St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-28


Oscar Cook. formerly residing at Leaven-
worth, a close friend of Witrock's had
gone to Kansas City, where he was found
to be working as a cooper in the East bot
toms and living at boarding house kept
by woman named Coke. The story was
current there that Cook had
WON LARGE AMOUNT
of money in lottery. but this idea was
very soon exploded. 1t was discovered
that Cook had made several trips away
from the city, and his journeys were al
ways followed by the appearance of one of
the Jim Cummings letters. A PinkertOn
operative finally became bosom friend of
Cooks visiting gambling houses with
Cook, and continued to shadow him until
his arrest last Saturday. In the meantime
the shadow on Weaver was maintained
without result until last Tuesday night.
On that night the Pinkerton men found
another shadow whom they did not know
They saw him at No. 10 Lincoln street, the
residence of WitrOck, and afterward large
man who cOrresponded to the description of
Witrock also entered the house. In the
meantime the brother-in-law had gone to
Quincy, where he received telegram an
nOuncing the return of Fred Witrock to
Chicago. 4 PinkertOn operative had fol-
lowed Kinney and managed to see these
kilograms, which were signed by Rose Wit
rock, the wife of the man the detectives
were seeking. The PinkertOn Office In
Chicago was warned, and it only tended to
confirm their own suspicious. Witrock's
house was,
CLOSELY SHADOWED
until Friday morning, and it was feared
that Witrock had escaped. In the mean
time Kinney returned to Chicago, and lie
and Weaver were seen to cautiously enter
the Wtrock house, the blinds of which
were constantly drawn, although lights could
be seen inside. On Friday morning the
mysterious shadow came out of the Wit
rock house, as did also Kinney. and after
making a careful survey. Witrock ap-
peared. The men went south on Lincoln
street. showing evident alarm all the while,
and finally entered liquor store and res
taurant kept by an Italian on Madison
street, near Lincoln. Robert A. Pinker
ton and two operatives shadowed until
Kinney went out, when they entered and
arrested Witrock, after a sharp struggle.
The latter attempted to draw a revolver,
two of which were found Oh his person.
He protested against the indignity, but was
searched and S110 was taken from a red
pocketbook found ON his person. The
''shadOw" was searched and 81, 500 was
found on his person. The shadow turned
out to be q young man named George w.
Burnham, whom WitrOck had met in
Savannah, Ga. He explained that he had
come north with Witrock and had shad-
owed the latter's house. Witrock had
explained that he had
SHOT MAN IN CHICAGO
in row and wished to escape arrest. He
was afterward released when he had eX-
planned to the satisfaction OF the detectives
that he had no knowledge of or connection
with the robbery. When Kinney reap
peared he was searched and 81, 600 in loose
money was found on his person, while in
belt around his waist was found S4 900 ad-
ditional. These men were irOned and taken
to the Pinkerton agency in 4 close carriage.
A search of the WitrOck residence resulted
in finding a skirt on Mrs. Witrock, into
which 81, 900 was sewn in $50 notes. A
bunch of money, $3.50 in all, was also found
on her person, together with a four carat
diamond. Weaver was arrested in the coal
yard about the same time. and in the base
ment of his house was found So, 600 in
some fruit jars. The arrest of Cook and
Haight was then ordered by telegraph. The
detectives state that Cook
DISTRIBUTED THE MONEY
after the robbery and was the go-between.
They charge Haight with planning the rob-
berry and also aiding in the forging of the
letter presented to Fotheringham. Witrock
appears to have been the only man on the
train concerned in the robbery, unless Foth-
eringham was his aecompiice. Witrock,
after the robbery, it is declared, joined Cook
at the East bottoms in Kansas City and was
hidden by him until he went South. Wit
rock, it is claimed. never before was known
to have been engaged in any criminal enter
prise. He was employed as a bookkeeper
for six years at Kansas City. The de-
tectiyes decline to state what they know, if
anything, about the career of the wife of
Witrock. She has disappeared. but while
she is not under arrest, is under close sur
vellance. The PinkertOn agency still de-
clnes to state where WltrOck. Kinney or
Weaver are incarcerated but it is pretty
we'll known that they are still in Chicago.
They state that their instructions from the
express company were to pursue the thieves
without regard to expense or hope of recOv-
ering any OF the money. They will not give
any expression of their views as to the guilt
or innocence of FOtheringham.