The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-22

Burglars and footpads held high carnival
in Seattle and vicinity Monday night. and
for time yesterday morning the apart
ments of the captain and chief OF police
at the station were crowded with the vic
Tins. who appeared 20 enlist the assist
ance of the officers in the apprehension
of the criminals.
Before 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
there were on file at police headquarters
fve complaints, three OF which detailed
burglaries and two highway rohberies.
One of the victims of the former class
conducts a store In the heart OF the bust
ness district. His place was entered. the
combination Of the safe successfully
worked. and between $500 and $500 taken
therefrom.
The tea store OF ]. w Hughes. on Sec
ond avenue, between Columbia and Mar
ion streets, was entered through the base
ment some time during Monday night lac
bolt which secures the door was forced.
and. once inside. the burglar devoted his
exclusive attention to a large iron safe In
the rear of the storeroom. He succeeded
in working the combination without mu-
tilating the locks, and was rewarded by
securing what the proprietor calculates
to be approximately $50 in cash and
checks, mostly the former. AT the station
Hughes gave the police the name of the
man he is confident was responsible for
the robbery, and detectives are now In
Shortly after o'clock yesterday morn
ing a hfghwayman entered the Antwerp
saloon, located on Weller street, near the
corner OF Sixth avenue south, and. order
ing bartender Gates to throw up his
hands. went through the money till. con-
tanning the sum OF So.
There were four other persons in the
saloon when the robber entered, and after
he had secured all the available funds
in sight he turned his attention to the
patrons of the resort. One by one he stood
tho men up and carefully searched their
pockets. The bartender estimated that he
obtained less than 81 from his efforts In
this direction. The robber wore ban
danna handkerchief over the lower part OF
his face.
Napier Bassett complained to the police
that two men held him up at Interplay at
AZ o'clock yesterday morning and at the
point of pistols compelled him to deliver
a silver watch, to which was attached a
gold chain. and some small silver. The
victim gave the authorities the name or
one of the men whom he suspects OF hav-
ing participated in the holdup.
The cigar store of c. l.. Ayerst, at Ma
drona park. was entered either early yes
terday morning or the night previous by
burglars. who forced an entrance from the
rear of the premises. Cigars TO the value
of SIS were removed from the place. The
intruders obtained no money.
Thomas Halter. who resides on Beacon
HILL near the county road. discovered yes
terday morning that his house had been
visited by burglars. VINO secured small
arsenal for their pains. Halter provided
the police with n list of the articles stolen,
which includes. besides small jewelry Of
little value. two guns. pistol and rifle.
The burglars also secured a suit of cloth
ing. a small grip and a leather satchel
Halter IL OF the opinion that the house
was entered between the hours of and s
o'clock Monday evening, while the resi-
dents of the house were absent.