The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-09

glving you i've. ten, - even fifteen
iollar> out Of my own pocket, if you Il
only stand by III 'hi, matter. it. a
thing lse been particularly wishing for.
aud now. That I've ,Le chance. I'm
bound 10 DO il, They're accusing me Il
hanging back In the Ryan burglary,
aud. II | can show EN- their mistake.
amt capture this fellow without ca!lin.
in professional as,i.tance. K vii! be
worth 20 Iue more than the money T.!
o~~.you-
Ia moment he had arranged his
plan After going carefully over the
first door. AMI securing all ,ae doors So
as 70 prevent escape in this direction -
all the time oh~erving the greatest 81
lence ami cautian-Perrin posted Good
man at the foot of the stairs. directed
nae to take nay position OF the hallway
landing. and then himself quietly as
cended TO the second floor. revolver in
one hand and his heavy boots in the
other. Both Goodman ana myself were
to fire at the burglar il he attempted to
escape IN our direction.
As The policeman disappeared IN the
darkness of the upper halt, l began to
feel rather unpleasan,ly. | pressed
closely in the darkest corner Of the
landing and listened. Al first all was
dead silence, but presently distinctly
heard in one Of the rooms above sound
as OF drawer being opened. Then there
was sharp metallic ring, ard some OBJ
lect fell lightly to the floor Here, then,
fk.. hrtr,ta, r,nrE D.t,ra 7 I'D
time II recover from the creepy chill
which this thought evoked. there was a
sudden, st,tied exsmination-a sculling
and trampins Of ieet-a chair over
thrown "a crash of glass. and heavy
fall upon the floor The neat moment
Perrin's voice was heard above shouting
loudly;
Hello, here. Saunders Goodman.
Quick I've got him down
rushed up and attempted 10 open
the door. To my surprise it was firmly
fastened.
Break it in cried Perrin. "sr get
through the landing window on to the
roof of the porch, Oh he'll escape"
rushed To the landing The window
was too high 10 be easily scaled by one
OF my pursy stature, and ] ran down
INTO the ball. seized chair, called 10
Goodman who, however made no re
sl'onse, having doubtless bea. 3 retreat
on hearing the noise above-and with
difficulty and delay succee led in getting
through the window | wrenched open
the shutters of the room in which the
struggle Was gong on, and throwing
ur the sash s.orang to the floor within.
All was pitch darkness and deep ST.
lence. Not n sound. not breath could
be heard A cold horror came over me
The thief had mur iered his captor, left
hlm dead on the floor and escaped.
| groped my way to the door. II
was still lockcd--no doubt by the muir
dcrer il his flight threw up the front
window. aud yelled Justify for help,
What's the natter" shouted voice
from the street.
Murder burglars. help
A crowd, including two policemen
rushed in They told me they found
the front door open. though had the
key which Perrin had gwen me. >tili
about me, aud, breaking IN the chamber
door. pre- at IN with eager faces.
w h,lcs the burglar :" inquired
one Of the officers. looking around as
the gas was hghte,!
w here's the murdered man de
manded the other. while a prccociouslv
thoughtful boy pushed his way through
the crowd, usherlng IN physician,
whom he had hastily summoned from
hi> office few doors otf.
There was 10 manglcd body upon
the floor, no blood stains anywhere. \
broken chair. and over turned table a
shattered Boilemiamg glass toilet set
these alone testified to the struggle
which had taken place.
The thief has escaped. and the Pc
liccuan i. after him." concluded.
Hadn't you better join in the parsuit
At once -
We'll first look round little" said
one of the officers, coolly.
The search revealed some bureau
drawers prled open. and several jewel
"a, and two watch stands lying einp-
tied # the contents. Down stairs the
rl.fes bad vanished from the dining
room closets and the doors # my writ
ng-dt~k stood open. revealing the
secret money drawer minus the roll OF
hank notes which hal an hour before
.lnccd there with care
How on earth c,uld this have been
done exclaimed IN bcwilderment
The secretary was locked when we
went up stairs after the burglar. He
could 40, have had time 10 do this
work after his escape, and with Perrin
in pursuit aud Goodman at the foct oi
stairs
Il rather think. sir that your disin-
teres.el friends. Perrin and Goodman
know more about this matter than you
do" remarked ,he policeman gfimly
] ~hall ~ and look them UP now, and
no doubt they'll he promoted tor the
nights ~osk-to State prison
Slowly tie light l"gan To- dawn upon
nv iszed ami hcN,!ierci mind
l.,oktd sraaud | saw grin bordering
On The faces Il n, present aud heard
u mutmu. in V hich could ii>tin.u:> b
ouly the most appalling mono>y liable
Sold
Uur month thereafter bal the
pleasure f identifying my ir.ends.
Goodman att iha III 4 >'art "p,iicc-
uaH retua f ;hr Tbu3 Ui,,rit a,
they wcre lcd !; IN thc prisoner, bos
aioste! with .!on brace .Gi- esoh ,o
~.rsv -,e,,rt jsFtn IN the Si>te lti-ou
D.-. .Uaa nodded lslt Tif.r2 y ~ me.
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