The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14

-. .c.sred Kline & Rosenoergs
:. "a. foot Of Cherry street be-
: ana oslook yssterday morning
- .s,aeked the safe. but being baked
80 c,.us made q elesn-up OF over
-. .yousers and silk underwear.
-. a. the goods stolen cannot De
- '.-.,.1 accurately. but Mr.. Rosenberg
,.xbt that the investigation had
- shortage Of 500. This amount
- rsbasly Do increased.
s,-.-.,es Vas effected tnrough a hole in
. -.4,.ax from an nnoccap4ed room at
:. s.<k part at the building. and owing
!. ,uaaons In the shoS windows ard
-..ks n FOODS along the middle Of the
-. - burglars eoi1id work without
s.ses dagger Of detection.
- s,ors 10 on the ground floor OF the
x..axEnr II IL i% feet long BY 30 feet
~ n D "a feet from the floor 20 the
800 balcony extends along either
80 ~ the room and across the west end.
s,-,ss ssrs feet from the ceiling. he Office
Z : the southwest corner. on the balcony
- TIE safe is Ia the Office. and stands
80 4 window which can be looked
1vsnsb from the alley below.
kf,sr tho store was locked Sunday
.esrnoon It was not opened until
e.<.srtay morning. ]. HimeIhocn.
= Of the clerks. was the first
: ufs then. He noticed that the
- O. the tables at the north side Of the
se.vt we're In disorder. Some OF the over
$40 we're on the floor. His suspicious
keErx sroused. he made an Investigation.
"a discovered that burglary had been
.ou,mitfeti The cash drawer on the main
fsor md been torn Out and robbed OF iss
zastests. ahout g in small change. The
eossy drawer On the balcony floor had
40 been opened. but there WAS nothing
Mt.
When 81. Himeihoci walked down the
haicony on che north side toward the west
~ 81 the store he saw how the burglars
ia entered. There was n hole In
e9,re, fifteen inches bong by eight inches
sste. A person coming down through
IL hole could rest his feet on the ton
4 sheK. where lot OF hats in boxes
ssre ranged along In rows. The floor
noxsd the Hitter made by the burglars
: der worked from above.
( ln Investigation OF the room from which
stance was effected revealed little that
sesN tend 20 convict the nervy Burglars
M had been favored by steam pipes
e1heA pierce the double floor There vera
n .oose boards close up TO a pipe that
a been used for radiator. One OF these
tssds was taken up. and then the work
4 making hole Wa commenced. An
"a auxer and q saw were used. The hole
~ about ten inches wide. or the width
t6lween the big timhers. No one was on
~ door except the burglars Sunday night
b they had things 20 themselves. DULY
~ sxmily. that Of DIR. Carver. was In the
taitinx. They heard q noise about mid
nGht but did not give the matter special
ss.fEsion.
After the burglary was discovered word
~ Immediately sent 10 Mr.. Rosenberg
and tie police. Mr.. Rosenberg was glad
70 hear that the safe was all right. even
BE burglars had made good haul from
Tie ossrcoass, hats and gensiemen's fur
EisAinx department.. Owing 10 the Diff
ealy n ascertainH E the different articles
taken from the stock. he could only APP
ordinate the loss.
II speaking OF the robbery. Mr. Rosen-
t<sx said last n!gnt:
TAere Will be an influx or thieves and
skass here this fall. We need more police
nsn. The police force should be increased
end Tie salaries raised