The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-01
BOOZE ROBBERY
THOUGHT SOLVED
One Man Arrested and u. S.
Liquor Held as Evidence


munlcado. and several cases of bond
Cd whisky held ms evidence against
him Thursday. prohibition agents.
detectives and dry squad, police be
iieve tho solution TO tho battling
theft OF $4,000 worth OF bonded
whisky stolen from the vault OF the
United states prohibition warehouse.
at Western ave. and Wall ST. Tues
day. II near.
II was learned Thursday that tho
entire staff OF Roy c. Lyle. federal
prohibition director. had not slept
"Wednesday night In q fsverish effort
to round up the thieves. Neither the
detectives nor Lieut. ,. Haag. head
OF tho police dry squad. have rested
since tho start OF tho case.
Chief OF Police william ". Soaring.
after questioning Patrolman c. VI.
Parker. who walked his beat on the
night OF the theft. directly In front OF
tho warehouse. exonerated Parker OF
all suspicion that this oversight
might have laid against him. Parker
was brought before Soaring wcdnes-
day afternoon and told . straight
story.
FIRST CLUE
Is FOUND
The first real clue 10 the bandits
who looted the vault and hauled
away the booze In motor truck re-
suited In the arrest OF Robert Forcey.
a., landlord OF tho Tama hotel. &C
cording to l. Regain. Of Lyie's office.
Regain went 70 tho Tama hotel.
where he said he found Forcey IN
possession OF cases OF tho alleged
stolen Pebbieford whisky and other
brands.
Forcey was lodged In the city JAN
for safe keeping and held incom'
mpnicado.
Two Of the most capable detect.
ives from the central police head.
quarters have been detailed to help
the special investigators from the
federal offices.
According OF Lyle. the prohibition
officers have been under the i'm.
preston that the warehouse has
been guarded by . Waterman
employed By the American Ware.
house company. who operate the
building. and supposed II was In
specify hourly. This IL denied BY
the warehouse authorities. who stat.
ed that no Waterman had been EN-.
pioycd since January ! OF this year.
That . hot trail has been struck
Il not denied by the authorities.
who admit that the stolen liquor Ia
undoubtedly near at hand. with
the arrest OF Forcey. officials ex-
pcct 10 run the booze cache 10
earth within ~ hours
sTEUTHs ARE
COMPETING
A great deal of rivalry exists be.
tween members OF the different
forces who are searching for the
liquor store. when the booze Is
found members Of the squad find.
ing II will gain tremendous
amount OF credit for the work.
Prohibition Director Lyle stated
Thursday that all future booze seiz.
ures would be destroyed to prevent
theft.
That the report OF woman At the
head OF the booze thieves was fab.
rication was the opinion expressed
by Chief OF Police william IT. Scar.
Ing Thursday. Il don't think there
In any truth IN IT," said Soaring.
That tho booze thieves cleveriy
watched tho movements OF Patrol.
man Parker IL the theory OF Scar.
ing. after questioning Parker.
Parker walked his beat apd rang
up promptly every hour. Soaring
said. While II IN impossible to de.
termine how often Parker had
passed IN front Of the warehouse
while n was being robbed. he Ia
thought 20 have passed n several
times before ringing in his hourly
call.
The thieves. with the aid OF a look.
out who watched Parker's move.
ments. ran their truck away from
the building when Parker or pedes
trian approached.