The Burglary of a Stage Carpenter’s Home
A theatrical family returns to their Seattle home to find their belongings ransacked, exposing the city's ongoing struggle with property crime.
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Another burglary has been added to the long list of crimes committed here recently. During the absence of the family of Charles Kloos, a stage carpenter, and Thomas J. Quinn, of the stock company at Cordray's theater, their home near the corner of 1st and University was entered. Upon returning, they discovered $150 worth of property missing, including clothing and a ring valued by Mrs. Kloos. A neighbor reported seeing the house open days prior, but assumed the owners had returned. The police were notified, but have yet to make an arrest, and locals are growing weary of the lack of security.
“Another burglary has been added to the long list of crimes which has been committed here recently without a single arrest having been made.”
The frustration over unsolved property crime in Seattle's downtown core has remained a constant point of civic friction for over 130 years.
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