The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-07
ROBBED THE CARS
A Gang Of Freight Thieves
Brought to Light.
sMTcHMAN GAYS CONFESSION.
Fsur w~ti-kne~n Exilroad Employee
Arrested. and DIR. e. 4. Gay CHARGED
With Completely.

As predicted in the poxr-IxrErlfeExers
Yesterday morning. the arrest on Saturday
Oh Jsrk Gay. swtscArnan in the Puget
sound ehore Eaii-csd Company's yard. Was
OH the precursor OF other and more i'm
porfant arrests. Early yesterday morning
hse other warrants we're issued by Justice
Miilef. upon Information swora 20 BY /. A.
Ssdesn- manager o. the Sound shore read.
and before IN O'Clock last night Eve Of GAYS
alleged accompsic~s had beer arrested
During the past two months several
cases OF clothing AMI dry goods have been
'cnnd broken open upon their arrival here
anc good share of their contents taken.
The last robbery consisted OF about Spo
worth OF clothing from Chicago consigned
10 iokias. singr-man & Co. and to Kline
q kosenesrs. The company made good
the loss and SET about locating the thieves
About . week ago. Mr.. c. p.
blanchard, manager Of Toklas, Sings-man
q Co. s clothing department.. happened 10
notice suit of particular pattern belong
ing 10 the stolen lot in Frederick Flows
tailor shop. and on making inquiry, learned
that Il hal been left there for remo,ieling
BY JACK Gay. The railroad officials were
thereupon notified. and Gay was arrested
when he called for the clothes. This put
the officials onto clue which led to the
arrests made yesterday
eAy MAKES a CONFESSION.
Early yesterday morning Gay signified
willingness to make n clean breast OF the
whole matter, aud q detective in the EN-
ploy OF the railroad called on him in the
city Jail. Al first he denied knowing any
thing about the theft. but finally be broke
down and made fun confession, impIicat-
ing q. W. Williams and W. II. Bartlett,
swiichmen. and w. J. MCGUIRE. day yard
master OF the Puget Sound shore road. q.
y Lewis. brakeman on the Columbia &
Puge. Sound road. and his uncle, DIR. A.
Cav. in the larcenies
day declared that there was . general
conspiracy among the men named 20 steal
and handle goods stolen from cars. The
plan was 10 watch for broken pac kages
transferred from other companies and
checked on the transfer way bills as broken
open. Whenever 8 case of goods was
found in this condition its contents were
taken and distributed among the conspira-
tors.
ARREST OF TIRE CoSEPIRAToEs.
Justice Miller was at once sent for and
warrants sworn out for all the persons
named by Gay In his confession. VIII
iiams was found at work in the company's
yard. he denied any knowledge OF the
theft, but when confronted with the fact
that he had been wearing one OF the stolen
suits be lost his confidence
Lewis was not arrested until afternoon,
when he came in on the narrow guage
train upon which be works. He, too, had
been wearing some OF the stolen clothes,
and when arrested had nothing 20 say.
III. GAY And MS SEPHEw,
The most sensational arrest OF all was
that OF Or. A. Gay, which occurred about
5 O'Clock in the afternoon. Jack Gay is his
nephew and charges him with receiv-
ing a pair of pants and a coat from
the Tokias, Singerman Il Co. lot,
knowing them to have been stolen. DIR.
Gay, when placed under arrest. admitted
having the goods. but denied aay knowl-
edge whatever of the manner in which his
nephew bad received them. Owing TO his
standing Dr.. Cav was allowed to go on his
own recognixance. He turned the coat and
vest, which he had worn few times, over
10 the officers.
RECEIVED THE STOLEN GOODS.
A search warrant was sworn out for the
residence OF w. III. Bartlett. also q switch
man, at whose house on Twelfth street,
near Charles. Jack Gay and C.. n. Lewis
lodge. and who was also implicated in
Gays confession. The search not only
brought to light some of the Toklas, Singer
man & Co. lot of clothing. but goods taken
fully two months ago. Bartlett is not con-
sidered member of the gang, however.
and was arrested more as q witness than as
principal.
W. J. Mcclure. the day yardmaster, was
arrested late in the evening after the last
train had been sent out. He had been wear
ing suit suspiciously similar TO those last
stolen, and Gay claims he is the most &C
tive member OF the gang.
MN 90 COOP REPUTATION.
All the men arrested. with the exception
of Jack Gay and Lewis, have heretofore
borne excellent regulations. Williams and
McGuire have been special favorites with
the company and have been kept in good
positions. DR.. Gay is dentist.
well-known citizen, and men,
Der of the present grand jury.
He denies most positively any knowledge
OF the crimes and is anxious for trial that
his name may be vindicated. He eonsid-
ers that his nephew is for some reason try
ing to get him into trouble. All of the
msn but DR.. Gay are in the county Jail
and will be given hearing today. As far
as known the whole gang has been cap
tured. but sensational evidence concern
ing methods will probably be developed.