The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-26

o1Sy MOTHER seif-confessed daylight
~ burglar II now a prisoner In the
a II city jail AS a result OF the ar
rest yesterday afternoon Of George Brown
nv Detectives Whppcnstein and Meredith.
The man was placed IN custody just as
he had emerged from "a Columbia street
restaurant, which fact afterwards led TO
the discovery of HIS room. where guam
thy Of stolen plumber was recovered.
On Browns person were two pawn tick
cts for watches which he had hypothe-
Gated IN Second avenue PAWN shops. When
recovered the time pieces were discovered
% be those which had been recently
stolen from residences at Ballard and
on Bolyston avenue, IN this city Al first
Brown dnggedly refused to made any In
eliminating admissions to the police. but
later when he was confronted with a
large assortment OF jewelry and other
articles ~ value which had been To-
csie1 In his room. he hrokn down and
made a complete confession TO Chief
Reed
Tho immediate cause which led up to
the apprehension OF Brown was a re-
markahly accurate description which r.
G. Pfeiffer. an employe OF the Post-In-
trlllgrncer business office, gave to the
police department nearly three months
ago, ON the afternoon OF June Pfeif-
far's residence. situated on the corner
or Thirty~secNni avenue and East Union
street. was entered and n $40 gold piece
taken therefrom Tho family was up
stairs at the time and Mrs Pfeirer
reering out the wincow. her husband
saw man on HIS lawn walking away
With cigar In his mouth. hurried
examination revealed thar the thief had
taken purse containing $40 In gold from
q drawer In the sitting room. Pfeiffer fol-
lowed the man and saw him attempt TO
change the mnrsy ~ the Madronn Park
hotel on the lake front. He laid claim
10 the moues and the thief offered to
establish his idersuy PfeifSer accom-
panied him on this mission. and tho man
walking almost two miles In quest OF an
Imaginary responsible citizen"
An accurate description of the man
was Immediately lodged nj the police sta.
fion and when The arrest was made ves-
tsrday Detectives Meredith and Wap-
pensfein soon discovered that they had
not only arprehnded the. man who en-
tered pfcinera residence but one whose
operations havs extended throughout al
most every district In the city The pawn
tickets In hts possession furnished the
hrrt clue. Both watches. for which they
we're issued. had been listed at headauar-
tiers. One of the timepieces was stolen
from the home OF Y. pretegor, near Bal
lard, and was valued at $40 Brown
secured u loan OF SO upon a.
Convinced that IL they succeeded In
Locating browns room they would SCI
MI afternoon 10 this end a waitress ia
tho Cottage restaurant, on Columbia
street. near Third avenue. 20 whom Brown
had made v present OF several pieces ~
jewelry, furnished the information T.ha
room Il situated on Second avenue one
door north % the corner ~ Second. in
q lodging house without name Here the
detectives secured several hatfuia ~
plumber which was taken 10 the sta
chief Reed carefully sorted the ar.
ticlss on hs desk and sent for brown
To review them. No sooner had no iai1
eyes upon the assortment than reaitkip~
thai al further attempts to deny his
identity were futile, he made a COM
riete confession. Like burglar. Kiilaf,
and Nelson the mans operations have
teen 81 such a wholesale nature that ma
Was unable 70 recall the exact foeatfn,,
OF the houses visited but readily save
she Information which will lead mn ~
thu recovery ~ large portion AZ ina
stolen goods, % which he had disposed
The following articles o. value hestdca
= quantity " small trinkets are al ,,n-
lice hsaaqaarters
Three solid goh Watches one aeita rata
watch ease works removed three eois
chains, i've gold rinRs. pearl onsSe
glasses. set % Callsmbiaa sxaositiae
coins. two pair % gold Trimmed eve
slas.rs. two silver watches one pair
chiid's heavy sold bracelets gold rsnS
originally get with dlamand, now re-
novel and round In purse 90 Brown 4
person