Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Red Lodge Picket
Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana
What is this article about?
In Tacoma, Wash., burglars 'Slim' Smith and Walter Murphy confessed to multiple thefts, including $500 from a local grocery and $526 from a Seattle store, and revealed a 200-member organized gang based in Seattle operating across the Northwest and British Columbia.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Tacoma Burglars Tell of Depredations in the Northwest.
Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 28.
"Slim" Smith and Walter Murphy, burglars serving terms in the county jail, have confessed to numerous burglaries, including that of McDonald & Todd's grocery store here last fall, which was robbed of $500 worth of goods, and the store of Hyams, Pauson & Co. of Seattle, five years ago, when a glass jar containing $526 was taken. They say there is an organized gang of thieves in the northwest numbering over 200 with headquarters at Seattle, whence they operate through this state and British Columbia.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Tacoma, Wash.
Event Date
Feb. 28
Key Persons
Outcome
confessed to numerous burglaries, including $500 worth of goods from mcdonald & todd's grocery store in tacoma last fall and $526 from hyams, pauson & co. store in seattle five years ago. revealed an organized gang of over 200 thieves headquartered in seattle operating in washington state and british columbia.
Event Details
"Slim" Smith and Walter Murphy, burglars serving terms in the county jail, have confessed to numerous burglaries, including that of McDonald & Todd's grocery store here last fall, which was robbed of $500 worth of goods, and the store of Hyams, Pauson & Co. of Seattle, five years ago, when a glass jar containing $526 was taken. They say there is an organized gang of thieves in the northwest numbering over 200 with headquarters at Seattle, whence they operate through this state and British Columbia.