The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-30

day morning That ne had last seen
Huhbell alive Friday evening 81 y 80
o'clock, when he had hnde him good
night IA the hotel corridor. aud had
seen him mount the stairs To his
apartments.
@tle seemed all right then" said
Nj ifodKaan. IN speaking 81 the
matter. "and eonveraed very affabiy
with me on matters OF business.
and particularly as 10 the ExEMP-
T10N LAWS in this state.
Ills talk on the exemption laws
perhaps referred 60 some debts he
vas trying to collect. and could
have had no possible bearing on his
own affairs.
'Hubbeli while n very uncom-
genial lie WIS highly educated
and cultivated Ia fact a man Of the
world. sane. serene and silent
Fur the life 81 me aud I've been
thinking ~ the horrible affair ever
since u happened. I can't make out
why iiubbeli should have killed
himself
while anything but demon
stfative man. he appeared to be per-
feftiy happy with his wife. and the
fnndusHs the two had for each other
WAS very much In evidence.
! knew Hubbeii ever since he
wore knee pants. said Sylvester q.
Faulkner. manager Of the North
American Life Assurance company.
al In 4
change
"itubbel Mas born IN the little
town Of Marmora. Ontario. Canada
A. the time If his death ne was not
mere than 30 years 81 age lie and
! were brought up together aud he
sud ] were fast friends until be left
fer New YORK. when Htill n young
man
While ia Nes York he made con-
siderable money. and Is years ago
left the metropolis for Toronto.
here he engaged ln the trading
stamp business.
sHe WIS the first man 10 intro
daee the trading stamp into Canada.
lie business grew % large and the
details connected with Il we're 40
annoying 10 the authorities both 81
the cities and Of the province. that
special laws aere passed TO restrict
II and finally Hubbeii VAS CON-
PEELED 10 quit.
But he had acquired a large for
tune IN the meantime. and with Il
he came 20 Seattle. probsb bly, In 1900.
He was man who could make
money out Of anything And az the
same time he was man who made
bat few friends. because Of his Pc
euliar character.
-iie was quiet man and thor
ouEhiy aware to ali the tricks Of
the world. lie never afasipafrd.
never drank. ~ far a. know. and
smoked but seldom. He WAS never
mixer, and but seldom a npender.
lie Was always In fairly good
health. although never robust. but
he aNvays took good care Of him
ssif and seldom INDUCED IN the
pleasures of life. had known him
for years, yet when / met him In
this city after years Of separation.
he was the same old Hubheli. cold
and cool aud collected.
Twice since he came "a this city
I've had occasion 90 talk over old
times with him. but he didn't seem
to want 10 do that-and I never
pressed the conversation.
Yet he WAS always friendly with
me. Hut that was merely his dlrpo-
sitiau.
His only living relative is his
brother. Baldwin Huhbeii. OF Mar
mora, Canada. Hubbell himself was
agent for hls company while he
lived In Mnrmofa. ~ years ago.
Knowing the man as do. and
knowing his peenliarities. yet can
not tell why he should have killed
himself I always thought he was
too sane a man for that. too wise
and 10 well up IN the ways Of the
world"
And 20 the question remains un-
answored--why did Frank r. Hub
bell kin HIMSELF
When representative Of The
Star asked Mrs. Hubbeli. Monday
morning, whether she would make
statement. she replied In cool.
even tone that she would mot tax
to any Of the newspapcrmeu." and
ended the interview.
Since the terrible deed IN her
apartments the widow has kept her.
self carefully from the gaze OF the
public. and even her most intimate
friends have been denied admittance
to her nuurffnnnfa
The presence Of the gas tube
through which Hubbell Inhaled the
fatal fumes is unexplained by the
attaches OF the hotel.
The rooms are all heated by
steam. But few rooms, II any. are
supplied with gas tubes OF the kind
which terminated Hubben's exist
ence.
II II said that the tube may have
been bought by Mrs HubbeH for the
purpose OF heating her curling irons.
hut the chambermaid. who has ar
ranged the Huhbcll apartments ever
since they lived at the Hotel WASH
inEton. said Monday noon that she
had never before seen the gas tube
which was discovered In the dead
mans mouth.
Therefore IL is n fact. sccordgn.