The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-26
A SUSPICIOUS LOOK.
Scene Of q Robbery Attracts q
Convict's Eye.
DETECTIVES FLYING VISIT
Another Victim of Misplaced Cosndeses
-Rslease Of the Satchel Holder
Wood in Dispute.

Elevsn Of the county prisoners have had their
tnai, received their sentences and started on
tneir journey to the state prison at walia Wails
AID still the county jail Is sadly overcrowdtd.
mere are twice - many men down there as
there y room for" said Jailsr Fsrraher yester-
oay afternoon. and they still continue to come
In at an astonishing rate"
Although Oakley and several other very bad
characters were among the big batch sent to TIE
penifenfiary Wednesday, the jailor says that
the toughest are still under hi, charge He re.
saros James Harrison, the alleged forzer, in
whose ease the jury disagreed, a. the worst man
ever in the jail He says the man IL never con-
tent unless be has bred trouble and dissatisfac
tion among his fellow prisoners, an then he IL
IN the height OF his glory. Thetough ones be-
sioes him are John Allen, serving q term for
petty larceny. and whose time win be out TO-
morrow, and Frank Wilson and John Davis
jointly sent mp for petty larceny.
Although Oakley. who was sent to Walla
Walla for seven years for robbing John Cos
iand. West Seattle carpenter, in the rear of the
minneapolis saloon about ten days ago. was
quiet and lad little to say. he was always
scheming. used the othsr duller minds O. hi =
tools. and he required the closest kind of
watching. He had only been released two days
rom the county jail, having b.en b eld for sew
efhi months on suspicion of holding up q
man, when he was again arrest ed on the same
Oakley to hand In tools 10 the prisoners with
which they could effect an escape. And now,
with him out Of the way, the Ter feols good
deal more secure.
A circum lance of the removal of Oakley and
the other prisoners from the county jail to the
train, preparatory to their shipment 70 walla
Walls Wednesday afternoon. renders il highly
probable that the bad man knows more about
certain burglary than he u willing to confess
About two weeks ago small clothing store. in
the kinnear building, on Washington street, lie.
tween Second ald Third, was broken open from
the rear. aid lot Of hats. clothing, etc, were
purieined. The thief was discovered in the
commission Of the crime, but took warning and
mad good his escape in the darkness before he
could be recognized. The police kept the mat
ter very quiet, in the hopes OF appgehending the
burglar, but no clue was ever obtained We'd
nesday afternoon the eleven prisoners were
marched shackled together, down Washington
street. between cond ard Third. From the
time the gang came in sight OF the little cloth
ing store in the Ktnnear building until they
turned the corner at Second street towards the
depot, Oakley's eyes seemed TO find q peculiar
fascination in the scene OF the former burglary.
His eyes frBt followed mp the front of the build
ing and then down the back way, where the en-
trance was effected. and then to the building
adjoining, where long ladder Leading GOWN
into the dark excavation, probably recalled TO
him the means of the escape. A deputy, who
assisted in conducting the men TO the train, mo-
t3cing the mans peculiar actions. remarked
.l'li bet bat that that's the fellow who broke
into that store"