The Arrest of Emil Hintz for the Blackchapel Alley Robbery
A young butcher is taken into custody after allegedly holding up a sailor in a back alley.
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Emil Hintz, a young butcher, who is charged with robbing Martin Carlson, a sailor, of $40 in Blackchapel Alley on October 22 while Barney Price held him by the throat, was arrested last night by Lieutenant Brennan. At the time of the robbery, it was supposed that Hintz escaped from the city on the first train, but the police have learned since that he was dodging about town several days. It is said that Carlson has positively identified Hintz as the man who got the money. Hintz was under arrest once before on a charge of embezzlement. Price has been indicted by the grand jury.
“Hintz was under arrest once before on a charge of embezzlement.”
Blackchapel Alley, like many historic service alleys in Seattle, was the site of frequent opportunistic crime. This report highlights the city's early struggle with public safety in its rapidly growing downtown corridors.
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