The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-05

re Has A8Boooo1 1o9 Burglary .
Ho1ossoas Thief 49, ex~CSnvtet.
Whsn pa<xoiman wiekman arrested ".
J. Xerchum tor buru3arfxing - Mug -
ioon. - the corner Of Main stress and
Ra3Iroa4 avenue, ~ accomplished . very
important pieos Of work. and ne again
l1DtinGuisbed hinssaf yesterday afternoon
~ putting John WfIsoa. Kescsaum's part
ner. behind the bar2 Al msfter Of fact.
Ksschum = not Ketchun ~ an bat =
". ,. Medium. the notorious Anacortes
kid" burglar. via has Just been released
from Wa1a Walia psnifensiary after serv-
Ing term 81 three yearS- His ptrtner in
the AuaeorbO 30 vas sent up for nine
years. and h st.h In durAncs vie, withcot
any hopes at being able 70 break tau. Nc
cuIlxm has been IA Seattle only . few
days. yet hA a7AD succeeded In making
himself - sUtssious - hts resl character
Several days go Detective Sam corbste
was Standing on Second avenue. between
james and Cherry ssrsess. when he
noticed two men. sl)gftiy ineoxtsAted- He
drew nsas 90 cs1~nv and heard one say to
<he 0eAsrs tsAs Bryan was . pretty smart
guy" The smaller OF tie two replied:
'sweiL I am pretty slick KID myself. ana
Am going 10 turn . trick that via wake
theDe bu1ls up"
'Ccme along With me-" sah Corbete.
tapping ne short man on the shouldsr. ~
ths sasne time showing his STAR The man
gave h1U name at headquarters -
Kefcnum. The next morning he was orss-
fsoned ~ Chief Reed lie replied that he
haA come 10 Seattle 20 took for work. and
that ho did not recall making any talk
about turning . trick. He wNs released.
With orders to hunt work IN some othe.
town How well he complied u shown by
The eAct shes b wss arrested Sunday
&<<~ taxi
knew f3as4 ketehum had two aocompiices.
ana followed up tie case. Yesterday after
nooa Ne arrested John Wilson. . half
bred. Wilson was taken into ch.sf Reeds
o0soe. where ne broke down and made q
bot o1ieh 70 cell al he knew. This pleased
ths ehisf. because he had just had talk
with Ketchssm, and Ketchum denied al
knowbeAee Of the saloon burglary. WIZ
con sAtd tint hs had known Keschum fivs
years. h,D acQuAiufance having COM
mencsa In 0ka8it county. Hs said that
ketchum Wnas not Keschum. but In reality
McCu1lum. the Anacsrtss burglar. who
had just been released from Wslia WAiia.
Continuing his story. he said:
''on the night Of the burglary Wa bat
ting around town with Mccuf.um and an
oshaP fol1ew. We were broke and wanted
some oeu3. AcCu1lum sd that he knew
Whogo <hogU WnD . CRIB that could be
eeoched on dad sasy. / didn't want 70
tackle ne Job ~ drSt. but finally consent.
- We went down to the corner Of Main
etyeet and Railroad avenue. and the other
n,A1 and myself slowed ourselves away
out of sight while AcCuylum climbed in
over the transom and came out OF the side
door with IN armfui Of cigars. A short
time later Medium Was arrested. but
we rot away"
'sWin you swear 10 chat storyf" asked
Dc ch:sf. Certainly" replied Wilson
- A.
NcCuIlumr' asked the chief. He denies
everything" Wxson said that he would,
ANA ne ala - when McCul1um was brought
into she room McCurlum finally admitted
his acquaintance with Wilson and his
iden&ity - McCuflum. but refused TO say
Q word about the burglary.
lnsuro against burglaries. For particu-
lars So Goodwin. Raser . Fisksn. q Hal
tn9 block.