The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-21
THE POLICE DRAG NET
|pew 4 Thief Escaped From Its
Heslaes Yesterday.
oily THREE HOURS or LIBERTY
ss..k ThIef lei onf ~ she City J7fi
- f.ssa fnso ths County Prsssn-
cheek swiaals Worked.

80 suusn.st house thief, Rob&rt Moore.
/ - . dsiily went through the dodgers
/ - 81 SATURDAY. ard stole whatever he
/ - and of value. vas missing when BIS
- ..a called BY Justice Milier yesterday
/ $500. He escaped from the county
& sandal morning much in the same
sssner inst bird viii fly ont 81 is cage
! - Soos i left open. About 70 S,cssck
I s.asr Stretch opened the door Of the south
4 q I'D called oat Tor one 81 tie prisoners
/ .~ees DE floor. Moore obeyed the SUM
/ ssns sh,f when be had reached the cell
] Sses, ksst wary ere on latief stretch,
q nos knowing him from an ordinary
E su-day ~hoto'' was not as vsgllant as
!. wsshf have been. Moore stepped out-
e q bis cell in order 10 sweep tbs dirt
- The door. Jssler Stretch cast bis eye
!. .uafher direction for an instant. ard
sseFs he eouGd turn around. bis chATge
"a akipped. and was on The street IN al
ssgant' and seemed 10 vanish into . hole
: ,he atmosphere, 80 sudden was his dis
ssaearaEee. News Of the escape did not
~ out until yesterday and even then
.s.hine would have been said had not
Tsoses preliminary hearing been called
- The escape Of Moore was q lucky
Ie.eamstanee for him - his ofiense gould
n.sly have landed him in Wallis Walia.
one John I,os Rollins. ~ warrant
hsned yesterday BY Justice Rivers reads,
i. raised peek 81 trouble in the Brown
.sn.sly. who live over = grocery store ON
Fsginia aud West esfeets John Doe koll
/ ~ vas arrested by Constable Thornton on
seharge Of adultery preferred by Charles
bowl. wha says that whlle he was absent
/ fbm home Mr.. Koilias persuaded his wllsi
aane 10 hfeak the seventh commandment
s.sfe times than one Justice Rivers held
Rollins in bonds Of 5000 for bis appear.
lsx on Wednesday which were furnished
$ Frederic johnson.
Il took Robert Riley Just three hours.
saiersiay morning, % get himself trans
sHed from the city jail 10 the county
ma0n Btiey was discharged from the
f<a Il o'clock and went forth = free
sssg. but at ~ clock be was sitting on
~ prisoners bench in Justice MilIsr's
eaee. and few minutes later was under
BE eeantyss care tor the next illty-four
asys True "a bis instinct and because 10
"a cold. he helped himself 10 another
naa's overcast. IN a South Second street
xloon, and offered il for sails Ia q Siwash.
sAe gaze him dollar for about $40 worth
Il ettrocas One dollar means drink
money Ter whoss day, but Riley had no
E5fiak, for Lieutenant Sullivan coming
slene ust at the right time. noticed that
shen Riley left the jail he had no oyefcoai
a. 10 money. Sullivan mental eonclu.
sun vas rapid. and likewise Riley's con-
7lesiem.
Larsen 4 Co. dry goods dealers on
Kanehard street, we're swinaled last satnr-
aAs b. the sime-worn bogus check scheme.
Last Saturday evening man entered their
store and purchased two SHIRTS. He said
lheE be had no money, but II tlae prupriss-
~ would kindly each sie-eheck on the
flgsi National hAnk he would be obliged
~ tAfssn was ohlising and accepted the
HpeF, which WAS made payable % II
Murphy. aud signed ny G. j. Smile. sup
fussd % he Contractor Smilie. The alleged
Af Murphy Endorsed the paper and
handed il over. He received about 81 ia
lslugn, aud taking bis purchase vent ont
bsso The darkness. The cheek vas returned
Yesterday from the hank. and stan dealers
ssIl be swiadled.
The two burglars. James Duffy and John
Kelley. who were arrested By Officers Ar
ansten and Doug Phillips early sunday
noFnins Tor breaking into Herahberger' !
esethlng house on second street, were be-
ioFe Justice Miller yesterday. They were
shaferi With grand larceny and bound
over @ the grand jury in the SIAM Of 81 600
saeh.