The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-24

Would you like to know ell about
Allan Pinkerton?, 1-t.aE
81 answered in the affirmative, and
At his resuest, followed him up to his
room in the hotel. There were two
strangers in the room, but before in-
Producing me ha threw himself into
chair and said: I'm glad ! met you
for l can give you lots OF items before
this thing 10 over With. And I'm glad
you want to know all about old Pink.
erton, for we're just the felloWe VINO
can tell you. My name is Sam.
Flicker, and I've been q detective
more than twenty years. This man
lis Detective Eaton. and this Is ex
lSherifi Yates, OF Chicago. He has
known Allan Pinkerton ever since ne
was boy. and can tell YOU all about
him.
"I've known him more than thirty
YEARS said Err. Yates. and don't
? know nothing good OF him. III never
,, forget the fret time saw him. Id
been elected Sheriff Of Cook County,
) and one OF the back townships had
! given me big majority. Some time
! afterwards several OF my friends there
f came to me and asked me TO appoint
r a fellow uamed Allan Pinkerton as
a one OF my deputies. and I di'. When
II he showed up at court he had an old
n coon skin cap on, and he didn't know
a enough 10 take it of when l opened
Is court-hsd to tell him to take 1t Oh
glAll he ever learned about detective
d work he learned from me during that
g term of court, and that wasn't much,
g I can assure you. He doesn't know
y the first rudiments OF the business
e to- day and never will know them.'
70 Sail this, and much more, came
{ out in an interview the next morning
- and as / wendell my way down to
Or Sandwich at an early hour ! con-
~ graduated myself upon having done Q
an oommendable piece of reportorial
a, work. That morning as entered
Id the old frame hotel, since replaced
be with brick one. near the court house
ar the landlord told me that there was
On a man in the parlor who would like
er to zee me, and led the way thlther
ar, Tbs introduction that followed Wal
he decidedly informal. The LANDLORD
re. simply opened the door for me to en-
TX ter, said, There is the mani with
rst drew, closed the door, land left me fac
y with q strange man OF uncommon
.as appearance. He was nearly Blk Tee
. u tall, but so broad in the shoulders an
Sc round in the body that he locke
-. ~ much shorter. Strong, rugged features
49, that peculiar highly colored complex
nv ion that indicates good liver; short
no crisp. curly hair and beard; dark
we piercing eye that impressed me wit
dis the opinion that he was looking in
AN rather than at me. About the mou!
out and eyes there was that indescribab
ay something hat tells of a resolu
ing will, fixed purpose and q great d.
one termination. Such was my first In
he preston, and it grew stronger eve
cry day of the three or four months to
4 a l had the pleasure Of his acquain
Ieu. ance.
the tHe looked into me for perhal
. 20 OF halt minute, though il seem'
s tns much longer, and then in sharp IN
Saal sive words, and with strong Scot
tbs accent, said:
ING $3.50 you're the lad who tells I
sar people OF Detroit that Allan Pinkt
. 7 ton is crooked mani"
he "'I have not said anything OF t
saw kind
dor .'No, but you have inferred
ave mu,h. Now, me lad, what do =
lead know about Allan PinkertonT
hief Nothing, and l havn't pretend
IL tina. l do. I merely reported wi
seno others said about you. l intervieE
and toem.'
ther eyes, and the interview was
OF your own seeking. One OF
t, OF men told me last night that he 6
the you going up stairs with Sam Felix
men They've imposed en- you my LAD.
psny you'll know it some day. But did
ouiy have you to come in here to qua
a .na' with you. You've done me an I'M
tD tice: and some day you'll say
, v Allan Pinkerton ia no crook, but
vas was the worst enemy they've got in
few world, and they know it. I'm
toms to bring to justice the worst gam
,eino ecoundrels in the country. It's &C
Wood to be a hard fight. but I'll win.
with take it you're an honest man, al
dsor, want you to say nothing more at
ooks, Allan Pinkerton being crook U
,rson you find out whether be is or mo-.
letec> IL told him | would not. an
n be. never regretted my promise. A U
ed att generous. kin6lS-heartsd man | n
cen met. I had 'sot ops on the o
'Gioo boys every day for the next q
long, months. aud was in high featht
pa'u the Office in consequence. !"
"Hold onl What was the out c
an of the case?''
o oH The men we're ex!radicted
y y ~ ~ taken to Indiana for trial, but
-, 90 ." never tried. Tns Prosecuting A.
h tbs rey didn't dare to try them. and
epse, farmers there didn't dare to g
over Iiurymen; we're afraid for their
since They impaneled & jury one day
,blinc the next morning not a man oil
The twelve conl1 be found"
o. is "And the complaint against