The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-11
TACOMA BURGLARS.


Mr. VIM Myers. young e-zxrfst OF CHI
eago- Is spending few daxs IN ses.sie.
He Is a brother Of oae af the boss engaged
10 the Gross Broshers' sssk burglary. A. Ia.
eor1a. sad a eoasfn Of Gnsssher che. Al
TIE tine The burglary was e04nmiStess the
t.o larger fellows both had lettsrs ia their
possession aiaresse<, ~Henry Myers a.d
the officers hare never been site TO sr-
count for thai The brother from Chicago
says sisas the young fellow who took The
trunks from the wharf % tie Lonxskex
lodging house. and The largest fellow in
the crowd wese cousins. and that they are
both named Henry Myers The other
boys were Ernesf Reuter-. son Of pzomi-
neut druggist il Chicago, and the young
est one, whose tsue BaTae has never been
<newH. Is Clarence Graz son Of pro-ni-
nent merchant desng business IN the
Board VI Trade hlpex. In Chicago In
sf.eaklAEh. his saisssoa to the Sound. VIA.
Myers said.
The evening that the hegs were arrested
IN seattle teiwfaEn vas ssnf 20 the Chi
cAgo fiHies IN feEavd 10 II, axa The next
iaoralng all Of our ae1ghbasfS cane over TO
the hoEse each with copy Of tas Tlases
10 show Us the neHs. The annaua cement
OF the arrest OF the boys was great shock
10 my mother and aunt aaa nothing
wetiid do but I must leave mt busiaesx
and come cut snd try 70 do something
for the boys. After getting all the eerfi6-
Gates could from prominent Chicago pep
pie about their previous good character,
came 70 Tacoma. After bad got matters
Into pretty good shape. advised the boys
70 plead guilty. They al did, aud are now
IN WalIa @siis each serving out one years
sentence e. hard labor. II they had gene
70 trial they would undoubtedly have been
convicted and sent up fGE eight yeas.
-Nnas were the scenpgtions of the boys
In Chicago
"My brother, Henry Myers. is an eiee
years fer the Chfeag0 safe & Lock Com
puny, aud can open any ordinary c9mbi-
nation safe lock by sound, and any ordi-
nary door lock without the least difficulty.
TIE keys taken from him were used BY
him in his business as iocksmifh. Ms
cousin, Henry Myers, has organic disease
Of the heart. and never did much Of any
work. His father Is hardwood
hnisheF, and Henry used 10 assist
him sometimes. Ernest Reuter- never
worked al anything long. He
was handy with toos and occasionally
run a scroilsaw. Clarence Gray was a
gentleman OF leisure. he never orked
aud never would. He die not get on well
with his father, but his mother was very
sndgigent With him. The boys put in
VI tt4tif tkiIfE II ttst lfHfAs fttAiifA 20
girls and reading dime novels While
l0aiing in the PARK and reading blood and
thunder stories they coueoeted the scheme
70 come out West and scalp Indians.
Reuter- left two OF three weeks in advance
of the other boys. Ny brother and cousin
sud Clarence Gray got together s75, aud
started for the Pacific. They paid no fare
on the railroads. bat beat tbeir
way clear % Portland The money
ihes had went Tor provisions. and shortly
after they reached Portland iheir money
run out. AhOnt this tine hes made IRE
ACQUAINTANCE al professional ercsk, who
lpakgs a specially 81 stealing silks. lie
fast women, and also gave them letter 70
a Tacoma thief. asking him 70 cir he
boys some pointers on tie toF-, The sifk
fouad IA the boys f.stfa Ia Tacoma i some
of the same given them by the Portland
crook ~ Tacoma they fell in with Reuter-.
who had been there two weeks, aud the
four planned the burglary at Gross Broth
crs store. am eanlident a Tacoma thief
was IN with them, but they refuse 10 give
him away.
You Say the hoys' parents are all re-
spectacle people"
Yes Reuter- has two sisters who arc
teachers Ia the public schools 81 Chicago.
and they take their brother arrest very
hard. Ms Aaut is nearly crazy over the
arrest Of her son Henry, and she walks the
moor, tears her hair and cries neatly all
the time. asked her IL she would sup
port Henry II ! brought bin home, aud
she replied, between her sobs: Yes, III
feed him every morning with scoop
shovel III give the po0T boy all he wants
10 eat and wear as loag as | live.
Il have Just learned that the arrest Of
Clarence Gray has brought financial ruin
on his father. I saw letter from his
mother, written 70 her s0n's attorney in
Tacoma saying that Mr.. Gray had given
up all effort TO get along since bis sons dis
grace, and that his store bad been attached,
and their tine home on The avenue taken
from them, and they wunld now have to
live on Hat
Il noticed that one OF ihe papers de
scFihcd Clarence Gray a. ine looking
boy with very had teeth III tell You about
that. aud Il will give you an insight into
his character. as vel as into his mouth.
As ! said before he had very indulgent
mother who fed him on candy when
he Was child, and as conse-
quebcc his teeth Iotted carly ia
life His mother took bin 10 dentist aud
had bis teeth built up with gold. aad his
mouth looked quite respectable. shortly
after that, however. he wanted q go 20 a
picnic. aud having no money, he dug the
gold out Of his teeth with knife, sold l.
Tor IS, aud spent the money On picuic
excursion.
Judge Allyn gave the boys a good lecture
bitter experience may prove useful lesson
To them. They are al under = years Of
age Their exact ages are, Gray II years;
Henry Myers Tiny bvotherl j. years Reuter-
[ y year, and Henry Myers Gay eoiisin3 70
years.
"DO you know the truth about old man
( Goldfzseh. who keeps a ifuit stand on
Second street,"
+ eyes. The ol man lived In Chicago with
I his wife. They had two gfown spas, both
+ matters. The old lady hsa 5000 which she
+ kett IN box IN the safe deposit building.
one das the old msn called az tae safe dc.
posif Office aud said that the old lazy had
sent him down 70 tae box for solae money,
aud that he had lost the key. 4 lceksmitlt
was employed 20 open tbs box. ana The
old man taak every dollar aad Skipped
out. / have not seen him set. bat an
going 10 call GA hlm aud tell him what !
Think 81 a man - 10 aeziid leave his wife
pennilcss j guess they did net get slong
veFy we'll, but he shpaid have ieil her 81
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