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

The raevere~. ar8 totsesx psecs OF
rTeak thsevery which has been done II
shts city for years took place yesterday
.fkzrysxcr a. I2s28 O'Clock n S1ater *
Ifosaez's big g-0rS. iffs-f1i3 Second avenue.
There were ten people II the store, ard
& was oniy for two Or three MINUTES that
she Office was unoccupfed. yer IN that
shcrt space OF time the thssS slid IN,
opened the safe and rgt away with
suszsf drawer o. which wa& ss4l9 No one
cav the Thief enter or depart. but some
excellent clues were put IN the hands o.
she police ard q hot chase was immediate
T. commenced
Just q few moments prior 70 the time
rhe steamer Flyer leaves for Tacoma IN
shs afternoon word was received az head
quarters that The suspected man had
boarded the steamer. Detective Philips
rushed down 10 the wharf and was on the
boat II jiffy. Before he knew what had
bappsned the gangplank was drawn in
and II was a case % rife 20 Tacoma or
swim ashore. The detective vert 70 Ia
coma and would not have fsT 70 bad
about the case except that his man had
escaped from the steamer before Philips
got aboard.
Scatter 4 Holden occupy the large ore
and a halr-story frame building ON the
weAt side Of Second avenue. just north OF
Spring street. Tbs building Used 70 be
agricultural implements. after the great
fire, ana later was used as a boarding
stable by u. II. Holcomb. Later, Sea1sr
e. Holden took possession and turned II
into q dig store. On the ground floor
there are two main a4sles. one on either
eide Of me building. In the southeast cor
ler OF tire building is the business oflce
OF the firm il il about twelve feet long
Sy fur or i've wide. There II a window
looking out on the street and several win
aons along the inner side To enter the
off4co one has 10 80 through the front
door of the store osad then into the Office
by a door that Is near the west end OF the
Office.
Just as you enter the Office there is
telephone AZ your left hand Nearly under
the telephone Is q snaE safe, which Is left
unlocked during business hours. al one o.
the drawers IL used for sales depository.
Beyond this safe Is a desk, and near the
front window sits "A large safe that Is a.
ways kept locked.
Al noon yesterday Thomas G. Scatter. one
OF the partners. went TO lunch. This left
l.. n. HolGen. one OF the proprietors. his
father X. ~. Holden. Arthur Holden.
clerk. AMI Andrew Nelson a Clerk. 10 look
after the business. People kept dropping
in ard when the clock showed 1879 there
were six customers. u. y. Holden was
doRn stairs waiting on some peop.e from
north side Of the building with customer.
aud Arthur Holden was OF the south side.
some distance back from the office, Ike
wise engaged With purchase.
II. ~. Holden father of one OF the prop
rlefors who acts as collector for the firm.
was sitting I'm the office. A woman entered
the store and az there was no one 10 wait
upon her Mr.. Holden ieft the Office and at
tended 10 her wants. This caused him 10
taha srtat zfn aff
LETT unoccupied two or three minutes. and
during that time no one was observed TO
enter the front door.
Arthur Holden. having made his sale
amounting 10 81 went 10 the office and
pulled open the safe. To his amazemeat
he found that the money drawer vas miss
Ing. and consequently the s9fie that was Ia
81 had taken wings also.
The discovery was Immediately made
known to D. y. Holden and no time was
is, In getting the news 70 Chief Of Police
Reed.
Detectives cudihee and PHILIPS invesu-
gated the case and learned thar a man
whose name Is not known had been In the
office OF the store several times during the
past few days for the apparent purpose Of
Selcphoaing IT was also learned that this
man had seen the people connected with
the store come Ia and put money ~ the
drawer. Yesterday morning this man was
al the telephone no less than four times
The police think they know the identity
Of this man. and were In high glee when
q telephone message announced that he
lad taken tho steamer Flyer Cor Tacoma.
Detective FhN.ins raced cowr % the boat
and Internationally took trip 10 Tacoma
When tho steamer returned Chlef Reed
was on The dock expecting 70 SEE Phillips
walk down he gang piarS wita prisoner.
Phillips explained that the gnan must hava
made his escape before he 0hnllpS) go.
e0oard. And stIll .ae hun; soes on.