The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-03
TWO MORE BURGLARIEs.
Tailor shop Robbed Early in the Even
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Tailor Shop Robbed Early in the Even
fng-Lodging-H House Thieves.
The stormy weather does not appear to hinder
burglars, as they continue their vocation at will
anu enjoy the spols in sheltered retreats, un-
known TO the police. Last night one of the
coolest burglaries committed in the city for
months occurred at Ernest Vonland's tailor
shop. on Cherry street, between Second and
Third streets, at 6:45 o'clock. Two expert
workmen picked the lock and carried OFF two
large bundles of cloth. An alarm was given by
Joseph koeisch, who saw the men come out of
the shop. and one was made TO drop the cloth
In his possession. The other escaped.
koelsch was standing in front of his saloon,
which is next door to the tailor shop, when he
saw man come out with an armful of cloth
and walk leisurely up the street toward Third
He thought nothing OF that, but when, a mo-
ment later, another man came out with an
other ar1niui he came to the conclusion that the
taiior was moving out suddenly. This man
turned 20 the lett and entered the alley running
TO James street. Koelsch followed him as far as
the entrance and saw that he commenced to
run. Luck did not favor the fellow, because he
fell down and the bolts of cloth went flying
about in the snow. He picked them up and
was starting on when two colored men came up
the street and koelsch told them that he thought
the tailor shop had been robbed and that the
man going through the alley was one of
the men who did it The colored men
promptly took up the chase and when the tu-
gitve saw that he was pursued he dropped the
bolts again and few. The chase was given up
and the police called by messenger. Then the
cloth was picked up and counted. In ell there
were seven bolts of new cloth. This was put
back IN the shop and temporary lock put on
the door. How many bolts of cloth the man
who walked up the street got away with is not
exactly known, but Mr.. koelsch says he GER
taInly had as many more were recovered. At
police headquarters last evening a POsT-INTEr.-
LIGENCER reporter was told that nothing new
had happened. This expression used in the
sense that burglaries are old stories and very
common now was certainly true.
The Famous house. at DOT Commercial street,
was ransacked last Sunday morning and several
rooms entered Mr.. aud Mrs. William Bailey
and man named Williams were the heavy
losers, the latter having gold watch and SO
taken and the former purse containing ST. 80
and a check for so. The check was recovered,
however, having been thrown away. Two young
fellows. one short and the other tall. took q
room ct the hotel Friday night That night
they looked over the house and planned their
work. The next night they took a room
and asked Tor one on the top floor. Sum
day morning about 5 O'Clock they lett
III short time the state Of affairs commenced
to be known. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
on dressing found they had been robbed. Out
in the hall was found the check previously
mentioned, wrapped up in towel aud thrown
in corner. In short time other roomers be-
gan to compare notes, and one man named Ben
ton said that some one had poked their head
into his room and he had asked him in strong
language what was wanted. Then the head was
Withdrawn. still another roomer said that the
key in his door was knocked out and the noise
awakened him, but he did not 60 out TO see
what was the trouble.
The case was reported to the police, but they
are very anxious that the public should not
know OF the frequent burglaries, inasmuch as
arrests never follow.