Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-07-31
WAS HE REALLY HERE?
A. FLY COP OF CHICAGO VISITS
BUTTE LOOKING FOR COONEY
"THE FOX.n

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Mors-The Wife of q Noted Missouri
Murderer in the Observation-Disclosures
tives During DayIin the Greatest
Mining Camp ON Earth.
For q number OF days, in fact for over q
week past, a quiet, unassuming stranger
has been noticeable on the streets, always
walking about apparently aimlessly and
without any particular object or purpose
other than to see the sights and observe
life in western mining town. It did not
require very close observation to satisfy
any one that the little gentleman, for he
was small in stature, was stranger to
these parts and that he was unaccustomed
to the ways OF the people among whom he
mingled. but seemingly did not associate
within fact he was regular ''tender.
foot" as all would agree who have noticed
him. The man evidently was well supplied
with money for he wore good, but modest
clothes, stopped at one Of the best hotels
in the city, and very frequently took
buggy rides about the city and
occasionally seemed to drive long ways in.
to the country as he often returned late at
night and always came back on road
different from the one by which he left.
Sometimes the night reporter prowling at.
ter news during the most unseemingly hours
and in all kinds of out-of-the.way places,
would meet him and then he was generally
walking very fast or else going along slowly
and acting as though desirous OF avoiding
as much as possible the attention OF what
few persons were on the streets. A mum.
ber Of policemen noticed him during his
nightly strolls and began to look upon him
as suspicious character and the wonder
is that he was not pulled" and probably
would have been "pinched" had he re.
manned in the city much longer, for he is
now gone. having left last night on the
Utah & Northern for Denver.
Another thing which he did frequently
was to apparently shadow certain persons
and places but did it SO smoothly that ii
was not observed by any one. Occasion
ally he would also scan closely the counte
nances of men whom he would meet on the
streets, and once or.twice, as is known, his
staring was so marked as to rouse the ire
of those whom he subjected to the process
anu ue udTTOWv ooC6PON q uAuOoAhs All
doing So.
While seemingly impertinent his object
was to find q man answering the following
description: Patrick Cooney, 80 years
old; fest 6H inches tall; measure 40 inches
plexion, slightly pock marked and freckled
light blue or grey eyes; brown hair anC
reddish horseshoe moustache. Is intelli
gent and a smart talker; has slight English
accent; is quick and precise IN his move
ments and acts as il be had a military
training"
In other words he was looking for Cooney
| 1.-THE Fox" whom Superintendent Hub
bard, OF the Chicago police, wants badly fol
compiicity in the Cronin murder, and To-
whose arrest he would pay handsomely
Right or wrong. the impression prevailed
among the Chicago authorities that thei
man was in this part OF the country, ant
was in hiding in or near Butte, having COM
here from Kansas City, where he was seel
and recognized, and which place he was com
PEELED to leave because of the decidedly sui
try atmosphere which suddenly sprung VI
and his capture would certainly have fol
lowed had he not received tip. The NAL
who was here looking for him is one OF tn
shrewdest detectives on the Chicago fore
and was sent out because he knew Coone.
and because of ability as a tracker. II
soon became satisfied. however, that b
was on the wrong trail and gave up tn
chase in this direction. While here, though
he kept close watch on the movements OF
number of persons.
To q gentleman who himself was form
erly connected with the secret service Q
Chicago, and to whom he had letters OF in
PRODUCTION, is The MINER indebted for til
knowledge of his identity and the object
his visit.