The Front Street Beer Hall Break-in
A burglar gained entry to a local establishment through a transom window, netting only small change and wine.
Wednesday night, burglars gained an entrance into Mehlhorn's beer hall, on Front Street, by climbing through the transom over the front door. They carried off several bottles of wine and beer, a lot of cigars and cigarettes, and broke open the till and stole all the small change which had been left there the night before, amounting to several dollars, including a lot of mutilated coins. There is no clue to the perpetrator of this clever little job. He is probably off on a spree with his best girl. His exit was made through the back door, which for convenience sake was left open.
“He is probably off on a spree with his best girl.”
Front Street, known today as First Avenue, was the heart of Seattle's nightlife and vice. This account provides a glimpse into the mundane crime of the era that flourished alongside the city's early commercial development.
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