The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-14

wee ANAL hours OF yesterday morning
they cracked the safes OF e. a Bpek, the
liquor man, and the Queen City laundry.
securing between 80 ana $50. god
watch ard some nuggets. VITA the ex-
reptton Of So the piundsr was all taken
from Buckle large IpIl safe. Both jobs
we're 40 cisyerly d0ffe any that have
ever been attempted ia the West, and bear
the earnarks Of osd-tnns crooks. Not .
mistake was made. nor = cent left behind.
10 thorough and deliberate were the jim
uyites ia their work. Nor did they con-
fine their operations 70 one part Of the
city. az the Laundry II on Fourth avenue.
between Pike and Union. and Bucks
wiolessls heY1of house. az 10 fesa&g
Nay. between Western avenue sad First
avenue. The police are AZ work on the
case, but are considerably In the dark be-
cause Of the slseknes4 OF the men who
aurned the fksck q not leaving behind any
traces OF clues
Botn jobs we're reported 20 the police
NJ about the same time yesterday morr-
Eng. O'Clock. AsJ Flynn. one Of Fi1e pro-
praetcrs Of the Around the Corner Saloon,
which r. In sine same building with the
7iq1ior hoage and separated only by low
paristie1, and isis nolorsd porter. who Gu
joys the euphonaus soubEsqnet Of Monte
Gs3ste. fret noticed the evidences Of a
robbery. Monte Crssto. on sulerinE The
eaioon win the major by tho front door.
went straight shrouxh the bar room Co
N.Ee back part ~ che building When he
sossched the back door leading into the
alley ne found X open and the lock
broken.
''Soa,e ore has been ga yeah. majAh,
erred Out the porter. ''Decaase de back
Gssa - broken upen-" About this time
sae major notseed that the drawers tn me
ssack part Of the bar we're al oieuned AID
(. snsFe were other evidences that some ore
had been IA tho building. Hurrylng 60 the
gear Of tire building ne found that tne
pusssne door bad beHn bF0ken open wsth a
slmmF ard the lock OF she inside door also
rureed Open sfie MARKS Of The jimmy
could BE- plainly seen on the outside door,
where II had been placed between me Jam
end sn the center ard used In prying OFT the
iron CHEATS On the inside. After satisfying
siinseif thar robbers had been IN tae
Building the major Immediately made an
invest CATION Of the bar. The cash regis
her was open and - cents which had bern
taken IN after cash had been made up The
night before, was missing There were
two glasses on tife end OF the bar, showing
that the 4nfrstdAfm had taken a glass or
liquor during the visit. Tise sack contain
ing the proceeds of the days business.
which had been nd. was found by the ma
5or unmoiesfesi. Going 5Dt0 the wholesale
depart meat ard looking through the glass
door ieadinx into the office. u was noticed
chat the noor about the SAFE was strewn
with papers. Ringing up a messenger,
word was sent 10 Mr.. Buck and also 70
police Headquarters.
A Post-InfesIgeneer reporter visited the
scene OF tho safe cracking during tbs att
ernosu ami Wa shown about BY Major
Flynn. The robbers. aftrr erectlng an
entrance shrpugh fls@ rear Door from the
asfsy walked Down The hall way ia the Tes~
ord door on taae right. waeh they opened.
This lrs them into tho wholesale depart
snent from which & was an easy matter
10 enter the Office THIS office - IN the
southwest corner Of the building. next 80
lhe Sidewalk. A deck, several chairs and
= large ffall safe take up the greater part
or the room. The safe 4 up against the
show window and next 90 the desk. Mr.
buck has always Ieft a Agtt burntn En
che ONCE. wasich was great assistance
60 the robbers. a. II did asay With the ne
cesaity Of using q dark lantern.
several days ago Mr.. Suck had enc Of
mis- men MI tim show window ahent one
third fall OF bottle goods for a holiday dis
NAY. and behind tisia the crooks could work
away without any fear % being detected,
~ the light In the Office had always burn
81 AZ night Tho job NHelf was cievefIy
0one. The knob ON the outside combination
had been broken ofS from a blow with
hammer Tbs done. chasei or punish vas
r}as,e<i against the rod and struck with a
hammer This drove tho rod through.
rnueinS. the tambierx shat form TIE cefns
eanaeon 20 fall out. and leaving nothing
40 do bat open the outer dovfs. WITH
,ofhsng between their itching fingers and
che gs,ld stun bat the timer door. ard With
an evident thorough knowledge OF safes.
she workmpn had Vaeir boring machine
adjusted ard drilled hole through the
raht-haYsa door ever the lock Plate. The
us4n Was evsdeYtiy worked by placing
Vass.het against the outer door ana USING
0ne steel drsil with threads. Tart eti was
s,.s..a - make the boring easter. ard cnee
searfed there wvse noshing seft but 70 turn
n,e ratchet Until fffs lock plate was forced
rn The diameter OF the hole : about bali
- inch. wh.eA Is anlsc iarwe grin.
In a money box on one side 81 lae safe
xa4 about 500 in gold coin. most Of which
had been taken ia on Saturday. Ia an
other drawer was a Ecntiemsu's Eo}d
Match. left in Nr. Ducks rsfo hy lady
and Some gold nuggets There were also
= number Of warfsAys. bar these we're rot
sakan. As II 10 show their alsp'easure
- nndlpg the warrants. tho robbers SCAT
sd thsta all over the door. chief Reed,
eerw~ans willard and Detective Crdshen
.xanafnea the place thoroughly. huf meta
Ans vas left behind that would serve as q
c,ue. Even the officers were astouishea
q, the cieveTness az the ioh.
1shas the laundry trick was turned b
ava same parties there e8a be no doubt.
as the marks of the flmmy ussa in feFeing
.ha ~tao window open we're The saFrC as
a, TIE rear Dear Of the other place and
,he sdse OF the dftil The same.
The taunsfrs building is on Fourth ave
oue. adjoining the CoiSese saloon, fostr~
foot alley s~peFasink Ire eailAnss' &ao
-,sh.xs first triad the DOOR IA the rear.
s,ut ms would nei open. and ihey trtet
~. de window with better results. TIE
,,,ss,e "a ~ the front 81 TIE building. uexi
:, she sidewalk. IN much TIE sane posi-
,,en a. Bucks, The SAFE. an ols-fssa-
sonea one thai had gene ihrnega the Hre.
was next - the WINDOW. Sartaias 81 s.ss'l '
80. ..xt,ars, were dgawa across tAe win
~ 81 that = eeFson from the outside
so.,la rot see IN unisss Re sfsaa on stp-
- - ta the ether ease. the saeh heA
$50 kaeeke,t on. has instead ~ pushing
ere bar cat che roheeFs hAa e dFla Z cat