The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-16
DAILY GRIMES BUREAU.
Police Headquarters,

Police Headquarters,
Seattle, June IS.
Montana FritS. Correspondent, IN
Charge.
John Kings crime stained career
Is drawing to close. The derlns
stool pigeon who was surrounded
by squad OF policemen headed by
chief Delaney. al INTERPLAY. n few
NIGHTS ago and captured after a
pursuit involving the shedding Of
quarts OF innocent printers. TUX aud
tho mercllrsa destruction Of reama
% white paper. will soon be called
10 account for one 81 his latest and
most dastardly crimes.
The net OF nouns and adiectivea
eaal about him by myself and the
police department Is hourly drawing
closer aud even before the new
city fali ia ready for his occupancy.
probably. he will stand convicted OF
one or the other 81 his latest and
most dastardly ogienscs.
Chlaf OF Police DELANEY has dis
covered evidence that almost Ger
tainlv connect him With tho thoH
II a platter ~ sausage from an
INTERPLAY butcher shop Link by INK
the porclnc chain Was fareed BY the
police until 4 now seems stfonR
enough 10 land the desperate de-
apoller % chicken roosta and clothes
lines IN the city chain gang. II not
In the county jail
Far reasons which will be dlvulg-
Ell IN time Tor use IN our Christ
mas edition. illustrated In 'ateen
eoiors. chief Delaney ~ present re
fuses 10 make known the evidence
which will be used against this
greatest criminal % modern times,
hat Il Is stated that he has In his
possession the platter In which the
sausage formerly rrpoaed. besides a
razor and a pair 81 scissors stolen
from a drug store NJ interhay.
There a. strong Significance In
the presence Of the razor and arla-
nors in the humble tent which
King and bis equally daring though
younger accomplish chose % occu-
~ At INTERPLAY.
II can be stated almost With eer-
tainfv that King. when captured
vas about 90 throw off the Disguise
which Ne had affected for Yeaga
and show himself in his true eolora
as the rial kidnapsr OF Charlie
Ross
II e not beyond the range of
probability I have aseeffaiusd that
nroxufieid. whose features Htili be
trsy traces ~ an aristoeratie In
safs. - really the long Lost Char
4s Ross n IA true that there Il
a silKht difference Of fifteea years
or - IN thelr ages. but that only
deenens the mystery.
but 20 return 20 KinE I thlnh
chief Delaney thinks that King
AS ABOUT TO SHAVE AND IN
BULGE HIMSELF IN A HAIR
CIT something he has never done
voluntarily since he began throwing
the Officers ~ the las eff the
sent ~ masqueradink 80 \ com
non tramp and snail town burglar.
fius n We fChlsf Drianey and my
self cannot GET King for the theft
Of the Interplay sausage and get
him right we believe we can Etiii
fasten upon him the klduap ping Of
the Baker child from Eagle har-
Dor. My reasons for - thinking
are No weaker now thaa they vere
Sin weeks axo. but the sausage is
stronger
private. % the Efitor-I reFret
10 notice that you saw &c yesterday
10 publish the enclosed editorial
comment on my scoop. of the day
previous Please caucus With me
hereafter before meddllng with the
Baker case In your department 80
VI ~
The following IN the editorial re-
ferred 60 By our correspondent The
crack Drained wheip who wrote u
has been dismissed from the EN-
pi0y % the Grimes.
~ does not follow that because
King and his criminal associates
have been operating around Seattle
and Eagle Harbor just A. the time
Of the disappearance OF the Baker
baby. they we're the nersons Who
did the kidnapping II Il solely be
cause of other evidence and the alb
aolntn firm belief % Mr. Baker that
his child e. alive that leads the po-
lice 10 make the effort nov in pruK
reas to recover the child This evil
dsncs e. neither conclusive nor alb