The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
BOYS HELD
; As HOLDuP
THUG gang
fouthS Arrested Saturday
Morning Admit Robberies,
Police Say
TIP LEADS TO CAPTURE EXTRA SESSION HELD

-Four boys the police say have
confessed they are members OF
ithc bandit gang that terrorised
Travellers on the paved highways
out Of seattle for morc than .
week. stealing autos and rob
hing motorists and pedestrians.
were arrested early Saturday
morning. They are
Mamie Miller. II. stA Kirkwood
place.
Peter Jongejan. rs. 1905 .sth ave.
Peter John. is. sses Rainier ave.
Raxnar Nyr~n. Is. z5ts y. 18th
~
Tire arrests were made by Police
lieutenant J. A. Wicknan. petee-
tfyc w q. wixkc and r. B- VII
Hams. deputy secretary CT state. on
= tip given. TO Witxke.
Syren was arrested at work at
the Todd drydock. Scott was cap
tured on the street. AMI Miller and
Jongejan In the Donald hotel.
Eighth ave. and Oiiye II.
Confession Reported
The four boys. the police say. ad.
mitted they stole an automobile be
longing TO Mrs Catherine Boyd. 2127
s3rd ave s.. last Saturday night.
hid the machine for ovs- night and
speeded out on the Everett highway
Sunday evening. holding up eight
autcmobilists and pedestrians. The
bandits then returned to Seattle
md robbed two PEDESTRIANS north OF
woodland park. finally deserving
the machine on Rainier ave, the po-
lice assert.
Nyren. the boys asserted. did not
take part In the Thursday night
raid when Il. +. Bowen. Of Sumner,
was robbed OF s22 and his automo-
bile on the highway mile from
Tacoma. The Bowen robbery was
staged because the automobile stolen
from DIR. T. o. Paxton. fiis James
IT.. earlier in the evening, developed
engine trouble and the holdups de-
e3ded to get another car.
Fast Cars Taken
According to the police. Jangejan
acted as chauffeur. selecting the au-
tomobiles to be stolen before start
ing on the robbery campaigns. MIL
Icr In said 10 have welded the au-
tomatic pistol with which automo-
bile parties were terrorized. while
Scott and Nyren were detailed to
search the pockets of their victims.
Only high.powered cars capable OF
great speed were taken for the high.
way robberies.
on Sunday nights raid. the ban
dts held up:
Wilbur Browder. TIA Madison st.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 8. Griggs. OF
sunnyside. near woodinville. stole
IS and drove Brovder's car about a
mile along the road. leaving the
party stranded.
r.. Main. 1910 John st, and Miss
Irene Ashford. sf4 2sth ave, were
held up on the Everett highway and
~ stolen.
y. ID. Sheridan. DiIIer hotel. was
robbed OF 81 In the university dis
trict-
A. O'Brien. s7th and Greenwood
ave, pedestrian, was robbed Of SO
near nlS nome.
Police Probe Actions
on Thursday nights raid. the
ba ndits held up T.. y. Bowen. near
Tacoma. stealing ,2z and Bowen's
machine: and Gus Anderson.
2io3iz sixth ave. pedestrian. taking
s22 and a gold watch Anderson
was held up at 18th ave. N. and Il.
Republican st.
The police are investigating the
movements Of the boys In connec.
ton with a number Of other holdups
committed in Seattle during the last
month. The records show a num-
ber of people were robbed by three
young thugs in tho residence sec
tons.
Questioned at the police station
Saturday morning the ooys are said
10 have denied having any definite
plan OF campaign. They told the
officers they met at the Pope Sibley
pooIhall and made plans there for
each raid.