Street Chase and Arrest of a Known Tough
A jeweler's clerk helps police apprehend a suspect following a daring daytime robbery on Front Street.
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James Connors was arrested last night by Detective Cudihee and Officer Philbrick on suspicion of having stolen a locket from William G. Gilger, a jeweler, at 716 Front Street. The robbery was committed at about 8 o'clock in the evening and a clerk who saw the operation followed Connors to the Stag saloon. The clerk attempted to keep him in the saloon until the patrol wagon could be summoned, but Connors broke away and ran down Front Street. A description of the man was given to the police and from it he was arrested at 12:30 this morning at the entrance of the Gem saloon, on Third Street. The police say that he is a tough character, just out of jail at Tacoma, and has been associated with a gang of crooks that they have been after during the last few days.
“The clerk attempted to keep him in the saloon until the patrol wagon could be summoned, but Connors broke away and ran down Front street.”
Front Street was the city's early commercial hub, now roughly corresponding to the First Avenue area near Pioneer Square. The dramatic narrative of chasing a suspect from a high-end shop into a local saloon remains a familiar trope in local police reporting, highlighting the continuous struggle for public safety in downtown Seattle's corridors.
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