The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-30
GIRL WITHA HOBBY
It Is Fully Gratified in the
Capture Of 4 Burglar.
she Halls FROM SEATTLE.


of E<s E. ". Sackman OF this city ana
wfshal 4 well known Seattle girl. has
lad the hobby Of her life gratifed BY
capturing a live burglar with her own
fair hands. backe3 by an amount OF
nerve and determination TINT would have
been commentaries IN a man, bat which
in woman. q young. handsome, TALENT
ed woman at that. is heroic. This oc-
CURED in Esn Francisco Thursday OF
last week In the Hetea Savoy. where
Miss Robertson and Mrs. Ssffney are
guests Nor did Miss Robertson follow
the stereotyped rule Of other brave young
ladies' by failing into a dead faint after
Aiae burglar has been safely turned over
q an officer and handcuffed, but she re-
4ained her senses and recounted the In
cidenf with the inherent modesty or all
brave people and thought very little OF
At as an act Of bravery.
The capture is ted By the San Franz
cisco Examiner OF last Saturday as fol-
lows:
Gsnst.Jnsn Enrxfar.
aGus Griffin, for such Is the burglars
name, is now confined In a cell at the
city prison. fine clothes, patent leather
eboea aud all
ssHe Is man refined In his manners.
1aultlesg In his dress. polished in his adj
dresa and when arrested had concealed
In the band or his fashionable hat the
fnest set Of skeleton keys that has fallen
into the hands Of the local police for
many day.
s'Hc makes no explanations. no apnl-
cgtes. but Is affabie alike To detectives.
policemen and prison trustees.
so much fer the prisoner. The story
Of his capture while In the act OF COM
milling clever and daring burglary fs
best told by Miss Robertson herself.
2 MY mother. Mrs. Gaffney.' she said
last night. had left her room to pay me
q visit. My room IL on The Same floor.
but in another part OF the house. She
sIsss me in the hall and together we re-
turned 10 her room. from which abe had
not been absent more than I've minutes.
She found the door of her ,om lock-
ed. and when CHE told me she rad left
Il unlocked II flashed across my mind that
there was thief In the room spoke up
and said: Come on back TO my room.
mamma. ard then added In a whisper:
Keep. still. there Is thief In the room
Worked Clever nu.e.
stamped or down the hall. drag
ainz mamma with me. but when wo got
into the main hall stopped to await de-
yelopmeEts. In q moment saw n man
peer over the transorn Of our bathroom
door. He could not see US. and az 1
1heusht he would think the coast was
clear and would try to leave the room
] ssrtoed back To the door and met him
just IS he was coming out
lie tried to get past me, but stood In
front Of him and asked him what he was
doing In the room NTH the door locked.
lie was extremely polite and told me he
had mistaken the room for that of a
friend. or course knew that was ridl-
cnions. He kept walking down the hall
but ! never left his side because 1 was
sure he was thief and I was not going
70 let him escape
When he reached the stairway he at
tempted TO so dowa, but / grabbed hin,
by tho lapel OF his coat and told him /
would have to detain him for a minute
until I learned more OF him. AT the same
moment l touched the electric button of
the elevator with my other hand When
the elevator came mp asked him to step
IN. which he did. I grabbed the door and
pailed II shut quick and told the boy not
60 let the man out IL he valued his life.
because the man was a thief The poor
hey was awfuily frightened, but 1 could
not heap that. now could II
He Was Cew.t ny Her
ran downstairs and got two beIlboys
ahd brought them back with me- They
took the man cut of the elevator. and I
told them to take him into the parior and
lock the door. When he heard thar he
began TO fight. and threw the belthoys
AWAY from him. I saw he was going 10
Get away. SO | ran up and grabbed him
And told him To behave himself.
don1 know whether he ia !, coward
or not. bat when grabbed him he ,s. bts
arms fall and quit figiNing. He could
easily have ssrusk me- bu. guess he was
80 surprised bessnkc was not afraid that
he did not know just what 10 do. We
locked hsm IN the psricr amsi then sent
Ter policeman, DO you think IL was 50
. Very much 10 dos II would have hsen too
bad 70 ies him get away. And he was so
bold, toe, and hooked lust like a gentle
man
never could have done IL chirnesi In
AIRS. Gaifney i just stood In the han
snss locked on. | eoula not move
she STOOD Gaara Over Hna,
sene Of the details that We're over
locked by Miss Robertson as TOO trivial ?,
Be- mentlon,a Mere furnished by her
FRIENDS. After the gentleman burglar haa
aeca loekea in she narloy The young lady
Vas 50 excited ana 80 fearful tha. n.
would escape hefage the pelbeeaa, ar
rived that she stood guard over hiy, ,r
tae rsaai aad watched his every move.
neHt. she sskssi him how h VAS that he
~ vas apparently a gvudeasaa. shoa,a
In reality be a shlns
an very mueas Aamlgiatesi 20 b.
round N sieA nosiisee,' he rcpllo,i. 'h,s,
circumstance ever which have no can.
srot drove ne 30 g. gven a re,,t,e,ran
sfast i've. ana heeaagse have s.een ,,n.
ssis 10 rres0ve employment have h~en
faTeed 70 steal Ny onlv regret IL shat
ny preserve here has caused xau ,s,.sysen-
savy sneonveaienee / csa only beg vaa~
fsTsfon aSa hope shat your evident ksua-
sSsrtefnes~ wHl sheN ne aaeshsr os.sar~
ssesty % fare sAe wogla'
bat sac mans sss8vlsy haa no CIV, -.
Mss Robertson. wha had hv ,Ass ts,,a
seSFHei that ~v<ry-Atsg AZ value in ha-
mothers apartments Hal ssenJ sss ~,
tito she sagghr's pockets. wAnn TIE ,sr-
s'eesAsa AEFiVssl ana sseparea TO take h.s
I'So1eF to Vae cisy sssssea. tsrIgisa RAISED
ms naAnaesst ssNais, lifted hss Aat ans
VITA ire ar - : millionaire asseas "a taxa
: 0FSVe n Ire PARK. accompanied IA. o.
sses % where Tie Esstrel wagon Was ,sai,-
trS at ire cagAA