The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04

One Of the boldest hold -ups ana robberies
that ever took place In thu city occurred
yesterday afternoon At I'D o'clock In the
bushes On the aide hill just south Of the
Hill brtckyard.
TWO men. neither Of whom was masked.
stopped John Ninder. . iaboring man. and
in . most insolent, cool ana confident way
robbed him Of every cent he had and then
ordered him to make tracks"
The excited victim made his way to the
police station at breakneck speed and told
his story TO Capt. Sullivan. The entire de-
tective force. with the exception Of those
who are trying 10 solve the strangiing mys-
terry, we're turned loose on the case. De
tectives Wappenssein and Cudihee took
Minder In tow and commenced IN inves-
tigation Of the saloons and dens south OF
the dead line"
Chief Of Police Reed was much wrought
UP over the daring robbery, and instructed
his men to do everything in their power to
run the guilty parties down.
Capt. Sullivan said that while II was true
the story was one not met with In the or
binary police routine. he was firmly con-
WINGED that Mr.. Minder'e story was abSo-
lu:ely true. HE was excited, II Is true.
said the captain. but / am positive he
was telling only the exact facts"
Az the report was circulated among the
policemen on the beats in the lower end
Of the city, excitement increased, and II the
robbers get away 1t viii be because they
have taken good advantage Of the time be-
tween their leaving Minder and his arrival
at police headquarters.
Minder has been working at Ballard. ac-
cording TO his statement to Chief Of Police
Reed. The first report received at the sta
ton had 1t that he was stranger In the
city. He Is staying at l4l5 First avenue.
being enc Of a party Of three men WHO
intended to 60 to Spokane in a few days.
Yesterday afternoon he desired to call on
q man named Feeling. whom he mas
known in time past He looked up his old
friends address ana found that 1t vas
somewhere out in the neighborhood OF
what il known as Hills brick yard. This
yard Is in the valley through which the
Rainier beach electric line runs Two OF
three miles further down the valley Is the
place where a car was held up about two
years ago and all the passengers robbed.
Minder says that he was passing through
the bushes along a sort OF narrow trail.
two men coming toward him. They were
about eight feet apart. The first one
passed him, but suddenly turned around
and walked back. As he approached the
and showed It into hts (Minder'O face.
Hold up.' said the man, and his sharp,
black eyes twinkled in a most expressive
manner. Minder saw that the man mean,
bustness. and without saying a word ODE,
Ell the order. In the meantime the other
man. who had passed him. came back and
commenced to go through his pockets.
His money. which consisted OF three t2(
bank notes. were concealed in his vest
pocket. The man did not take the time To
pick them out. but simply yanked the peck.
81 loose from the cloth and showed It In
his pocket. The searching operation wa.
carried to an extent which showed tina,
the men knew their business and we're no!
afraid Of being disturbed. When they had
finished with Minder they ordered him
about face" and told him to make
tracks"
He lost no time In getting back to the
city. He says that he saw the robbers dis
appearing down q blum. The police are
somewhat puzzled as to tho exact direc
ton taken by the robbers. but expect they
dill ected their steps toward South Seattle
or Georgetown.
Minder told Capt. Sullivan that the rob
bers did not inJure him personally. When
asked II he had been guilty OF any indis-
Greet action that would give thugs \
chance to know that he had money or tina
he intended taking a trip into a suburb
he replied that while he had been In Seat
tls ne had kept away from the saloons
and had not shown his money to strans-
ers.
The police are Inclined to think that the
robbers met Minder by chance.