The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-17

~ ,hA ~lexer work Of Detective Jack
Williams the mysteries OF seven burgia-
rses ranging In date from last December
20 the first OF the present month. have
been solved.
The solution lies n the arrest and sub
seQusat confession % Herbert Deeodrcy.
a youth OF Is years aud the son or b. r.
Decourcy. whose fanny feSios on YAK
street
last December two burgisr.es IN the
basement OF the Occidental building &C
CURED within two weeks time. the robber
carving OF 8 fine target rtfles fi-cAlihra
revolver pair OF utpS and lot OF cart
ridges ard sights. Detective WiliiAIns Was
put on the case He thought he lad the
right clue 20 the situation. and since then
has been quietly b1s carefully watching
his man.
Ahout the first Of March Cohen's sec
ond-hxad store on washington street was
broken into. Here high grade silver
watch a gold ring. several watch charms
and a lot OF small stun was secured. The
amount OF property stolen Indicated that
II was the work CT one man. and not OF
8 gang.
The next sally OF the burglar was into
the residence Of Angus Mcdonald. on
Thomas street. From this place s lady
gold watch and a gold ring were taken. A
night or two later the house OF John Nc
Ginnetx. in the same neighborhood. was
entered ard a lot of neckties and handker-
chiefs carried of In the residence rob-
berries If was noticed that closets and
drawers were rummaged through and
everything left in disorder. as though the
burglar had searched for money or ar
ticles OF greater value than those be took
away.
Operations were then recommended IN
the business part OF town. About April
a secondhand store on West fesler way
was entered and a telescope, silver
watch and a revolver carried on.
The additionally lucky number OF seven
proved most unfortunate for the burglar.
His seventh Job of this series was 10 enter
the hoathouse at the foot OF Elliott street.
in North Seattle. where he secured job
lot of carpenters and boatbuilder's tools.
Detective Williams was close enough on
the trail 10 feel certain that the entire
series OF crimes was the work of one and
the same man. Decourcy was the man
suspected from the first. and yesterday
morning williams was so sure of his man
that he felt warranted IN arresting him.
This course was approved by Chief Reed.
who has. OF course. been constantly in
touch with the proceedings Decourcy
therefore spent Thursday night In jail
on being searched. the silver watch taken
from Cohen's. and MeDonald's gold ring
were found. a knights Templar watch
charm was also found. which proves TO be
the property OF Patrick Gleunon. a
plumber on Columbia street.
Yesterday morning, on being confronted
with the evidence against him, DecoGrcy
weakened and made a full confession TO
the preparation of the seven burglaries.
He claims TO have done the work alone.
and has given the police the location OF all
the stolen property. Everything that he
could raise money on found its way to TIE
pawnshop. aud the remainder Of the plum
der IS slowed In his room at home.
Decourcy claims to be but ~ years OF
age, but appears much older. wearing a
heavy beard. His father is In British CO.
lumbia. but his mother and several broth
ers and sisters hive at the home on Oak
street.