State v. Smith

— Sometime during the predawn hours of June 5, 1958, the premises of the Gourlay Lumber Company, a Seattle lumber and hardware establishment, were burglarized. Among the items stolen were a large safe, a new orange-colored, “Honko” power lawn mower, and certain power tools. At about 4:15 a. m., on the same morning, Officers Reed and Litzenberger, of the Seattle police department, while on a routine patrol, discovered signs of the burglary. They notified the owner, S. H. Gourlay. He came immediately to the scene and, after an examination of the premises, informed the officers as to what had…