Simon Rumpf
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- Aug 31, 1894The Diamond Palace Jeweler Who Vanished Owing $15,000Simon Rumpf sold his Second Avenue store and disappeared, leaving creditors and a former partner to untangle the debts.Seattle, WA
- Sep 1, 1894The Diamond Palace Jeweler Who Vanished With the StockSimon Rumpf’s 'Diamond Palace' is placed in receivership after creditors allege he conspired to transfer his stock and then disappeared.620 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Sep 14, 1894The Midnight Watch Transfer That Split a Seattle CourtroomA judge dissolved an injunction against J.K. Basye & Co. but kept a receiver in place after a night-time removal of goods from Simon Rumpf's watch store.621 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1894The Merchant, the Night Transfer and the Missing ManEighteen creditors accuse Simon Rumpf of hiding goods, diamonds and a Lake Washington ranch as his Richmond Palace business collapses.620 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Sep 20, 1894A Seattle Merchant Sold His Stock, Then Vanished — and His Creditors Want Him BackSimon Rumpf disappeared sometime after selling the Diamond Palace's goods to J. K. Basye & Co. Detectives are hunting Nuremberg, Honolulu, and a cache of missing merchandise they suspect never left the city.Seattle, WA