The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09
He CAPTURED A BURGLAR.
DIR. ". e. A. MKECHNIE FOUND An
Ex-CONVICT IN HIS OFFICE.
Had nm Injured Arm-The Physi-
clan Telephoned for the Police.
and Then Examined the ..Injury."

While crowd OF people were hurrying
along Second avenue and Yesler way yes
terday afternoon at 4:3o O'Clock, DR. NJ.
Z. A. Mckechnie was holding a burglar
IN his Office, in the Occidental block,
awaiting the arrival of an officer.
DR.. McKechnie has never before been
guilty of catching a burglar. 1t is outside
his line of business. but he is admirably
proportional TO do just such a piece OF
work when the occasion requires. He is
fully six feet tail and has heavy, broad
shoulders. His arms are long and power
ful. 1t would take a good burglar to get
away from him. The doctor is also some
thing of diplomat and it was this power
more than anything else which led 10
the easy capture of the bold, bad burglar
Mckechnie's apartments in the Occi-
dental block are divided into a reception
room. CO ojultation room and sleeping
apartment. About o'clock the telephone
rang. 1t was a call. The doctor picked
UP his satchel and rushed out. A half
hour later he returned, and walked into
his bedroom to find a rough looking man
standing before the mirror in the act OF
removing a coat. On the floor were scat
tered garments that the doctor did not re-
call having seen in his wardrobe.
"A burglar, sure as I'm living said the
doctor to himself
II wish you would look at my arm"
said the man as he took off his coat Il
was working on ship at Tacoma and
received an injury. BY the feeling think
that it is broken
Sit down. replied the doctor without
apparently paying any attention to the
condition of the room or the fact that the
man had just taken off his (the doctor's)
Sunday go-to- meeting coat. Down went
the burglar in the most comfortable
chair he could find. Quietly stepping
over to the office door, the doctor turned
the key and then placed it in his pocket.
The man in the chair looked at the door
with panied expression on his face, but
did not venture a remonstrance.
Does your arm pain your asked the
doctor In a sympathetic tone OF voice as
he walked up to- the telephone.
Yes. l fear 1t is bad break" was the
reply.
bad breaks have to be looked AFTER
hummed the doctor as he told the tele-
phone girl that he would like TO talk with
Main 16S." Now Main 1857 is usually
spoken of as the "policemans house." but
the burglar did not know it,
rs that you. captain" said the doctor.
What captain?' said the burglar as he
gave sudden twist In his chair and took
a hurried look out of the window and then
dL the Oupf-
only friend of mine." replied the doc
tor as he whstled ''There'u be a hot time
in the old town tonight"
"Oh." replied the burglar.
BAD case" said the doctor TO the man
at the other end of the wire. Hope you
VIII come around rs soon as possible and
see me. / want to consult you on an i'm
portant matter" A pause. "All right"
and then the doctor slammed the phone
back on its hook.
Just put out your arm said the doctor
to the burglar. The arm was outstretched
and the doctor was hunting for the
break when his eyes fe,i on his vest
decorating the dirty shirt Of the burglar.
Just then came a sound al the door and
the doctor, dropping the burglars arm,
let In the newcomer. II was Detective
Corbett, and when he set eyes on the man
in the chair. he said:
well. 1 declare when did you get out
OF jail?"
The man was clean Knocked out and
went quietly to police headquarters. where
he said his name was John Gallagher,
aged Is. a boiermaker. The police re-
ceived him as an old friend who has been
In the county jail most Of the time for the
past seven or eight months.
An examination OF the doctors bedroom
showed that Gallagher had removed the
Doctors clothes from the wall and dec
Grated himself out 10 the full extent OF
the law.