The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-22
A BURGLARS WORK.
He Ransacks COlman Block
Offices at Early.MOrn.
JUDGE HANFORD is A LOSER.
Lawyers Office in Union Block Emptied
OF Cash-Doctor's Office Entered
"A Suspect.


ing by mysterious individual, who ran
sacked the premises and scattered papers
about in confusion. The burglar did not
get away with much booty; in fact, he was
very poorly repaid for his work. He did
good deal of damage, however, in the way
Of mutilating desks and office furniture by
break rg locks and prying open the
drawers.
The burglary was first discovered yester-
day morning at O'Clock by Judge c. III.
Hanford. His private office, adjoining
the United States court room, is
in rooms 80 and SO. He found
the door to room 80 open
and the Office was in the utmost disorder.
The drawers of the desks were scattered
about the room, ink wells were upset aad
the contents scattered about. In one
corner of the room Is a clothes press and
this was broken open. The clothing was
thrown around and all of the pockets we've
turned inside out. From pigeon-hole of
one of the desks small collection of
ancient coin, a gold ring and a gold watch
chain had been taken. In another pigeon
hole were revolver and valuable dia-
mond ring, which the thief in his haste
overlooked.
The insurance Office of Wright & Jacob
son, in room 1, was entered in a similar
manner, as were also the offices of DR.. c.
A. Smith in room A. and the insurance
office of o. A. Warehouse in rooms and
S. In each of the offices desks were pried
open, drawers were pulled out and papers
and stationery scattered about. 1t was
evident that entrance was gained to each
of the rooms by skeleton keys. 1t is
known that the thief did not secure any
| thing from the rooms he entered except
the coins and jewelry which he took from
Judge Hanford's desk.
The police have description of a man
whom they suspect and are on the look
out for him. The suspect was in the
building Saturday evening, presumably
getting the "lay" of the premises. This
belief is strengthened by the story of W.
FL. Shenaman, the janitor. He says that
on Saturday evening while he was at work
in the hall, a tall, well dressed man, about
80 years OF age, who appeared to be under
the influence of liquor, staggered into the
building from the Front street entrance.
'1sh there doctor in ?" asked the man
as he held to the bannisters on the stairs for
support.
Several doctors have offices on the next
fioor,'' replied the janitor, and the man
stumbled up the stairs. He came
stumbling back in few moments and,
passing the janitor, muttered something
about not finding the man he wanted.
Instead of going out the way he came in,
the man started for the stairway at the
further end of the hallway, which leads to
the basement. 1t occurred to the janitor
hot ha hut
chief, and in a few moments he followed
him to the basement. He got there just
as C. Rosenberg, the engineer of the build
ing, let him out of the premises by the
alley entrance.
the janitor.
Hes acting drunk but couldn't smell
any liquor. l believe he's playing off,"
answered the engineer.
Nothing more was thought of the affair
until yesterday morning at o'clock, when
II. Sinahome, the night Waterman on the
Colman dock, entered the building. He
found the door of DR.. Smiths office open.
and, thinking that it had been
left open by mistake, closed
it. In passing down the hail
again, he saw tall, well dressed man of
about so years dart out of Wright & Jacob
sons Office and run down the stairs, four
steps at jump. He followed; but the
mysterious visitor slid down the basement
stairs and eluded his pursuer by making
his escape through the alley entrance.
The police secured minute description
of the mysterious individual from the
janitor and Waterman, and they say that
it tallies precisely with the description
sent in from Ballard of man who CON-
mitted several small burglaries last week.