The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-30
BURGLAR CAUGHT WITH sPoILs


omesr Sam Cerbsss Makes . Clever
Capture Altar Hard Fight.
The house q william NoErsll, . motcfnsn on
Denny's Third street electric lima at moo Fount.
ain street., Lake Union dtstrict, was burgarissd
Tuesday night and yesterday about o'clock
Omcsf Sam Corhstt arrested Frank Andefson
and Edward A Walters on suspicion. The cap
tufe Of the former was accompanied by . hand.
to-hand encounter. In which the ofacer received
hard punch under the right sy& An attempt
was made to throw away gold watch that has
been identified - Q part Of the property stolen
from Morrsll's house. No charge has been
placed against the men. and during the after
noon al the information PosT-lNrsLLiaRNcEB
reporter obtained 1t headquarters was that the
case was being Investigated.
MI. Aofrell was attending lodge meeting and
his vile was at church. She however returned
early and retired. About II o'clock she was
awakened BY some one In her room standing at
her trunk. At frst she thought 1t was her hus-
band, but closer observation revealed the mis-
take aud she gave . shrek. The burglar made
rush ios window which he had previously
left open and disappeared. in his haste he
dropped some spoons but chung on 70 gold
watch and chain, the property OF Mrs. Morrell.
When the house was searched 70 zee what had
been taken In addition. It was discovered that
macintosh had also disappeared. Mr.. Morrell
ing and gave . description Of the missing Ar.
dclss. The case was given to the detectives,
but while they were investigating, Omcer Sam
Corbett was having lively time down In the
Whitechapsl district, near the corner OF South
Seventh and Lane streeta It was simply case
whore an o6icsr. BY putting two and two to-
gsthsr. formed correct combination and made
IN important capture
Onacer Corbett was on King street, when fol.
low came along and said In Joking manner:
"well. Sam, who 10 the fellow that 10 trying to
sell watch to that Chtnsmsn ct the end OF the
little walkf'
''Give it up" said Corbesk N win 20 and
see." He did not mention the fact that q word
dropped about stolen watch conveyed any.
thing to his mind When he got down to Lung
Lees laundry, which 10 on the tide Oats, and
reached BY rotten boards. he saw Edward A.
Walters keeping watch Of the laundry. Cor
bett knew Walters, because he arrested him
several weeks ago for stealing some betting
from Tacoma mill, aud Waters had not for
gotten Corbstt He walked quickly down the
narrow-gauge track until he reached the en-.
trance to Backchapsl alley, but the oficer cap
tured him, and IN his usual stoical manner Wall
tiers remained perfectly quiet. Corbetr called a
passer-by TO his aid aud told him to keep the
prisoner until he returned, and cautioned him
that should Walters try to escape, to kill him ii
necessary. Then corbett went back to the Chi
ueso Ia undry anu Wens IN. lie 1ounu AMER.
son with lady's gold watch and chain In hand.
trying to sell them for s.
"Why sellr' said the chinaman.
"Oh. I've just come from Chicago" was the
reply, "sud I'm broke"
"Come along with me-" interposed Corbett
and Anderson, meek as a lamb, went out OF the
shack, watch Ia hand. When he got Corbett at a
place where q scuf1s put one or both In danger
OF going into the bay he changed his demesnor
and jumping forward struck his captor shout
der blow In the eye For . moment Corbett
staggered. but then recovering himself went at
Anderson In much tho same manner - be
tackled the negro who tried to knock him out
In the American house about six months ago
Anderson went to the planking and Corbett on
top, but a. they went down the desperate threw
the watch over his head toward the south side
of the track trestle, where the water was dirty
but deep It stopped six inches from the edge,
but Corbst was not aware OF II aud kept on
struggling with Anderson. The latter probably
thinking that he had destroyed all evidence
against him, gave up the battle and submitted
to the handcuffA Then he and Edwards wcf
taken to the police station aud booked with no
charge against them.
The watch was given to Detective Philbrick,
who succeeded in getting it identified by Mr.
Morrell ~ the one taken from his wife's trunk.
Later in the afternoon Detective Cudihee found
the missing macintosh is . secondhand store.
The chain OF circumstantial evidence 10 10
strong against the men. especially Anderson,
that they will doubtless be held on the charge
Of burglary. The police think that Walters. the
silent man. IL the principal in the affair, but the
burden will fall on Anderson.