St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-09-01

conspiracy called INN To New ! Ork, TN
/ spy" left the West and was gone 5,
lor@ that Pinkcrton returned to Chicago
About three weeks allcrward, he rc
ccivc'l another dispatch TO 90 immcch
atcly To the ud Station, his expectation
being realized in another overthrow AN,
robbery OF the mail train. GA his arri
val lie inund the same boot marks as il
the former cases, and was row satislic,
that he l,II cot the real criminal-ioI
behold he ltl returned to the holc
two days before the ''acridcnt" occurred,
but hc had the cunning 10 be abcl Will
some other person all that night, that hc
might establish an alibi, in case lac was
suspected. But still there was no LEGAL
proof a"linSt him The boots never
showed themselves on his Ices, and Pink
rrton even overlIaulr,l his room in search
oi them, but without effect. lie found
out, however, that he had Il pair Of
strons and black-g Green boots, which he
wore ON rainy days, and Pnkcrton re-
solved to lay II trap for him on the next
wet day, which happened during the
same week that thr ".trcilent" took
plarr.
Ills trap WAS this. lie persuaded the
superintendent 10 lay down fin. red sand
over i'il ihe paths 1" the office, and then
to send for liz Spy, h"pin. tIat lie would
come IN hi> hob-nail$. They had not
long t" wait Tor expecting Il payment
OF moneys due t" hIin Tor services not
r'''i'rc"' h' came wrapped up III big
coa'' ana Lawn" on those very boots
lii''t h''i been 80 lon Il mystery 10 the
detective. Inns time there WAS no ms
TAX m r''l sand was pittrd ;'Il over
WIN the small p"N "l th"s" trll-talr
"""'S' ann now Inc reader VIII think
There was n"ttin@ t" do hut To arrr-t the
man
But what proof was there AGAINST
HIM Vivid clrcum~taniiai proof in
ahunllnrc-lr.al proof none at all
l'inkcrlon had taken the prccaulion to
make perfect cast, and drawings of the
impressions in the earth and if he could
"rt those boots into his possession hc
might mlna2r 10 scare the owner into "a
confession However, lie resolved to
get Inn over To Chicago, under prctcn-c
OF setting HIM ON the person suspected OF
ln, in@ Il share in the late smash-up.
In lhI- he was successful, thruuah the
corporation of the superintendent and.
stran"a To say, lac carried hi- boots with
him ON the train. pinkerton now mad,
up hi mlll that h., would have them
10y hook or 10y crook 81 ut a midway
station he GOT the conductor, who knew
the spy" to invite him To take a drinl,
with him; and when they were out to-
getEcr, th"-r boots, in some quiet way.
found their way under IinLrrtomS car
ria"e seal On the arrival of the tram
ut Chica.n, purkcrtum followed hi man
until they cot into a quiet street, and
then arrested him, chrr"in" him. point
blank, with throwing over the TWO trains
IN question, and also with the robbery Of
the Mirh"'tn S"nthcrn tram, some two
years before.
He shook III every limb, turned "hast-
ly pale, and III half IN hour had made IL |
iull confessions OF his rrimr~. lie owned
that he and Il ir'cnd robbed the malt at
the collision between tn" lllm"iS Central
and Michigan Southern, and >aii that |
they went TO f.ur"p" and spent the mon
cy III eighteen months, when they re-
turned, dr'l"nIn% to make REGULAR trade |
OF throwing tran- oil the track and rob
hlng the mall~. lie was tri"I and con-
Nlried AMI sentenced 10 the jacksonville
Tor Iir, where he died, after
an lmpTlS"nm'nt "i more than ten years.
such, a- hear ~ | can remember the
facts, l. the story "i these infamous
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