The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-25
Police Unable TO Land Dips
Who Pick Pockets
on Cars.
Valuable Papers Are Re-
turned to One Through
the Mail.

A V Bradford. a sailor. was
drugged and robbed Of see in cash
yesterday afternoon In waterfront
restaurant The case Was not ~.
ported 10 the police. and last might
Bradford was unable to state In
which restaurant be was doped
lie says he entered a restaurant
and ordered a meal. A few min.
utes after be finished a cup OF
coffee he lost consciousness After
he Was robbed bradford was thrown
into the street and was later found
wandering along the waterfront.
lie Was taken in charge hy hts
comrades and for several hours was
deathly sick lie finally recovered
sufficiently To state that he was rob.
bed u all his earnings
The sailors who learned 81 the
robbery grew ugly over the report
and rumors Of seeking the restau.
rant and dealing out summary
punishment were made.
Papers Are Returned.
Checks. drafts and railroad passes
representing value OF si.556.
which were stolen from the pocket
Of Francis b Clarke. president OF
the Seattle. Spokane 4 Portland
railroad. Saturday night by pick.
pockets. were found In a mail box
at Sixth sy and Columbia st. AZ
725 o'clock By Mailman c. II.
iiruwn
Brown was collecting mail when
he discovered the missing drafts
and checks lie had not read Of
tho theft from Clarke. aud was I'M
able "a account for the presence Of
the valuable papers 80 the mail
boz.
Brown took the papers and checks
20 the postuffice and turned them
over TO Charles Lynch. superintend.
ent OF city delivery. who at once
recognized them as the property OF
Clarke.
President Clarke Is a guest al The
Perry. The pickpockets who stole
Mr.. Ciarke's wallet did not retgyr
ISL In cash which vas ia the peck
ethook
Other Victims Report.
NJ. ". Panghnrn. OF Ballard. re
ported to the Ballard police that
coming home on Sloop 81. car
Saturday nirht. a piekpocket secur.
ed $50 In cash aud a check for 81.
] b. Anderson, living at 6542
27th av. y W. ballard, reported
that Saturday night. coming home
on crowded Sloop 81. car. his
pocket was picked and checks
amounting to $3.50 were taken. Pay
meut was ordered stopped on all
the checks
T. ] McQuade, who lives at 90l
Stewart St. reported To the police
last night that his sorrel horse was
stolen from the barn al the rear
Of his residence. The police were
furnished with a description OF the
animal
Thieves smashed the front win.
dow OF the Oriental Optical Co. at
1909 First av.. late last night and
stole several watches.
William Jensen, former pro.
prietor of the Bismarck cafe. First
av. and Madison St. was rushed
BY a gang Of dips on First av.
street car Saturday afternoon. and
robbed Of a s200 diamond shirt
stud.
Engineer Is Robbed.
r. c. MeDougall. an engineer EN-.
ployed az Camp No s Of the Chi.
cage. Milwaukee a. St Paul rail
road at Ortig, who came 70 witness
the arrival of the feet was rob.
bed OF a wallet containing $3.50 In
gold. while riding on a crowded
street can on First av.
While going north on a Queen
Anne street car Saturday noon Ole
Kleben. OF 611 Lee st. was touched
for $40 IN cash and a key TO HIS
room. The money was In an Ia.
side pocket. When kleben felt for
his money To pay his fare he dis
covered his loss. Kleben seized a
Young man named Fred Morgan,
who happened TO be standing near
est him Both kleben and Morgan
went to police headquarters. After
an investigation Morgan was re
leased. as the police were salts.
fled he had nothing 20 do with the
robbery
John Il Johnson. OF Pearson.
Wash. reported that his pocket
book, containing SIS in cash and a
promissory note for Sis, was taken
from his inside pocket while he was
riding on a Ballard street car.