The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26

Two clever b1rgisries were committed
early yesterday morning. and a yet the
police have no clue 70 ths guilty parties
In each case entrance was effected through
the front door. Figuring up the work
after every thing 10 over ft may be said
thai the obstacles encountered By the
burglars melted away a. their approach
Little force was used, and there was no
uftering up 10 prove that the gorkmen
were slovenly IN their operations These
burglars were bold. but they were IN
doubtedly well informed as TO the move
ments OF the police. which reduced the
danger 70 a minimum
The most important case was the burg
larry Of G. Beninghausen's watch repair
and tewelry store at the north west corner
OF Washington street and First avenue
south. where about 500 worth Of jewelry
was secured. The store - small. but al
ways well lighted In fact. the policemen
look in through the windows every night
to see that their watches are running on
time. Yesterday morning at O'Clock
PAtrolman Barbee. who has the Washing
ton street beat togther with few other
streets. and Parroiulan Griffith, who looks
after First avenue south and incidentally
thu water front. we're standing In front OF
Beninghsusen's store. They are positive
the tewelry was In the window. They
went OF duty a. 4 o'clock and Patroiman
JonD Kelly took charge Of the district
Ths word district Is used because he COW
ers ali that portion OF the city south OF
Washington street ard west OF Fifth ave-
nue. south. X Is not very small beat
when you think OF IL seriously. II an Of
fcer has time he viii surely get around 10
all points twice or three times during MS
watch, provided he Is industrious.
Kelly is certain ne was ia front OF Ben
inghausen's store about 40 o'clock and
there was no jewelry In the window. Ac-
cordlng to this the burglary must have
been committed between 4 and 40 o'clock.
The door 70 the store Is AT the south
side. IL Is secured by two locks One Is
an ordinary lock. which could easily be
opened by a good skesefon key. The 9TH
or Is q spring lock. IL looks as IL 10 calls
for Yale key. This last mentioned lock
IL screwed on the inziie OF the door. and
when the door Is slammed 10. the bolt
shoots across khe crack between the door
proper and the casing into a socket The
burglar simply took a thin piece OF steel
and forced IL In between the casing and
the lamb Of the door: then on through the
crack between the door and the casing
until the end OF the steel struck the bot
OF the spring book The slanting side OF
the bolt Ia toward the outside so the end
Of the piece OF steel struck the slantfng
edge and forced II back. The ordinary
lock, lower down on the door having been
AfifS~ASG Tic NpHA H-tS AAiStAy oFttl
The casing was pushed back and every
thing looked as II IL was ali right. After
this the burglars removed the following
articles from the window and walked
away:
Eight ladies' watches One set Thomas
movement One double-breasted chain. One
double bicycle chain. Ten chains on silk
roll. Eight goldfued chains. Two solid
gold necklaces. Two solid gold lockets Six
Plated iocketsl Nine gold nuggets Two
solid gold scarf pins One solid bracket
square. One solid gold cross. Fifteen silk
guards. Several pairs OF fed glasses
The other place TO suffer was the Pacific
Tailoring Company. rs Third avenue,
practically under the shadow Of an under
takers TIE undertakers were not dis
turbet
The front door OF the tailoring establish
ment has a big pane OF glass for a center
piece. then there are pretty little panes OF
glass on either side. One OF these little
ranes Is close 10 the point where the spring
beck Is secured 10 the inside Of the door.
The burglar broke one OF these and then
by reaching inside with his hand worked
the lock. He stole three pairs OF trousers
and two coats.