The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-02

The usual quietnsss OF the sabbath was
broken yesterday by an accidental drown
ing in Lake Washington and very clever
piece or sneak thieyery IN North Seattle.
Up 10 late hour last night the body Of
the man who was drowned had not been
recovered Detective Cudihee who IS
| looking after the robbery had nothing 20
say as 10 what progress he was making.
but II is known that he has an important,
clue 10 the guilty parties
L. konagie kept a shoeshop at sla Main
street He was an intelligent Jap and
did fairly good business He was we'll
known among his countrymen. Yester-
day afternoon he and FIVE companions
took pleasure trip 70 Lake Washington.
The weather was beautiful, and the breeze
which swept across the water of the lake
was so tempting that the party could not
resist the temptation 10 enjoy a sail.
They hired a sailhoat and started out as
II they were old hands at the business
Whether they were well up in she points
OF handling sails and figuring on the cur
rents or air is not known, but they got
along all right until the boat gybed. In
the language Of sailor this means to
shift the boom from one side 10 the other
In the present case the gybing process
resulted in L. Konag;e losing his hold
and falling into the water. Before help
could reach him he disappeared. and up
70 a late hour last night his body had
not been recovered. X was reported to
the police that Konagie was drowned in
10 feet Of water. The history of Lake
Washington in regard 10 the recovery OF
bodies is such that il will not be surpris
ing II that Of konagie Is never heard
from.
The friends of the unfortunate shoe
maker are anxious 10 recover his body.
and will prosecute the search with vigor.
Several laps called at police headquarters
and asked Acting Captain Peer if there
was any objection TO their using Crap
ping irons TO recover the body of their
friend. The captain told them TO get all
the irons they wanted to and drag the
lake as much as they pleased The Japs
walked but OF the police station hurried
~ after telling the captain that they were
going out TO the lake and commence work
immedia tely.
The scene OF the drowning took place
near Madrona park. although IL was re-
ported on the street that it took place
near Madison park.
report reached police headquarters
during the night that the body had been
recovered. Coroner Yandell was notified
and he Immediately started out 10 make
an Investigation. only to learn that the
body was still buried 100 feet down.
Mrs. Andrew Mikulich conducts a fruit
stand at 1898 First avenue, North Seattle,
near the corner of Battery street. The
shop proper is in room just off tho
street. There Is a partition across the
back part OF the store. Back OF the par
tition is a bed room and a kitchen. In
the bedroom is bureau and in the top
drawer the woman had bowl in which
she kept her money. When a purchaser
gave her more money than the exact
amount of a purchase She was in the
habit of going TO the bureau to make
change.
Saturday evening man walked into
the store and engaged her in conversa-
ton. First he thought he would buy some
peaches, then he changed his mind and
thought he would take plums. He kept
up the changing process. talking mean
while until he had accomplished his pur-
pose. Then he went away
The poor woman thought nothing of tho
matter until later in the night, when she
discovered that $40 had been stolen from
the money bowl The system by which
the robbery was accomplished Is as plain
as could be. There were two men in the
gagged while the other stole IN the back
door from the. alley and scooped in the
money.
People must bear in mind that the Clon-
dyke craze will surely bring thieves to
Seattle. Only the vanguard of the light
fingered gentry have reached Seattle
There viii be more Of them and the po-
lice will have their hands full.