Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-03
THESE rurEvD.

In compliance With our suggestion
yesterday morning our citizsns did all
they could during TIE day TO assist IN
the apprehension Of the bold thieves
who entered Funk d Dickman's Boca
Beer saloon ON Friday evening. and
oompslisd Mr.. Funk 70 open the safe
and allow thsm 70 hslp ,thernselvss, but
1t this writing ths thieves, though IN
doubtsdly known. have not bssn apprs-
hsnded.
The Oyxgsasos of November 29sh, IN
der the following heading Good Hid
dance" contains the following item:
"A load has bssu removed from the
mind Of Chief LAppsus BY the departure
Of four parties who left for San Fran
cisco ON the last steamer. Thsy we're
Chas. Dixon, Robert Lambert, Harry
Wise and another man whote name h
unknown. Dixon vas fined 500 by
Judge Stott . short time since and hs
made his boast that he would not leave
until be had made that amount. de
exhibited that sum yesterday. The four
are suspected Ut q robbery which was
committed last Sunday"
That those parties left Portland there
is no doubt, bat that they went 70 San
Francisco il q mistake, for on the New
England hotel register in this city, IN
der date Of Thursday, Nov. goth, the
day after the above item was published
We fpd the following names, registered
from San Francisco: Charles II. Dixon,
Henry Hansen and Rob. Lambert.
The officers at the hotel state that
these men arrived there Thursday even
ing and remained until O'Clock Friday
evening, when they paid their bill and
departed. Tho two mel, Chas. DIXON
and Henry Hansen, alias Henry Wise,
were in the BOca Beer saloon several
times during tho afternoon before tho
robbery was committed, but Lambert
kept In the background. Dixon and
Wise were not seen after they left the
New England hotel. and their wherea
bouts il still q mystery. They will un-
doubleday attempt TO make their way to
Victoria. After his companions had
disappeared kObt. Lambert who 1t will
be remembered shot girl by the name
Of Clark in his room over saloon IN
Portland about a year ago. vent to the
Arlington and stayed all night. he was
arrested about noon yesterday and told
very conflicting story. He admits he
il the Kobt. Lambert mentioned in the
Oregonias, and his companions were
Chas, II. Dixon. AN ex- saloonkeeper in
Portland, and Henry Wise. He admits
that the three came to Seattle and put
40 at the New England. He admits
that he was with the two men mentioned
up to ten o'clock on the evening OF the
k..xx l.Nt sv.f front NJ "a
place where tho robbery was committed.
He told the Chief Of Police tho men
were broke. having no money nor bag
gage, and that they beat the hotel on, OF
their bill, but the officers at the hotel
state that they each had valise. and
when they paid their bill one OF them
put up twenty dollar gold piece, and
paid the bill for the three and got four
teen dollars in change back. Lambert
gave the Chief description OF his com
panions, and states it as his Judgment
that they have gone to Victoria.
A charge Of vagrancy was lodged
against Lambert but it could not be
made to stick, as he had three dollars in
money in his pocket, and a number Of
persons from the Lava Beds ready to
swsar down any charge made against
him, and he was therefore discharged
by Justice Cam. II is possible the
thieves who did the work at Funk q
Dickman's have loft town, but the
chances are they are still here, either
harbored bv some Of their own stripe,
or seoretSd in some safe place, waiting
An opportunity to go.
The good people want to get hold OF
these fellows. and it will 60 hard for
some few Who are upholdin9 them, if
the public fever heat gets much higher.
Had the thieves known it they might
have made q good haul. All they got
was about three hundred dollars in
money and Mr.. Funk's silver watch and
chain, the latter they took from his
pocket. The safe contained at the time
besides what was stolen an envelope
having in it $40 in currency belonging
to gentleman who had le1. j. :i.sre fol
safe keepip4 = purse viii over hun
dred dote (c-ft belonging to another
paoss SO and securities belonging to
NJ. Uiokman valued Mt nearly three
thousand dollars, aud jewelry given ~
Mr.. Dickman worth two or three hum
drsd dollars. All this. though in plain
sight, Was overlooked by the thieves in
their haste, who Were satisfied with the
contents Of the two money drawers,
| which was. n stated above, about three
hundred dollars belonging to the firm.
| The till also contained abOnt thirty OF
forty dollars which Was untouched. %
Later last evening Lambert was again
arrested on charge Of robbery and
placed in Jail.
The following description of the
thieves may be OF use to the people on
Puget Sound and in British Columbia.
Il was obtained from Lambert, and
may not bs exactly correct:
Wise alias Hans0n-iive feet ten inch
- high; age ~ years; complexion light;
broad features; weight $50 pounds; dark
suit OF clothes; blush beaver overcoat;
amethyst ring ON one finger; button
shocs; talks a little broken.
Charles H. Dixon-five feet eight
inches high; age % years; eDmplexion
light; full face; weight LIS pounds; dark
suit; overcoat long with largo lappels
aud broad binding; ring ON finger with
light stone setting.
Any Information a. to tho where
NbOuts OF th0oo chapa vOuid be thank