The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-14
A PROMPT CAPTURE.
Suspected PoStoffice Robber
Safe in Jail.
HIS SLEEP RuDELv BROKEN.
Tracked without an Hours Rest by De-
tectivc Rogers. He IL Caught
at Cosmopolis.

]. NJ. Meyers, alias I. Cohn. young
man with \ thin face and high cheek
bones, is confined in the county Jail on
the charge of burglarizing the MacDougall
4 Southwick Company's mail box at the
pos,oi.ice Wednesday morning. May s.
He was arrested at Cosmopolis. Friday
afternoon. by Detective Bolton Rogers. on
a warrant sworn out before United States
Commissioner c. D. Emery. The prisoner
has refused to make any statement con-
corning his guilt or innocence, and shows
n cringing dread that the newspapers will
announce his presence in prison.
At the time the burglar slipped the au-
thoriiies at the Northern Pacific express
Office Detective Rogers was on the trail,
and in the course of time traced him 10
Lake Washington over the Yesler avenue
cable line. From there he went to New
castle, and after remaining one day went
TO Tacoma, where he took room a: the
Grand Central hotel under the name Of I.
Cohn. A letter came to him at the post
office addressed to J. NJ Meyers. ana, on
his learning that ii had fallen into the
hands Of his pursuers, he took the train
for Centraiia. Thinking that he had
fooled the officers. he came back 60 Ia
for Ocos,a but GO, off the train at a point
ten miles THIS side of his supposed destina-
ticn and went 10 Cosmopois, where he
hired out to the G-ay's Harbor Lumber
Company.
Detective Bottom Rogers has always been
noted for doing work in quick time. bat
he worked with such rapidity Friday
afternoon tina; the residents of the little
town hardly knew what had happened IN
their midst until J. NJ. Myers. alias |.
COIN. the new miiIhand, was gone. In
fact. the detective was just forty minutes
in doing piece of work that means many
years for the young man unless he can
prove his innocence.
Rogers found out that his man was IN
the garnet of the ST. Charles hotel, and
w,ihou, further ado went up 10 see him
He walked into the room and saw the fcl-
low. whose description Tailed exactly
with that OF the possoiIice burglar, lying
on the bed asleep. His Clothes had not
been removed. and consisted Of q check "a
Jumper, blue oyerais aud patent leather
pumps. The last articles are no. usually
worn by mill laborers.
~ course. Rogers hated 70 awake the
sleeper and inform him of the fact tina, he
was under arrest. but IL had 10 he done.
and elected the usual remarks. He in
formed Rogers that he had no name and
considered him tRocersl q iriae fresh.
The warrant. however. was too much for
hiin To resist. and he vas on the train
bound for Mon;esano within forty min
uies lie vas placed in the Jail there over
night and brought 10 the King county jail
last night.
Movers record is no. known, and IL is
doubtful If he has operated much in this
city, although Rogers believes he eau con
nee; him with the previous robberies OF
the Ncnoagasl * Sou.hwick tompany's
letter box. lie stands charged with a gov
eminent ofiensc, and in case of conviction
stands a good chance Of being sen,cneed
30 Il term of from ten 10 fifteen years.