The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-30
BURGLARS CAPTURED.
Robbed the Bee Hive-Now in the
County Jail.

The Bee Hive store was entered by
burglars early in the morning August
%. and merchandise to the value Of
$500, and 800 in cash taken. At the
time OF the burglary. no one had the
slightest clue to the robbers and the
matter was kept quiet, yet the author
tiles here were kept busy running down
every rumor At the time the bur-
ylary was discovered. a detective Of
Portland was in the city and the story
was told him. The men who are ac-
cused Of doing the work now lie in
the county Jail there to remain until
the sitting Of the district court.
The burglary took place some time
during the night of august q, en-
trance to the store being obtained by
picking the lock to the front door with
a skeleton key made from a steel but
tonhook After gaining the inside the
men opened the back door. in order
TO facilitate their retreat should they
be discovered. After taking what mon
ey and merchandise they thought val
liable. they filled valises. also from
the store. full Of goods and left the
city early in the morning before the
theft was discovered.
Chief Hallock was notified and i'm
mediately set to work to ferret out the
criminals. Detective Kerrigan. Of Port
land. who was here attending tie car
nlval. looked over the premises and
told Chief Hallock that he would see
whether or not the men had disposed
OF any goods in Portland.
A telephone message came from the
detective Tuesday morning. stating
that he had captured two men. John
Sullivan and Herbert Davis. having in
their possession goods similar to those
stolen here. He was told to hold them
and Sheriff Linville went up to Port
land on the morning train. With him
went Mrs. Copeland. Of the Bee Hive,
who identified the goods found in their
possession and the men were brought
to this city. Yesterday afternoon they
were taken before Justice Brewer and
charged with grand larceny They
waived examination and were bound
over. Their bonds were fixed at $500
each. which they could not put up. so
were taken to the county Jail.
Sullivan and Davis were captured in
Portland Sunday night by Detectives
Snow and Kerrigan, in lodging house
on First and Clay streets. Both were
armed at the time but offered no re-
slstance when surprised.
The detectives had been on their
trail for many hours, trying to con-
meet them with a burglary which took
place in Portland recently, but had
no idea that they were the men who
had done the job here. Among the
articles recovered that were taken from
the Bee Hive are: Ladies' silk dress
skirt. plaid dress skirt, several dozen
silk handkerchiefs. astrlkan cape, seal
skin trimmings. silk and satin dress
ratterns. neckties and stockings, and
fifty yards of valuable cashmere dress
goods, and four dollars in pennies, TAX
en- from the till Of the dry-goods store.
OF much of these goods a list was
found in the purse of one of the bur-
glars, in which the value of the goods
was given. The thieves seemed to have
special penchant for silks and sat
ins, of which they had enumerated the
following: Black satin, "a yards. S16O;
same 15 yards, $40; green silk, Is yards,
$S; India silk. 26 yards, $50; handker-
chiefs, $50 dozens; alpaca. So yards,
$6S.25.
A gold filled watch and pawn tick
ct for another was found on one Of
the men.
Attempts are now being made to as
certain when the men came into this
city. officers remember having seen
both of them at different times but