The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-13

harrow park walk The hiGawaymea
were In thar places quick as q Eash-
TIE victim was Robert IL C0rtttr- an
| snDsoys of the Union Trunk .ne. lie is
young Enxnsauzan, who has Been "a
SEATTLE only q skao-- time. ~ ives at
Ire Weed house on Fsrzt avenue. by1s had
teen al George A. psdduekss house. -
Talrslsth avenue. on visit Re Eas
making his way along IN the dark toward
f1~ head Of TIE stairs. when he suddenly
sse' a man who stepped s~aie and ~ nina
pass. A moment later he found NM
self confronted by 8 revolver in Tire HANDS
81 a tax man. csrb@ts saaS hustled ftows
over Inc bank 10 the spo. where the of1sr
swo v.ct.nas we're standing Not WORD
was SAID. The spokesman held ms re-
volyer under corDest'rs no@e, w8ile ths
other hssh.aynan fson. behind went
through CoTbesf's gsseksss- He extracted
a valuable god watch. s. CENTS Ia casa.
a pocketkfsgfs and match case
The Robbers DisEusted.
''O-sy Is eenssn said ;he man, In DIS
gssss
~sse here" said corbesf. III you VIII
les me so / ~fli get yoa sao for the watch
and say nothing aksgs2t rsih
The onsy reply a'as. Keep your mouth
shnt or your brains WI. b, blowed ctss !"
Mr. C0Ffset4 sslsssdes3. He was then ooasAi
ian the same manner as the other victims,
but left sepaxaie from taesn. Nnen ias
ssignwayrnen went hack 10 the STEPS as a
ear came along Gortrtt atteIfstskd 10 osfsh
conversation with has eornpa'ncns IN
misery They did not answer niifa. the
et.okesuaan heard Corbets ard, coming
hark toll him fha. il ne did no; want
10 take q trip 10 the other world he. had
better refrain from taking. One OF the
f,faf,gss ,.,ueri then gave Gegbett his knife
and msatcA safe. putting them In ms
pocket
Time passed slowly. Car after ear came
along and no one got OF % run mo ne
trap Mr.. Cofbstt commenced 10 Work at
mir bonds and finally got one hand loose
lie was suspicious that his companions
were hi the play ard did not dare let ,nem
!. iat0 the secret.
socn lantern was seen approaching aud
as II came nearer Mr.. Sanders observed
that II was his wife. She WAS searching
for him. She came along and passed VITA
In twenty feet of him. bat he dare not say
q word 80 relieve her mind, She went on
ard returned again. The nighwaymen did
not modest her She passed out OF sight
without the slightest idea that her hus-
band was standing bound hand aad foot
by hIghwaymen.
Three men held In bondage waiting for
another victim with enough money to
make UP the ransom. The situation was
novel, but not Pheasant once III v"hit
the higEwaymen would come down from
the steps and inspect thelr victims.
When we get the So said the spokes-
man. 1--WE will turn yuu so1se
ScuG1e and Then SiIcncc.
Ten o'clock came In tho darkness the
victims heard a noise 1T the tor, OF the
steps. Then there was ii seuffle and some
enc ran along the narrew plank walk Out
OF the silence rang cut the command,
Hold there" There WAS no Response a
running OF feet along the walk and all was
silent. Ii the highwayman had caught the
fourth man they had beaten him into In
sersibiaty before he could make an outcry.
Mr.. Corbett united himself and then re-
leased his comrades. The one who had
refused 10 talk disappeared In the dark
ness. while Mr.. corhett and Mr.. Sanders
FASTENED TO police headquarters and told
their experiences 10 Capt. Sullivan. De-
teetiys cuasifee and fierce of men were
pat 20 work on the case Immediately. OH
era were sent Ia the scene af the hol3-ufs
To discover II the fourth man escaped or
was beaten 20 death.
The product Of the three hold-ups
amounted to si.s5 and Two watches. The
one that was taken from MIR. coshett was
valuable for the quality Of the works. as
they cost Sos. The case was gold filed
The police are aStoundei at the daring Of
the highwaymen and say ii Is the most
remarkable series OF hold ups on record.