The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-30
Girl Is Held
Up atDepot
in Everett
Bandits Get $500 and Motor
Off Toward Seattle Early
This Morning
LOCAL POLICE NAB THEM

Two masked men Waiheo INTO
the Everett Interurban station at
Everett shortly after 8 .. m.
Tuesday, held Miss Nora Warm,
22, ticket clerk and only Oc-
cupant Of the place, at bay with
a revolver, rifled safe and money
drawer Of Ssi1.19. climbed into =
waiting automobile where third
man sat at the wheel and sped
out of town headed for Seattle.
Just as they were motoring into
the city at daybreak the three
bandits were captured at e5th ave.
and Botheil road by Motorcycles
Policeman ~. p Anderson and
George F. Reynolds. armed with
sawed off shotguns. and taken to the
city Jail handeuffed.
The arrested men gave their
names as Palmer r.. Fosse. 20:
Arnold Fosse. ~. his uncle. and
verle Burnell. IS. chauffeur. They
are said to have confessed. All the
money was recovered. Each had .
third OF the loot.
They came into the depot with
their masks on and the older man
carrying a revolver" said Miss varra
later. ''He stuck the gun against my
ribs and ,iclled me IL was the first
time in. my life ever shimmfed.
where's the money7' he asked"
Safe Door Open
The younger man. looking about.
found the cash drawer open He a.
tracted SIS.
Miss varra took desperate chanc~o
safe. While the robbers curned
and threatened her life. she
laughed and bantered. telling them
they should be content with the 81.
Come on thru" she says the
elder highwayman demanded. pre-
ing his gun tighter against her st6e.
significantly.
Meanwhile, however. the other d.
covered the drawer and jerked u
open. The money was quickly gath
cred up. including a box OF pennies,
representing war taxes from the sale
OF tickets. The men then backed out
OF the door and climbed into their
waiting car outside and sped away.
Pedestrian Is St0ppe0
While the depot was being held
M pedestrian half block away
was stopped by despcrado. believed
TO have been the chauffeur Of the
car. and relieved OF a watch. A
short time previously a safe had
Miss Varra quickly spread the
alarm and word flashed to Seattle
sent Motorcycle Policemen Anderson
and Reynolds speeding out to Bothell
road. En- route Reynolds picked up
a red lantern. Standing their ma
cines alongside the road, the two
policeman halted every car that
passed on its way into the city.
The first two machines contained
women and were allowed to paas
after short inspection. The next
was the Bothcll motor stage. An
elderly man and a youth. seated In
the stage. were ordered down into
the road at the point of the police
mems sawed off shotguns.
stopped by Police
The old man trembled and pleaded
with the officers TO be allowed to
go. saying he would lose his Job in
n shipyard IL he was not on time.
He was speedily searched and re-
leased. The bus was then allowed to
continue into the city.
A fourth machine contained a
party of women. who were passed
by the policemen. while Reynolds
swung his lantern to stop Ford
that was rapidly approaching with
three men in IL.
Come down onto the roadr' COM
manded Reynolds; lets have a look
at YOU"
The men did not answer closely
the description phoned from Everett
and the officers were about to permit
the machine to so on when young
Fosse reached into the bottom of the
car.
None OF tnatr' ordered Reynolds.
and looking into the car, discovered
that the youth had been reaching
for a revolver. The mems pocketa
were frisked. A deluge OF coins
poured into the policemen's hats.
There was more than so pounds Of
gold. silver and copper In all.
Handouts were snapped onto tho
wrists OF the three men and the
cavalcade proceeded TO the city jail.
The older man was taken into the
office OF Capt Hans Damn. where
he Is said to have admitted the whole
affair.
According to his alleged version.
the two younger men approached
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