The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-17
Five Of Them Captured and
Identified by Victims
INTERRUPTED OYSTER SUPPER.
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Captured q Kdissa-

s-<S AeSt ta1k ne -9toleu koo33 were
ioond on them In each instance. The
men give their names ~ follows: Ed
Page alias Moore. Thomas Williams, Tim
Mnrphy. John Murphy and Thomas Davis.
The last three sere captured yesterday
morning n 2 IS o'clock by Officer Baidns,
assisted by of!ieer Barbee and Al Merrill,
the Merchants pstrolmsn, after IN excit-
Ing time.
John Smith. laboref, who lives In .
shack on Thomas street in North Seattle
was on his Way home Thursday night
about 10 o'clock Al the corner Of Front
and Clay streets be was confronted by
three men, one Of whom pushed . revolver
IN his face and ordered his hands un.
smith succumhed to superior numbers
and stood still while his pockets were
rifsd OF - in change and plain oval
gold band ring Then the highwaymen
formed IN . body. and with Smith as an
advance guard walked TO the corner of
Clay and West streets. There they babe
him good night, and walked along West
street toward the southern part Of the city.
Smith Immediately went TO police head
quarters and reported his experience. He
gave . fair description Of the
men, one being tall, well
built. the second OF medium size
and the third little fellow. The officers
on the different beats we're notified to keep
their eyes open for . trio that would an
swer the description. 0fiicer Baidus, who
has the beat on the water front south of
fesler avenue. came upon three men
seated on the waters edge. between Wash
ington and Main streets. about 80 o'clock
yesterday morning. As soon ~ they saw
him there Was . slight commotion, and
something Was thrown into the water. II
looked like big yellow bowl to Baidus.
but he was not positive.
What's going on. boys7" Baldus called
out.
''Oh nothing" replied the tallest Of the
trio. 'Ons OF the boys Is sick and We are
taking him home"
They started toward Main street, and
when the officer reached the place where
they had been moment before he found
that they had left lot Of oysters on the
planking. He had no doubt that they
had stolen them and came to the conciu-
sion that they might Be the men who held
up Smith. After them went Baldus, and
at the corner OF Commercial and Main he
brought them to halt Itwas different
matter. however. to place all three under
arrest, ~ the following events showed.
Baldus grabbed the tallsst man, who in,-
mediateiy commenced TO pull away. The
other two separated. one going up CON-
mercial and the other up Main. A stranger
stood on the corner and to him the officer
cried cut: "Ye.l for help"
A professional auctionssr would have
felt ashamed of himself il he could have
heard the thrilling yell OF Police police I"
~ il cut through the foul air oftho variety
district Baldus' prisoner bucked like
broncho, but Baldus chung on. Things were
getting interesting all around, and it
looked as ii the other two men would ge.
away. AL Merrill. however. showed up in
the nick of time and headed of the
small man. while Officer Barb zee gave chase
TO the other. He had hard job. for the
man was . good runner and led fast heat
mp Commercial street and Washington
and thence through an alley to Main
street, where he gave up, perhaps as much
out of fear of three shots that were sent
flying over his head as anything else. The
three prisoners were sent to headquarters
and booked for stealing oysters pending an
investigation of the highway robbery
They gave the names of Tim and John
Murphy and Thomas Davis.
As soon As Smith, the victim OF the rob
berry, could be found he went to head.
quarters with Baidas ana had a look at
the men. Misfortune seemed to be " it'll
the trio, for no sooner had Smith set eyes
on thein than he said:
Eyes, the big man is the one who held
the gun in nay face and The little fellow
held me from behind" That was not all,
for just then the little fellow, whose name
II a. -
disgust, gold ring rolled out from some
corner of his clothes and fell into the
hands of Baidus.
THAT is my ring" said Smith after he
had examined il. Saith did no, get good
look at Tim Murphy. so he stands chance
of slipping out Of the meshes.
1t is thought that the prisoner. at
tempted 10 rob O. W. Peterson 4 Bro. :
store at the corner of Front and Depot
streets. abou, an hour before the hogd-up.
+. g. Peterson was in the store. having
just returned from church. lie heard
someone st the front door. and short time
later man tried the back door. Peterson
walked toward the front Of the store, and
as he stood looking ont Of the window
he saw three men. One of them
walked up TO the front door
aad drew gun. He pointed /. 81 Peter
son, never saying a word. The game did
not work and he walked away. Peterson
then came out of the store and saw that
the three had come together again and
were going along Front street toward
where Smith was held up. Peterson saw
the prisoners yesterday Afternoon, but
while practically sure that they were the
men who were NJ his store. would not
swear positively.
The police do not know Tim or John
Murphy, bat Davis rendered himself a
welI-known character by swearing IN Jus
tice Cald sells court. when charged With
stealing geese, that the birds in question
we're web-foo;ed turkeys that he had
raised. He was convicted.
e. Page. alias Moore, and Thomas VIII
liams. who we're jailed yesterday morn
lng on the charge o; holding up c. Surd-
lumb and Ernest Ferber last Saturday
night aud attempting TO rob q. c. Russell,
were captured BY tie officer on siaty at
Ellison, four miles from Tacoma lie found
them trying TO sell tao watches. one silver
and the other gold-hl.ed case and sent
them 10 Tacoma 20 give an account OF
themselves. Communication vas then
established between Seattle and Tacoma,
resulting in the Identification OF the god
watch as hsiongin 80 Mr.. Surdlamh. De-
tec:ive CGdihee went 20 Tacoma and
brought the prisoners hack 20 Seattle, ar
riylng ~ O'Clock yesterday morning.
They sere booked tor highway robbery.
Mr.. Sardinmb came 10 the station during
the forenoon and saw the men. As be
looked at Page be laughed and said:
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