The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-18

story - Its Strange Disappearance
Froa Mr.. LosAerbaek'r House.
6rOisEN-SD Reward win be Maid far
Information leading to the recovery Of
the antique mahogany corner cabinet
recently stolen from SO Ninth avenue
near Madison street Crawford & Con-
over. ~ and A8 New York block.
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The foregoing advertisement led to the
inuance of warrant IN Justice Cams
court yesterday afternoon charging Earn
est Rhind. assistant pressman OF local
afternoon Newspaper. with receiving and
concealing stolen property.
Chief OF Police Reed said last evening
that he believed the stolen cabinet had
been found. and that there was also a
large amount Of silyerware In the house
which would be investigated"
Edward Louderhack. Of Chicago. owns
the house at 9i2 Ninth avenue. 1t is In
row Of three houses. Crawford 4 Con-
over have charge OF IL during the own-
er's absence. About Mx weeks ago il
became vacant. Before the next tenant
took possession Mr.. Conover. acting a, the
request OF Mr.. Louderback. made ar
rAngements to remove the mahogany cab
inet in question. 1t 10 large. massive
affair and valued at about $50. aside from
additional value as an antique piece Of
furniture.
When Mr.. Conover went after Il he
discovered that 1t had been spirited away.
He was simply thunderstruek to think
that 20 large 4 piece OF furniture had been
stolen. A brief report was made to the
police, Mr.. Conover said that a. no de-
veiopments came he finally put an adver-
tissment In the Post-InteliiSencer. Thurs
day q man told him that there was q
cabinet answering the description OF that
owned by Mr. LOuderhaek at Rhind's
house near Auburn. Armed with a search
warrant and accompanied by deputy
sheriff Mr.. Conover went to Auburn and
by hiring . boy to pilot him finally To-
Gated Mr.. Rhind's house. = mile or 30 out
In the country.
visit. saying that they understood the
cabinet had been obtained from a second
hand dealer.
Mr.. Conoyer says that Mrs. Rhind said
they had cabinet, but that IL had been
purchased from u man, She showed them
INTO q room, where, according TO Mr..
Conover. u part OF cabinet was found
overhung by clothea.
Mr.. Conover was inclined to think that
a mistake had been made. but asked II
there was not another part to it. Mr.
Conover says that Mrs Rhind said that
they had seen all of IT, The house was
searched, however, and according TO Mr.
Conover they discovered In another room
the second part of the cabinet. In the
lower part OF IL Was a lot of silverware.
Yesterday Mr.. Conoyer extended his IN
vestigation and became satisfied that the
cabinet at Mr.. Rhind's house was the on.
he was seeking. warrant was sworn
out for Mr. Rhinds arres, by Deputy
Sheriff Wilson Detective Cudihee and
deputy sheriffs went 10 Auburn To make
a still more thorough search OF the prem
ises. Mr.. Rhind was brought into court
by Deputy Sheriff Wilson during the af-
,ernoon. but IA no return was made on
the warrant Justice Cam said he could
no, say that the arrest had been actually
made.
The police say that Mr.. Rhini il
brother-in-law of Siikworsh, who was re-
Gently sent 10 the United States peni-
Tertiary for passing counterfeit money at
Auburn. Mr.. Conover says that Mr. Rhina
has moved out TO Auburn recently, and
that the mahogany cabinet was out OF
place when compared with other articles
of furniture in the house.
How the cabinet Was removed from the
vacant house remains mystery.