Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-07-09
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TWO MORMON SPIES SEEN IN Hal.
LEY YESTERDAY.
They Were Discovered by a ''Times''
Reporter, and, Knowing Themselves
Recognized, Left Town In q Hurry.

Recognized, Left Town In o Hurry.
After the TINES went to press, yes
terday, its reporter was passing up
Main street to keep an eye on the
happenings of the then weary day.
A female, quietly clad, steady of
step and remarkably refined in
appearance, was passing on the
opposite side. Recollections of
MORMON TRICKS
came with a rush to the TIMES man.
He recalled the attempt to entrap
the American officials of Utah; Muir
ray, Mckay, vandercook and others.
He recalled the day when an attempt
was made to entrap Ransford. Smith,
Of Ogden, who had led the fight, as
the American candidate, against the
host of priestcraft and treason. He
recalled the Infamous effort to blacken
the fame of the judiciary of that lust
cursed Territory, and quick as thought
flies, the reporter realized the situa.
ton.
Without a word to any one the
TINES man began to follow "the
trail" From neighboring upper
window he watched and caught the
line of movement that the female had
laid out. Up Main street, westward
to River street, dropping here and
there with some meaningless inquiry;
thence eastward to Croy and Main;
again up Main and back again; ,hen
eastward to the Methodist church; off
again northward for a couple of blocks
and back again southwark to hotel
and out of 1t in few moments.
BY this time the TINES reporter
was satisfied his suspicious were we'll
founded, and took occasion to warn
some of the highest of ldaho's people
that there was danger in the air.
Leaning against a telephone post
the reporter watched, well satisfied
that there was an accomplish some
where around. AS the female turned
one corner the reporter would man
age to alter his position so as to view
her movements and pass her at an
other corner. lt.was plain that some
plan was being worked out or at
tempted TO be worked out.
After more than two hours of weary
walking the reporter saw the female
and her friend meet on Bullion street
East of the Merchants Hotel. He
had walked "across lots" and was
within 10 feet of the parties when
theymet. Nothing more was needed.
directly TO them the TINES
reporter said:
ut WON'T DO, OLD GIRL,
You can't play that game in Idaho"
For a moment the couple we're
'peechless; but fools and timid PEG.
Pile are not selected for such work as
they were here to try to carry out. If
Of the kind stated they would have
,ringed and begged for mercy. But
hese were evidently superior people.
So, realizing that "the game was up"
they were staggered, but presently
they replied:
I'VE know you; we have not done
and, since you are on our
rail, will leave town"
They are shtewd and accomplished,
md part of "gang" we'll organized
md equipped. The reporter has
snown others Of them in his profes-
'ional experience.
The couple left HALEY in separate
hacks, going South. They made no
conquest here, but might have done
80 if the never-sleeping eye of the
newspaper man had not been upon
hem.
WHAT THEY WANTED
vas to entrap representative Idaho
officials. The man to look around and
steer" and the woman to secure as
'lgnations. secret meetings. No mat.
er If or if not any evil act should be
committed in the privacy of a ROOM
'r the convenience Of a parlor, the
Iccomplice would be ready to swear
o any story that the pleasant Delilah
hould tell.
AS they committed no overt act the
TINES reporter did not deliver them
o the officers; but he did prevent the
execution of conspiracy that would