The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
near as possible. of the printed matter on


one of the certificates:
0o-Certiicate of Deposit. No. 7945.
This certii1es that there has been
deposited in the Tacoma Trust and
Savings Bank. five hundred dollars,
payable 10 the order of c. H. Morgan,
upon the return OF this certificate, with
all the
coupons attached, which are not due
and which may be due and unpaid.
Coupons not good IL detached.
IS. n. WILCOX. E. PANAND.
Cashier. Teller"
The coupons are attached TO the end OF
the paper, and are numbered /, 2, 3, 4.
etc All the coupons read the same, ex-
cept that the number of months named
is continually changing. according to the
number of the certificate. Coupon No.
on $500 certificate reads as follows;
'Twenty-four months after date of GER
tihcate, the Tacoma Trust and Savings
bank will pay 70 the holder of the same
$3.50 dollars, being six months interest
wv. q. ALLEN. Cashier"
Lewis gives his occupation as a clerk
and his age as Sc. He is five feet ten inches
tail and will weigh $50 pounds He has
gray eyes and brown hair. Mccall is Is
years old and claims 10 be painter. He is
five feet nine inches tail and has blue eyes
and brown hair
Lewis and Mccall went into Joseph
Mayer jewelry store in the Post-Intelli-
gencer building yesterday morning. and
asked 70 see some lockets. Albert Mayer
who waited upon them, was convinced
from long experience with customers that
these men did not want 10 purchase any
thing. No matter what was shown them,
they wanted 10 look az something different
They apparently had a desire 10 hold the
lockets in their hands an unusual length
OF time, and finally Mr. Mayer told them
they might as well put them down. they
had no use for them. The men did as re-
Quested and finally left the store The po-
lice were notified that two mon who might
bear watching were IN the city. The police
notified other jewelry stores to Re on the
lookout.
In the middle of the afternoon two men
walked into Albert Hansens jewelry
establishment on First avenue. L. l..
Moore saw and Immediately recognized
them by the description given out by the
police, He stepped back and let George
White attend 20 their wants. Mr.. White
also recognized them, and when they called
for lockets ne handed out one At a time
instead OF putting the tray upon the coun-
ter. When n tray fun Of jewelry Is put be-
Tara clever palmer ne can do some
astonishing work in making a difference
in the stock on hand. Mr.. Moore tried TO
give Mr.. White the tip 10 put the tray on
the counter so that the men could examine
20 their hearts content bat the wink mis-
phone and called UP police headquarters
chief Reed and Detective Phillips came
down. but IN the meantime the men
walked ont and went into W. w. Hough-
tons jewelry store. where they again asked
TO see SONS loekets
When Chief Reed and Detective Phillips
appeared IN the store Lewis and Mccall
aecomDauied them without ths siig. tesc
resistance.
Since the recent ssfe-crackinE Jobs the
jeweiry stores are all taking extra pre-
cautions against unpleasant occurrences;
and this may deter the CROOKS from at
tempting q big haul Not many days ago
ore ~ tae best knights OF the jlmruy on
ina Pacific coast came 20 Seattle from
san Francisco and looked over the city
wi.h 8 view to doing some work. He de-
cised that IRE same was not large enough y
Tor hfT without taking tire chance Of rip
ping I'D a hank ana took tie first train
FOR a more suitable locality.