The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-09
POLICE SEARCH
FOR WRITER OF
death" Note

City detectives were search
lnp. Tuesday, for the writer OF
= warning note signed "Siue-
GER" which was dropped thru
an open window into the home
Of Mrs. q. Hall. 400 Second
ave. W.. late Monday.
II read. beware. Next call
reaus death. SluGGER."
Neisnhors declare that a
young GIRL. who allshted from
downtown delivery wagon.
ran 10 the window ard dropped
the note.
Queen Anne Hin Aroused
Altho there have been no flend.
fxh attacks reported TO the police
curing the last few days. residents
OF Queen Anne hill have determin.
I'd 10 take steps guarding against
the slugger and less serious crimes.
An open mass meeting. especially
FOR mothers and fathers. has been
called for p. m. Wednesday. ut
Queen Anne high school.
Club women. the Ministerial ALL
once and Parent. Teachers assocla.
Hons are behind the movement on
Queen Anne 20 organize for the safe
~ Of the community.
Council Names Firemer
Two hundred firemen. who have
already been equipped with stars
and guns. were confirmed as sre-
cial officers by the city council
Monday. Many Of them were sworn
IN ~ their stations by James Gre
han. secretary In Mayor GU.
More protection for women and
childrvn was asked IN eommuni
cation from the ph'lomns club. and
the special Investigation committee
% the Royal Netxhhors submitted
petition demanding the dismissal Of
policemen who. Il was alleged. IN
suited Mrs. T.. T. Thayer. while In.
eestigating the assault on her
daughter. Esther, last Thursday.
Mrs. Thayer il state oracle OF the
Royal Neighhors.
Intruder AZ Houseboat
4 man was reported TO have nj.
tempted to gain admistancc to
1ouseboat AZ s5th ave. and Mech.
VIA st. Monday afternoon. hut ee-
parted when Mira Alice Lewis. the
occupant. warned him that she had
called the police.
Since the woman-slngger reports
~ last week. the police have arrest.
~ Z number OF men suspected OF
following women and PLAYING on
the city-wide fear.
Pxtrulman Max Meyer arrested
0Scar Woodland. IS. Mt Seventh and
Westiake ayes. who was evidently
following women. Obscene pic.
lures were found In his possession.
Con Flanagan. 20. Is being held.
following his admission that he
wrote love" notes to a ft.year-ois
Girl. and followed her from the
Penneil mission. on Washington ST..
Sunday.
0ootbiaek Arrested
Mn Mary McEihoe, $40 2sth ave.
81. Grandmother OF the girl. said
threatening note. signed Il. W. w.
had been found In their mail Dor.
1Ianagnn Is an I. W. W. but would
No< admit that he had written the
warning note. aitho he said he had
written two love" notes to the ne
~ Girl.
He was arrested by sergt. Keefe
md PAtrolman Crawford.
Mike Louie. bootblack. 70. was mr..
rested BY Sergt. Ralph olmstead
and PAtrolman G. r. Legate. on
cpmpIaint OF Miss VI. Wagner. 22s
18th ave. ~. who said Louie had
BEEN following her Monday night.
Reports of men lettering In wait.
- following them. were made TO po-
Nee headquarters by Mrs. J. A..
Shaw. 1915 Edgar st: Mrs. Ira C.
Brown 2424 Warren ave: Mrs. c.
Vernon. 2222 Eighth ave. and Miss
Helen La violetfe, 1910 Fifth ave.
A. L. Dingee. I'LL Bellevue. com.
planned to The Star Tuesday that a
man arrested after following his
daughter Sunday night. near Olive
1t. and Bellevue ave. had been re.
leased at central station after being
taken there.
He declared the man was we'll
dressed and carried a suspicious.
looking stick when arrested, and al.
tempted to get away.
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