The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-04-22


perhaps, the fact that the robbers hand NOT
secured quarters in any of them.
In accordance with previous under
standing they returned to headquarters at
u O'Clock to report progress, compare
notes. and to receive additional instruc-
tions from Mr.. Clarvoe, who with McDev-
lit, Coomes and Miller, had in the mean
time visited the National, Metropolitan.
st. James, st. Marc, the American, the
Washington House, the fremont, the
Continental and the Congressional, but
none of the late arrivals at any one of these
hotels were of nature to excite suspicion
except in one case, and in nearly every
instance the clerks of the hotels were ae-
quainted with their guests. and could give
satisfactory accounts of them. The ex-
ception was at the st. James. There were
four or five arrivals from the West by the
$40 train, and among them that of lady
who was registered as
MRS. ALICE II. PINKNEY,
Jefferson City, Mo-. and after being s.
signed to her room, No. a, she remarked
to Mr.. Bunker that her husband was wisi
her, and would be in after attending to an
important engagement. There was moth
ing suspicious in all this, but Mr.. Clarvoe
determined to place her under espionage,
and accordingly Mr.. Coomes was detailed
to watch in the hall near her door, and to
arrest her if she attempted to go out, and
her husband if he should come in and to
still provide more effectually for his arrest,
Mr.. Miller was directed, in conjunction
with MIR. McDevitt, to keep sharp look
out on the avenue between Four-and-a-
half and Seventh streets for the alleged
husbands arrival at the hotel.
AS soon as Mr.. ClarVoe heard from Sar-
gent and McElfresh what they had &C
complished, and read the telegram signed
Pink" he WIS morally satisfied of the
guilt of the party at the St. James. 1t
was now l o'clock. A hasty note was
dispatched to Mrs. Fitch to quietly take
carriage and come to headquarters if she
could, as every hope existed of soon re-
quiring her services in identifying the
supposed robbers, but her condition was
such that her physician, DR.. Garnett, alb
solutely forbade her going out. She was
in high fever, and had then, for the past
hour, been occasionally delirious. This
manifested itself in most piteOus walls
concerning her loss, and in helplessly
crying, "Mother 2" " Mother! 80, nv
dear nother,' Lieutenant Fitch, how.
ever, at once repaired to the detectives
for, as he remarked to us, seemed to as
sure him that the stolen necklace would
be recovered.
The entire strength of the force was
now concentrated in and around the St.
James. 1t was not deemed necessary or
prudent to make an immediate arrest of
the woman for fear of giving the alarm in
some way TO her husband, but the strict
est watch was kept over her-Mr. Coomes
keeping his station in the hall and Mr..
Miller having his in the office below,
while the balance of the force was dis
posed cunningly on the outside of the
hotel. For one hour long, which seemed
almost an eternity to the officers, they
kept their secret watch and made their
short patrols. During that time the ar
rest OF three different citizens, answering
somewhat to the description of the man,
was made, but quickly discovering the
errors made, they were liberated on the
spot. Their skillful work and patient
watching
WAS AT LAST REWARDED.
ClarvOe was walking on the north side of
the avenue, slowly down toward the Ma
tional, and when about half way between
the st. Marc and the Metropolitan, he was
Overtaken by a man. Whether he then
knew the officer or not is a mystery: at
any rate, ClarvOe could tell by his quick
impressions that there was something un-
usual about him, and the mans action at
once plainly indicated that he was nerv-
Gus. The single expression of Good
eveningi" passed between them, but Clar-
voc kept by his side, or Just little in his
rear, until they reached Sixth Street, when
the man started to cross, and then sudden
! ly turned round and commenced walking
| back.
| Clarvoe then said, "Where are you 60
ing, sir?"
ITO my hotel" he replied.
Which is that ?' asked Clarvoe.
Wizards; I've got turned around"
"SuppoSe you turn around again and
go with me?' said Clarvoe, stepping up
and placing his hand on his shoulder. By
this time Clarvoe's private signal had been
made, and Sargent and McElfresh were at
his side. The man saw that it was useless
to resist, and he submitted to the hand
cuffs and was marched up to police head
| quarters, where he was Immediately iden-
tilted by Lieutenant Fitch as the man who
had occupied the seat behind his all the
way from st. Louis. MIR. McElfresh was
then sent over to the st. James, with di-
rections to Coomes and McDevitt to arrest
the woman registered as Mrs. Alice III.
Pinkney and bring her to headquarters.
which was quickly and quietly done, and
without informing her of the arrest of her
pretended husband she was locked up in a
room remote from his. Lieutenant Fitch
also identified her as the woman who took
the train at Harrisburg. The clerk in the
! Western Union office who received the
| Ill fnh fn a111 hniy toi-a -,
| to the presence of the man under arrest
he promptly identified him as the one who
had sent the dispatch to Mardox. He gave
his name as Bushrod T. Pinkney, and
said, ''He was from st. Louis, and had
come to Washington on private business
and that The lady with him was his wife
that she had been visiting friends in Penn.
sylvania, and had Joined him at Harrisburg
by telesraphic direction" His wife was
then brought into the room, and while she
was telling similar story one small trunk
the only baggage she had in her room al
the hotel, was brought in by McDevitt
On the sight of it each of them
TURNED AS WHITE AS A SHEET,
and she, choking with emotion, asked
why they had brought her trunk there
Feeling perfectly sure that he had the
| IuiCNco CdStu. NIdTNOt Hlaue no reply, Du
simply asked her for her key. After de
spairins look at her husband she handed
ii to the Chief, and ne proceeded at one,
to examine its contents, and near the bot
tom of the trunk he found MIR. Fitch
satchel, and in it the necklace safe anC
sound, but the satchel itself had been cut
1t was now clock, and Lieut.. Fitch lef
immediately to convey to Mrs. Fitch tn,
gladnews.
PINKNEY'S STATEMENT.
He is evidently man of some genera
culture, of rather refined appearance, ant
possessed of great nerve, and said that be
fore being locked up he would like t
make brief statement. He said that ''h
was in the bar-room of the Southern Ho
tel in st. Louis. Monday evening; that h
knew Lieutenant Fitch by sight; tina
while the Lieutenant was taking a glass o
wine with some friends he overheard hin
remark that he and his wife were going ol
TO Washington in the morning; that he
proposed TO settle up his accounts witt
the Navy Department and then resign
and that his wife would 60 with him
The thought occurred to him that sh
might have her necklace with her, an
that in some way an opportunity woul
occur to possess himself of it. He forme