Show BURIED AS A PAUPER History of n Once Prominent Citizen of Seattle Spokane Wash Dec 10John P Mc Coomb one time a prominent and trusted citizen of Seattle died alone last night in a little room in a lodging house in this city and will be buried tomorrow in a paupers grave Eight years ago McCoomb was secretary of the relief committee which had charg6 of the stores donated by other cities for tho relief of the fire sufferers of Seattle A scandal arose over the theft of large quantities of the supplies sup-plies and McCoomb was convicted and I sentenced to live years In the penitentiary peniten-tiary After serving out his term hd came to Spokane and has since eked out a I doubtful existence Three days ago he was stricken with paralysis |