The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-27
PLUNKETT
 WAS TO BE
 WELL PAID


 That Captain James O. Pirnkett left Juneau on bis last trip. in belief that be was to be well paid for the use of his boat became known today when M. V. Manvile. a surveyor. one of the last men to see Plunkett alive. return cd from Tallu. "I was talking with Piunkett at o'clock on the evening Of October 23." Manyille said this morning "I asked him if he intended taking out the mining party which he had contracted with for the trip. He replied No. 2 have @ better trip J asked him about the trip and he shook his head and said. Tt is sealed orders. 7 gathered from his remarks and his attitude that be was to be we'll paid. Piunkett mentioned Douglas, but ] cannot remember whether be said he was going to Douglas. or whether he said he expected to meet man from Douglas. We were in McCauls cigar store and Piunkett went over and sat down by the stove. About twenty minute later 8 heavy-set man with Q brown overcoat came in and called him out It was not Krause, for saw Krause's picture today. Perhaps an hour later saw Piunkett and the same man standing in front of the Ju- neau Liquor Company"
 Manvnle's story brings new fg. ure in the Krause case. and strength ems the theory advanced by many chat Krause had an accompiice.
 Lillian Fans 60 Find "Lue."
 Returning yesterday after sixteen days spent in Q search for some trace Of William Christie and Capt J. O. Piunkett. p. ". Gohle and Paul Jen- sen of the Lillian report no trace of either of Che missing men has been found. though ii has been not a very difficult matter to follow the path Of Edward Krause. who is supposed to have done away with the two men.
 Captain Gohie states that an In- dian who lives at Rocky Pass remem- bers distinctly seeing the boat which has been identified as Krause's boat. stuck on the rocks near the Pass on November 18th
 Later Krausc was seen et Point Baker. then at snow Pass and finally %. Wards Cove At this point be left the gas boat at the dock of the Alas. sa Fish Canncries and By-Products Company
 The men on the Lilian took up the clue given them by the Peterson re- rardlng Piunkelt's boat. the Lue. which was rumored to be cached in a narrow gorge in Port Houghtou. but were able to find no trace Of the craft
 The myterious rumors that Q secret society exists in Southeastern Alas ira. and that Edward Krause was It's de facto head. were again aaoat to- day. following the return Of Gohle and Jensen. of the Lillian. They declared chat while they made thorough search Of the main body of water In Port Houghton. they did not go through the narrow slough leading in- Go Upper Lake. at the farthermost reach of Port Houghton. for fear that if the Lue was hidden along the slough or in the lake that they might meet with trouble. Neither of the men were willing to leave their launch for any length Of time. for the same reas- on.
 The trappers who reported having seen a boat corresponding to the de- scription Of Che Lue. and communicat- ed their findings to the Peterson. were positive that the boat was Piunketts. But. it is said. it was not at the place which they had described. when the Lillian called there
 Small Boat Plunket's
 On ihe night OF Sunday. November 2lsl. shortly after midnight Captain Gohie and Nelson found the Piunkett skin almost completely submerged near the Hogue float at Petersburg. Ar. Gohie stated that no one would have noticed Che boat there and it was only after Q thorough Inquiry among the fishermen and longshore- men chat they got @ clue as to where Che skin was. Later Sing Lee. Q Chi- nese. told that Krause had stayed at bis house October 27 catching the Humboldt for Juneau the next day.
 Others In Petersburg say Krause returned to Juneau at that time