The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-21

that the arrest should be made as soon as
they returned, which the officers knew
would not be before morning. At break
of day Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald
went to the house and
told Mrs. Suffern that he had message
for her son. She replied that her son had
not yet returned home. Mcdonald then
returned to where Sheriff Delaney and
Deputy Wells were in hiding. The trio
watched the house for about an hour, and
finally saw Suffern and Finnegan go into
the house.
The house was then surrounded, Deputy
Mcdonald taking the back door and the
other two officers the front. Both men
were known to be dangerous characters,
so great caution was to be used. Sheriff
Delaney knocked on the door
and then suffern stepped out.
He recognized the Port Townsend
officer at once and offered no resistance
when the ''darbies" were slipped onto ms
wrists. Finnegan was taken by surprise
and had no time to fight Each had
murderous Colts revolver, and Suffern
carried punch used for knocking safe
combinations. Both men had skeleton
keys, and Finnegan had suit OF duck
ing used for disguise when
he came home. A search Of
the house turned up several very COM
plete sets of burglars tools. keys and pow
der, etc. A large proportion Of the goods
stolen at Port Townsend were found. The
blank book of postal notes, the cancelled
money orders, 500 greenback, $3.50 worth
of postage stamps, private papers and
other articles taken from the post
office were found, thirty-three regis
tered letters, 600 letters taken from
the general delivery and $50 let
tiers for Alaska which were stolen had
probably been destroyed by the robbers.
Stolen goods of nearly every description
were found in the house. Articles that
had been stolen from Sehome, Quarter
master harbor and gold watch bearing
the name of L. A. Booth. Port Townsend.
were also found. Each of the young men
had $40 in his pocket, and it is probable
they made it out Of some job done during
the night.
sUFFERN ATTEMPTS Az ESCAPE.
E The crooks were taken to Jail, Sufern
being put in the county prison, while FIN
negan was locked up in the city jail.
Their arrest was kept secret all day,
as the officers were looking for
third man who is suspected
of being implicated with them. About 8
o'clock at night Sheriff Woolery had Stuff
ern brought up TO his private Office and
there for an hour worked to get a
confession from him. About 9:45
O'Clock Sheriff Woolery directed the
night jailer, Monroe, to return the
prisoner to Jail. Suffern followed the
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ly enough, but when Monroe started to
unlock the gate leading to the Jail stair
way the prisoner darted past him. Mon
roe was only jump behind him.
Suffern turned straight across Yesler
avenue and as he left the sidewalk he fell
fat. Monroe was close on his heels and
fell also. Suffern was the quicker man of the
two and was across the street and turning
down South Fourth street before Monroe
got to his feet. Then he raced for life and
liberty down the hill with Jailer Monroe
and Deputy Charles Woolery behind him.
Woolery. fred two shots in the air. but
Suffern didn't stop. Then Monroe while
running fired four shots in quick
succession. just after the last shot Suf-
fern, who had nearly reached Washington
street, threw up his hands and fell for
ward. He was picked up and carried to
the Jail. There it was learned by DR..
Plouf that one of the bullets had struck
Suffern in the left thigh, making bad
flesh wound. Another bullet had just
grazed his left forearm. After having his
wounds dressed Suffern was put below.
Suffern calculated we'll on his chances of
escape when he made his break for liberty,
but he did not think that Jailer Monroe
would be the man 10 bring him to q stand
still. He wassa schoolmate of Deputy
Sheriff Charles Woolery and shortly
after he was arrested yesterday morning
Deputy Woolery went down into the jail
and had a long talk with Sufiern. Suffern
told the deputy all about the robbery and
is reported to have made confession. He
begged Woolery to aid him in escaping
and concluded by declaring: 81 will
never go back to Port Townsend"
sUFFERN's DARK CAREER.
Both of the crooks are young men, and
are we'll known in Seattle. George Suf-
fern has lived here nearly all his life, and
although 1t has not generally been known,
he has had very dark criminal rec
ord. His father, Louis f. Suffern,
was blacksmith here years ago and from
him the boy learned how to make burg
lars tools. He developed criminal ten
denotes very early in life and is now only
% years old. Five years ago he tried to
pass a revolver into the county Jail so
that ''Sailor Jack" desperate
criminal, might kill Jailer Pat Farraher.
His father ran away from home several
years ago, went insane in Oregon and died
in the asylum. Young Suffern was
one Of the footpads who assault
ed George Hyde Preston about four
years ago, but escaped punishment.
He fed the city and went to Colorado.
There he was sent to the penitentiary for
three years for burglary committed at Pu-
eblo, and it was only few months ago
that he returned to Seattle. He is 1.-the.
active fellow. smooth-shaven, and weighs
about lao pounds.
Finnegan is about % years of age. He
is powerfully built man and is desper-
ado. His father was an old drunk, who
hung around Seattle for a num-
Der of years. After the old mans
death the boys mother married T. J.
Armstrong, of the Newcastle saloon. The
boy was allowed to run Wild from child
hood, but this is the first time he has ever
been caught for any serious crime
Sheriff Delaney returns to Port Town
send with his two prisoners this morning.
They will probably be tried for robbing
the United States mail, as the government
is anxious to prosecute them.
Day Nursery Dinner.