Telegram-herald., 1890-05-11
COT Ills NAy.
Clever yEorS of Detective nom
New YorE
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DuUrH Ma, Nay 10 ~ H Pope,
tie aefaulunE H. asy-lls bank teller.
aas c.et.rea ne4r here Frla4y ca .
boat 81 as MY lo CAMEO. by Detect
i've Cfsaiorl. ~E0 rspeoseH lea some
fdelltr company Nhleh had signed
Peae. bond CrANlo fora Traced has
aa.u ID Milwaukee. tbencs 70 this sec
tion where De learned that he had
taken the steamer Diaon Tor Canada.
Crawford took TIE train for Two Hsr-
bors. Nina, interoePuag the beat aud
caugat nls tnAu-
shortly before the propeller Hiram A.
Dixon. II Booths Lie. left here
THURSDAY tWo gentlemen came 20 the
dock and asked when the boat would
leave for Port Arthur. Later they went
into the cabin ana asked TO be assigned
70 stateroom al once. Shortly
afteyward tho boat steamed our Of
the harbor and MAS soon o1t OF
SIGHT. About al hour afterNard very
much furrlec man named Crawford
went into the Booth ONCE and asked
when the boat left Tor Canada he was
told that II had just gone and that 10
other would leave before sunday.
A. this intelligence he swore a little
and vas apparently quito angry. At
length ne told Mr.. Coventry that his
wife VAS dying in Port Arthur and that
be wanted 10 see her alive. Coventry
suggested that be try 70 get = special
engine for Two Harbors and catch
the boat there. This ne did IL now
sppears that this man was a fully en-
powered officer OF the law for the Fidel
ity & Casualty Company OF New York,
which made a special work Of furnish
ing indemnifying bonds This com
pany was on the bonds Of Pope
for large sum. The detect
i've has been following Pope, who
travels under the name Of J. b. Walker.
and his companion. named Orift tbs. for
several weeks, and almost caught them
in Milwaukee. lie traced them here and
caught the pair on the Dixon just as
she WAS leaving Two Har bors. A tele-
gram from there says that the special
on the Iron Range road bearing the
officer dashed into tina; town
al break-neck speed. The de-
tective at once leaped from the
single car attached and rushed 70 the
dock 70 catch the Dixon. The vessel
had just cast Of and was getting under
way when he hailed her. She slowed
up and leaping into a boat the
detective was rowed out and taken
on board. The vessel then contin-
ued on her course 10 Port Arthur,
but the captain was prevailed upon 20
stop al Grand Marais, on the American
side Of the border, and land the detect
i've and his prisoner. There is no boat
from there till Sunday, at which time
the officer and Pope are expected to ar
rive at Two Harbors.
[Wu H. Pope, abscoadng cashier Of the
Louisville City National Bank. wss the only
genuine Or. Jekyll ard Mr Hyde that city ever
had. Among bank ofcoals and his business a.
sOciates 40 was model man he taught sun
day school class. and had reputation Of being
somewhat close in money matters. Oc-
oasiona.ly he sot TO the bank late OF mornings.
and his eyes looked wstery but this attracted
no comment Among his boon companions the
opposite side OF his character was dis
played. He reckless with his
money played heavy losing game
OF poker and drank large quantities
o, the best liQ lors. lie bsG two places Of
sbo6e-one among members Of his church. aud
the other a suite Of rooms where he carried on
wild dcbauches Strange as IL may seen. this
double life continued FOR two years
without suspicion being aroused But
the end came On Saturday even
Ing, March !, OF this year, Pope
put his books in the safe, bade the president
good night and left FOR home Later he was
seen with a little sschel swinging over his
couEtry 10 see q SICK sister. That was the last
seen Of VIII Pope. Monday morning be dld not
appear. At noon his desk was still empty.
Suspicion ras aroused and the vault was
forced open. Then his absence was explained
AL the paper moEev n the bank was gone u
amounted 10 somewhere from SO 600 20 SO 900
When Pope disappeared friend and boon
companion. Wat Grir1tb. was also missed, ard
he Is believed 10 be the man arrested WITH
Pope