The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-29

Foot pads. policemen aud citizens
engaged Ia q pitched battle with re-.
ynlKefr iast might in tho rear ~ the
/ old university grounds. Although
nearly thirty shots we're fired no
body wan injured. 30 FAR as is known
city Defective Kennedy got a bullet
through hiH oeefeoat during an IN.
terchanga Of shots with two hiEh-
waymcn. This was the only bal
that went anywhere near ifH mark.
The battle waf the result OF tar
Is attempt on the part Of Acting re.
lice chief sullivan 10 round up q
few Of the thugs who have been
holding hiEh carnival IN the very
heart % the city during the past few
weeks
T~o ~ the footpadr renewed their
Operations last night soon after dark
When the ness was telephound 10
20 police headquarters every plain
clothes man was arnt out and eYerY
pairolman vas notified 10 be on the
look out The police believed that
the holdsup men would return "a
their iavorite stamping ground near
the university grounds. 20 Detectives
Lane. Freeman. Adams. Carr. Ken
needy and isyfnea worked toward
that rendezvous from different parts
Of the city.
Detectives Hyrnea and Kennedy
we're walkinR up Sixth avenue to
Seneca street al about 10 o'clock.
when they cav two tuen coming
down the hill The strangers sheer
sd out toward The edge of the side
walk when they caught sight Of the
two plain clothes mer.
Hold on there Hyrnes called
out I'VE are uffierrHs
Immediately the two strangers
showed their true coiorE and shell
teflnR themselves behind toic-
graph pole. opened fire. The detect
Ives whipped out their rcvolvers and
returned the fire. The shooting waf
kept up until every gun In actor
Vas empty. The robbers fought iron
behind a half lowered umbrella anf
had the teicerap IA poe as a shield
one Of the thugs stood behind th'
other and thus reduced the chance o
scoring for the detectives.
After the robbers had fired thei
last shot they ran toward Sixth av
enue and I'nlversltg street. Their
they separated and escaped In tn
darkness.
The robber who turned east wal
seen by Captain J. l.. Clark. VIII
had run out into the street clad onl!
IN a dressing gown and slippers
I clark. although unarmed. profmpti'
tackled the thief and narrowly es
capped paying the penalty with hi
life. The thug fired point blank a
Rim but missed. Then he tore ZOOS
from Ciafk's grasp and continues
his flight.
owen Roberts. chain gang guard
lives in the block and ran 20 hi
window in time to see the fcoipai
cross Seneca street and dodge int
the shadow OF a building. Robert
fired once ut the thug. but missed
patrolman Rannick. who lives near
by. was out on the street by thu
| time. and also took couple OF shot
at the robbers. but missed. Robert
caught another glimpse OF the thu
and fired again. Nothing doing. a
| usual.
Crowds OF people were attracts
hv the shooting and hampered tn
| officers considerably There wer
60 many citizens on the streets tina
Il was impossible 20 keep track o
| the htghwaymen.
nut meager descriptions OF tn
robbers we're secured. as In thei
nRht with the officers their face
were screened by their umbrella
George Campbell was the frs
/ victim ~ the thugs last evening. II
was held up several nights ago ans
when he was commanded To hold vi
his hands last night. the experience
was not a new one. He met tn
| robbers near the corner OF sixth aV
| enue and University street nea
where he lives.
| lie has been In the habit OF carry
| ing no money since he was first he'll
up aud the thugs got nothing frou
him. After he had been held VI
| Campbell telephoued to the pole
station. and Captain Ward went on
To investigate.
After they held up Campbell tn
robbers went TO Ninth avenue an
| Terrace street. where they held a
1 G. ID. Thompson and robbed him o
81. This was at 9;i5 o'clock.
A short time later, near tho sam
corner. II. II. Hoyle was forced I
throw up his hands. The robber