The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-15
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hounds is being played
south of the city today by
a bandit and a posse OF Is
policemen and detectives.
The bandit is armed with
two revolvers. II Is not ex-
pected he will be taken
alive. Each member of the
posse carries 4 high-power
Winchester and an auto
matte.
The bandit. held up and robbed
p. |. suita. ~ the United States
Auto Supply Co. yesterday after.
noon. near South PARK.
Last night the police. led by Ser
gcants DaEner. Donian and Jack
son and Motorcycle officer Ballard
established n camp At IN. Lake
Burien station OF tho municipal car
limo. as tho outlaw had last been
seen In that neighborhoof.
Exchange Shots Today
From there they combei the sur.
rounding ecantry. boating the
sparse woods and brush. Early
this morning Detectiye John y
veitch came upon clew showing
that the man had not got clean
away In the night IL was camp.
fire about 400 yards from the car
line at Dumas station. about five
miles beyond Lake Burien.
II In evident that he was without
food. as about tho burntout fire
there werc no signs OF a meal hav.
ing been eaten. Tho bandit prob.
ably left his firc at daybreak. and
doubled on his tracks. as Officer
Ballard saw him at 7 this morn
lng near Lake Burten and called
upon him TO halt The outlaw re
piled with a revolver shot and fled
Police Have Him Surrounded
AZ g this morning Fred Dashlay
farmer near Lake Bnrien. saw Ia
his orchard man who answers
tho description OF the wanted man
He ran away At Dashley's approach
The police believe they have him
surrounded. They form an envel
opinE Gordon and are gradually
closing in.
An attempt is being made this
afternoon TO get bloodhounds, &c
place on the tran OF the bandit
who has retreated farther into the
dense brush.
At / 30 a consignment OF ammu
milton was rushed to the front
from police headquarters. The po
lice posse is preparing TO put in
another night on tho Lake Burien
line.
Sulta. who never before had been
to South Park. asked the direction
OF man he overlook on the road
The man volunteered 20 20 with
him. and Suita took him aboard.
Obtains only si2
Near Michigan st and Corson
av.. Sulta found himself staring at
two revolvers. while his companion
ordered him to hand over his val.
uables.
The bandit escaped with Si2, a
gold watch. stick pin and fountain
pen.
A little later telephone mes.
sage told the police suspicious
man with gun was walking to.
wards the woods, where he In now
surrounded
Sergt Lee Dagner and Sergt
Jack Whedln. detailed 10 investi'
gate. found him talking with ~
year-old Elmer Lyons. two miles
south OF Rlverton station. His de
scription Tailed with the Suita rob
ber.
He told the boy he had held up
a man and asked the best way TO
town, saying he wanted TO catch a
Portland train.
II guess those fellows are after
me-" he added. as he splod the po-
llcemen. Then he drew his gun
and lodged behind woodpile
Sergt. Dagner commanded him to
stop, but he answered by firing
from his shelter.
From the woodplle he disappear
ed into q clump or bushes.
Some time later he was seen on a
hill half a mile south OF the wood.
pile by Detective G. J. Waechter
who fired twice.
Later yet patrolman l.. Mount
fired five bullets at long range. but
missed.
A force from Georgetown and
West Seattle substations and n
squad OF detectives established a
camp on the Lake Burien line
when evening fell and we're up
early this morning. resuming the
search
The police description OF the
hunted man: 35 years old
five feet seven inches tall; medium
build; smooth face; dark gray
| suit; black or dark brown soft hat;
white shirt; no collar