The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-22
|BUSY, BUSY BURGLARS
EVER Night They Find Some
Rsward for Their Industry.
|, ocks NOR BARS PREVENT THE"
rv..a.~ 49, soms Task Begun
- nerninx sess IT. Close
Inee Haul Noted ESQ.

- r,errv burglar y still making
-%,in the detectfves and policeman
- Acanr their best TO eaten MIN.
~. 49, Sstoss victtms are Mr.. and Mrs. ,.
I-tsht Who live 1t 1870 washington
wr~n they went TO church Fr'day
-, fhev left $50 worth Of jewelry IN
=. \ "A room. When they returned the
~. ~onfaineA three burglars. who es-
S - jumping from the second story
;n1cw. taking with them all o. ne
s~sIrv. Tho case was reported 70 tno
s,,cs' Who managed 70 keep It quiet unt'i
ssteraay aftsrnoen-
~. ma Nrs. Wright occupy me seoone
k.ory q . neat little house on waning
o. stssst. The main entrance = ITO" INC
c,,th A. the east side OF the house -
49, raIk thai lads TO the sidewalk On
~sh,nSton street. Friday evening MT.
"A Mrs Wright won't 20 church. MrA
.rv uelina and her daughter Mary. who
cc,,ny tl,e ground noor, also went to the
M church. About SO O'Clock all re-
[,,rnsx heme. when nsar the house Mrs.
Tdskt noticed that there was . light V
r SenIsr how that Iight came there"
III IA. r ala not lsevs the lamp light
| N. Wnsht unlocked the front door.
hlch Il secured by an ordinary lock. ~
: dld 10 there was q racket upstairs that
Iodnded a. Il dozen men were In the
bouao. Mrs.. Molina and her daughter ran
Town the front steps. ana mement later
khero was . big noise 81 the east side o.
khs houss. 1t sounded ~ II men wers
humping to the ground from q sesond-story
window. When Miss Molina asw three
IN rushed down the narrow walk and run
~n - ~ he AND
khen down the track Of the RainiAr av-
knue line she realized that shs had seen
Soms real, live burglars. Two Of them
ware comparatively s1sll men. while the
lhird wa0 quite tall. She thought. that
bach Of them wore . slonch hat
There was great excitement In the neigh
borhool, but in thu meantime the burglars
kacaped When tho house was examined
d was found that not thing In the rooms
bn The ground floor had bson disturbed.
but upstairs everything had been paved
bver, and most Of the smaller articles
keFe strewn around the room. The I'm
bortant articles missing were ~ foIlowst
Diamond studded gold watch. diamond pin.
beAri earrings with diamond caps. diamond
fling studded with pearls. and one solid
hold ring. Tho burglars made their escape
From the kitchen window. and 10 hurried
~ oio tUcy set ott tfiht tutf ioI8tt tuctf
Rjimmy," which was found on the table.
L u long piece Of iron nattened At one
bnd.
The sids Of the house where the night
worlwrs made their escape IL . sight for
Then . man got out Of the window he
Fouh le< himself down a. far a. possible
Ind then slide. Each burglar took OF his
bhars Of paint. Every door IN the house
was secure, and TO ell appearances the
Owr windows had not been tempered
With. The suppositton 10 that the burglars
pntered the front door by means Of pass
Key. and than relocked H. One of the
oors inside the house was unlocked, 70
\ Is evident that ordinary locks do not
ptand In the way Of these second story
jumpers.
The house Of William Gregory, on Queen
knne hill, near Ross. was entered on
Thursday night and some provssions taken.
Entrance was effected through hack win
low. which IVES priced open. evidently
vith pdecs Of Iron. which was Yound on
he ground.
Bread end preserves were among the Ar