The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-19
4 BURGLAR CAUGHT.
WAS DISCOVERED EANSACKIyG
CHARLES TRUAXS HOUSE.
III. r. Raymond Ran the Man Into
Hole. and I'm So Doing Narrowly
Escaped Being shot Himself by
+. H. HnmiItcn-Many skeleton
Keys Found HidGcn In the Dirt.

II X. Raymond. who Is well known in
the city. Is the hero os = remarkable ani
successful chase after a burglar hu, II
was cy good fortune that ne was not
s7ot down himself. through q mistake as
TO the motive OF his Wild chase over fences
AM through other peop.e's back yards.
Inc burglar Is now confined in the city
jail under The name OF Charles Nelson.
and according 10 papers found in his PCS
session, together with numerous skeleton
keys, tneTei reason 20 believe that he
shipped from san Francisco last August
as steward OF the schooner J. NJ. Coluan.
Ihls man is the last person one would
take for burglar. ols the evidence ia
conclusive and he admits his presence in
me residence Of Charles T-aax, southess.
corner OF Fifth avenue and Madison
street oat says ne went IN 70 get drink
% water.
The yard of the Truax house IS abor.
twelve feet below the sidewalk Al me
PACK or the house. About $40 O'Clock last
night Mr. Raymond was accompanying
MS mother-in-law, Mrs Trusx. home
"hen they reached the house RAYMOND
was surprised 10 hear a noise like the
dropping or latch. He went 10 the from,
ooor. ana as he touched the knob he
nearo someone running for the back door
raymond took in the situation in an IN
s'ant. and made a rush around the house
IN nope or intercepung the burglar. The
porsiar made the back door tr;fe ahead
or Raymond. and in order 70 avoid him
TOOK Jump off the porch, twelve feet
70 the ground below Raymnd was not 10
az ioi.ed oy any such move as this. and
Ioiiowed MS man. never stepping 10 think
tiat ne was unarmed and that the bur
Gar might be a travelling arsenal.
Over the hrSS beard fence went the
burglar, ard a moment later RAYMOND
as over afier him. II WIS a wild chase
ana the noise made by the ng.rS7yer ami
pursued brought out the entire neivhhor-
hood- Women yelled ana men were run
HES IN all direc; 'ons The chase led down
70 tAe back OF the new courthouse build
ing, where The burglar made a dive into a
marrow space that separates the court
house from SIS Fourth avenue. RAYMOND
made a rush 20 get around TO the front CT
the courthouse. and IL his fight ran
against F. II. Hamilton. who lives a. 9as
Fourth avenue and who had showed I'D
on the scene In a pair OF trousers. but
armed with a big pistol. He thought Ray
mond was the burglar and yelled 10 him:
Stop there
Il am all right" replied Raymond.
We'll / don't know about that" re-
piled Hamilton, believing that Raymond
was trying to fool him. II say, stop
there"
Il am chasing a burglar" yelled Ray
mond; come or and help me"
Hamilton told RAYMOND to stop for the
third time. and finally Raymond had TO
stop and explain the matter Then Hanil-
ton and a man named Hill Joined In the
search. 1t was regular midnight search
only the clock was turned back three
hours. FINALLY they caught sight of a
dark form wedged in between the court
house and four or five feet below the level
of the sidewalk and about five feet back
from the line OF buildings.
There he is yelled Hamilton: we've
got him this time" Hamilton then gave
his pistol 10 Raymond, who brought 1t
10 bear upon the crouching offendergy
down 10 bear on the crouehing burglar
Hamilton ran into the house and tele-
.Sloned TO yolice headquarters for an Of
ficer.
Officer Griffith went UP to help out the
courageous citizens in their unwelcome
task. and before he returned another teie
phone message was received asking for
help. as II was feared the man might get
away. Detective Cudihee went out on the
run. but before they arrived Officer Grit
fifth had made the arrest.
After they got the burglar out from his
hiding place Hamilton wedged himself
down into the hole and discovered. con-
cealed IN the Glrt, a iot OF keys Two were
regular burglar skeletons, two were for
locks that are slightly more complicated
than those used on ordinary doors and two
were OF the character used for opening
dra Wers.
Chief of Police Reed took the prisoner
into his private office and took a look a
him He was as cool "a a cucumber. but
If a person had seen him on the street he
would never have thought the prisoner 10
be a bad man. He looked green. He is
about feet 10 inches tall, had light hair
light complexion and blue eyes. He was
we'll dressed both as TO outer and under
clothes. His shoes were unaced a fact
which he explained by saying that they
hurt his feet He explained that he went
up TO the house 10 ask for a drink OF wa
ter and finding Il unlocked went IN He
gave his name as Charles Nelson. but his
He said his occupation was that OF a
cook, but in the paper wherein he vas dis
charged from the schooner colman al Port
Townsend, September ., his occupat ion
was given as steward.
AT :iS O'clock last night Detective Will
Jams and Officer Griffith found about 100
skeleton keys close 10 the place where
Nelson was discovered.
The police believe that Nelson Is re-
sponsioie for the burglary OF W McDon-
AIDS house at 3ii Marion street early last
evening. Entrance was effected through
a back window and the following property
was stolen; Two dollars IN morey A
watch. pair Of gold bracelets. and two gold
stick pins.