The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-08
A DETECTIVES GOOD WORK
The Arrest of Preston, Kean & Co.'s
Ascending Cashier at Lima.
The Story of the Search for the Criminal
from His Flight to the Date of His
Apprehension.
Lima. Peru, Correspondence Chicago Tribune.

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c,bioo,so ouootod considerable nj a sensation
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among the Engllsh residents mere. AS
matter of fact, the detective caught his man
nv n great niece of luck. Had not Kerr's
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safe in the mountains before Julian arrival
Kerr is now on board the United States
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adheres to his original story-that he will
make if UNPLEASANT for Others when he gets
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tressed by his position
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APPREHENSION OF AN EABEzALEh'
"Being in possession of additional in
formation in regard to the apprehension of
the North American embezzler, of whom we
gave an account few days ago, we give it to
the public for the facts are curious and the
personages concerned not altogether I'M
known to our readers.
"At bank in Chicago United States OF
America, one of the most trusted employees,
by skillful Justification of the books, alb
stracted very considerable sum of money
and bonds. The theft was so cleverly done
that the heads of the house were unaware
that the bank had been robbed.
"The 18th of last January the employee,
whose name is Frederick NJ. Kerr, solicited
and obtained from his employers a days
holiday to rest himself from his arduous
labors No suspicious whatever were awak
ened by this request The 10th of the same
month the chief of the bank received letter
from Kerr, in which he acknowledged the
theft, and announced his intention of leav-
ing the country. An examination of the
books showed defalcation of $4,000 Ameri-
can gold. Neither the letter nor the post
mark gave the least indication from what
port Kerr intended to take his departure.
1.-THE Governor of Illinois, who was inter
ested equally with the bank in the apprehen-
sion of the criminal, applied at once to the
Pinkerton National Detective Agency, put
ting in its hands the whole business. The
only clew was the photograph and personal
description of the delinquent, and the only
Instructions: Pursue the thief through the
entire world. The State will pay all ex-
pense, and will give you an order counter
signed by the President of the United States
for his extradition if he is found in any
country with which We have such trerty.'
THE Pinkerton Society mentioned is of
private character. 1t does not depend on
the authorities, and has for its sole end the
apprehension of noted criminals 1t has in
its employ a great number of men of recog-
nezed probity and sagacity. These men
earn a fixed salary, and have an additional
pay per diem when they are compelled to
leave their domiciles. The operations of the
society are conducted with so much certain
ty and sagacty that the greatest enterprises
are intrusted to it by the Governors, and even
by the United States.
ITO return to our history: Having received
its instructions, the Society of Pinkerton put
all its forces, from New York to San Francis
co and from Chicago to New Orleans, into
operation In each port of the numerous
coasts of the United States in each town of
the frontier, the society worked to exhume
the remains (?) of Kerr. Knowing that the
steamers which had left port since the 18th
of January would return to the point of de-
parture, an agent was sent on board each one
on its arrival to find out If the fugitive had
been passenger on the outward voyage.
Each agent was provided with photograph
and description of the defaulter. At last the
City of Paris arrived at New York from
Colon (Aspinwall). Her captain, officers and
Stewards stated that on the trip to Colon there
had been on board passenger who was the
original of the photograph shown them, but
who travelled under the name of Perrott
ION the following day Mr., Julian, a skill
full and sagaoious employe of the society,
sailed from New York with instructions to
follow Kerr over the entire globe If necessary
He was provided with extradition papers
signed by the President, Chester A. Arthur,
and other documents which authorized him to
solicit the extradition of the roober from any
government with which the Uniteu States
had such treaty. At Colon MI. Julian OBJ
tanned information that Kerr, alias Perrott,
had sailed on the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Santa Rosa for Callao,
under the name of Warren Stuart. Eight
days afterward Mr.. Julian arrived at Callao.
Here he found that Stuart had not left Cal
lao by sea. His path then led him to Lima
Thither the indefatigable detective proceeded,
and alighting at the French and English
hotel stisfed himself in moment that his
man was not there. Perfectly dressed wear
ing the helmet hat OF the traveller and an I'M
concerned and impossible countenance the
detective lounged up and down under the
arcades OF the principal plaza, when, 10 and
behold whom should he meet, face to face