The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-12
FOILED
The Attempt to Rob tho Bank Of
Adams & Leonard Nipped
In the Bud.
Another Feather la Allan Pink
ert0n's Hat The Game Frus-
trated by His Son.
Assistant Superintendent ID. r. on
the War Path Private Watchman
Tom speIden and Policeman
Duff In jail.
Nothing Lost, Nobody Hurt-The Tale of
the Two lnnocents In Jall-A
Little Truth With tue
Bark on II.
Town Talk.

Town Talk.
The suburban mechanic, merchant
and professional man were yesterday
morning, ON ,Heir way To their severa
avocaiions, places OF business and of
dces, surprised aBd RECALLED by the resi-.
dents IN the huslness centre with the
recital of the attempted robbery Of thu
banking house Of Messrs, Adams h
Leonard. While no two accounts
agreed In details, all we're In substanc,
that policeman Duit and night watch
man, I. G, SpeIden, had some tim,
ago matured n plan TO rob one OF the
six banks In tho city; had ordered
the necessary hurglar-tools from Chi
csgoi the letter ordering the tools had
been turned over to
Pinkerions Detective
Bureau the wanted safe-openers ship
ped M directed, at the suggestion of
Pinkerton n detective assigned to fol.
low up the tools and ascertain who re
ceived them at Dallas, aud the bahks
meanwhile appraised Of the projected
robbery; the detective spotting the
would DO burglars was employed by
the several banks to shadow the rob
hers, aud vixen the attempt was made,
to catch them in the act; at one
O'Clock yesterday morning an entrance
was effected in the bank building by
Duff, Speiden and his two sons, the
safe opened after some considerable
trouble, and while in the very act of
taking some sixty thousand dollars
from the vault, were arrested by the
detective, assisted by Sheriff Moon
and that trusty deputy, Mr.. Hereford.
Such was town talk. Now for the
facts.
To Begin with.
A large mercantile house In Chicago
received about three weeks ago a letter
from Dallas. Not having any use for
the man, Tip Farrell, "A notorious thief
and "old timer" TO whom II was adj
dressed, II was finally handed to Mr..
w. A. pinkerton, son Of Allan Pinker.
ton, head Of the great detective agency
OF the United States, who opened II
correspondence with Tom Spelden,
with the following results:
Tho Facts.
On Sunday afternoon about two
o'clock, Deputy Sheriff J s. Hereford,
Deputy United States Marshal Nixon
and u detective from Pinkerton's Chi
cago agency, I'D. r." entered Adams
d Leonard's bank. Hereford con.
cealed himself under the counter,
Nixon In little cabinet In front OF
the vault door, and the detective on
top OF the vault, which was purposely
left open. They waited there until
o'clock Monday morning, at which
time the rear door was opened, two OF
the detectives entered, forcing II open
with Jimmy, and after remaining In
the bank about half an hour, one Of
them went out OF the bank. Nixon
and Hereford stationed themselves
near the back door, one behind the
door, one (Hereford) in the private
Office.
How Captured.
When the detective returned, Tom
Speiden followed him about minu e
after. As soon as they entered the
bank and proceeded towards the vault,
they were confronted by Nixon and
Hereford pistol In hand, and ordered
ed to surrender. Speiden surrendered
and was taken into custody, when
Hereford left the bank to arr est Duff,
who was known to be- on the outside
watching. As soon as Hereford reach.
ed the street, he saw Duff standing
over on Nichols corner, opposite the
front of the bank, where the detective
told him he would Ind Duff. Duff
seeing him, ran towards him, but az
svon as he discovered who he
was, turned and ran. Here.
ford ordered him to halt,
Duff continued running until over
taken and captured about the middle
of Elm street. between the bank and
Nichols corner, when he was dis.
armed, and Duff and Speiden hand
cufied and taken TO Jail. Two young
sons OF Speiden were subsequently
found at home, arrest and lodged In
Jail under charge of completely.
The BurgIars' TosIs.
There was complete set Of burglars
tolls, tempered with mercury, In {
black oil.cloth carpet-bag. Ths carpet
bag belonged to Speiden. The tool,
were put In the bag, which was put IL
u market basket and carried down by
Speidea's two sons, and hid 10 an ole
water closet, in rear Of the New Yorl