The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-23
MYSTERY
N SIJ|('IDE:
0F c. HALL
.~sd. Say He Left Big
r....e But So Far No
Trace Of II Can Be
round--Made a VIII.

Trace of II Can Be
Found--Made a VIII.
=. seash Of Georyc r Hail. a
..as, known In DAYS gone by
= hsaefacticns promises 20
- MO an INVESTIGATION that
- ssAef bring ont q big fraud
u .lnses case Of a man giving
80 fursune Of more than
fset sishln q year and DOING
see xYes . manner that even
Z n.ss ultimate friends have
- noshlax about H.
4 AwsaAs Han went out into the
4 ,asa besoN Renioa He took
Z - lie. 1 sligk OF dynamite aud
~ rafhlng q secluded spot
- Tie fuse and then pillowed
/ 4 .saa q ne stick ~ explosive.
1 IN INITIATES later wood choppers
h nslghboghooa heard an ~
,zxan and Hpon Investigating
t.sa shs n3nglsd body OF Hall
= "a first thought 60 BE- just q
snsr
ls<s,isied last Night.
~ nxht the body was rosi
r<s tientlfied a. that Of Hail.
- sao eame TO Seattle more
NJ j. PEARS ago. and one who
sra sgn was easily worth sf15.
" fgdxy property worth s65 600
rm Naad Ii hts name. according
se I Clark and J. VI ferguson.
4 zns friends and fellow board.
sRss - Globe hotel Where the
81 nd records Of this property
m ess seems 70 b. able To dis
-
g HsmsheFe. banker az Frs-
~ 40 former financial adviser
{ ~ rs pFodneed a will Of
NHn sz'e. in which Hall be
pa'ss Neae 10 him and makes
r7sai @hsF small requests 10
Z tAss1z Ineluding 500 10 Jas
sAass ~ % G. ,. Clark and
IN & skzrltr.
Hswelexn Crongea
~ ! FsaFs Han has lived AZ
: sels hotel. First Az. s. and
~ T. kad here has grown up
- litie clique Of old cronies
ismsieaa and alone in the
~ Han vas one 81 this band
Z = fellows nov are the ones
Y ~ IN . quandary as 10 what
y 'ssome o. bic property.
kiaaazh Hail Is not known 10
" = ftlaitiye IL the World and hts
s@'s uFer and above the amount
ssiksd tn the will. or ali of Il
- Eih i broken. must escheat
y sAsf these cfonies are De.
szlzs4 thar a thorough investiga.
e BATS estate shall be- made
y ~ taking Of breaking the
g Ne ground that Hall was
: me Al the time Of its execu-
Drivers Administrator.
Mort A. Devers. sgI View York
va appointed administrator
10 estate. TO settle a few small
la&i 60 not total more than
alres b has heard that Hall
I'VE eesa worth many thou.
- y collars. he has determined
EAzs ne thorough Investigation
1sasdsf b Halls old friends.
- ssti q year ago. was known
q TIE hardest headed old
sas'asss men In the city. al.
- = had for years past been
80 hT bis liberal benefacflons
Mhy charities. Always. how.
= care with the same good
I Va pdsmcnt that he displayed
- hasiaess dealings. with The
possible exception when he
~ 2 Iced Coxey's army when
IL - ago. while conducting the
= = Iiansfsr Co, be was held M
=. n.ese st FIFTH az 8 and Dear
Ia the robbery h. was
I. g g ne head. Since that time
80, 49, has al times appeared to
e,sd. Recently he has ap-
y been worried about a bond
'ssw shich he went security
Issksd Ready Money.
-. g friends say he. for some
seemed 10 lack ready money.
=. =. ihey know Of property
sss'pvo that he held al the
-. J. a,s death. The bond which
y. hlm was given Thomas
NE York school contract
Empire Bonding Co. with
: security. Flynn Is alleged
i. - ssiauited In some way. and
49,. bonding company began
NJ ~, -. nan about F7ynn's trouble
i 49,, ! y very much oppressed over
n s ~ Just before he killed him.
\ 4 - mis-. It IA believed. proved
1. al. sliesay weakened mind 10
M vent That be committed sui
a., Was Well Known.
ssss !. career in Seattle s. well
/. =. . ne old time business men
z,s.ss.ib born in New Hampshire.
lz,,s'.'sa % Nevada. then 10 San
49, I and finally, 30 years ago,
A. Y Z. seattle. He first worked
/ n y i, s'eison Post Mil Co. invest.
~, s's e money brought to Seat.
r. 1s. '.a alfi. Later he started the