The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-19
wakes
TO FIND
SELF TN
MUD HOLE
Staggers Home Shacl3e6 {
Father Thinks Him Thief;
Won't Let Him In

ne W48 ieAvluR kA0 nVfuo - = ~
woman friend At 1870 this nsDfne
ing. Ario Hurd. an empioye u -
lost and found department. u ~
street railway, was bound. GnGUD4
and chloroformed By his asntlAn11
robbed OF all the cash he had g.
left lying helpless and unconG1soo
In q mud puddle ~ Franknn ovA
and East Blaine st
When he recovered his ssnDs4 60
reached his home at 1918 Frankx8
ave. with bis hands stirl lied bon11k
him and the bandsgs sffn abou9 ~
face. his father mistook him ~ q
bandit and rcfussd 70 opsn tho 49,
NOT RECOGNIZED UNTIL
BANDAGE Is LOOSEkm
Il was not until he mannOo1 0
loosen tho bandags that the oo01P
man recognised his son an1 ~ ~
In
Hurd repsrtsd a. affa1P = -
police on his way - ths etyh -!
later this marnine.
He said he had guus - ~
friend's homo early tn ~ ~
with box Of candy. apA -
maincd scuDewhnt later 60 y,
When he le1 NE hous4 ~
noticed two meA following NJ q
Suddenly. frsm bu1)fn4
spsnng upon him. c1apjo1 . N1
over hin mouth. he ai4 an6 0p~
powered him He quickly 1not oD4s
sciousucsz. and when ~ awo2Eu
found himself lying fA1D - .
tightly bound IN the mud puAAk
on reaching homo ho 6igcUvur03
the highwaymen had sifled bis por1p
cts Of about - cash. but haA -
his watch
The attack On Hud - a. -
mination Of . 3<hour 0ug1Gu Il
crimes, which included enc higGu
robbery. one daring dayiight bup
larry and bandit robbery Of AoQ1U
netting loot valued at more IT,
si5. 900. and NUMEROUS lanmr buEEs
laries and theta
Capture or an alleged 1ssUoRs =
burglar. two gunmen ana one -
convict, said to have been aee1nD
suspiciously. was the count -
police
NECKLACE VALUED Ar
81. 500 Is STOLEN
Thieves attempted 10 sutw -
Lancaster Tire = Rubber "a, 1Do4
Broadway. last night b. pry1n9 -
lock off the back door. Thay 49,
evidently frightened away.
The Nicholson necklace. vn1uD0 ~
$500. and the famous oix-foot ~
chain. which ]. p. Smith. 0outh -
character. wore around his uock -
all hours OF the day or night o1eDG
robbers hands Friday. wh1e De1eo
made renewed efforts to cheek ~
rapidly growing series Of robhoE1oA
burgiaries and theftx
While Mrs. D. A. NlchClDoa. W0lo
Of the noted alienist. was acruw -
street from her home At s1l Bny1goou
ave. Thursday afternoon. burglnro
ransacked her house. stole the noc1n
lace and = brooch and fur vgEeo
$500. X
She returned hcma, foWd ~
house in confusion, and nottflo4
police. That she frightened Tie
thieves away was evident by the
amount OF loot they left behind thena,
Jewelry and silks were left piled n
different rooms Mrs. Nicholson had
just brought the necklace from heP
safety deposit vault earlier IN tie
day.
$500 DIAMOND HORSESHOE
DROPPED ON BACK PORCH
A diamond horseshoe pin. va1ueo
at $500. was dropped on the back
porch by the burglars. The stole0
necklace contained 20 fivecightho
karat diamonds, set in q platinuD
chain.
Two robbers. who gained entrances
to J. p. Smiths home at l0S Ninth
ave. s.. when they flashed fictitious
police badges. robbed Smith It the
point OF a gun Of his gold chain and
sl.loo in currency. The bandtto
drove away In a powerful auto. The
robbery occurred at $50 p. m Wo6
ncsday.
Two opal rings were stolen fruun
a dresser in her home. Mira F. a.
Better. 7i5 Stewart St. notified 20
lice Friday.
Two unmasked robbers held NJ
Rert Barnes. Of Portland. at Tenth
ave. and T.. Pike st Thursday night
and disappeared in the brush Of Lin.
coin park with f3s loot. Barnes II
stopping at the Imperial hotel l]oe
Fourth ave.
One diamond ring. . wedding rin9
two other rings. watch. . savin9o
bank containing $50. and 81 cashs
was the loot OF burglars at the home
OF Ralph Behan. Ssa 24th ave. with
a passkey last night.
G. Isaacs, i12ih jackson st. Was
robbed Of suit. A coat. suit an4
bankbook were stolen from AlexnoR