The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-08
POLICE ROUND UP
SLUGCER SUSPECTS
Continued From Page I

suspicious characters has dropped
off AT police headquarters. There
were no actual attacks by tho
slugger Saturday or Sunday.
But police officers. detectives.
civilians and deputy sheriffs
Joined in . search thru Woodland
park for . suspicious character
who stood IN the garden OF Mrs.
G, Bcrnenburd. 1000 n. 4sth st. and
ran into the park when she asked
him his business. at ] y. M. Satur.
day.
Seen In tho PARK
Ito was seen TO run into tho
park by Park Superintendent
James T.. Rudolph.
Hut tho searching party failed to
find him.
Mrs. Mabel p. DormRn. 10 W.
Smith ST.. told the police sho had
received mysterious telephone
warnings OF tho woman sluFger.
and that n man rode up In an auto
and rang her doorbcll Sunday
morning. He said he was a police
officer but departed when she In
sisted on calling up headquarters
Mrs. Nellie Hansen. it5 MolroRe
ave. ~, reported man calling at
her door Sunday and then sudden.
ly departing.
Plum Piekers cersured
Resolutions from the district
convention OF the ROYAL NeiRhbors
were filed with the city council
Monday. protesting against the
way police investigated tho cas-.
OF Esther Thayer. OF South Park.
after being attacked last Thursday
Mrs. +. f. Thayer. mother Of
tho Eiri, IL district oracle OF tho
organization.
Tho resolutions charge tina, the
police used conduct "unbecominx
o, officers" employed to protcc,
homes. took the matter OF tho NJ.
tack AS a Joke" and ate Mrs.
Thayer's fruit.
W. G. Gerhardt and ". Baum In
vestiga;ed and drew up the reso-
lutions.
Thought He Was Caught
Belief that the slugger had been
captured prevailed Mt police head.
qnarterss for three hours Saturday.
following tho arrest OF A. X.
Wright. age 20. recent inmate Of
the Western Washington hospital
for the insane at steiiacoom. by
Chief Rockingham and his chauf
teur. ". w. Palmer. In n shack a,
Eighth ave. ". W. and West 10th
a..
He answered the detailed do
scription Of the slugger given by
Mrs Edward r. kinsey. who was
attacked Thursday. even 10 the
black bow tie and tho tan sui,
case.
Late Saturday afternoon he was
taken 20 the Kinsey home for
Identification. by Chief Bccklng.
ham personally. A motion picture
man had been sent with the party
TO film the scene.
She Denies He's Sluooer
The suspect was lined up with
detectives and n group OF newHpa-
per men outside OF Mrs. Kinsey's
bedroom window.
Mrs. Kinsey. however. was posi-.
tive that Wright was not the man.
He In not dark enough" she
said "The man who came here
had a narrow face and was az dark
as Hindu or n Spaniard. His lip
curled as he spoke. Outside OF the
complexion and the shape OF the
head. this man fits the descrip-
tion."
Wright. when arrested. was
made to believe that the action
was taken because he had no SO
lect service registration card.
Wright Wssnt Excited
After the trip 10 the Kinsey
home he said he had presumed that
he fitted description OF some one
wanted for a serious crime.
He faced Mrs. Kinsey willingly
and engaged in pleasant converse.
ton with Chief Rockingham after.
ward.
Il was willing 10 sacrifice any
personal rights I might have" be
said. TO submit to Identification.
That's the only way you have OF
finding out who you want to hold"
Held for v. 8.
Wright was still being held Mon.
day for federal officers who are In
vestlgating his failure TO possess a
select service registration card.
The police have dismissed all