The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-12
MCCARTHY THE CROOK
Seattle Record of the Los An
geles Bank Robber.
The STANDARD OIL SAFE JOB.
Mccarthy PeMched on shorty Adams
and "D~Afy'' Coniey, Who Were
Aeut TO the Pea


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cry. sa& his ac.ions a. E1e
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PARIS SAFE cr=ckzng Job = Octoher. 80.
w1el - se.l2@ra@z.y taF1et s,A,e's e.
e-aee AID serss ssscTey' Adams and
AeAfy Co-4ey oseg lie road for seven
years apparently conGran@1 rs opinion
BON Dstsczsv@ Ca41s@e azG DeSsclIye
Fis14ssp=. wao arTesra5 a. Of ne part
pants IL the Sgan-1ar4 Oh safe SOB So
y~@isTday afternoon tha; Z Af-~&r-Ay Rad
D.A'aFa@1 lie Lo~ Azzs-ss woTk lie lad lEa-
sToSe. greatly ss1oe he o9esa-es "a 50
e-t.s
AFTER tie h.g IRE a. June {. Isse. No
tAFtEy cane wiz tie Influx. re 81 not
sfIaf-nI 20 a.oca x re eEes u ire go.4-
aid "a fast he sIzss ssr1s t1er assantLoa
was oa41e1 10 am Nas st-sE .ae Ameg4s&a
house. zc@ me s. CARES. was 1z-s2ed
o. Was1i2gion street
~ tAAt tras Ee was living W. To-
torsoas NoasG1 ard according 70 Lae gen
FRA rue ne Used 10 beat her now ard
t<le14 Il sozae Ma ere exasst -nsrseeT y
Nn4eA Is uHkEs1n z. Mccarthy an4 '-Desfy'
Goz-iey, fe..cw - ssaals resa.sAs.oa. I'll
II teEa-l@r. 4.1 Il lss aesI .e@rt.eI .hsL
Gomez ID E~gty s.~&sAag for Il Car-hy
fof abclt year ard na< Corey i.se4
u a sAaek acsn on TIE lie e4ts. aot far
1T3sn 1-4a warehouse 81 TIE S1aa1z2r1 Cs.
11sr s'sF2 aid = IS sul p9Ss@ ma rs
knos- sa1@gs OF he building aa1 l-s s1e-
roaIs9saxs forme6 tas starting po.ng Il re
robbery thzAf followed
aNs Office o! tie manager vas II The
north "est corner q he building. a oas-
SOY BRICK structure. Bes \ een me e.ec-
= a. ~os Is acc the o1..a-l~ we're 10
Fa.-Foa3 racks q ne Northern Pscltlc
al ne narrow @sHEe Directly = sruGs
q sAe oG4.aAnx and ci3se 70 Il was q spur
Track. arr on s1e n-=1s q the ROBBERY
sane cars aa1 -tel So . Sc tr8- re rob
bess aG-1 & lsevfscs screen TIE e.ec1r.c
ASat p-2nt 1zsle coEs~deFao,s noise. SO
tA@N .. ORD -1Ary Disturbances woul1 PASS
GIaotice9
denly wsnt oag ard tao OK The Pes--In-
taalsgeneer reporters were SIT down 20
inquire ~ 70 tbe cause Or their way
back they ma cz9s. Peer and some men
rushing along 5be railroad track Tha r.
poFters turned back ana joined IN the
rush, wash ie1 5lrect To- the Office q the
STANDARD OIL CO. Iuss4e TIE lizzie room
al was confusion. and the open safe II
the corner tolf he story - aha; had
taken psaca. Tho explosion had been SO
powerful that the ee0g % The safe was
blown halt way across the room. 4
wooden railing had bean knocked &orr
am The floor was covered NTH papers
and books An examination u the safe
showed hat the robbs~s had frine-s s
hoo through he ~. pas In 4 big charge
% powder ard .ouchHs II ~ They were
eIever enough - wsft untti A f-elrht tat,
was passing. h1t his 6}s rot prevent he
inhabitants az the nea-es: houses from
bearing the ex9,ozicn. The robbers
EFa aessf ~ what money they saw. slis
ard made ND the hi easc WIEN ne r1arev
drawer, whl-h WAS fouvs nsxt 6sv TIE
r~oli-e started IN looking Up re case. ans
discovered that SouSe Sc0rched silver Rad
been 1assed over :he bar a. a Sa'oarl In
the ktnnear block corner Of Ses,ons ave
rre scpfh ana Main street. within E few
hoars - he robbery
The most important .lue however. anf
tha FIRST that wa@ - spec5a1 slgrff-ar-e
came from TIA discovery tha, Mccarthy
ha' bon seer n a drug store shorty
after the roaeery. his clothes coveres! With
mud
The police knew where 10 pick ~ NJ
Carthv. AGt were ses.rcus ~ getting more
Information before acting inspector
Willard. now sergeant. spotted "peaty'
conl@y as the man who would probably
know all about the SOB. sven n ~ 6fa
rot 90 the work. whNs Detectives Ca5l-
sea ard Phillips we're running se7n ne
scorehed silver proposition ard "f'eafv'S'
soirEs ,or w~eek ~ 20 Mccarthy kent
ssotoinR -. A. Pnil'tps oaee SAT-. w
eoal5 rot 20 anywhere without an3.ng
Il ~Ns-thy Wit U.S.
Mccarthy Erd Coniev were finally
throw tn tai an suspicion CuAthes was
81 "a saloon taking abog; 49, money when
someone SAID. WHY. ynu know who
sren, T. II was the 1ttie telIow you
spoke % one night ne sst a. a table"
Cuaihse tnann~ds .ely rerni 81 Adams
rsre heca n.se re Aad had bfr In tan for
a bunco trek - was satisfied tAe~s wes
something IN THE 1T said Cll5lae- last
evening. because Adams was sitting ~
3 tsble locking pretty thin I aske3 aim
how tslaTs were coming ard he replied
Pretty rocky
Cushes Immediately commenced search
ing To- Adams ana discovered thst - Asa
left town. CudsAse went 20 Tacoma. z-d
"a ,uck ass L.. he ran smack into his
mar near variety theste- Adams wa.
brought 20 this cssy s0d loekea up
In the meantime G'hfsf q Poilce Rogers
sae been inclined - let M-Ca~tAy ana
ger. ew g hts- Inspector N-f.isr7 eln-r
e, he bet ,nst 80 r.sNt rsa- we've lr
re soils WfSn gre detectives go e.
Adams - totf them faat tne foos esf
in ara robbery nee scefgte4 u-1e~ f-~
!. Fe~ ef -Ae eoferr ~ Nes>s street
ana Second avenue sat'th f7t ass Is ken
aoan 20 the pa-r - 80 = - ~apIt snh-
efent ate h'- Story. saS su~e su2-w7
trssught - Nrhs ere aa~e--~s hrg o4.et
that : sow ere q IRE cs7see Feiscs o.,
tae department
F-,rse.4tssesr f@3aws~r tNts senoss-,a-t
Calvf re- as -s Rogers had ne o~tso0srs
n.arcl q zersrate 81 wre goes
f.orel art c-ose-1afes ne>- u0'H ~
~erey became fnoreusn ~trss al
srr,-ss ia tura states 80 sf@rt lie geVt
hse v-vs ara ss reeat sfsr7s a~f
~~~tpv xera sers - re 0@~ enrRTT to-