The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

PARTNER. c r Moore a California thief.
were prevented from rorhing the EzsE
side bark a. Portland Yes. the JOB was
zeil Put" said Detective Simmons 20 a
Post-Tnteissge1rer reporter. but our 1e-
sire 10 get rf1 % two slippery customers
cneckmated TIE game. unknown % Us az
the tsme, and plunged IL into great
.aazss before We got them back IN az
Oregon jan"
II IL probable that the experiences Of
Detectives Simmons and Day n recap
turing Moore ard Beta after they had
driven them out % Portland have neTs-
been duplicated IN the Pacific Northwest,
and ali THAI is needed 20 ananortailze
Simmons and Day Is good cartoon.
representing Joe Dag sitting o. rail
fence sust across the Washington state
line IN Oregon. while Simmons, with his
prisoners. + coming az fun speed rom
w-alia walia. laughing al the way he got
the better % some Spokane attorneys !.
II have never heard full account OF
B4fzsy capture" said Detective Cudtnee-
Lets have Il while you are here
well said simmons. do you renen-
Der little Maud silysrstsnT"
t-uafhee laughed. 80 cid the reporter, be-
cause ne remembered Maud ard her cocker
spaniel II Maud got chance she would
put her arms around counsFvnan's neck,
and while telling him how much she loved
him " oulS count 1iS money.
Maud came 10 Portland in April. 1895.
from San Francisco" continued Sim
mons. .and took rooms ia a wsi-known
lodging house. / received information Q.
her arrival ard also learned that very
fy crook q three timer named C r.
Moore, was with her. ! went after them.
;ust 70 let them know that their presence
was not agreeable, but they had skipped
out. I requested my informant 70 le. me
know the moment Moore or Maud showed
W In the city again
Things ran along untE about July /.
when fellow came 20 me and said; Moore
struck town last night Maud is not here.
bur you ought 20 see the slick guy that is
with him. lie is a crackaJack sure They
are in the same room where Moore was be-
fore
81 went up 10 their room and In their abb
sence made a thorough investigation.
Those fellows had twelve hats. fine clothes,
and In fact they were fitted out like howl
ing swsils In one satchel l found long
barrel Al Colts. Upon reporting the case
TO Chief Mimic. I received instructions TO
bring the newcomers In. have them
'rnugged and instructed 10 get out of
town Immediately. i started back for the
room, and on the way met my partner,
Joe Day, who accompanied me. just as
we were going up the stairs well-known
crook tried TO dart past u. going up. We
nailed him and inquired his destination.
Up stairs ne said We did not intend 10
have him connect with our men. so i took
him back to the police station. On my re-
turn found Day standing just outside the
threshold OF Moore's room.
Got a warrant? asked Moore. We did
not have one. and said so. Finally they
wanted TO know why We were after them.
told them that a eountryman had been
turned for So IF you don't connect us
with that deal. viii you turn us loose?'
ess was our reply. Then they went
along. We had their pictures taken, and
after telling them to leave the city. let
them 60 / think 1t was the same night l
learned ehat ELEPHANTS had been torn off
for $50 by Moore and his partner. who had
given US the name Betz. 1t turned out that
they had just turned the trick before Day
and 1 went 10, the lodging house after them.
There was no one in the store but woman.
whom Moore engaged In forced CONVERSE
ton while Betz did the heavy work.
well, the birds had flown. and we did
not get an official report OF the robbery
until next day. kilograms were sent TO all
the different cities requesting the police
10 arrest Moore and Betz If they appeared.
/ took the first train for Seattle, and on
my arrival was directed to proceed 70 Spo-
kane. where the men had been captured.
Day started for Spokane from Portland 10
help bring the prisoners back. We had
hot time in Spokane. but managed TO get
our men on board a train and started for
Portland. We got as far as Walla Walla.
where all OF us were arrested and put in
ja.a AnotheE legal ENHANCEMENT followed.
and the habeas corpus proceedings were