The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-17
BAD MEN IN
The CITY
JAIL
MAY BE THE MEN WHO
KILLED HUGH
M'MAHON.
Had Murderous Weapons
Handy When Put
Under Arrest.

Resisting and aurly, even ia the
face uf drawn revutVsfs in the hands
~ Detectives hArhce and kennedy
who we'll knew the caiihfa ~ the
mon they were up against. and were
prepared 90 take ne chances. George
Rose and Charles Smith wnre taken
IA their room az Seventh az. and
Pike q. al 5 o'clock yesterday ar
ternoon. suspected of being the men
" no murdered and rubbed Hugh Me
Mahon. manager OF the American
cafe. within sight ~ hts home on
Fast Aloha ~ several months ago.
In the suit ease ia the room were
found an enormous revolver and the
most horrible bludseon ever brought
into Sesttlc'a police station. a taper
ms cylinder ~ solid rubber. two
inches in diameter al the butt and
wrapped with q heavy sheet ~ lead
for 4 space uf four inches back from
the h.lt-a weapon which. accord
Ing ~ Captain % Detectives Ten
nhnt. could kili a man az q single
blow and leave no mark upun his
body.
Find Pawn risksts.
Though MrMahHu WAS evidently
killed hy blow. no marks could be
found on him. When searched pawn
had benn rawned Tor SIC. and this
other Tor sos. wcr. found ora Smith
who appears % be the leader % thc
pair
Pat sullivan. 9eMahon'n employ
or AZ thr Tins " his death exam
ined the jewels this morn ng and
said that they mad never beluuErd 20
McAiahon. whose wesc lArEur bat J
~ Young who sfaa sarrQief. tiuEEed
and robbed January "a. hack % the
old Rainier hotel on tth av.. thinks
that they may ha the jfweia taken
from him. and miii attempt 20 idsn.
tify them this afternoon.
Ever since she murder ~ McMa-
hon. although nat the slightest clue
was found ~ that time. the entire
detective force has hveu eu the look
out for anything that might had 70
n citie. and VI hea frw days ago, f1i-
lowing the attempted sluxKiux and
robbery q Eddie Rposth. the bal.
ladist st tbs Star THEATRE. u was
learned that two Weil-drsssei young
men living az q certain place were
accustomed 60 wander about the
streets all night. ana steep All day.
Detectives Knnnrdy and iiArasr In
vestiEated. with The result record.
cd above.
Show Desperate charsetsr.
When taken 90 the station the men
gave every evidence ~ being dsNpcr.
ate characters. They refused 90 am
Hwef questions put % them other
Wise than BY vile language and
curses. Smith especially attempting.
even after he had heru handeuffed
10 seize a weapon and hraiu an off,
Ger. Hose who appears 20 be the
younger and subordinate. said. how.
ever. that he -guessed II was = good
thing hat ihey had been arrested
White being "muaRcdT under the
Bcrtiii8n system. Smith. the leader
displayed Is set ~ arms and shout
ders that would pat Dr. Roller 20
shame and which we're perfectly ca
pablo u Swing a man she strong
arm
J. r. Young. who was attacked IN
That manner a. the time IT his rob
bery, said thin morning
The man who Kmrrutcd me a.
tackled me like tiger. and had an
arm the like of Wtic@ | have never
felt. I ara a fairly strong man ms
self but ! could no more free myself
from that grip than " ! had been
held in wise"
viii Look Them Over.
Efforts viii be made 70 have
Rocsch and Young identity the lacu
a. their nsHiilants az also will A. NJ
Jhamliu, who was Enrrotad and
robbed on Pine IT.. near the odd
Fellows temple. few days ago.
Nothing ~ known 81 the rast Of
either man. but on the auppoHiticn
that neither gave hts correct name 60
the authorities. Investigations ara
under way 10 determine Who they
are They stated last night that
they had come together from Min
neapolis. and 20 Minneapolis from
New York city and had arrived Ia
Seattle but a few weeks ago. Rose
says that he - an artist, while
Smith poses ns a bartender.
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