The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-30
CAPTURED.
Sharp Work of Pinkerton's Men on
the Noted Express Rob-
berry.
Interesting History Of the Case.
Small Clues Make Great
Ends.

ST. LOUIS. December %. The following history
of the hunt for and capture In Chicago, last Friday
the men who on October 70 bound ana r9ooso sa, an
on the ST. Louis and san Francisco road snort
distance from this city, is derived from such
sources as to leave no doubt OF its correctness.
shortly after the robbery committed detectives
went to work upon the case, but were pracu
cally at sea as to the identity OF the robbers
There was no clew, and everything would have
fFPssSsrfS FPospssrUahams s'isO story had i not been
that there were Inaccuracies In his Statements
When the Globe-Democrat fret received letter
| from slim CummingsN dated St. Joseph, there
was a clue and very substantial one II proved
when the detectives got down to working on u
systematically In the letter lie said there was
package at check room in Union depot and marked
on the books. They got the package and opening
| it found in IL several shirts, billy and several
written songs, not at all In the hand writing of the
| letter They also found printed ballad sheet OF
the kind sold on the streets by news boys, That
was examined and upon II found the number OF
house on ''Chestnut street. The words "Chest.
nut street were exactly the same as the hsnd
| visit was paid to the house Immediately by
Pinkerton operatives-two OF his very best rhey
were met at the door by lady who was very sharp,
and Immediately recognized who the men We're.
az know who you are" said she. "You've come
here to see about two men who We're rooming
here They told her they were. Next she went
on to describe two men answering exactly 10 the
descriptions of the parties wanted, The opera
tives went into the room and examined II Tne
first thing they ran against was a bot
tie Of medicine, found TO have on II
the label OF druggist in the vicinity and also the
name of well known doctor. The drugglst and
doctor were both visited and they learned again
the description of the man who had visited tne
doctor and druggist was the same man who had
stopped at the house in question, The clothing
found along the track was examined, ana II was
found the clothing bore evidence OF contagious
disease, for which the medicine was prescribed by
the doctor and filed by the druggist. This was
established and then the operatives seemed
to be little more at sea than ever.
On the Friday before October 20, th'
time of the robbery, one of the men 0he smaller
one) had gone to Kansas City on the ~. Louil
and SaR Francisco train, and left the other mar
behind On Saturday, the man left behind came q
her, and said II a letter should come to the plec
for man named Williams, she was TO hold II 10
4 him, as he was the man. A letter came an
he said il called him away unexpectedly 70 hanss
n City. He went away from the house the nigh
of the robbery with valise She described IN
: valise. 1t was the same one which engineer Hel
l. ferman declared he saw In the hands OF the ma
!, who threw it into Fotheringhams car before nc
helped him in. Next the carpet was taken up On
under the floor covering was found an express "a
On the tag there was little green waxen seal 70
were sent with the letter to the Globe-Democra
4 This seal was examined and II was found the art
cles to which IL mad been attached had been sui
o ned some time before from the Pacific compan.
% 81 Lonis. The books Of the company we're owe
# hauled at considerable pains, and then II WI
O. found the articles which had been shipped wei
1t two valises. The yalises were those Oh tne w
1t men who had stopped at this house The Ian
Is lady said she had never seen the smaller man FRO
OF that day to the time she was quesuone
to This clew was followed up and itwas learned
he most as positively as anything can be learned, IN
* on the Friday night upon which this smaller mt
I'll lett man went over the route In FotheriDgham
of express car The men were then traced TO Kans
he and then again into Missouri, lnti through als
ter little over @ week ago, II was learned the mi
wanted were In Kansas City OF near It, IN
were located about Independence. Williams, wi
no is Cummings, has talked great de
cee restaurant where the men had taken their mes
ad was found and saloon at which they drank "
p also visited Little clews were picked up here a.
10 there. The detectives following closely upon I
oe with whom Williams had been talking. In II
ed they found one man who had mailed one OK G, gu
III mings letters and who told them Wiilial
he chump in telling bis story. He ,
he he said, presented but letter to him, and u
re- was letter which had been forged and .purperi
he Express company. They had met together a
nv had put up a scheme whereby Fotheringham v
az to say he had received two letters, one from
Mt, rett and one from MT Damse Am oa IN MS nurTy
sci, and therefore Fotheringham ,
mixed himself up on his story. The Damsel ley
was understood to have been given 70 compiet
turn away any s1epician that totneringnam
connected with the robbery.
Lhe When 1t was learned the men were In Kan
his City or thereabouts, warrants were applied
mt and tneV were lBBueu. lWO llbu ivCn
no the man dubbed in the indictment as Richard
tbe and had photograph of him. The druggist doct
engineer Heferman, landlady and several 9th
the were in Kansas City and Sunday morning Roe Y
hi 10 turn up lie didn't turn up. He was again
Re- appear In Kansas City Wednesday last but did n
sh- II appeared the game had been temporail
flushed. The detectives thought there had b.
To- mismagagement somewhere and the mat
ke dropped TN the news of the Chicago arrest was
ow ceived, when the detectives went out and eau
YER the man Cook The real name OF Cook is
The man Whitlock, who is supposed to be In
tody In Chicago, IL well known In Kansas
answered the description Of Cummings In ey
respect except that he is dark and Williams lif
to- lie was at one time bookkeeper for Leayenwo
nes lumber firm and WAS we'll informed man, ca
lay. BILE Of writing Cummings letters II any man v
was He distinguished himself by marrying q keepel
go, A bawdy house and disgracing his family.
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