The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-19
THE POLICE COURTS.

D1nehful Crooks Held-Burglar Escapes
= fechnicality Robber Bound Over.
John Lawson, Ed O'Brien, John Morgan
"a 4. Martin. arrested early yesterday
Eonine In the Commercial lodging house,
u Commercial and Washington streets,
~ Detectives Rogers and Willard. on sus-
zion Of being burglars and thieves, are
Ia tshind the bars, having not yet been
IHe to furnish bonds. They will prob
shly rot Be srraigned for some little time,
|nlheo16cers are collecting evidence against
hem The four suspects are young fell
kss ranging in age from 10 to q years,
3 ars thought to be old offenders. When
III nom was raided two large punches
6ksgs were found concealed in the water
ltwher ard other suspicious articles were
lhuosered in various portions of the..room.
- quaTtette are said to have recently left
lleomA
h 1. Edwards. q contractor who had Q
nPule and attempted to wipe the floor
beeds's cafe with . com panion. Sunday
Hsziag, appeared for trial yesterday after
Mat 5 o'clock. and pleading guilty to
sdhrderly" was fined 81. He had pre-
tbady been allowed his liberty on deposit
x@ cash bail, the residue OF which was
nbasnsd.
William "Tony" Evans. Ewede. who
mined to be cigarmaker, was taken to
rdn headquarters by Officer w. L. Bow
~, and a charge of vagrancy now ap-
ean opposite his name. Chief Monroe
nnsdrrs the man avagrant in every sense
= he word. and although several OF
Imys' friends called at the Jail and said
~ would swear he worked for living,
eehiel said that Evans was an associate
I'D received money from fallen women,
mat be intended prosecuting the case.
Aiough looking man about 80 years of
grey haired and wrinkled from exces-
and early dissipation. occupied seat
ne prisoners dock in Justice Miller's
ftfoom. His name or alias was John
-, and he was arrested by Oficer
senes Raymond while in the act of
eaklng into tent on Yesler avenue be-
N Third and Fourth streets, known as
CALIFORNIA; Wine House. About 8
uock yesterday morning Ofcer Ray
% noticed the man cutting hole in
ade OF the tent, through which he
safds attempted TO crawl. Hearing
4PFoacnlng footsteps he took to fight and
csp;u'ed after hard run. Mr. NJ E.
ss'e. who defended the man. secured bis
<als discharge on technicality- finding
vas not crime to break into tent.
e an Odd offender. having just been
soa the chain gang.
Ainnie Russell. who claimed to be q va
actress in John Cort's theater, was
sa y Tor throwing a beer bottle from the
a.efs iodging-house at Officer G. w.
snhar Davis, an old man arrested by
nan c. w. Neff at i:3o yesterday
ing, while making off down CONNER
sreei with a satchel, was brought up
saseee Miller's court charged with petit
ny and was given twenty days on the
gang. Charles Nelson. an at.ac hee
Nosss theater. identified the satchel as
osn and averred il had been purloined.
young paie-faced German, about 10
80 OF age, and OF many aliases, one of
~ ea was Thomas Bell, was in Justice
~ court 20 answer TO the charge of
and being unable to give salts
sccount of himself was bound over
fpesF before the superior court in the
~ % tNe-in default of which he went
G Bell Nas arrested by Deputy Sher-
'ooeFy about q week ago. on a warrant
Sag him with taking gold watch and
~ irom an Intoxicated old man named
bead fireman of the brickyard
Inc watch and chain was found on
suspects person. The young mans
aaseons were very fismsy. He said he
Ia she watch and chain in q pool-tabIe
go, IN the Minneapolis saloon, bat
.sa no explanation regarding how he
sraars' tools.
p - williams, the notorious fireeug
s. x'and clearinghouse notoriety, was
- summation in q Justices court, and
0ohtradicted all knowledge Of the In
sm. and charged the witnesses for