The herald., 1898-04-14
Thugs and BURGLARS
POLICE MAKE SEVERAL MPoR-
TANT CAPTURES
WATERS SHOWN THE TOWN
And Speedily Robbed-0ne Of His
Despoilers Is Now in
Jail

Harry Waters, a recent arrival from th
Occur de Alene mines in Idaho, was tn
victim OF a hold-up Tuesday night. AS
result. Arthur Lee, young man wei
known about the city, is under arrest or
suspicion of having assisted In the rob
berry. Two other men who took part art
still at large.
Waters had been taken sick, and on ar
irving here went to the Sisters hospital
He was discharged from there but shor
time ago, and has been waiting in the city
to try to regain his health. On Tuesday
night he was in the Mint saloon, at the
corner of Fifth and San Julian streets, and
there met three young men,. They were
Arthur Lee, Bright Setz and another.
Waters had been drinking slightly. and
the trio proposed that he accompany them
around the city. Waters was warned by
the barkeeper that his interests did not lie
au the company OF the trio, but the miner
persisted in going, so about $50 o'clock
they left the place. A number of places
were visited, and about 10 o'clock Waters
and three others wound up at the saloon
on the corner of Main and Seventh streets.
Waters purchased drinks for his friends,
and they started away, going by way of
seventh street. IHeTe IS u llttie dl!ey Ue-
tween Main and Los Angeles streets. and
Waters asserts his companions forced him
up to the far end with them. BY this time
he had become suspicious, and tried to
hang back, but they were too strong, and
he was forced to accompany them. When
ne reached the end he found, too late, that
he had fallen among thieves, for the trio
proceeded to so through him. They took
his silver watch and over three dollars in
money Waters tried to resist, and in the
struggle was kicked and beaten, his right
leg being badly bruised. The men got away
and Waters made his way as best he could
to the saloon and there related the occur
renee, and demanded that an officer BE-
sent for at once. The police department
was notified. and Detective Steele and
Officer Rico were sent to the saloon.
Waters gave the officers an excellent de-
ecription Of his late companions. AS all
of the crowd was known by sight to the
people about the saloon 1t was not difficult
to corroborate the description and learn
something further about them.
The meu who got the watch were indis-
Greet enough to try and pawn it later in the
evening, and for this purpose went to va
Sious places in the neghborhood of First
and Main streets. They did not, however,
dispose of the time piece, so far as was
learned. Last evening about o'clock the
detectives succeeded i'm locating Lee and
placed him under arrest on suspicion o.
having had a hand in the robbery of
Waters. 1t was reported that one of the
ether men had also been captured. but
which one of the two could not be learned.
To
rested shortly after midnight this morn
ing by Officer Tyler on a charge of burg
larry. A few minutes after u o'clock Ty-
Ter heard noise in the saloon of Henry
Bicknell at the northwest corner of First
and Los Angeles streets. He went to the
side door, thinking it nothing but a rat that
had knocked over a bottle. but not being
satisfied proceeded around to the rear
door and discovered two men in the act Of
rifling the money register, which they had
placed under the bar. Officer Tyler went
in, and, pointing his revolver at them, COM
manded them to throw up their hands. One
did so, but the other failed to do so as
promptly as he should, and the officer shot
over his head. They had secured about
$4, which they attempted to throw away
while in the street. Tyler recovered
about $780, however.
Burglars Arrested
Detectives Auble, Hawley and Flammer
arrested Thomas Hines last evening on HILL
street on a charge Of burglarizing house
and stealing a mandolin. Hines is also
thought to be a bicycle thief
The same officers arrested John Plum
mer on a charge of burglary. He went
TT 1,
Seventh and Lawrence streets. and filled
his pail with liquor out of demijohn. He
supposed it was whisky. but on reaching
the sidewalk and taking a drink was sad
dened to learn that he had struck the
water bottle. Nothing daunted, he went
back and refiilled the pail from the whisky
temijohn, and was then nabbed by the Of
flcers.