Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-02-02
Farm and Fzres1de.
"DrS.'TURES or II DBTECTsy.E.

Many years ago, when western railrond
travelling was not the safest in the world
and when all moneys due from the East in
payment for western produce had to be
sent IN cash by the mails, there occurred
not lar from Chicago each time, several ac-
cldents in consequence of trains beipc
thrown OFF the track, during which the
man cars were broken OPEN and the bags
robbed to very large amount. The first
OF these accidents happen Il within six
miles oil the Garden City" and was caused
ny the Michigan Southern running into
the Illinois Central mail train, if | remem-
DER rightly, striking ii at right angles. and
not only cutting it into two parts. but
making complete wreck of both trains.
The loss in every way was large. and the
conductor and engineer were killed on the
spot-the former lying with his face up-
ward close tn the mail car-whch il was
aiterward discovered had been forced omen
ana the gold and silver it contained carried
on Mr. Pinkerton, the great western de-
tective, who was then beginning one of tbe
most remarkable and successful careers
known to police history, was sent for to in
Ncstigate the robbery, and he discovered
upon the face of the dead conductor of fine
train the Imnrint or a ,oiI hI,1 VIC
IVA. rs,otI,, .' "', "'"', s"ch as
the solos of tbeir boo,. IT., ,'' !"
ed the ground. and was lncl,v ann,a ','', a. :
ma complete imprint of the sole of the
lett boot, containing double row of nails
all OF which were exactly like that on the
conductors face. He made also -
important disc,verv-tbo, ,ho.o ,,.o. .,..'
nails wanting in the impross IN tho ANIL,
showing that tbreo must ho ala, -
ON the sole of the boot that r,odo :.
Mr.. p nkerton's thoor,, 90 "a. 80 At,
that the robber was in ca oroo, -,
force open the mail COR n,at ho ~. ~, ~
foot upon the face of the dead man vithor,
knowing it, and thinking M dort, u,a, :,
rested upon the earth and ,hot ,,,'. - -
nails-"hob-nails,, be oaIIod H., ~
started from the leather ,yos ,,,c,.o ,"'
nnnt Than tbo roc. ,, '' P''"li-
hind il, and with il n secret c,,o 70, a.,
tectiye. IJntortupo,aI,, l., 80 n, We
came on tbe oronnd it, H., '"'' W"
nv peonle .bori ,ha, ~ .,''u ''o'' ~ ma
den down h.rd u, ,,'a a,., "''i was lrou-
colamjtv and ho ''o' Vi tie
the bob-noiI,d hoot a,,a ',,, Vi i"''ns
owner. us
He made som. ;,,.,...
bowever drr,n,,,,,;. ,,,a,' ''',oNcrles
He had found n,,, ,t,a, .,'e W. I"'eS''sat'oh'
he was woro boo,s Ill, 49, 'e'
in n necuIior e., -, ''' ,'o"-''aiis
,broo no;Is ,,,,-ai. 80 .'' 'o,os' Win
were or Eno,,sh ,o,.o '''' '"e ooo's
them tboroc,nn ""u '"o Mearer OF
man and Ma, H., ~ - p'"''y a" EhSl'sh-
imnrossiop ON Tho c,,,a 1c,,'- 'l' "''oe 'he
or and -, ,I,a -. on' ue'u cohuucl-
oI,,o a., l., 7.'"''' Inns was all the
,,o,. -. :, ''u " '"o ioooer nut mea-
vas "o u'u hot despair OF hunt
Io,,o,o. 49,, no u'u not DeileVe,
,,.,., .'.s.... 80 Wv 'o,iiN'o" % the trains
aocidort a,, 49, e,'"o'' Du' t""' II was an
dan oni, ; " '"i' 'A0 ioooory was sud
No.. '''''''' VA tue part OF the rob-
ri.,,
Pinkortor oI,ho,,1,, rD away anu
ON fine watch had ,voiI. ,,,t,,, 80 W "'9
hoh-noiIed boo,. Via, a'7a 80 '"o
he roceivod te,oaranhia ""y "'o'ni"s
summoned him to anothor 81. n mn,o"
had lust bappened on tbo ooneo ,,;, "",e"
within twelve miles Of tho .itv ~ chi 'D'
On his arrival he fonnd a ,root oo,'n'' "5O'
of persons. officers and mon and nosSan
gers, about the wreck. and he immedio,olv
ordered a rope to be paved ont and ouordod
by the company's servants while no made
an examination of the ground, and a search
for the hob-nailed boots, if, by any chance,