The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16

The finest set OF safe-crscking tools that
has ever been seen by detectives Of yesrs'
experience IL now safely slowed away In
Cnis1 OF Police Reeds private Office at
headquarters. while IS owner occupies
cell In the Jail below.
The safe burglar il none other than Big
Toby Conen. alias Thomas Williams. who
30 well known 10 the police Of San Fran
cisco and Ptnkertons National Detective
Agency. big Toby enjoys the distinction
Of being the tallegt man that ever entered
the police station lie is 6 feet ;nches
sTony', admits thai the outfit lie his. and
9as made by him. but adds: II would
not have cared so much II had been
caught aesnz my drills. but 10 Re picked up
IKE = big ssIa With my outfit makes me
firea. ] will take my medicine. but !
vssld IKE TO rome back and foucss of the
station for my outfit. because hate 10 lose
q you fellows were certainly on hot
TIM Another hour and you would never
have seen enc piece Of steel"
The arrest vas made az 10 o'cinek yes
tsrday morning by Detectives cadshee.
rswsrs and Capt willard. in the Twin
lodging house. on MAYNARD avenue. be-
swssn jackson and Main streets. a man
named Joseph houston was also arrested,
but sToby. declares that he knew moth
frr about the the hit or his business. Tie
police do not believe the story.
The ca ptssre IN Toby and Houston With
Tho tools Is one Of the beet pieces Of work
that has ever been done bs the local po-
lice and involved constant snadowing for
Scrty-esght hours. Chief Reed refuses 10
ezy how be arst got Information that
"sTnhy'' vas I'm Seattle TO nifEssFiz@ 2 ifw
eafea. II Is snrulssed. however. taat Chief
az Police Lees sent word thas the big fellow
waS on his way north and would probably
be prepared 10 DO some work. Detective
Cudfhec FIRST caught sight OF Big Toby
on tile night OF the Sharkey-JsHfsss nkns.
Tho active shadowing commenced iasf
THURSDAY and WAS followed up constantly.
II was on Saturday that Toby room IN
the Twin lodging house was located. yes
tefdsy morning IL Was decided TO make the
arrest Detectives cudihee and Powers and
Capt willard went 20 the house and found
'sToby.' IN bed with Joseph Houston. The
moment Toby saw CEdihee he knew that
he was In for r. He made no resistance
whatever. bat dressing followed the detec-
etves out into the office. Houston did Ike
wise.
..Havs you got any baggage asked the
detectives.
.sNone a. an replied Toby"
Capt. Wharf turned 10 the lodging house
keeper and told him 10 bring ont two catch
els which ho had reason 10 believe we're
slowed away in the baggage roam. The
proprietor did as commanded. and also
brought along an ovcreoat.
IT guess 1 will need the coat" said
toby"
List nj the Toeis.
AZ police headquarters the prisoners were
locked up and the sa,ehels turned over TO
Chief Reed. One OF them contained nothing
but clothes. bu, the other concealed the
safe-eracking outfit II consisted OF thirty
nine separate pieces each made of the
fines. steel Following is complete sum-
mary OF the different toots:
One couE1lnation safe driii. made IN SIX
pieces % finest steel as follows: Main
bar brace. clamps. seif-feedlng drili. crank
handle and dTiil.
Ono large short-hsndled hammer ball
chalk lire.
One large Jimmy, with socket In CEN
ter. so thai II can he used TO turn DIES.
drills or bits. II IL .wenty-four inches
long, Que inch wide and seyen-eighths II
an inaa thick.
One ene~fuca chsaa.
Ore oHe-Bch bit.
TIVE three-e!glrths drills. made especially
for cfaeasmans dFIfl.
Two large force screws threads com
uence in middle. 1t Is used after drilling
One large steel wood screw
One tron wise.
One irem gauge
One diamorsi pointed gas cutter.
One thumb screw,
One Sssfnhinasinm tirlhler turner
One rfisl ef solder.
One roll ~ fuse
One Kcwsw drum.
Ono gtsnlet.
one punch. three inches long. with fine
point so star. hole for dsil.