The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-15
IS No ORDINARY CRIMINAL
cisco. Accidentally M~efs the Nsn
H~ Accuses of Hobbfsg Him
was Left Gaeonsefsss for HcaRs-

Charles Weber. whe. witn z. A Hen
drfeks. was convicted ia the superior court
iss, MorGay O. raf.bsnx il. Thompson. OF
the bark Cossnsbis. Of sas. and asay.Dg hin
senseisss eH y railroad track. II ~ or,a-
nary criminal
To 70 4 fs~ days ago nothing was
kao~n q ye5%='s uss prsvtesis % his az
rival IN seasila. TIE ps1ice thought he wss
s. criminal bas had no facts TO bolster up
their bai:ef
Last Sunday aftsrnooa stsphsn Nara.
VINO IL snpsoYesi In 4 barber shop st 80
seeos9 avenue sosts. ~as az Tire county
jsii The Eaoneat he s.g eyes ~ Weber
the latter beat hasty retreat into tas
most secluded s1fneg u tae big s'eal tank
He h. nice one" remarked Saza-
why is be here
Convicted OF robbery replied JalsT
Andy Eflsuan. ws;o was assGn.shea 70 see
weber get ssIt % she Hay.
Why that mar gave M the three
hours drop Ia a San Francisco alley.
sa,d Aaza. "snd r0hbsd me
A Pess~IufeIigeaceF reporter found Ssxa
a. his place. CO business last evening. he
= an intelligent mar and speaks excellent
English.
'sYes.''. ssiA Mr Saza. ..hIs maB Weber.
who IL nov in shs county jail robbed me
Of my watch and chain and Jeff me urcoa-
rcious in an alley. 1; occurred IN San
Francisco. three or four months ago. The
iandor4i ~ the house. where ! was living
intended 10 have Weber arrested, bat he
disappeared. had not seen MIN for
long tine aatll accidentally met him In
the county jail lie would n5t speak TO
me-. Tire moment ne set eyes on me ne
ran away
Weber ard were roomlng In a house
81 s2sss Bush street. san Francisco He
mad a room on ore ii0or and or another.
Neither the landlord. Joseph Marie. Tor
myself knew anything about Weber. but
W. did R1s suppose be was 81 thief and rob
Der One night he came iaso the room
where | was and exhibited o watch and
chain. which he said that he would like 10
sell as he needed money. The chain WIS
made az liver The watch was an open-
faced one. and well made. Finally hor-
rowe1 s. from Landlord Marie and pair-
chased the watch and chain. believing Il 4
gasd speculation. put u on. This gave
me tgo watches ana two chains. had
one on before | made the purchase from
Weber
Finally Weber suggested that we go
30 Il saloon and have drink on the sale.
! AGREED to this. We drank hrs; at Web
.r's expense, and tiien at mine. and again
81 MIA Something was put la my glass,
for ! Suddenly commenced 20 lose my
power of thought and action Weber got
sne oai OF the saloon. and. taking ME into
q dark alley. robbed ma of the watch and
chain he had sold nae. Then he went away
ard | was picked up by the police. AZ
frat thsy though; J MAS intoxicated. but
soon perceived that ! had been drugged.
After ! came 10 myself ] wa released. |
told Mate .hss had happened and waited
unt.i knew that Weber was In his room.
lie would not answer AZ FIRST. but | told
hin I would knock the door down. II he
did not Rather than have this occur he
let me in.
He Is larger mar that ]. bat WAS
determined - have satisfaction. | d.
nandsd nay watch and chan, telling him
what I thought Of 4 man who would roh
another. especially ore who lived in the
same house and thought him 4 friend. |
told him that | had a mind to hand him
over 10 a policeman. lie di4 not attempt
to deny that ne had taken the watch and
chain. hut ssIa ne could not return them,
as he had sold them. | made him give me
back my money and left him. After this
he disappeared. leaving the proprietor Of
the house loser tn a considerable extent.
II was Mr.. Marie's intention 20 have him
arrested"