The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16
THEY CAPTURED THEIR MIN.
Police Have to Take Chances on
Dark Tide Flats.
MEREDITH. POWERS. BRENNAN.

Joseph Maynard, Who Has Been
slowly Csttinx His Way TAroagA
the Floor Of the yorthern Paeinc
Express OMce-Burxlar's Plans.
The police did clever piece Of work
yesterday afternoon In capturing the man
who has been trying TO work hss way
through the floor of the Northern Pacific
express office. Joseph Maynard. aged q
years. Is the name OF the prisoner. He
was caught at work. and confessed TO
Chief Reed that he intended 10 make big
haul.
About week ago the Post-Inteiligencer
told the story OF how employees OF the ex-
press company had heard some one a
der the company's safe. Officer Jack
Rarck investigated the case and discov-
cred that some ore had pu; up ladder
and by means OF sharpened file had re-
moved two boards. 1t was supposed that
the discovery OF the plot and the taking
away OF the tools would pat an end to fur
Their attempts
Saturday afternoon the employees were
surprised TO hear the same old rasping
noise. They were prepared for trouble.
but the climax did not come.
About $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
report was received as police headouar-
tiers 10 the effect that the burglar was again
at work Detectives Meredith. Powers
Williams, and Officers Brennan and Hay-
den were detailed 10 effect a capture. Mer-
1Jrzx,-x
the tide Hats through a hole on Western
avenue. while the remaining officers kerr
guard around the building. Meredith
Powers and Brennan found themselves IN
pitch darkness and in the midst of mud,
slime and filth. In trying 10 locate their
man they lost each other and got into all
sorts OF difficulties. At one time Bren-
nan got stuck on a sort of island, made by
dirty currents of water. At another time
Meredith found his way barred by a
stream OF water. He managed to get
across By ciinging 10 Old ;imbers overhead.
Then he heard someone near him, and in
the darkness could not tell whether IL was
one of his feilow-officers or the man they
We're after. Not daring TO speak, Mere
dith was watching TO get a glimpse Of the
man. VINO was in reality Brennan. IN
the meantime Powers got In n position
where streak OF light showed him lad
der. He looked closely ard saw a human
form cEnging to it. Just then the form
OF Meredith appeared in the light. not ten
fee. from the ladder. Powers thought the
man saw Meredith, and expected trouble.
Drawing his revolver. Powers brought IL
10 bear on the mans form, intending 10
kill him IL he made a move to kill Mere
dith. Finally Meredith ran smack up
against an old piece OF rotten timber. and
there was a crash. and he and the t.Esr7s-
went down together.
Powers thought that Meredith was seri-
ously injured, and cried out: Are you
hurt?" Meredith picked himself up and
replied that he was mired to the neck but
still ready for service Just then Powers
caught sight OF the figure on the ladder
moving around.
There he is" yelled Powers. Bren-
nan also caught sight OF the man. and
added more directions. TIE first thing
Meredith knew he came right up against
his man. and in an instant had him COW
cred with long A Colts.
Throw up your hands," said Meredith.
"or viii bore YOU
'Ali right replied the man as he
obeyed. Sill covered with the deadly re-
voiver he came down of the ladder and
was surrounded by the officers After
fioundering around for half an hour the
party once more appeared on the street,
They looked as IL they had been prospect
ing IN the sewers of Paris. The prison.
er took things as cooly Il he were out
on picnic He tod his captors that II
they. had listened to him he would have
shown them much better way to get
out on the street.
AT headquarters he gave his name as
Joseph Maynard, aged Il years He IS
five feet. two inches tall and will weigh
100 pounds He was attired In long over
ais.
what were you doing under there?'
asked Detective Powers. going TO blow
the safer"
Yes" replied Maynard surslly. Then
he was taken into Chief Reeds private
Office In his possession were two knives.
a file and some pieces OF candle. What
was your object In trying TO get through
ina fioorY' asked the chief
II thought 1 would be rewarded" replied
Maynard.
''Dldn't you know that your tools had
been captured?'
II missed them but was doubtful whetk-
or / had mislaid or lost them had no
idea that had been detected as I figured
out that the noise made by the cars would
proven: the people in the office from hear
ing the noise I was making. / had made
my calculations 10 come up under the
safe"
Maynard had figured so accurately that
when he drove his knife through the last
boaEu NH1L s~paidNcd tEosfa the oIuIS
yesterday afternoon. he was directly under
the safe He did not know It. but II he
had poked his head up he would have re-
ceived very warm reception.
MaynaTd's idea was that during the az
ternoon valuable packages are left near
the safe II he had succeeded IN getting
a hole through the floor he might have
succeeded in grabbing two or three pack
ages and making his escape.
Chief Reed said last night that he had
no knowiedg OF Maynari's record. May
nard says he has lived In Seattle several
monthA