The Shack at the Foot of Blanchard
After arresting three burglars, detectives discover a cache of stolen goods in a North Seattle shanty, linking the suspects to a series of housebreaking crimes.
When officers Faucett and Crandall arrested John Dryden, Frank Snow, and John Morgan for burglarizing residences on Bell Street and Front Street, they made an important catch. The stolen goods, including clocks and clothing, were discovered concealed in a shack at the foot of Blanchard Street. The three men had rented the shack the afternoon they committed the crimes, apparently planning to keep their loot there. Detective Cudthee showed the goods to the owners of the houses, who positively identified their property.
“Taking into consideration the names with addresses found in their possession, [they] had evidently formed a plan to turn the city upside down.”
The waterfront near the foot of Blanchard Street in Belltown was once a gritty patch of shacks and petty crime. Today, that same area is at the heart of downtown Seattle's high-density urban core, transformed entirely by glass towers and modern commerce.
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