The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-16

Trtck-tiow the thfef nraNeted H.
"A closed carriage aet the Northern Pa
csnc train from Tacoma At the Oregon I'm
.iro9easnt comrany's coal bunksrs this
snarniss. Tvo men. supposed 10 be Chief
q Police Reed ard Detective cudihee
aiigbted from the train. They had q pris-
ouer wlth than. The three were driven
rapidly 70 police headquarters
The above Information was handed to q
reporter o. The Poe3-Inteiiseneer yester-
day afternoon at / o'clock By the city
editor "Find cut" said the editor. what
il meaHs
That VAS the starting point which en-
abIes the Intelligence 10 announce
thls morning despite the Efforts OF the POI
Zee Is. SECRECY. that the men accused Of
cracking the safe III william r. Flncks
gegelry store ON the nlght Of August 2
and stealing gi9.oeo worth % gvods are un-
der arrest and At this moment locked up
~ separate cells in the city jail.
The prisoners are.
Fred Buchan. aged = years. formerly
clerk Ia sestts cigar store in front OF the
Nevada saloon. on First avenue.
J. C. Webster. aged Y years. a watch
maker. who lives at the Florence house
en- Madison street.
Harry Munfoe alias Joe Howard. aged
about q years. an alleged sign writer, and.
according 10 tho Pinkerton reports. one
who has worked IA factories where safes
are made. lives on the alley between Ninth
and Terry avenues near Seneca street.
MunFas Is the alleged king Of the gang.
and unless he Is a greatly misrepresented
man. he Is wen known IN many Of the
larger cities Of the United States as an ex-
pert safe blower
The reporter, 70 whom was assigned the
duty Of finding out about the mysterious
carriage that met the Northern Pacific
train. had no idea Of the troubles that
were ahead Of him when he started out.
lie went 10 police headquarters and asked
for the chief The chief was not in. but
he might be at any moment. Deteetiv.
Cudlhee was next on the list. but he. too
was not in evidence. The reporter work
ed on the story for four hours before he
stumbled against n person who asked him
about a mysterious arrest at the Florence
house on Madison street in the morning.
AZ o'clock last evening the case was
still in the balance when telephone mes
sage was received at the Post-Intelllgen-
Ger office from some unknown friend. stat
Ing that man had been seen watching
a house on the alley between Ninth avenue
and Terry street. near Seneca street. dur
Ing the morning. The Post-Intelligeneer's
Tacoma correspondent was called upon 10
ascertain definitely II Chief Reed had been
In Tacoma. and he replied that he had
reason to believe the story was true.
II was evident that something unusual
was IN the wind. and In view OF the stren-
uoHs efforts being made by chief Reed 20
set az the bottom or the Flnck robbery.
the reporter came 80 the consluslon that
Important arrests h.td been made. II was
late last night before Chief Reed was
found. At arst he avoided the subject. but
when told plainly that the Post -Intelligen-
esr believed the men suspected Of crack
ms Finch's safe tad been arrested. lie I'd
nitted the truth and thus the mystery OF
the closed carriage was solved but tho
real sensation oaly fairly reached. The
ehssf begged that the story be withheld
for day or So as he was not ready 70
give It ou:. Ho said that The ends OF ius-
tiee might % baked. The reporter re-
piled that be was sorry. but he had enough
Of the facts 10 cover The matter. aud In
tended 70 print them.
An tnravcica Tale
The story OF enc u7ravellng OF the rlnck
case IS one that wou,d interest Conan
Doyle Chief Reed and his detectives have
worked night and day. hunting down ev-
err nossiole clee. many OF which proved
utterly vaiueless until - last they disroy-
erred ihe weak point ga the case and com
menced hafaInerlug at Il. Last Saturday
aighi came the turning point IN tho game.
Evidence vas Hecur<i which made CHIEF
Eeed Absolutely certain Thar rrea Puchau
Harry Mrnroe and J. c. Webster were the
men he wanted
Now that they are In jan the police can
take rest preparatory 10 the sig a-ht
"a court. Chief Reed IS confident Of his
sel.ity to snow that thc prisoners com,
mencc8 weTk uot Tar from y O'Clock ard
he VIII introduce "a reliable witness who
wih not only positively identify them. hut