Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-28
'O"o OiO6NSH FROM ALL QUARTERS. PINKBRTON ON THE TRAIL The Capture Of The Express
 Robbers. BIG FIRE AT PHILADELPHIA. The Losses Nearly Half A
 Million. THE PRESIDENT MUCH BETTER, Senator LOgan's Funeral
 Not Yet Fixed.
THE PRESIDENT MUCH BETTER.
THE CAPTURE OF JIM CUMMINGS.

Not Yet Fixed.
 Pinkerton and His Human SIeuth 1 Hounds Ran the Express Robbers to Earth-A Clever Piece of Detective 1 Work by Which All Concerned are l Trapped.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 27-This afternoon William | A. and Robert Pinkerton related to United | Press reporter the true story of the search for and capture of the gang engaged in the rob- bery of the Adams Express messenger on 1 train of the St. Louis and San Francisco | railroad on October 25. Immediately after I the robbery the Pinkerton agency of this l city received dispatch from the superin- tendent of Adams Express in St. Louis re- questing detectives to come at once to that city to take charge of the inves igation into the case. Robert Finkerton was detailed for the purpose and with 8 force of opera tives left for St. Louis. Their first move was to secure a list of all employees of the express company who had been discharged during the year and to ascertain their whereabouts One of these employees. named w W. Haight, was suspected of be-
 ing connected with the robbery and he was
 carefully traced up. He had been discharged
 on suspicion of having taken valuables from
 express packages. Haight was found to
 have been in Chicago until October 27, when
 he left ostensibly for Florida and that day
 or two later his wife had received a
 considerable sum of money from
 1nr 1r1clN in 1aff Do1sk .,f
 the time Haight had been in Chicago
 he had driven 8 wagon for Fred Wittrock, a
 coal and wood dealer on Lake street, and had
 also been driver for Tom Weaver, whose wife
 kept laundry on Lake street. In making
 inquiries about Haight in Chicago it was
 learned that Wittrock was absent from his
 place of business, having gone with Tom
 Weaver, it was stated, to Arkansas on a
 hunting excursion, carrying two valises, a
 shotgun and musket. The detectives were
 startled to 6nd that Wittrock's description
 answered that furnished by Fotheringham,
 the express messenger, of "Jim Cummings,'
 the man who had committed the robbery.
 They obtained some of the bills which Witt
 rock had rendered his customers for coal and
 wood furnished, and these were taken to St.
 Louis and compared by an expert with the
 tJim Cummings" letters which had been
 sent to the St. Louis Globe Democrat and it
 was decided that the man who had written
 the letters was the same who had written the
 coal bills. This matter being decided the
 detectives began hunt for Wittrock. They
 traced him up the Missouri on the alleged
 hunting excursion and also discovered that
 xl- Fl
 rooms at the house of Mrs.
 Berry, respectable lady of St. Louis,
 for more than week. Upon searching the
 room in Mrs. Berry's house the men had oc-
 cupied 8 lead seal was found stamped '.Pa-
 cifc Express company, St. Charles street,"
 and two scraps of red labels which was recognized as part of the label used by the
 express company. On October 25, the day
 of the robbery, Wittrock, who went by the
 name of Edward Williams, had left Mrs.
 Berrys house, stating that he was going to
 Kansas City, The other man had left before.
 Mrs. Berry's family had closely observed the roomers and were certain that they would
 to Chicago by detectives and given an oppor- tunity to look at Tom Weaver as he went to and fro from his wife's laundry and they
 positively recognized him. It was de- cided not to molest Weaver, but to carefully shadow him in the hope that he
 
 not yet returned. It was found that Wit trock had come to Chicago and was of re- spectacle parentage He had been consid- cred wild, but was thought honorable. Oscar Cook, formerly of Leavenworth, was in Kansas City. He was warm friend of the Wittrocks and was flush of money, claiming to have drawn large sum in lottery. He was carefully shadowed and was found to be the man who mailed the letters signed "Jim Cummings Haight, who was in Nash vile, was shadowed. He had gone into the roofing business and was doing we'll
 During all this time the whereabouts of Wittrock could not be obtained. His resi- dence in this city on Lincoln street was care ! fully watched and last Tuesday night man was seen to enter who was believed to be Wittrock. The house was closely guarded for two days and nights, but Wittrock did not leave. On Friday Tom Weaver entered the house. Towards noon Wittrock's brother in-law Kinney came out and after looking carefully around made signal as if to show Wittrock that the coast was clear. A few minutes later large man came out and walked quickly toward Madison street. He was joined by Kinney and the pair were fol lowed by the detectives, who were satisfied that the large man was the long sought for Wittrock. The detectives succeeded by some manGuvering in keeping Wittrock and Kinney in sight without themselves being suspected of shadow. The thieves having
 
 saloon on the corner of Lincoln street. The three detectives consulted and agreed to make the arrest i'll the saloon. As they were talking Kinney came out and went back toward the house on Lincoln street. The detective dodged back until he was out of sight and entered the saloon. Wittrock was in the center of the saloon talking to 8 man who was at once recognized as the mysterious shadow. Wittrock turned suspiciously as the detectives entered and made for the front door, Fullerton was at the cigar stand and as Wittrock passed he grabbed him. The thief ran his hands into his pockets, but be- fore he could act one of the detectives had pistol at his breast with an order of up hands!' There was some scufde, which shortly ended in both Wittrock and his shadow being ironed together at the bar. In the formers pockets were found two forty four calibre guns. When he askedkwhat he was arrested for, the detective replied: "For burglary on West Madison street," where upon the thief looked relieved. He said: ''I
 am business man. My name is Fred Wit
 trock and run coal yard on Lake street." He had a red pocketbook containing $110. He was asked the name of the man who had just left him and answered at once: "His name is Kinney and he will prove who I am." Pinkerton waited quietly till Kinney
 came back, when he too after scufhe was
 ironed to the other two. Tho shadow proved to be harmless fellow named burn
 ham, who had no idea of the work he was
 at. He was let go. Wittrock picked him up two weeks ago near Savannah. Kinney
 was found to have $1 ,000 package of bills in his pocket and around his waist belt
 make of four stockings. leach containing $1 ,o00 -$5. 900 in all. He and Wittrock
 were taken to the PinkeIton headquarters. They had been arrested on warrant issued by Justice Lyon, who had also issued search warrants for the coal office and house. In
 the former place on Friday afternoon Weaver was also arrested. In the house Mrs. Witt rock was found. On her person were found two rolls of bills containing $45O and fine diamond of four carats. The wo- man managed to pass skirt to female confederate in the house. This was recovered and found to be lined with $1 ,900 l In the basement of Weaver's house sealed up in fruit jars $3,000 more was discovered.
 The wrappers on all the bills were the same l as those on the money taken from Kenny. l William Pinkerton concluded thus: "The ! ,lran nd i1,ao notification in the