The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-23
he scene Of the burglary.


A group of hastily armed citizens
had driven the negro from the gro
Gerry and he was believed to be hid
ing in the rocks south of Third ave
nue. and east of Sherman street. De-
tective Briley went into the rocks
while Thompson and Lawson with the
yatrol wagon went east on Third ave-
nue. to cover any avenue of escape.
Runs Into Officers Arms.
The fugitive emerged on Third
avenue a short distance from the wa
gon and was seen by Officer Lawson
and captured by Thompson as Briley
came out of the rocks behind him.
Martins hat and clothes were dirty
and scratched from his run through
the rocks and shrubbery, leaving lit
tie doubt but that he was the man
who had sought hiding there from
the citizens. He was Immediately
identified by one of the armed men
as the negro who had been driven
from the store.
At the police station he was ques-
toned by Off1cers Thompson and Bril-
ley and by Sheriff ]. e. Ferguson,
of Chelan county, who was in the
city looking for negro wanted in
Wenatchee for three burglaries there
Saturday night A ring in the pri-
soner's pocket and pawn ticket for
a watch recovered from Front ave-
nue. pawnshop by officer Miles Sat-
urday made certain that he was the
man wanted in Wenatchee. He told
several stories, saying first that he
bought the watch in San Francisco
four months ago, then that he
bought it recently in Skykomish,
Wash, and then that it was given
him Friday by another negro.
No Doubt of Identity.
"'There is no question but that 1t
is the man, wanted in Wenatchee,
said Sheriff Ferguson of Chelan coun-
ty after the prisoner was booked
Besides the pawn ticket for the
watch, which had already been re-
covered, he had the ring and some
cuff links and other jewelry which
answer the descriptions OF jewelry
secured in the three burglaries OF
residences in Wenatchee.
"T shall take him back with me.
The officers who went out in the wa
gon and captured the negro certain
" did a great piece of work in pur-
suing him through the dark shrub
berry and rocks. I came to Spokane
to identify a negro arrested yester-
day in Occur d'Alene, Idaho, who
was suspected of being the burglar
wanted in Wenatchee, but I let him
20 yesterday and was preparing to
take the II o'clock Great Northern
train home when I got word that the
police. here believed they had cap
tured the man ! wanted
Sheriff Ferguson states that the
negro captured had in his possession
two cuff buttons, one fiat face with
two flower designs, the other one
apparently a solid gold link button
with a knot design; gold-rimmed
double lens spectacles; black silk
lined overcoat with the name "We7-
SELL sewed in the collar; one SCARF
pin and one purple stone ring; one
opal stick pin and one opal ring;
one open-faced gold-filled Elgin
watch No. 4305S42, case number
90274, E. G. M. initials on the back.
Also had two suits of brown under
wear and other clothing.
Sheriff Ferguson also states that
the man had the e. j. Delaney watch
and Mrs. Pogue's ring. The Spokane
officers rather wanted to keep the
negro there, but it was considered
that there was stronger case
against the man in this county than