The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-04
4 HOTEL ROBBERY.
.ssxs ar THE octIsEyraL Nv.
s-.rp " BOLD BuEsLsRs.
..,re valuable Booty In the
watehe- and noney-sery
..sau. burglary in = Tailor
$ sn.ueeessfni attempt.

..asn,ei hotel was worked BY
- [,.s.Sey night, and by noon yes
,rz<'' 49,, euests had reported At the
( ~ e ,heir rooms bad been entered
~ saa ~ assd salusbles Of various
- Hsmbsfa OF - Paul. general
y ~ 80 chicago, Burlington & North
- = s.s 81 who arrived here Tuesday
. - =. company with party Of prom
1850 $3.50 I. otScials and their families,
-. IA 1sI nom Is With bis wife When
- .,s .eer discovered that the room
~ 49, ~ a,,,s,cd adj ransaeked. Mr.. and
y - .ssi,l's gold watches and chains,
p sssr,o1d pin belonging 20 Mrs
g. =. 80 ~, negotiable drafts amounting
~ - sruerous railroad passes and absut
~ - vere missing The operations
8 . - .aa,s aemons,rate that the work
= :, accomplished crooks. and
- - ..s,enrs. The bed occupied by Mr.
- Hs,abiln Is only four or five feet
g 4. ~ .:oer, but neither was awakened by
- ..,,iaQ 81 the key, which was
! y ~ nlepers. The room IL one OF
~ ~. ~ Ks the house and IL NOS more
y =. - eleven feet square The bur
- =. I'D operations. must have been
: ga foot OF two Of Mr.. Hanblln's
%. 80 .afersl times, but be did MS work so
.,ss.iF that that the FIctlns SUMMERS
-, sos broken. MI hainpbhs Nstch
,sfeu from his vest iylnx On cnaiF
~ ~ head, and Mrs; hainDhn tine
- - - fhe stand. Then the intruder
- s -, r.,rtnnaged over pile Of cloth.
- 80 =, ,se,,n,ed Mr.. Hamblin's diamond
= "a "a ,ssns,,.d ~ his operations by taking
sasr,llIs's pocketb0ok from coat ~
= 2 -. s,.s r.j i,art OF the room.
- l,uneftheim OF san FraDcisco,
10y lel'1nrkia.,sw Of J. n. Thompson, Of the
~ ,siIser. occupied room IA, adjoining
9 us-sf,iltl's and was also q victim, but
..r.ssly his loss was slight. About SO
z 800 chang was taken from his trous-
2; 1000 and large poekefbook con-
3 : q nauers 81 no value to any one but
-xiser The thieves evidently dis
y "a mi. A. the pocketbook, with the
ss'.,,i ataci. was found, later IN the day
- ! lenter III the hall adjoining Mr.
<s's-shel,a's room. where il had evidently
"a fsrewn ia disgust. The burglars
- ! M inward in this room, as Ir.
1s...s,s.seis1 had several thousand dollars
49, awAs in various places.
~ fadg Of slaughter occupied roofu
= "a was awakened early 10 catch q
- he was surprised 10 find bis door
1900 -, aud made an inventory Of his
800. When he vas still more surprised
! ina ihat SID IN gold was missing.
f.s.exe T. B0yles. representing the ship
~ srsa Of Haligur, Guthrie & Co. did
q rr,lre uaaii nearly O'Clock yesterday
seeming, and consequently did not arise
rsid nearly nooa. wnen be reported that
sehsd been relieved Of three gold watches,
sspe goid chain, checks for six pieces OF
srlsge. a small amount Of loose change
ri s,sne efheF small things. he occupied
on Il and takes his loss phil9sophieaily,
!. IL had about $3.50 IN cash and negc-
an paucf in q secret pocket In his vest
sb;eh fhe thieves failed 10 discover.
M room occupied by Mr.. aud Mrs
asmblIn lad been occupied two or three
sIsIts previous b. JAMES Pheian, the Call.
sra millionaire. Mr.. Phelan usually
ss,s,es quite MA amount of money on his
<,snp. sad Il Is probable that the thieves
3sagtt be was still occupying the room.
s.bmigh nc had left for New York the day
kinfe,
NJ RuHdlatt. the manager OF the Oeei-
sassl. had taken every possible pre-
sa:ian agaInst burglars and Is consider
Nh inccnsed az Tuesday nights work.
Esify room was supplied with stoui
I'll IN addition to the lock some time ago,
ID nona OF the bolts were fastened Tues
al night Ia the apartments visited. Be
,It Waiehman patrols the corridors at
szflar intervals An entrance was cf-
tsisa In each case by turning the keys
Nth nippeFs-
REMARKABLE cAsE.
lissfy Bodies tailor shop on Front street
by burglars between 10 o'clock
izesasy night and O'Clock yesterday
zHulns Fourteen coats and 20 pairs ol
suasers, agsfeTatiog in value fully $500,
my taken, beside two revolscrs and a
fs;lb belonging to Mr. BODIES
% Entrance was effected through
rear window. By piling dry
seas boxes under 1t. From a eonyersa
ia with Mr.. tiode IL Is evident that he at
fhgies his loss to two or three nnprinci
II members OF the tail0rs' union. Mr.
e.r has recently had some trouble with
kanion on account 81 his refusal 20 pa
> shop under union regulations. or
fsaday two tailofs, whose appearance Mr.
loie dldgot Ike, called az the shop ant
Rel iiT $50 the men. This Mr.. Bods
'pad not pcfnii, but instead ordered
aem out. Two men of more respectable
grarance called Tuesday. and Mr. Bod,
Al conversation with them. The,
ssnied him to make the shop a union es
zhsishment. lie replied that he had nc
kaeciion 90 the union. but did not wan
nd would not permit any men or set oI
asa 10 run his business. They offered d
rake terms. and he replied that he had ns
erss 10 make lie says that they then be
Izne angry and went away with the state
ssni that he would hear from them thai
aifhi. There are two or three circnm
ssncts which possibly strengthen Mr.
ssie's theory. None nut finished gar
zsEts were taken, although there wers
Rgeial very good snits IN the shop which
Ala been left for repair. cue very fine
ffacn Albert coat was left hanging, and ia
BIS particular case the tailor who made
I had not been paid. Yesterday morning
a discovering HIS iuss, Mr. Ilode sent one
Z bis wofkmeu 0at 20 notify policeman
sAe man cnmp back and reported that be
ssad not had an, officer, although Mr.
eate saws that one passed the door almost
q hat mapeut Four OF Mr.. BODIES men
tsil work Monday snd another Tuesday
ASeNsrCcEssFUL ArrEarT.
n a'ieiup. 10 rob the residence Of John
sPsaerr. the plumber, on Front street, was
sSie yesterday morning about O'Clock
III lee dnss made such fuss that IN,
taiiy was awakened, aud the burglar.
20 etil7e NJ Spencer and bis sons could
EsN bead GA them Mr Spencer Ia,
NJ expecting midnight callers for some
-, aad IN order that they may receive d
sAsa INCEPTION, he has established an
EsssA a his residence, complete in al
a.ssnlAss, He has revolFers, rifles, shot.
~ and swords The guns arr all loaded
y ~ eafsiars are at all times welcome a
'as spencer residence.
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