The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-02-15
ATTEMPT
A ROBBERY
Boldly Conceived Plan Fooled
by the Victims Nerve

An attempted hold-up and "a mar
row escape from death caused con
siderable excitement at police head
quarters shortly before o'clock this
morning. Henry NuiimarH. the vic
tim. escaped with his money. but Htiil
bears the mark Of a bullet across his
loft ear. Joseph ~ Burke. tho man
Tho fred the shot, IL IA jail. arrested
by Sergeant Mike Powers and Cap
tain i.auhschcr
Steve Williams. the man who the
police say Htcefrd Nollmora against
tho revolver muaAle and who 10 be-
lirved 10 be an hccomplicg of the
fo0tpad IL at large.
Just az the time when the night
patrol had come on watch and were
around police headquarters az I. 20
O'Clock this morning. the sharp ro-
port of a large callbfe revolver rang
out
Officers Rush Down
Sergeant Powers and Captain
LAubaohvr. followed by a crowd Of
palroimen. rushed out % headqunr-
tiers and down Third avenue Huuth 60
Washington street. from whence
came the report Crossing Third ay-
cnuu on tho run a man was seen and
part % tbs men started 10 head him
on. Sergeant Pow era went ia the a.
roction ~ the hhot and the man who
had been running turned ana came
back 20 him.
IA happened Just 81 that alley
he said [. the sergeant. meaning the
alley between Third and Fourth hNr
enusH south. on Washington uircet.
Powers ana the man whose name
was Nollmers and who subsequently
turned out % be the victim. went
Go the alley.
with a man named Steve williams
Noilmera had eaten lunch 81 a rec
taurnnt tn the rear Of claneyH place
some little time before. a red
headed f~liow-syas IN the place At the
time. NuilmerB Mashed a roll Or
bills ana Wore few diamonds.
As Rssssr risas
His alleged friend" Williams went
over 20 tho red headed man and en-
gagged ia an earnest converse ton
with him. The red headed man then
went CUT 81 the restaurant. Later
Williams and Voilmcr went out
Williams appeared 20 BE- waiting fnr
uousthing aud rndsavored 10 detAin
Noiimera.
Finally they cAHn 70 the alley be-
tween Third ana Fourth avenue on
Washington street Suddenly Will
Jams put up his hands and Aaid
Look out. Henry. we're held up. Put
up your hands OF you sill be shot"
Vollnsrs had not seen any robbsr.
but suddenly one appeared with a
gun and vouchsd for Williams re-
mark
"Pu, ur my hands for you s,ins."
said N0ilHers: II guess not am
~ fool - bs led into a trap hy Yeu
two" with this be started hack
Then came a binding fash and the
report 81 a pistol. A bullet went
past HE ear and no ran. II was thsn
that ne met Sergeant rnwerH
oas Mas cspisTss
While telling his story tn front q
the houas on the corner % the alley
rs rod headed man came out. Volt
mrra at once ifeniiHef him sH the
footpad. but said bis nshAilant had
on an nVvFrnnL That's him all
right, said Voiimera u would know
him IN a thousand"
Tho red headed man was arrested
and gave the name 81 John D. Burke
Subsequent Investigations made by
Sergeant Powers revealed the fact
that Burke hRt taken Ria uvcrcunt
NJ TO Williams room IN the house
from which hr bad emerged and left
u there. Williams umbrella was
also IN the room Both wsre wet
Burke roomed across the hail from
Williams with a bartender and had
not been IN his room during the
nlght. Williams had escaped.