The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-15

Failure OF an Attempt 60 Open the
n. A. T. a r. Co.'S safe at
50 HfchaNg

The police have been warned 70 De on tne
lookout for fvO bard characters ~ho came
Gown from Ct Aschasl on the steamer
Saatn Coast. arriving here Saturday aasI
The men are suspected u beng the par
tles who attempted 3 sage-cEscking JOB -
-. Michael lsst before the Cleveland SAIL
&C.
Passengers or the South Coast tell the
STORY Of the attempted burglary. The oas
busKizr-pro safe q TIE North Aisericsa
Transportation and Trading Company, Al
81 Michael Was TO b< ire nut filed Win
honey. which tbs burglars were TO crack
Ia the small hours % the early Arctsc
morning. In some manner, the company
officials AZ ST. Michael became aware that
4 robbery had been planned. guard was
placed ln the Office for a few nights. and
no sign wzs seen OF the supposed thieves
Finally the vigilance OF the guard was re-
!axea The night Waterman was called
away for half an hour during one night.
Whsn he returned be found that the Of
tee had been entered and that the robbers
had succeeded In boring through the COM
b.Eation Of the outer doors and had start
80 their drills on the thin inner doors An
alarm was given and search for the bur-
glars was Immediately begun. but no trace
OF them was found.
Suspicion pointed TO two hard-looking
characters. who had arrived By steamer
from San Francisco. but had gone no far
Their than St Michael A watch was put
on them. but no evidence that would
justify their arrest was discovered.
The two men came down on the South
Coast Before the steamer sailed they
brought eight fine Alaska dogs aboard,
preparing TO take them away with them.
Trained dogs In Alaska have been worth
$40 each. and will doubtless bring as much
when the rush over the ice and snow fields
OF the Yukon begins this winter. A few
hours before the sailing Of the South
Coast the officers from the revenue cutter
Pear boarded the steamer and took away
the dogs. which belonged 20 some men at
81. Michael The men who had brought
them aboard disciaimed all title to them.
This act set the other passengers aga nsf
the two strangers They held meeting
aboard the ship and called on the captain
TO put the men ashore. as they wanted no
people OF that kind among them. Some of
the miners on the South Coast had as
high $500 and they did not care 60 take
chances with tough people. The men de-
MED that they had stolen the dogs. One
OF the passengers cornered one OF the fell
lows and tcla him that he and his part
ner brought them aboard. and that every
one had seen them.
The man denied that he had done this
The lie was quickly given and blows follow
ed. The dog thief was roughly handled by
the miner. and the other passengers were
preparing 10 do something radical when
both confessed and begged TO be allowed
TO remain aboard. Out Of pity their re-
quest Was granted and they left the ship
at Port Townsend.
II is suspected that the thieves came TO
Seattle. hoping TO get a chance to turn
trick here.
n. 9. Churchill. OF the mounted police
reported the attempted robbery at St.
Michael 70 the police here. and gave them
description OF the suspected men. De-
tective Cudihee and Mr.. Churchill spent
some time looking for the men yesterday.
but without success.