The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-11
ICLEVER BURGLARY.
axa Cool Rascals Cleas Out a
Grocery Store.
coll OWED UP BY FOOTPRINTS.
x-~s~ur Detectives Discover the Plum
arr Carefully stored I'm Tent I'm
Deep Canyon

A brace Of daring burglars with keen
100 of humor and the aid Of small boy
s.ssin uuished themselves By committing a
.erolarv early yesterday morning which,
- ooolness and daring. leads all other
.savts il, the Jimmy" line that has been
u,sds In Seattle for years
The VICTIMS we're George f. Meyer,
yv;ncs A. swegle and John Dixon. doing
sn.snfss under the firm name of Meyer,
es.rle & Co, whose grocery store st the
ra~theast corner of Harrison and Warren
.trsets. vas made poorer about o'clock
-s.serSay morning by the loss Of about
a., scrth Of the most select of its pro-
rissons, cigars, tobacco and cutlery.
4hszs goods the humorous rascass.
,l.<r taking time TO drink all
,hs soda pop they wanted. de-
nhrrstegy carried out the back way and
sacked in the firms delivery wagon stand
- IN barn in the rear of the house, and,
.f.sr making good load and cooiIy har-
,.ssng the firms horse standing in the
sane stable TO the wagon, they quietly
f,ase out of the yard past the house with
a.. ever arousing any one of the many in
mates peacefully slumbering in the upper
saof Of the store so cleverly cleaned out.
fhs footprints in the store and out to
IL barr. back and forth. made by bare
ID clearly indicate that the ''job3 was
- by two men and boy. Entrances
.mrained by using Jimmy" on a side
ssos, prying off the sash fastening,
.z<ring the upper sash and lifting young
Diver Twist" In. whose footprints
ssnly showed his movements along a
sheIf 10 stairway aud on to the back
aoor, which he opened, admitting
he two men. That the burglary
hsd been planned beforehand was
slso indicated by the familiarity the
FLOWS showed in moving about and
s<lec,ing the very best brands Of all the
goods. They passed several inferior grades
Of llours and selected many sacks Of the
choicest brands; they did the SAME with
bans, bacon. dried beef. bottled goods,
sa-dines, cigars. tobacco, ETC., including
$50 worth of cutlery. and with the rear
door wide open they commenced carrying
out tEeir plunder to the wagon, the foot
before they were fully satisfied that the
capacity OF the wagon had been taxed to
its utmost. Nothing wss spilled along
the route to the wagon showing how ut
terly cool and collected they were in their
work.
Subsequent discovery OF their tracks
showed that after they drove out Of the
yard to Harrison street they follow ed that
street east 10 Box, along Box to Mercer,
along Mercer to Farm, then cutting across
lots along one of the toughest and hardest
Of foadways, zigzagging in and oat OF the
sBdsrgrowth until they reached q deep
canyon east Of the Bigelow addition. where
he cached their stolen plumber in wall
ssa. already standing and evidently
rtsYAzed for that purpose. The
horse, badly used up, was driven
ans distance oil near Queen Anne hill
and tuned loose. finally fetching up at
ML Lindsley's residence at O'Clock In
IA morning, and making racket enough
htsas out that gentleman. Mr.. Linds-
ks noognized the team and. believing il
usof runaway. tied 4 to post and went
hsrk 10 bed. Yesterday morning he
tpsad the team s...l there, and ut once
ssns word TO the firm.
This was about so yesterday morning,
snd Nj. Mayer and Mr.. Dixon were aston
lshea 10 learn that their team was out, be-
herring II safe in the stable. 1t was then
that they went downstairs in the store and
nsds the first discovery of the presence OF
their nocturnal visitors The whole situa-
Ton struck the partners as so cleverly
Gone that notwithstanding their serious
less they could not resist laughing at the
ease With which they had been robbed.
An investigation was at once COM
neneed and Frank Cot,erill. John Dixon
sad William Lindsay started to follow
tie wagon tracks which the late rains
and condition of the ground made plain.
The men and the boy had evidently put
on their shoes after reaching the street,
apd one man and the boy rode while the
sseond man walked alongside the wagon,
as tracks being found all along the route.
That the raseals were ''on To themselves"
vas also evident from their repeated at
teinpis 70 cover up the wagon tracks at
Various places by the aid of heavy
branch which they carried along and left
By the tent.
The three amateur detectives. always
Keen on the scent. followed the tracks.
hos losing them. then again discovering
'aem, Gnti they came TO the wall tent al
fsaaY referred to. No one was in sight.
sad on entering it they saw piled up care
iaily. high and dry. sill the groceries
s'oen few hours before. everything be-
iag intact with the exception Of box of
easrfies partly emptied. and some
exafs and number of sardine boxes. Oft
aasch the marauders had evil
eeahy refreshed themselves after
@sS two mile tramp and
enfs The tent contained nothing
ss~ ~ which its owner could be located;
'osfs we're no baskets. only puncheon
Ne on. and though the tent was set up
sess BY an unused road. it was well bid
s'a ey trees aud underbrush. There were
- seieailons OF any tire having been
saas Arar the tent. which would indicate
sal We tent had only been recently
aa IL is = regulation army wall
- q Chicago firms make, and In u
80 sssse Of preservation.
Ases men made close search OF
~ aeRheorhood. but could find no evil
sd aayone visible They came 90
sd reported the case 90 Chief of
N hesers, who at once pat men to
sssS % TIE ease