The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-11
IlE[SS|0N OF 4 THIEF.
THE CRIMINAL. TELLS
. - HIS WORK IN SEATTLE.
naau,e the Sta nd N Witness - Trial
- Pesmancki, AIDegeA Receiver
n stolen C~0ds-Pickea L.
Everything He fosnd Gngasaed.

q 4hpfe was heard In the superior court
.hefore Judge Jarohs yesterday afternoon
lrusts = remarkable confession fror, "
II Davenport, the sneak thief. who il the
s1sr witness ia the case against William
,Rnsnaned charged with receiving stolen
no06s II his secondhand store. No 20
Lain street
y psyearort Is small EngIshsnaa with
- decided accent. OF bright appearance
- sadsifak rom bis conversation. "a man
pme intelligence ard education. He
~ rot the rough. bulldog appearance Of
~ ordinary crook. nor hss tough WAYS
II confession In detail of easeap spaak
sl1ievefy coming from 8 mar of his al.
4keM was more than usually Interesting
WilaAm F1zn*neki was arrested snr,e
4tme ago by Detectives cussihee paweru
Barbee and corbett. on the raarve or can.
eeallDg stolen goods. There was sosrrd q.
he place large quantity Of clothing ard
~ kinds 81 property which It IL alleged
md been sold IN him by thieves. THE
court room was Uttered with stun There
serr dozen or more pairs OF TROUSERS
1No dozen umbrellas and parasols. there
Mers yarsis o. ak. overcoats, furs bgic
4rofac and gunny sack full OF odds ara
Nnds. The total value % these goods was
ADs great.
IA There are twenty more charges thu,
Nf might bring against Poxnaneki" saia
uepniy Prosecuting Attorney Fulton.
nut we have brought but err OF Then,
He IL accused In this case with havfpr
fecsivsd on or about January o. fxo
volumes df hkfory OF the ARM Of ,ha
sSaiheer!an5. one volume Of Me.dies, T>lsara
peufcs. volume Of Surgical Tbero,.e,,tics
and volume of Thompson on Diseases
- Women" all the property az T,r y
W spariing. and box OF dental fus.r.-
fmenss The property OF DIR. George Tromn-
son.
!, DR. Thompson was called to testify tina,
nus Instruments were stolen frg,rn his a.
nee IN the Burke block one day g,.,wee.
ana o'clock when he waa AT l,,aeh
nc said they were valued at abau, sss
Deiectives cijdfsee. Powers and Rarhnn
lssiihed IN the finding ~ the google :.
roznaneki's alleged fence" having enter
IN" place on a search warrant, ana
W. sara tnaf descriptions Of these goods
nao oeen given AT thu police station ~,
INC persons who had lost them
mere was a Iong legal argunen. h.
tween Attorney Fulton and Attorneys pei
1efsoh and Wilhelm for the defense an m.
question as to whether or not stolen yao.ix
recovered at the fence" other than those
mentoned In the complaint could b. In.
t.oa"cca as evidence to show poznauekt'.
guilty knowledge. The court ,,nh,.gs sea
~ Were shown that The goods not s,a,-
suohed IN the complaint were sold 10 pee.
.ahsh ny the same thief they might be
used as evidence s"s Ae
Dasenport proved very bright yvltnoas
TOT the prosecution and the a,temn, -
s .'..''' NY Wilhelm 10 break him down ON
efoe examination was not strceasas,.t
met Barney Hoffman,. the OH rn,,..
son n-isaw' standing IN front Of tha So
one day last Jaranry" sail no ..a,,s 4,
TOOK me inside 10 latr.iasce me - pe.
faneki. lie toll him I was All rsph. -,
thst anything ] took there could 10 ~.
a"as Tor me or course. he meant any
Did Yea TAX. any ove,co.t. 3D., a..
asked Attorney Fulton,
z sfesAssI found conpla az them ar az.
stand az the public lihrary,'' xaid he ANA
- "antet To- make a raise for was
broke ] took them along WITH me-
ihshk norman and pozaancli gave me 81
Tor the two ! SAW them again In a few
aass. on tue same business, hsvtnG sur
SicAi instruments. books ard clothing to
sell. Among them was Judge Moere.s
ovefcoaf. which | found us a. the Raj.
her Club on Third avenue went in
rhere to get something, and the eoas was
The easiest thing insight They ps:d me
either $40 or 81 Tor r., | found some ,san-
tai instruments In Dr Thamfx.en'@ osYie.
between IL and l o'clock. roxnanckl gave
me - cents for than. aaa * cents for am
csher overcpat that | had picked w. I
went into a io,.se on Washington street
enc night and there found gold inaSsa9I
ard toilet get which l took EIerr4sn-s
place was not open "a s.sa sn the morning
when ] went dawn. So | leeA tneu 20
Fr.esi's place, where sold Them far sia
Later on. within | saw al a advertisements 81
fsring a So reward got Hoffman Ia give
me 81 amt We went 10 Frieds. where We
took the inkstlnd ant sss oui. Hoffman
fogk them % Aiz store. aud We never sesa
them since. All the property | stc.s dur
ing the four wesks | so'd at raznafvki
and Honmaas place. of course IN sorry
that ssals, 1t. but ! needed usonfy
THE case WI not AZ 10 the 1tgsN Wnt2
seine time this afternoon. for thr ses5
mony Of the iefense ena the argument IT
she attorneys had not hssn rssashtsi wsaen
court adjourned yesterday as'cYn soH.