The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-15
Is No ORDINARY CRIMINAL
CHARLES wgHER.s RECORD TOLD
gs VICTIM.
stephen Mars. Formerly of San FFsa-
cisco. Accidentally Aeets the Man
lie Accuses of HobbfnE Hsm-
We. Left Ineoas~sous for Hours.

csarSes weber ~ho. Nth r. A Her
esirks. was eoSvsctesi IN TIE superior court
las Maaday q rsbblng VI. Thompson. Of
.hs bark c-9:aEnbsa. ot 81. and leaving him
seaeesess On "a railroad track. is 10 orsA-
nary crins.Eai.
Up u ! Tex days ago neth'ng was
ksowe " weeer's life preTsoss 20 his ar
rival to sestsis. The pai'es tsoagat Be was
o criminal. nu, na.. 10 facts 70 bolster gp
their bslsf
Lar Sunday Afternoon sispisn Saxa.
Win e. employed in 4 barber strap ~ 81
Second avenue sotlta. was at the county
Jail. The raomenG ne ast eyes on Weber
the latter beat a hasty retreat .Dt9 ne
most secluded corner ~ the big sieel tank.
'F!e Is nice one" remarked Sazs
why - he here ?"
Convicted Of robbery" replied Ja.ler
Andy Esssngan. ws.o aStonlshed 10 see
weber get osIs Of the way
way thar man 9sse ne the three
h9nfe' drop in san Francisco alley.
sad Sazss. and Fobbesi me-
A -fafelsEencey reporter found Naza
az his place % baSanesx last evening. lie
"a az tntsliigent aan amd speaks excellent
English
'.Yes" said SIR. Naxa. 'fhis man Weber
who Is now In the county jail. roblsd me
~ nsy watch and chain and left nae uaeoa-
sciqus IN ar alley. II occurred In San
Francisco. three or four months ago. The
iandlor, Of the house where l WAS living
Intended 80 have Weber arrested. but be
disappeared. ! had not seen bin for 3
loRg time unssi | accidentally usst him IN
ths county Jail He would not speak TO
me Tae moment he set eyes on me he
ran away.
Weber and we're Toomng IN house
q; aziIg Bush street, San Francisco He
had a room on one floor aud 7 on another
Neither tho landlord. Joseph Marie. nor
myself knew anything about Weber. but
we did 30, suppose he was thisf and rob-
Der. one nlsft he came into the room
where / VAS and exhibited a watch and
chain. which he said that he would like TO
sell as he needed money. The chain was
made of silver The watch Wss an open
faced one. and well made. Finally bor-
rowed s. from Landlord Marie and pur-
chased the watch and chain. believing IL a
good speculation / pui IL on. This gave
me tao watches and two chsins as had
ore on before / made The purchase from
Weber
Finally Weber suggested that We go
4 saloon and have drink on the sale.
yreea 10 this. We drank frat at Web
expense. and then AZ mine. and again
Els. NgInGl4tEssR WAS pAI III my kiAss,
suddenly commenced 10 l3se my
wgr OF thought and action. Weber got
out OF the saloon. and. taking me into
ark aney. robbed me Of the watch and
It, he had sold me. Then he went away
I'd I was picked up by The police. Al
5tSt they thought | was intoxicated. bat
coon perceived that i hsd been drugged,
After | came 10 myself ! was released. l
tai1 Mare what had happened and waited
untl knew that Weber was IN his room.
He would rot answer ar first. bat ] told
him | would knock the door down IL he
did not. Rather than have ahi2 occrr he
lei M In.
"iIc j. a larger man that /. but l VAS
determined 10 have satisfaction. / d.
fnaftiea nay watch aa1 cham. telling him
What thought 81 a NAN who would rob
another especially oae sh0 lived in the
saae house and thought him friend |
told BIN that had mind Ia hand him
over 20 IA policeman. lie dld uot attempt
e. deny ,bat he hGa taken the watch ana
chain. but said he could rot retafn them.
as he had sold them ] mtde h.a, give me
back my money and lef' I'm. &ftsr this
hs d.sappearssl. ieav,ng ths proprietor OF
the house "a loser 90 a considerable extent.
II vas Mr. MaTie's intention to have HIN
ARRESTED -