 I'm not neli-
inK $500 worth % accounts for
$50" said he. aud added. though.
that all the money collected
on The accounts belonged 10 Mra.
Scatter and not 70 the creditors OF
{ tho arm
Il Nas stated b. a local attorney
this m0rniE that while the money
I IN aght to belong % Al luaolNent arm
I coald BE- garnishst - satisfy iudks
uients while that nfm Ma IN the
| hSDts OF the court 81 holder %
/ the Judgment could notify the trus.
I tee and be could take thu mansy By
/ criminal proceedings In ease the
wife held riaasy Wesrh II va be-
lityed belonged n "a party member
I ~ the insoiveut nru it could be tax
on and the wtfe wuusd have 70 make
a strong case prevlug that Il was
her personal property before ahs
/ could recover IL.
l THE scatter family. Witch has IN
I such a spectacular manner lsehhsa
into the nrneuEht of publicity T.
/ well known ard the books II the
nfrn ~ Scatter a Co. now IN the
! hanfs ~ the trustee. are soon - b.
turned axer o. the court u shoW
some Interesting things.
Tire books show that IN the three
months before the firm xas declared
I lusoivent. the runuiug expenses IN
{ creased on An average II ahaut -
/ per cent The salaries jumped ~
/ from % b. Ice per cent draysge
something nks 81 per cent. and 9th
81 small items q general expense
pruportianately.
TIE books also eztntain = state
tnsut made by a member - the firu
In November isei IN whieh the firm
Is said 90 have had At taat time as.
sets amounting 10 So eco ever and
above all liabilities, and that ng this
statement Sc 90 waz Borrowed y
the fifm frorn lgeai banks.
Ttv cha ftem y Cummings waH call
I "a % attend Mrs. Scatter b nstec-
[ tive KsnnNiy On his arrival st ths
scene % the robbery yesterday neon
/ The doctor responded "a the call. ar
stvinW AZ Mrs seaterss bedside short.
~ 81. i. 49, 80. s-..>..t
4 FJI Nj Nttr SFsNarstt ftfaSr
iNTiDtNs f-FtsT INK fNirts. ftstf
HER HfoW HER BREATH ~ NJ
FACE. AND OTHERWISE KAN
MED HR 1 COULD FIND No
TRACES OF ANY EHfuRpFNka
About HER"
Mr Scatter had not called n =
| physician 10 rsscusttats his wife.
and nous had been called untn The
arrival % Detective keunfdY
This n absolutely the nfst IN
stance Va the history q Local erin
! fuAfnFy whsrs e. hatt = robbery has
taken place and the police have not
been able u nnd an atom II caFrpb.
! arAtIge evidence Mss aHAEef's
story hasn't a solitary biz Of evil
aeuce from any source 70 lean on
Toward rev seapeF men AMI dstee.
tive1 sent 90 invest xAts she showed
a remarkable uwwiiiiuKnsss % have
the matter thnfuukhiy slftrd and 81
facts brought TO bghs. Ard. fur
thsrmore. when the police were In
formed - the alleged robbery. and
visited Mrs SeAtsfea apartment
she was a. composed na woman ~
iasinr hii % friendly gossip. ana
shosed no signs - agitation that
/ eoaid BE- naturally expected where
a p@rsou had been rfaaitrsatsd ana
robbed a. Mrs. ssassr claims she
vas.