The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-08
SELF CONFESSED BURGLAR.
Tom l. Jones Who Belongs TO
. Good Maine Family.
ne BROKE DOWN COMP erslY.
Has Been Ksovn I'm s~nt,s~ a.. Ca.
Bartirff-Hf~ Career Reads Like
Homsnee-@ssrs~d for the
kIondfke-It Wa. tho Old, Old
-s"r,-o't of Nos~,, the seang
Man Planned Desperate Designs.

When Tom L. jones gess ygooavfIle. Ne.
70 go 70 tbs Eion1iks ne had ire gaua
wishes OF q. hosi ~ friends lie vas well
KNOWN and hls father had twice been
mayor o. the town. Tom = now seekesi gp
~ police headquarters IN this CITY. a self
eenfe~sed Dargiar-Fnore than tBat one
Sno would nave used the bsgGgeon. usc~
essary.
The downfall OF young Jonee who =
known in Seattle "a Gus Bartlett reads
ike Romance. Perhaps, be ass told the
police q faisehood. bas the eyiisnce % as
Roiit II entering and rofsbsnx the Hpr=e-
snce saloon two weeks ago - ID The pos
session Of Detective ATlenael r. Po@esn.
Jones eroke down cpmpsetesY wseu Pow
sFs Isppsd bin On the shoulder and show
Cd htnf piece % 4 cap mat lad been
taken from one Of TIE ulns BOTTLES stoisn
from the Horseshoe ealoon II there bad
not been a peculiar stamp. 5encb Of
Shapes. On that cap Jones WSaia NOT have
been in 5s1 II the present tine Jones
tosd the detective that h. wac = native II
Aiatfie. that be lived gn the town 81 Wool
inviiie. and ftsat Ms father ard mother
wsfa stir living there hgnored and re-
specied BY all vino know them Fins@ly.
he said that his father had twies baeH
sieefe1 mayor. II started for the kioa-
al<e, ssid Jones "and lanGed 81 Seattle.
IL Mas the Old. old story I went broke,
aud. weii don't know why aia H."
lie told Powers how h planned 30 rob
TIE Horseshoe. en- Pioneer place. and the
white Hooze saloon. corner Of Second
ayanne and Cherry street. the same night.
re got into the Horseshoe al right on
Tie night Of October q and loaded himself
town Win al the liquor as could carry.
bic also took j pistol sod 8 To- Of cigars.
IN eefssng ogs Of tie window b which he
Entered be dropped some % the bottles.
which wefe broken. The goods tsat ne
obtained lua1ef nim doNn 10 heavily that
he concluded to gsve up the White House
job far the time being
When ~ got ready To renew operations
ne took a partner IN with him. They
planned how 80 enter tae White House.
bat discovered that trouble might arise
from man who wss accustomed To sleep
In room connected wlth the saloon
Jones said that they provided for an
emergency b. seenring piece Of gas
pipe, which could be used as a bludgeon
IN Gaze OF trouble. Thls bludgeon Is now
concealed under the sidewalk not far from
tho saloon. ~ the last moment Jones
partner weakened and the JOB vas given
~.
Detective Powers and sam corbett had
been tracing Jones who g. known tn Sc
attic ~ Gus Bartlett fer several days and
although they I'D not know Of the intend
cd burglary night before last. had been
watching for him 90 appear At hts home.
on Fifth avenue. between Union and Pike
streets lie did not come and yesterday
afternoon corhstt again took up the vigii
In the mea ntiEue. Powers was ia the south
end looking around. and as chance had il
found bis man IN fron' OF the Orphsum
theaisr. He arrested him. ard the con-
fcsHion came without any trouble.
After locking Jones up at headquarters
Powers went to Fifth avenue near Pike
and found Detective corbett freezing. and
al the same time wondering what had be-
come Of his man.
did you set him." said Powers.
mo. replied rnrhetf "ana II he don't
come prfsy quick ! Will freezs.a
Powers commenced 10 laugh ana anattv
told cofhett that Jones was locked IN
The room was then searched. and when
the detectives returned 20 headquarters
they had four bottles. empty. that rad
been stolen from the norsesfoe saloon
and the pistol Jones will be tried for
burglary