The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-16

also give evidence th3t win convince any
/ reaxonzh bic man that they did the 5cb. At
the present time the chief absolutely re-
/ fuses N tell the names Of The zit-ess or
witnesses. and the exact manner IN ynica
I he got hold Of the clues which resulted in
the partial solution. al least. OF the most
F sensational case in the criminal annals CT
E Seattle.
Il vas only through lack Of evidence
that Harry Nunroc vas net Under locx
and key long ago. he has been looked Up
on as the king-pin safe cracker Of the Pa
clfe Northwest K was only g day or 50
after the safe was rliled that Chief Reed
+ was informed that q notorious safe crack
er was IN the city. and, IN fact. nad been
living here for some tine as 3 respectable
& man. About the sagre time the chief re-
caived a tip u keep a close watch on
I Harry Nuur6e To make the case more
! interesting Detective Cudihee received a
( letter sa ylng that Harry Munroe. alias Joe
Howard a safe crackey was IN Seattle.
Then chief Reed consulted with the Pink
erton agency and learned that they rad
oirfoYuatiou that Manroe had been hving
il Seattle. His personal description Was
given. his manner Of working. and the al
legged fact that re had worked in factories
where safes we're made and was conse-
auantly well acquainted with their mech
anlsrn. The special point was made that
he worked Ia ogeralls and made himself
up as a lab0rer.
yiunroe's Companions
In investigating Monroe It was found
out that he was alleged 10 have two COM
panions. Fred Buchan. who used 10 work
as q clerk IN SCOTS cigar store. and j. Z.
Webster. The chief was greatly astonisned
az first 10 think Of Buchan being mixed
rfrtu detective
work on his record here in Seattle. lie
soon learned that Buchan. instead of TAX
ing the Grant street car for home up at
the Yesier way terminus. was boarding IN
Rlackehapel The chief thought this ratn-
CT queer.
officer Mike Powers was called upon 10
learn what he could OF Webster's career.
and as luck had It. ne knew the man poth
hy sight and on account Of something mat
took place two or three years ago. II APP
pears. according to Powers s.ory, that one
Gay officer Pierce found two men, descrio-
ed as h0bos. asleep In the old barrel fac
tory zone OF trese men said Powers
last night was Wsos.er. Webster part
ner disappeared and Webster after re-
naming shabby for some time. suddenly
blossonsed out in fine clothes. and has been
Ia apparent luck ever since. His. mysteri-
Gus partner appears in Seattle about once
a year and then sudd saly drops out of
sight"
The Man They Wanted.
The investigation was sill bringing out
points Of a suggestive nature without the
clinching link when Chief Reed and Detec-
tive Cudihee discovered the man they
wanted. lie had watched the three bur-
glars and knew their names. but had been
afraid 10 talk. This information came
last Saturday night. out in the meantime
Munroe and Buehan had disappeared from
the city. Webster was Still at his home in
the Florence house with his young bride OF
FIVE months. but the police did not desire
TO arrest him and h; the other TWO sus-
poets. including the king-piu. escape. The
city was searched from top to bottom. De-
tectives stood out all night in the cold, but
still no trace of either OF the two men was
obtained. Last Sunday afternoon Chief
Reed and Detective Cudihee took trip to
Tacoma and Were present at the bicycle
races. expecting that Munroe and Buchan
would be there They did not appear and
the officers returned 20 Seattle Monday 10
see how the search had been going on here.
The reports were discouragirg, Still there
was no let up. ard guards were constantly
on hand at certain phases 10 nab either OF
the men II they showed up. Tuesday
morning came and the weary men wonder
ed when the game would END. IL was
rather long hours for $50 a month.
Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock came
the break IN the long vigil 4 messenger
arrived at police headquarters. overland.
and handed the chief a telegram. 1t read
something like this:
Party is in Tacoma
The chief took the o'clock train. and
on reaching Tacoma learned that Fred
Buchan had been seen on the Eureka
dock az s.i5 IN the afternoon. Chief Reed
searched the water front from end TO end.
but got no trace OF his man He rushed
back 10 the depot expecting to meet De-
tective Cudlhce. who had been instructed
10 come over after finishing some work at
South Park. Il turned out that Cudihee
did not set back 20 the city In time 20
take the o'clock boat. so he chief was
left TO get alcng the best way he could
The chief learned that when Buchan had
been approached 81 the afternoon he
walked away. evidently desiring % avoid
communication With tho person who tried
10 speak with him. How his suspicious
hsd been aroused is stin a mystery As
soon rs Il was settled that Cudihee would
not come the chief started out again 20
hunt the city over There was quite a
crowd gathered around a man who was
selling medicine Imagine the chiefs sur
prise and ioy 20 see Buchan leaning
against on iron railing in The shadow Of a
large building.
memo. FFFI, said the chief.
Buchsn ala not answer II want 70 see
YOU continued the chief Ruchan ar
companied the chief up tho street toward
the Tacoma hotel meanwhile asking how
the officers we're getting along who went
70 Alaska, etc. II was about 90 O'Clock
when Bnchan WAS found and within a
hair hour afterwards NJ was tn chief
Reeds room. Once inside .he room the
chief said:
Fred YOU ara under arrest
Anything serious9'f inquired Prohan
oh. ! don't know" replied the chfaf
Ne subject was changed 10 how long
buchan had known Munroe and Webster
i5ochan said he had been acquainted wl,h
tlem about Two years. but did not know
where they were az present lie Though,
y possible however. that w,,nroe ,,tseh.
ee In the hop fields near Kent. as his ws,s
was hop picking
The chief Immediately teferboras q, n.