The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-22
ROBBERS GOOD TIME.
They Hold Up and Burglarize
Without Hindrance.
LAWYER LiTTELL's EXPERIENCE.
Held Up In Front and Rear and Made
to Shell Ous-Chinaman Held Up
Two Burglaries.

Highwayraen and burglars are at work In all
parts OF the city, and, 80 far as the police are
concerned, seem to be perfectly safe from being
captured.
The s'hold up" reported In the Posr-IyrELLf.
GENCER last Friday morning, and abou. which
tie police knew nothing that evening, was Only
one OF a series. The victim was Thomas Lit
Tell, aWe.Iknown attorney, who lives at 1872
Tenth street lie iett his house at 7:45 o'c .ock,
and was passing the stone wall in front of W.
X. FORESTS residence. corner of Tenth and
spring streets, when a masked man stepped in
'front.' OF him and, showing q revolver into his
face. said:
up With your hands,
Mi. Litteii put his hands above his head, but
to his surprise voice from the rear said:
fut them up higher"
He glanced around and saw a man with A
sandoag In his hani aud, acting on the sugges-
ton, held his hands as high as he could. Then
Inc maskec higaWaynan went through his
pockets and took his gold watch, valued at
ABOUT $50, and SIS aud some cents in change
LlttefI hai ring, which they asked Tor, but he
demonstrated, saying that IL was a kee psake.
Inc leader thought u moment and then said:
On, II that IS so, guess weli let you keep 1t
The job finished, they told Litteli to walk on
10 MADISON stree, and under no circumstances
ioo2 oack. He lost no time in getting away
from them, and at once reported tie case to the
police. He describes one OF the men as being
about nVe feet four inches tall and wearing
SOL nat HE other man stood behind him, SO
ne had no opportunity to observe him.
All Wong, Chiuaman who wears American
clothes, says he was held up Friday night az
the corner OF Twelfth street and Washington
and relieved OF Sc. When he came to police
headquarters he showed torn pocket and re-
ported that his assailaut hit him on the head
and as ne fell tore out the pocket. This is the
same Chinaman who reported that he was held
up In the vicinity OF the James stree; power
mouse some time ago, and, queer as the coirei-
dence may seem, Re told the same story about
falling end the pocket ripping. The police are
OF the opinion that the Chinaman fell into the
hands OF crowd of rowdies, who proceeded TO
torment him until he called for police assist
anoe II Is a popularity OF the Chinese race in
this country that they ali carry a police whistle
and use 1t on the slightest provocation.
Last sunday night the residence of DR.. KEEL
logg. at the corner OF Tenth and Seneca streets,
was entered by burglars while the residents
were away, and the whole house rsnsacked
from top TO bottom The men who did the Job
were evidently experienced hands at the work,
for they made an entrance in an artistic man
ner. They selected one of the windows on the
ground floor, and directly over the fastener cut
hole in the pane. II they had not known
their business. the piece of glass would have
fallen on the inside. but this was prevented
either by the use OF putty or rubber suction
tube. Having gotten in they went over the
house, selected some bed clothes that suited
their taste, took the parlor clock and departed
If the burglars have been caught, no one has
heard of it.
1t was only few mornings ago that an
attempt was made 70 ourglarize the residence of
Joseph Il. Hawley, 1888 Tenth street, and the
reason why the attempt was not successful was
that a milkman came along, not policeman
The man who was trying TO rob the house had
taken his shoes off, but when the milkman ap-
peared he went fging down the street in his
stocking feet and without any hat.