Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-27
A MANITOBA ROBBERY.
Lord Gordon Again Heard From
Thieves Captured with 900 of
His Money.

His Money.
From the st. Paul Pioneer, June 2Oth.l
On Tuesday night last Major A. B.
Bracket, of Brackets Northwestern
Detective Police bureau OF this city, re-
ceiyed a telegram from Fort Garry,
stating that heavy robbery had taken
place within a short distance of that
fort, and that the thieves we're supposed
to have fed toward st. Paul.
Major Bracket at once started on the
next train for Duluth Arriving at the
junction he spied among the crowd three
men who answered the description tele-
graphed him. One of them got aboard
Of the train, and the Major concluded
to keep his eye upon him, and instead Of
getting off he went to Duluth. Keeping
his man in sight, the next day, he found
that he had offered a one thousand dol
lar bill at Stones bank to be changed.
This tailed with his telegram aud he
did not lose sight of his man. On
Wednesday evening the spotted man
took the train which left for St. Paul,
and strange as it may seem the Major
was on board the same train. At the
junction the two men which the Major
had seen the day before, got on board,
and then he knew that he had found his
men. Watching an apropos time, the
Major sauntered through the cars, and
on arriving where the three men sat he
spoke to ono Of them with all the famil-
liaritY of an old acquaintance. The
man seemed little surprised at thus
being familiarly accosted, and rather in
timated that the Major had the advan-
tage of him. -.
"Whyl don't you remember me?
says the Major. L met you at Fort
Garry last year. Your name is Calkins,
isn't it?"
) YES, that's my name; but 1 don't
recollect meeting you"
"Why, don't you remember the little
time we had at the hotel there2" says
the Major in his jovial way. " | never
forget ceuntenance or a name, and,
turning to the other two men, remem-
ber Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Daggett also,
who were there at the same time.
By this time all three of the men be-
gan to think they had met the Major as
he had said, and they at once admitted
the fact that that was their names, and
were glad to see their friend of such ex-
cellent memory
An hour or so was passed in social
converse as the train sped on, and when
near White Bear the Major brought the
pleasant occasion to an abrupt close by
saying, Well, boys, want you to she'll
out You have some money that l
want. You may as well disgorge. You
are the men have been looking for /
arrest you for the robbery of Lord Cor
don.f
The astonishment of the three can be
imagined. They were caught in a trap,
and they knew it in a moment. They made
no resistance, as they saw that the Major
had surrounded them with his friends, who
were ready to help him in case of emer-
gency. They came up at once, and pro-
duced the money, forty one-thousand
bills, and the balance of the thousand
dollar bill that had been changed in
Duluth.
The Major brought his men to this city
aud placed them in the Ramsey county
Jail, and will hold them to await the
issuing of extradition papers to carry
them back to Manitoba for trial.
lhe money was StOlen from Loru Oor-
don, man pretty we'll known by repu-
tation, not only in this city but also in
New York, and in fact on the other side
of the Atlantic. Most of our readers
will doubtless remember the circumsI
stances under which the so-called Lord
Gordon became known TO the people of
this State and the prominent part he
played in certain financial transactions
With Jay Gould, of New York city.
After the Gould difficulty he disap-
peared, and since that time he has been
IN Manitoba. 1t was known that he had
a lsrgo amount Of money with him, aud
these three young men becoming aware
of the fact, watched their opportunity,
and robbed him, as above stated. Walker
and Calkins are both young men, not
over twenty-five years Of age. Dagget |
is nrobably thirty years old.