The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-19
POLICE SAY
SHEADMITS
ROBBERIES
May Golden, q Years Old,
Armed With Revolver,
Arrested, Jailed


pongrr dress. black haf and
black v~tl had h~Id up and
robbed = Dap OF $40 last night.
May Golden. e. was arrcsted al
Eighth ave- and Virginia st..
where she had Just had y quar-
rot with two men.
Shs was armed with O revolver.
but In not r.d-hair-d and was wear
inE clothes Of different material than
those described by tho Jap. If she
WAS the Eiri who held him up. ahe
wns wearing a wig at the time and
had changed her dress and hat be-
fore her arrest
Taken 10 police headquarters. the
d~tectiwe. said the girl confessed
~p~ had turned safe cracker. hoidup
woman and shop litter rather than
10 destitute on the streets
TRIES To DRAW
Gun. POLICE SAY
Police Sergeant Gus Haxsoiblad
and patroinan =. r. Knapp. in the
''prowier- car. picked up the girl at
the Virginia ct corner. following a
report that was telcphoned TO head.
quarters at f2o a m. which said
that a quarrel was going on there.
When the policemen reached the
scene. she was having n wordy alter.
cation with two men. Tho two men
were not. however. the ones she II
said 10 have been duarreling with.
and were allowed TO go their way.
Knapp placed her under arrest.
and led her hack to the .'prowier"
car 20 take her TO Jail when Hassei-
blad opened tho rear door of the
machine and bade her TO get In, she
leapcd hack. 1t is said. and made a
quick move as IL reaching for a gun.
STRUGGLES WHEN
TAKEN To JAIL
Knapp grabbed her arm. In
pocket In her dress was found a re-
voiver. empty but for one discharged
shell, which she said shc had fired
to try the gun out.
y difficulty tho officers rot her
into the car. She put up a stiff battle
all the way 20 tho police station. ac.
cording 20 Knapp.
Arriving there n more thoro search
of her pocket disclosed a newspaper
clipping telling of safe robbery in
the office OF the w. l.. Keene Wood
q Coal Co. 1894 Boren ave. last
Friday night
Questioned regarding the newrra-
per clipping. the girl is said TO have
admitted that she and male com.
panion cracked the kecnc safe.
SAYS 1T WAS
HIS FIRST JOB
Her first lob" In Seattle. nccord-
ing to knapp's report OF her confes.
sion. WAS shoplifting in the Bon
Mnrche.
She had picked tho pockets Of
man In the Pantages theatre. she is
said TO have told Knapp. realizing
$40 on this haul"
who was with you when you
robbed the safer" Knapp asked.
Il won't tell. II was his first job
and | won't get him into trouble"
was the reply. Knapp's report shows
How did you get into the safe7"
1.-THE front door was open. We
smashed the lock on the inner door
with long bar. Then ] reached In
with my hand and unlatched the
latch. We didn't get anything but
papers,"
"Yoa intended holding up some
body tonight. didn't your
II WIS going 10 stick somebody
up tonight TO get some jack. I'd
rather do that than go out on the
streets and sell myself"
The girl was locked up on an
open" charge, pending further ex.
animation by Capt of Detectives
Tenant.
The Jap holdup victim said he was
stopped on Weller st., between 18th
and 14th aves.. about 10:40. by the
red haired woman and robbed at the
point of a gun OF his purse. He gave
his name as S. Sugura, and his ad-
dress as 4159 Shelby 1T.
He said the woman was young
possibly 25--and about feet inches
tall. She was highly perfumed. he
said.