The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-14
WHOLE GANG IN JAIL.
Wild and Lawless Life of the
Chief Money-Jar Thief.
A BURGLAR FROM HIS YOUTH UP.
One OF the Famous San Francisco
Picture Thieves-He Robbed the
Old Occidental Hotel.

Detective Edward Cudihee left for Port
land yesterday morning at 8 o'clock to
secure Tied" McCleiland, one of the men
who aided in the larceny of the jar Of
money from Hyams, Pauson & Co. IS store
window week ago Saturday. McCIelland
was captured in Portland by detective
on Saturday.
Now that McClelland has been captured,
ali OF those accused are in jail Since one
OF the party has confessed the police are
confident that all three of the men in Jail
VIII be convicted and sent to the peniten-
tiary.
Jennings, who admits that he hid in the
store and stole the jar, aiterward handing
IL over the transom to his two compan-
Ions, Is one of the most notorious crimi-
nails in the United States He has served
several sentences in the penitentiaries, and
ms father committed suicide in prison
whiie serving term for manslaughter.
His real name is Thomas Wallace and his
aliases are Little Tom," "Charles Mar
tin" and Thomas Jennings" He was
a San Francisco hoodlum and Is we'll
known to Bolton Rogers, manager of the
Bolton Rogers Detective Agency. Speak
OF him last evening, Mr.. Rogers said:
Nv allace was raised in San Francisco
ana Is graduate of the industrial school.
lie Kept fast companions and went from
pad TO worse In short time. The first
crime OF importance committed by him
was the larceny of the famous painting,
Elaine, by Toby Rosenthal. The painting,
Whicn was the property Of Mrs.
Robert Johnson, was valued at $27 900.
In 1876 1t was on exhibition at Shows
art store, corner of Kearney and Morton
streets. In company with Jimmie O'Neil.
aiterward called Elaine Jimmie, Cut
face Donohue' and Jimmie Cummings
wallace broke into the art store and cut
the painting from the frame. Their scheme
was to retain it until a good reward
should be offered for its return. After
a time the matter was compromised
and on promise that no questions should
be asked, the owner paid to fifth party
the sum OF $1,000. and the painting was
returned. The case attracted wide atten-
ton and the painting was again placed on
exhibition, the admission price being
raised from % cents to so cents. Wallace
escaped punishment for this crime.
Nv aliace was next heard from when,
with Cut Face Donohue,' he burglarized
the jewelry store of Lundy & Co.. in the
Nucleus building, at the corner of Third
and Market streets, San Francisco. This
case was also settled upon the return of the
stolen goods, and again Wallace escaped
deserved punishment.
''The young fellows next crime cost him
fifteen years of his life. 'Cut-Face' Dono-
hue was always with him and not long
after they turned Off the jewelry store
they burglarized the residence of T. F.
Davis, on Post street, San Francisco.
They went to the house one even
ing when no one was at home
and, after raiding the premises and helping
themselves to what took their fancy, were
in the act of leaving when a servant girl
entered the house. When the girl saw
them she was terribly frightened and,
poking her head out of a window, yelled
police murder help at the top
OF her voice. Wallace commanded
her to be quiet, but she only
yelled the louder and, drawing
his revolver, he shot her. She was seri-
ously, but not fatally, wounded. Before
the men could effect their escape officers
were on the scene and arrested them.
Wallace was charge with burglary and as
sualt with intent to commit murder. but
Donohue was simply charged with burg
larry.
Donohue escaped from a deputy sheriff
while on his way from the Jail to the court
room, but was afterWard recaptured. Dur
ing his hearing in the municipal court
Wallace made his escape by sliding down
balustrade to the ground. He jumped
into a hack, and was driven
to the former home of murderer
Jack Runk, on Telegraph hill.
Runk, who had been a friend to Wallace,
had been hanged short while before this
time for the shooting on the street in San
Francisco of Policeman Coats, who had
previously been sheriff of Whatcom county,
in this state.
when the officers arrived at Runks'
former home Wallace had escaped, and it
was later learned, went to the Southern
states. He eventually turned up at
Evansville, Ind. where he was captured
by Detective Billy Jones (now dead) of
the San Francisco department. Wallace
was returned to the scene of his crime and
was sentenced to Gfteen years at San
Quentin.
"A little over four years ago. shortly
after his release from prison. Wallace came
TO Seattle and burglariZed the Occidental
hotel. He then went to Portland burg
larized q hotel at that place and was cap
tured. Chief of Police ]. c. Mitchell, of
this city, was very anxious to have Wal
lace. or Martin, as he then called himself,
returned to Seattle, but the Portland POI
lice did not see il that way. He was tried
and sentenced 10 four years in the Oregon
state penitentiary. Two months ago he
was released from prison and made his
second tEip to the Sound, with the result
you know.
wallace is one of the smartest hotel
workers in the United States. He always
carries the tools of his trade with him in
the shape of n pair of 'nips'-the long and
the short. He had these tools on him
when arrested by Detective Cudihee"
Wallace's father was serving term at
San Quentin in 1876 and. on learning that
his son was under sentence for fifteen years
TO the same prison, committed suicide
rather than meet him there.
Wallace and his two companions will be
arraigned for hearing Friday before Justice
Won Tobel upon charges of grand larceny.
of Education.
+. b. Bryan. state superintendent of
public instruction, has sent out the follow
ing notice regarding meetings of the state