The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-19

An Acknowledges Criminal res4f-
2es ~ tho Kxnn1nntssn-
The preliminary exsnina<ion Of John
Shea charged with being one Of the men
who committed the recEht Occidental hotel
oorgianes. uss commenced in Jus<ice
soderberxs eoarf yesterday afternoon.
Inc principal witness for the prosecution
y. from his own <fafezent, q reformed
gambler and general crook. To serve the
ends Of Justice the police wish his name
stfnhslf q present and he win be se<ig-
mated q williamson He was formerly
enpisyef ~ bar tender q Harry Nor.
xan's variety theatre and gambling house
in Tacoma and says that he drss met shea
fhere. The following Is the gist Of william
soa's testimony:
When She's was introduced 70 me was
given to understand that he was one Of the
boys-that Is that he was crooked. left
Aorgan's and went out On the seattle.
Lake Shore and Eastern road TO work. /
atso worked In seattle while ! next re-
mem Der meeting shea In seatrIe about
october last had 9 talk with him about
business IN general sna he said that the
town lneaninz Seaftl=i was pretty rocky.
lnst 10 II had been worked 50 tho-cnxhiy
os crooks that the prospect vas PRETTY
Door. He said that there WAS one rIare
which bad not been touched of vet aad
spoke OF the Occidental He SKID he hal q
partner with BIN who was good one and
taAt ne would introduce me. The next
afternoon met shea At the Tsyoii saloon
D. appointment. and he Introduced his
partner, Hartwell. who / am confident Is
tne same man who vas arrested In Port
land With the sssg. ! recognized Hart
veil as man ] had known before. He
ssked me If ! was sfigi In the business and
! said yes, and although was getting
little old. was still a pretty good hand
lie asked what knew about the inside 81
the Occidental hotel, aud said that had
helped put IN the elevator and knew sorne-
fasng about IL He said that II that was
all Knew abont IL. be was ahead OF nae,
for he was stopping at the hotel aud wss
onto tina rooms and the whole inside
OF the house. He said. however, that If
would keep sober that night they would
Use me, and whack mp on the stuff. did
not believe that they would have sand
enough 70 tackle the job, and went 10 the
Mckenzie house and went 10 bed. did
not know anything about the burglary un-
ui read IL in the papers the next day.
tncn went and told Detective woolery that
] knew the men who had done IL went
TO Tacoma and soon ran across Shea He
said Hartwell had cone 10 Portland with
the stuf to turn il into money and that he
was waiting there for him TO come back.
Wooleyy arrested shea and brought him 10
StatAc acknowledge tnat 4 told shea
after his arrest that Noolery was putting
mp job ON him, bat that was only a play.
am confident that the man Martin, who
was arrested In Portland with the jeweiry
on him was Hartweli. The published de-
seripfion OF him corresponds exactly"
Mr. Z. b. kundlett, manager OF the oeei-
dental, testified to the facts OF the bur-
glary. The counsel for the defense made
an argument. and Prosecuting Attorney
Ronald had commenced TO speak, when
shea stated that he wished TO be nut on
the stand. To accommodate him. the ex-
animation was continued until this after
noon.
Yesterday Mr.. Rundlett received letter
from George T. Boyles, OF San Francisco,
one OF the victims OF the burglary. stating
that one of his gold watches had been
identified and returned TO him by the Port
land police. All of the jewelry identified
in Portland has been returned TO the own
ers. but the authorities here have not been
notified. Such a course will soon destroy
all OK the evidence, as the owners live
IN different sections of the country. and 1t
will be impossible 10 get them here TO ties.
iily- Prosecuting Attorney Ronald has
taken the matter In hand, and will com
municate with the Portland authorities.
An effort will be made at once to bring
Martin, alias Harswell, over from Portland
to Seattle.