The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-26
One of the Alleged Bank Thieves
Captured in Victoria.
ROLL OF BILLS ON HIS PERSON
Police Declare That They Have suf-
Hcient Evidence to Insure His
Convfchon-John Collins, Now in
Jail I'm SAN Francisco, Said TO De
His ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Caught
Through Infatuation for Woman.

l.. Parker. alias kid" Parker. who, as
stated in the Post-Intelligenccr last week.
IS believed BY the police TO be one OF the
three men who robbed the First National
bank OF g go last Monday, If locked up IN
the city fail. He was arrested In VIC
toria Friday and brought 10 this city SAT-
urday afternoon in custody OF Chief OF
Police Reed. Detective Wappenstein ana
Superintendent James Nevlns, OF the Port
land branch OF the Pinkerton detective
agency.
Parker was not placed in the city jail
until yesterday afternoon. on the arrival
Of the arresting officers from victoria
the prisoner was taken 10 n Pike street
lodging house and there kept under guard
for nearly twenty-four hours. Chief Reed
stated yesterday that his purpose In not
putting Parker In jail nj once was to pre-
vent the matter from being given publicity
until steps could be taken TO arrest his al
legged confederates.
The police believe that John Collins. now
under arrest In San Francisco, was Inn
piicated with Parker in the robbery. steps
will be taken az the earliest possible mo-
the right man he will be extradited-
How Parker Was Arrested.
When the robbery occurred the police
were inclined to the belief that 1t was
the work Of Johnny Bingham, an ex-con-
police department went 20 work on the
case. They were Joined the next day by
hours they concluded that Bingham, who
was, however. missing from the city, knew
nothing Of the robbery.
IL Is claimed that Monday afternoon
or McGraw, and man known rs
whitley" were spending considerable mon
oonfded to several local thieves that they
we're the men who robbed the bank. This
information soon came to the police and
Detectives Wappensten and Meredith went
90 work TO locate the three men.
The two detectives soon learned that
phrker was infatuated with variety nc
IN this city. II was further ascertained
that this woman was In Victoria, A Pink
erton detective WIS forthwith dispatched
10 that city TO locate her and ascertain
whether Parker had Joined her. The de-
tectiye left here Wednesday night Par
ker himself went TO Victoria on the Same
boat with him. Once In Victoria the de-
tective located the woman. That night
Parker called on her and took her out
riding.
rho Seattle police were notified OF Par
kers presence in Victoria and Wednesday
night Chief Reed, Wappenstein and Neyins
took the boat for Victoria, They arrived
there Friday morning, and had been in
the city but short time when they ran
across Parker. He was taken into custody
parley consented 10 accompany the officers
back 20 Seattle without extradition pa
pers.
Money ON HIS Person.
Chief Reed admitted yesterday that sew
~rai hundred dollars in bills were found on
parker's person when he was searched at
the Victoria police station He refused 10
give the exact amount; The money was
sewed In his Undertaking
Although denying hts guilt Parker ad-
United that he was In the First National
bank on several occasions during the short
time that he was Ia Seattle lie has not
admitted. however that he IA
bunk on the day OF the robbery
Tho police believe that Parker was the
man who engaged Assistant Paying Teller
Dtngley In conversation while n confed-
crate stealthily crept behind the counter
and stole the money. Moreover. chief
Reed stated yesterday that he would DO
able TO produce evidence that Parker was
81 the bank az the time OF the robbery
More than one witness, he declared. will
swear 20 this. Chief Reed declined to tell
the names OF his witnesses
SO far as known Parker IA not an ex-
convict ~ II claimed howevsr, that
he Is only years 0f age but his slightly
gray hair makes him appear Older 10
dresses well and never loses his set-pcs-
Chief Reed stated last night that he
would cause complaint to he filed today
charsing Parker with grand larceny Sew
eral % Parker's friends sent Attorney !
Nj shipley 60 tho city jail yesterday att
ernoon 10 see him Mr. shiplcy however.
was denied admission. Hnhehs corpus pro-
ceediugs we're then threatened by pnrker'a
friends, but no action has been taken in
that direction
Collins, AiIsr.a p
The reasons reasons q ,he San Francisco police
Tor aFichthx COLLINS arr unknown hut
from the description which the Seattle
police have obtained % him they arc
strong VI their belief that he r. none other
Ihen WhteNf one of the men Cor whom
tAeF are ln"binE and IN search ~ whom
Detective Meredith made one nr tvpl s..rrf
fTabeisee noiicS sat re- E'fi,@. re- SAn
g. thorn aH a clever sneak.thief and sn~n,.
hers ef tho petice department hAt- as..r-
tanned thar Whitley" WAS known fa como
OF his iuumatcs as Collins
Collins Arrived Ia SAN Francisco last
week and WAS probably arrested lv 49,
police, who know h's reputation. on gpn-
eral (rinviqicr u IS saiA t1at when ar
tested he had on soue new rvady