Bloodstains Lead to an Arrest
A burglar's jump from a second-story window leaves a trail of evidence leading to his arrest.
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Berti Emanuel, a laborer, was arrested by Detective John Roberts on a charge of grand larceny. Emanuel is believed to be the individual who burglarized the house of Charles T. Cowden and William Goodwin on Ninth street. The breakthrough came when Emanuel was spotted in a saloon wearing a watch with the monogram 'C.P.' When police searched his room, they found stolen gold watches and a blood-soaked shirt. The evidence suggests the burglar jumped through a second-story window to the ground twelve feet below, causing him to cut himself severely. Police discovered tracks of blood leading away from the crime scene, matching the torn, blood-stained clothes found in the suspect's closet.
“In leaving Mr. Cowden's house he jumped through a second story window to the ground twelve feet below, and blood stains on the broken glass and tracks of blood leading to Lake Union showed that he was badly cut.”
Burglaries remain a constant concern, though forensic science has replaced the 'blood on the window' method of tracking. The mention of specific street locations like Ninth Street places this home invasion in what is now a dense part of downtown Seattle.
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