The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-18
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Manroe Turned % leave the room f5e
had nearly reacsssa the door. tie s,cpped
sGedenly and took another 1cok aroaud me
room ST TIE array q golden Eeaf3s,
h-oad sxnile ssole over hfs features. aaa sS
~ gave his head hacxwaFd toss ~ sa-a-
wei that IS en0usa 10 wake ore laugh
\ moment more aud he was wi,h MS wtte
comforting her. while the sears ros Z
down her cheeks Mnnrse said 20 the oej~
GERS; Ny wife knows nothing aheut
me"
Ire officers know. hawev er. thas Nom
roe = clever c-in}D3L He Las always
lived u a good f1Ft of the cttv ara has
Eyed two years ". aoa, besaw suspected
Nuuree's Improved Methods.
He Always goes prepared. ths notice
learn. to use erllls g necessary. but
- Perfect Is his knowledge u the interior
Of safe that ne frequently gets aGeag
without going % thay trouble- Il took
nam just uftseS mtaUtes TO apeu ESncNs
safe. and ali he used was IA heavy haua-
n1er and long steel pGncA Il VII be re-
nsenoeTed than the Rcst-fntciigencCr
ted about the discovery of s broken saw
In the grass az the soayh end 81 the
center piece IN Pioneer place. IL was q
p.ece Of q saw that Mun7Oe and his gang
threw away about O'Clock on the even
Ing they did the JOB. Il was Put in a
frame. but hroEe- The saws that were
used AZ FIncks came from a hardware
store on First avenue south between Yes
Ter way and Washington street
AunToe was the prime mover. but al
three rad a hand in planning the job
They had the las 90 the land well in
mind. euj aid net operate as quickly as
they might have done because they were
afraid Mr.. Finck slept at the store, Hav-
to-
they were ready - DO the Job They en-
tered the alley between Second and Third
avenues between 1859 and e O'Clock at
night. They carried bucket and a
largo valiSe. according 10 Ruchan. for
thu purpose Of carrying or the "swag,"
II is an easy matter to reach the back ~
the store from the alley. In twenty
minutes they had the bars sawed.
Buchan and Webster did the outside
work After the bars were removed
Munroe entered the store. Buchan said
he did not go in bat chief Reed IS positive
he did. The combination handle oe the
safe was covered with a piece Ct leather
20 deadcn the sound or the hammer. Tho
handle was broken of IN few moments,
and il took Just one good lab Of the
punch to bring the tumhlers into line.
The doors opened. The steel punch Wis
used on the lock OF the inside door with
equally good success. and thus in fifteen
minutes the protection Of $4,000 worth
of property was laid open 10 the criminal
hand.
The goods were taken out in the basket
and bucket. Rucnan said they weighed
$50 pounds but Webster said they did not
weigh half that amount. The coast was
clear, and the trio, with their plumber,
went up Marion street, which IS dark
enough 90 favor get away" and turned
into the alley on the north side Of the
street between Fourth and Fifth avenues.
This alley led them TO the Florence house,
where they took refuge in Nchsters
room Before o'clock that morning the
"swag" was cut up" into three parts.
II was hidden, and what took place from
that time on until II was discovered AMI
placed In Chief Reeds eifice the reader
already knows.