The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-19
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thar his picket iins~ were all In order be-
tween Franklin and Palmer.
All men wsre Instructed 10 be ready 10
exert unusual vigilance when night came
ca ard not 10 give up the hunt unGsr
any circumstances. Sheriff Van De van
ter returned 90 the city during the fore
noon 70 ger few hours rest preparatory
70 night work, while wooie-y went on
along The lire ~ far a. kent 20 zee II
anything rev had happened.
Williams Believed To Re Caught
From talk with cosgrove he was In
elined 10 think Williams, the alleged
burglar. had been in the clutches OF the
officers 1T Auburn. but had gotten away.
This theory was broken up to some ex-
tent by the information that the man
coSxrove had reference 20 knew many
people in and arot.nd Auburn.
Detective C1dIhee went TO Tacoma 70
see the sheriff OF Pierce county about
guarding the Northern Pacific line east
and returned last evening. He said that
q man had been arrested at Puyailup
who answered Williams description, but
be did not think II was safe TO say that
the identity was certain
Preparing For Today's Chase.
Ex-Sheriss wooiery arrived back In the
city yesterday noon and went to bed pre-
psratory to another nights work. He has
get Bianck back. and any one who re-
members how he worked the Nordstrom
case can get good idea OF how valuable
his assistance Is. He Knows every foot of
ground from this city TO Puyaliup. and
Palmer. and can come pretty near picking
out the best points 10 guard. The Crow
brothers Of Kent are also said to be fam
iiiar with every bypath In the country
along the White river valley.
Last evening Constable Fitzgerald and
Robert Lsmoreux returned from a trim
TO Sand Point, where a negro supposed
to be Holmes passed yesterday morning.
They hunted through all the houses IN
that vicinity. but got no trace OF their
man. Laznoreux In quite positive that
Ford passed through Yesler on the Lake
Shore road yesterday morning. A young
man dressed in a rather light suit OF
clothes was seen in the town early in the
morning and he secreted himself some
where about the Yesler mill for s. part OF
tae day. When last seen he was going
toward Rayenna park.
Constable Fitzgerald said that while
Tom Nash. Mr.. Graft and himself were at
Madison street Sunday night a shot was
heard north OF the baseball grounds They
could not find any explanation of the mat
ter
by the way remarked Fitzgerald.
that mysterious party who took the car
10 Lake Washington Sunday night about
o'clock with an overcoat and SLOUGH hat
was me-"
-yeport printed yesterday afternoon
TO the effect that three Reed brothers had
narrow escape from being held I'D at
Roliin and Thomas streets evidently
arose from misconstruction OF the true
state of affairs. The Reed brothers
thought thew were fleeing from highway
| men. when in reality they were running
away from Deputy Sheriff McCory, who
| nred shot over their heads TO make
| them stop.
Yerbvry Stands to His eGun.u
Night Jailer Yerhury still insists that
| the qua Blanck pointed at him was gem
/ unine. You cannot fool me-" ne said
YESTERDAY. "on that point ! am satisfied
| that Wilcox had the fake gun and that
| Bianck had the real one. If the hold-up
had failed. they intended to do away with
| the one Rlanck had and. when an inves-
ugation was made. bring to light the
wooden thing. Then the whole matter
would have been looked upon as a JOKE
| on the night ialler. Now am willing TO
| take the blame of letting the men out.
but no man can say that In all the time
L nave worked here / ever did anything
but tend strictly to my business. / did
| just what nEnety-nine out of every hum
| dred men would have done if they had
stood In MY shoes. II is easy enough TO
| De brave as long as you are not I'm
tight place, and that is the fix INF which
| my critics are now standing. Tom Blanck
| is Tom Blanck. and when he gets a gun
In mans face. that man will come pref
~ near throwing UP his hands. You can't
make me believe that Blanck was the
only one in it" Sheriff Van de vanter
said yesterday that he would relieve Yer
bury from duty. Yerbury thus loses a
salary OF s65 month
The Famous Wooden Gun.
The wooden gun. which was causing
nearly as much talk yesterday as the Jail
break itself. Is one OF the finest pieces of
work Imaginable. Il has a 5is-lnch barrel,
which Is rined at the nuZzle It's cyciin-
der contains five chambers and the imita-
ton bullets would fool any one. They are
made TO shine by means of tin foil. This
cylinder can be taken out OF the gun,
but II was originally guIed in. The trig-
ger guard was put on by means OF wood
en- pins and ali the heads OF screws that
appear on Smith * Wesson revolrers OF
this style are on the counterfeit nicely
carved. Some wood turner's who looked
al the gun yesterday in Stewart Sc
Holmes window said they thought the
cylinder and handle were turned on a
lathe. This. OF course, would controvert
the assumption that Blanck made the
gun. On the other hand the pastehoard
! model Of the gun WAS found iu Blancks
cell yesterday afternoon. hidden in
newspaper.
Thomas Niece, tina wife Siasher
stood close vp 70 the bars when Blanck
/ held up Yorhury and he says that Bianck
kept the gin moving ali the time so YER
barry could not see that IT was wooden.
He says that tho night taller had quite
an argument with Bianck before putting
up bis hands and that Blanck told Yef-
bury he would Kill him anyway II he re-
| fused tn DO his bidding. and then commit
suicide.
According 10 we'll verified rar0rts Ford
obtained a gua soon after he got out 81
/ sail and went 10 the 81. Paul house in the
lower part of the city, where he livest
| with woman a. the town The woman
/ claims that while FORT might have visit-
! 81 the house, she Was III and did not knoz~
/ II. Later Fora tried 20 borrow money
( from Bert Nelson ard young fellow
nalne3 VIA Weir. with whom he was A.
/ Qda4ntea he Is reported 70 have drawr
/ n revolver from his rocket and said thar
! he would not b. taken alive. Il "a claim
| est that this revolver was concealed uutee
. sidewalk
Prisoners Going North
Developments early This rnorn}nr ina{
cate that Murderer Wiii:a Holmes ans
the alleged burglar. Charles Williams. a~a
making FGe&~ way along the Lake Shore
read IL the vicinity ~ Sroh axuiSh ThA
iDtoruua :Io9 IL az hand tbas Holmes "a
travelling w3th white uaAr who does NOT
answer 20 the description, So Gar as
Known. 81 ans one u the EauE Tne 4e-
srrtPttcn OF Holmes Is almost perfect
save a 70 Cntnr. the man seen an ~.