The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-16

q 5 sca foE their appearance q
oscieck today
rHE wHf1FcHAPEI DISTRICT.
Chief Mitchell Yesterday gave notice
20 ali homes OF ill-farne On the main
shorourhfares that they must seek
less pahiic quarters within twenty
four hours II this order IS not
obes ed IL is his intention TO arrest ali
the inmates of the houses on charges
OF vzg-aney Just where the houses
OF i.i-Eame xill be allowed, If allowed
at ali. has not been decided: but the
ma date has gone forth that no public
streets shall be given Up 10 houses OF
sll-fsnap.
A, IL o'clock last night Captains
Bigesow and kfniev, assisted by ON
cerS Cave and Rogers. made descent
upon all the hosi>es of iil-fame alo &
the Grant street bridge, and that par:
of Jackson street ahove Fifth street.
Six houses on the bridge were first
visited. and one woman found in each
Three Jackson street cribs also fur
nished one prisoner each. Seven cut
of the nine women arrested were
French. Lou Graham's house. which
Is in the prescribed district, was not
visited.
The women were ali marched 10 POI
lice headquarters and Justice Rivers
Was sent for lie admitted them 10
hail in the sum of SIS each and sci
the hearing for 5 o'clock today.
Chief Mitchell SAYS that these RAIDS
viii be continued every twenty
i fcar hours. or oftener II
necessary. until ali houses OF
Il tame are moved ,uE IF the residence
pesriions Of the city and from the main
~trtess o. TIE city.
WATER pERaT3,s csPrUgrp-
j. Mechanic auo WlIism NJ. Nc
Farland are the names given by two
wharf rats arrested by officer Hub
bard and Special Officer Peer on a
charge of gram larceny late last even
ing oshcer Peer. who is employed 10
watch o. the wharyeS near the coal
bunker, heard the wharf rats al work
under one of the haT ve>. cutting the
copper coating from the piles. He
Gated olicer Hubbard to his assist
anee and maize a descent upon them,
cai turing them just as they were get
I tsng in'o a boat TO phi away. They
ha secured several dollars worth os
IN. tai. and would have made a big
/ haul before morning had they not
been disturbed. They are supposed
/ 10 belong To- a gang of harbor pirates
that have been committing numerous
depreGations along the sater front
recently.
I ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
About O'Clock yesterday morning
man effected burglarious entrance
into the stable OF Mr. John Lesry.
/ The coachman, W no sleeps in an apart
/ meBt over the stable, heard the man
a. he was forcing the door and jumped
out of bed in time to see him
come into the stable. The burglar
/ turned when he saw the coach
man and lied down the alley
| between Second and Third streets
The coaehman SAYS the thief was well
dressed, but can give no accurate de-
scription of his personal appearance
/ Ii is supposed that the burglar had in
/ tended 10 enter The house but had
visited the stable on account of il be-
/ ing easier of access.
THE COUNTY NOT KxENPT.
1t is reported that the gang oftoughs
that broke from the city Jail several
/ days ago is now in the neighborhood
/ of Renton. They have burglarized
several houses there and have terror
| lied the entire. neighborhood. The
| people are aroused and talk OF lynch
/ ing the first one of the band caught
committing any depreciation. The
whole county appears TO be overrun
with Migrants and the rural districts
are suffering more than the cities be-
cause there is less protection.
ROBBERS BOUND OVER.
A. l.. Thomas and Thomas Jen-
/ rings, who were arrested by Officer
Rogers while they we're in the act OF
+, b0ing Harry Brown, "A drunken
man on Wednesday nigh. we're given
preliminary hearing before Justice
/ Miller yesterday afternoon. Accord
! ins; tn their osn statements they were
yagfants, and as there was positive
/ evidence of their attempt at robbery
Justice Miller bound them over 10 the
grand jury.