The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-21

&HftNffH f"NtAt" 80" NfNAtt 49,. ~
- X Adrian. this state. last Fri.
a. slsht Il Is believed that a mem.
~ u q organized gang Of freight
- tA.exes which has been en-.
sssea Il systematic robbery Is be.
80 urison bars. Walker admits
ss~,slrx Of about $1,000 worth oI
r.sss nken from Great Northern
s.ssAs rafs. but denies that he had
M n the actual theft lie
- a. goods we're shipped O.
Is. X man whose name he does
=. ,smeahef. and Processes that
= - 40 know from what point
A. 81 vas shipped.
tss.sne 70 Extensive.
r.,,,rs sAs past two years freight
49,. have looted trains %
~ n.sas SeEfhern and Northern
"a z xx.ss phich have netted
- -, rssAsrs 4 sam of money rang
~ y ! bssssseA from $4,000 90
.,%nx Asst Is months axe an
$3.50 tssa % frclKhg car loot
- -. aasastAed IN Seattle. This
- 1 frpalssa with having stolen
-, ~ 40 uorth % gooda In
= ~ SHADOW q the king 81
.<,..sa since that time sporadic
49,, ear wbberies have been re-.
prsed
p.>k.~tsx Are Systematic.
shuu, sepsember I q this year
.sxyxr~ ersaeuces % systematic
-. robberses BEGAN 20 b. re-
49, Is sreelAl agents q me
e.. xsrshern and Northern Pa
- al nat date a freight eaF
,~-.xxe5 70 the Standard furni
- rnrnpans. eE Seattle. was
go lafo Al some point vest %
Sne1znn and approximately 5000
80 a laer enrfains. clothing AID
arwsl,ss were carried away spe.
IL, tz<nf RI Walsh. q the Great
Nav.hsrn. iafalshed the police 81
Xss6inxtun wish accurate desrfip
tsens a the stolen goods
cursslns Furnlsh Clue.
fstx neseesixe Sam @ Coghett.
- -iruans officer. discovered the
nrst tangible clae " the person
uAo disposed d p1Etion q iae
xsolen gnods aboaE t~o weekA Aso,
.ken several dna*n pairs u val
uahle sare curtains wsfe inund ~
hsm In Creenbanms seeond Aand
store. on Second AZ. > netween
Main and Washington sta TO Cor
h>tf Il due the credit q givtnx
.ks railroad detectives their FIRST
se.!alis Information.
AIssf working several days Cor.
besf ess called on. and Special
Arent va Walsh assumed charge
4 the case Corbett secured a
xpod description Of the man who
~ the goods 10 Greenbsuni. and
h. Friday Afternoon Walker vas
arrested On Pike st. By CITY De
l<xti1ss Frank Kennedy and Lee
&f1<e. after The ease had been I
uIzsf over with Captain q De.
it<slsss Charles Tcnnant and Spe-
al Afsnt Walsh
Al saoa a. Walker was brought
y ~ police station he was Fecog
Bizta By the railroad operatives as
. ihfHex railroad man Walker I
~ perfectly willing 20 talk. but
ktrt1a admitting that be disposed
4 tbe stolen goods. he fatty re-
hzed b inpiicate any one.
Many Cigars stolen.
Abosf The time Of the iootinE Of
- Great Northern freight car q
~ eartains and other goods. the
s1o1sfy Of 10000 cigars from a
f>Fksrn Pacific freight car was
nzHsz6 Walker has admitted 20
sj<t< ssents Of the railroads IN.
HlHd nat be has handled about
- SCARS II IL believed that the
~ fang Is responsible for both /
ethefes.
Ils; The gang was Just com.
ksseihE 10 operate extensively n
q tsllef Of the road operatives
Tat men actually in the employ
= pozh railroads are members Of
n gang u The difficulty which nov
the railroad detectives.
PAST organized iOoiing has con.
''Atsd special agents that from four
g lefty men compose the gang
s.'rh accomplished Wholesale
AiaFsFy. Al least four railroad I
snpiofes are under strict sHryeil- I
&c u connection with the latest 4
10y u Il said that their actions /
! ine lu'ufe. no matter how ex.
~ laff. will not clear them Of con. /
ssnon With the gang of which /
Fa'1sF "a thought n BE- a member. I
One Gang Responsible.
speeial Agent Hardwick. Of the I
-efthsrn Pacific. who has been I
1efkihg with Great Northern oper-
.asss n handling the extensive ci I
= tneft cases. IL 81 the opinion I
=. ths iooting Of freight cars of /
7 ~ roads has been accomplished /
: nc same gang
ne TACT that a large number Of /
s..so.a employees have access 20 |
Z go,ils which show IN which cars |
!. saaeie goods are shipped Is hedg. |
= We railroad detectives with I
'.sanlains o. trouble. Despite !
alftlcultieg. II has been I
i. 49, mat the actual iootlng u |
y. +. vItat Northern freight car took I
- within 200 miles u Seattle.
~ eAlssence Of notorious |