The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-30

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- anyone takes the trouble 70 so rrva-
sIo1no a. . T@Sort@r do YESTERDAY
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MO > side hill AS there are wird oxE az -
oAek Ok the block the Dirt hax se~~ -.
An -. TE1s MAKES art Of 49, xuacA
"fsa the wzA OF the building ard she So
TIA forming the sAass- AIoag the 49,
u TIE nsA fifteen fest Up from tie
-a.ssihs' = sow OF larEe sEncozeTz
These form a partial screen hx<~vss-, tfa
sasosrl and the back Windows OF me ssove
Ifh explanation IL important kyerangs
t7s @GEgzars entered through one OF tns
back vln1o~A
Description of the store.
The store occupied By Ar. Fiaez Ia. the
n4sncSr Is On sEs windows. Tne-s srs two
Dag snow windows. Ire room i e fess
iols ~ j. feet wide. ~ the back rart
IAere Il no cooF. bslg about ak fszs % trg-.
tas fAooT Are TAO windows. Tney swing
In. 20 Il may De oefter % eescribe tssns "a
window doors. The only fzsfeus1x "a
sEnaA spring catch Outside OF theas wiz
oow doors are frga hzlf-inch bars. p-ote-
iiOH enough against ar ordinary thief. IN
sasnifcant Obstacles 20 master hand
On eltner side q tie steTs tae snowcases
run parallel 10 gas north and scssss sxa1ss
~ the east end q the Showcases thsxe IL
sand, Or partition. sonselh4ax after he
fashion CT those things IN drug xtores
Where tee clerk rzsnes behind waer he il
Ming prescription. There & a shor,
space between the showcase and The end 81
ihis stand or partition 81 the south side OF
the store.
TIE safe is regulation jewelers. safe q
me HaA make. X viz weigh fully two
tons. II 4 paced Ia the hack Fart Of -,
store, against tas south wall iuwg neyonA
q rs
running across the back part of fhe store
curtains hang from Il on either Ssas OF ms
room TX TIE south curtain Wa drawn Il
would conc al the safe. IL the north eur
tain was drawn II would OBSCURE the vgln-
Cow through which the burglars entered.
Ear. klncks work bench Is ia he front
part Of tie store on the soutn sid When
he leaves Inc store az night he nas ar, 49,
tic isgnI burning near the safe. 81 the
Merchants pasro4nan ana policemen can
iooA 10 she wsnao. and see that everything
Is All right
Mr. ffnek Leaves the store.
saturday night Mr.. Ftnek left the store
a AZ o CLOCK. after having put all his ais-
AiVAoss watches and rfngs into the draw-
sfs Of the safe. He got out his fishing
Tackle, intending 10 20 cat trolling early
Ia tne morning. and placed II on the sHa,y
case, al the north side OF the store After
ioGsAnS the front door Mr. Firck heard
TalGofs about the Portland coming IN and
look walk down TO the Past-lnt.Iglxsncer
osiles, Apcat ll:@ he went hone. he
oversight himself. or he would have been
a. Ms store between ard { o clock. Hav-
EAs oversight. he gave up the fishing frtp
asad CID not get ~ until his usual time
ABOUT o'clock be went 20 the stare ana
unlocked TIE door. On entering ne did MOI
notice anything unusual. he walked 10
the back part Of the store and passed Ga
- fI. N4ss
stand. The safe doors were closed. He
went Into a little closet. A moment later
ne came out. and his eyes rested on the
drawers Of the safe strewn around the
noor behind the Partition TIE situation
came upon him as II he had been struck
Win hammer. tie almost tainted az the
thought Of having the labor OF sixteen
years swept away IN few hours. VITA a
kiekening feeling about the heart he Look
Ell al the big safe. The story was told
The handle OF the combination had been
knocked OF and lay on the fsoor There
Was hole where the rod that extended 10
the tumblers OF the lock ought 10 be-
GlsnciBg around he saw a seven pound
siedgehamEner. brace and a steel punch
on the foor.
Broken-hearted. but keen to the best
thing 10 do. Mr. Fincs rushed 10 police
headquarters and reported the case. Capt
Sullivan was the first 10 reach thg store
Detectives followed him.
The safe was opened. Il did not need IN
locking. II was empty and property worth
si0.co had taken wings through the open
window and hole made by saving of four
halt-inch iron bars. Among the debris on
the Eoor lay the money box. torn from the
safe. It's end had been knocked out and So
II cash taken. That was sii the money Sc
cur@d. as Mr.. Finek had fortunately made
two leans Saturday evening 10 friends.
1he police realized the Importance OF the
case and began work at once A partial
list Of diamonds. watches rings pens. etc.
was obtained. bat the complete list did rot
come out Until Mr. Finck and Post-Intel-
hgeneer reporter got down to close hgura
Ing IN the afternoon.
The siedge hammer steel punch ans
brace were taken 20 police headquarters
and placed In Chief Reeds private Office
ard examined. They were old instru-
ments Tha only clue obtained was that
the handle had been sawed OF.
How IL was Denc.
The fob was aore IN she most approved
and latest style Detective Cuaihee says
IL IL the hottest thinS ever done IN the
Northwest. The eracksr.en probably en-
tered between the Colonial sna brick
blocks weDt up on The porch Ok Mrs.
Bakers house and jumped over into her
garden They then crept Down 20 the win
which we're not hard. They commenced
about O'Clock. .bccause Mr. Han who
room. az Mrs Bakers heard Fnsping
sound ana Jumped for his revolver. After
q while he concluded 4 was rat gaswins
ard gave the matter 10 more Thought
T4avlnr sawed or four bars the burglars
.noveh IN the door and commences worA-
srsFegr an,iook on Second street gave them
80 TN when Il was safe 70 attack the
,.,,,s,lea,lor wien tNe sieylge. They knew
49, - MI and ct fell the knob. fhsH
,ssy took Punch ans drove II ne roo
.wbf-h works the turnbisrs. Tbs outer
aaor yielded.
rhe Cieverest work.
,o..ns.~ sts snaer door WIS whore the
,.se,-n~ss, work was done The ftesi pulstl
,.as driven into ere kayAoe n sach ~
-. !. vsfxea the lock and released the
Se,g.,.~e a., the eondninS bolts ~ tNtn-
srx the handle u the door Inc iefef w.
,gf..es,t and the door opened. * teSA 80
: few nsonsrss 90 gut TIE SAFE So -
away with the Eoo5s- O8ay ~ - -.
,-s.s,,ss wars missed. ara they Vese -
:, tbe aoor uaaer some cloths sFioeat'S
.h~rvrr, on them csrelessly IRAs = Ftet.s
-, fhe straight story - hcw the tIeat-
- y,,s+,ena robbery CO the Faelne NORM
west tooE place -s - IN
r,r ~. recovery 81 the stolaa goods
uur peItcc Department
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