The morning call., 1891-12-31
HEDPETH ESCAPED.
Two Missouri Train Robbers
Traced to the Coast.
A. D. Sly and Marion Hsdpeth the Msn-The
First Named Was Trapped, the Other
Bafled Eis Pursuers

A tall, handsome brunette was arrested
In Oakland on Tuesday night and brought
to the City Prison in this city under the sus-
ptcion of being the wife of Marion Hedpeth,
one Of the two train-rob bbers who held up a
train upon the Missouri Pacific Railroad at
Glendale, few miles west of st. Louis, on
the night of November 3Oth.
To all the usual pumping process by
Chief Crowley and Captain Lees, she has
maintained stolid silence, neither affirming
nor denying any charges they have made
against her, nor in any manner giving them
the information they desire.
About December 14th, while Robert A.
Pinkerton was in this city, he received a
telegram from Larry HarrigaD, Chief of
Police of st. Louis, stating that two men,
Marion Hedpeth and Albert Bnntonsly,
were wanted as aceOmplices for the above
mentioned robbery, and that they were
then on the Pacific Coast Pinkerton W as
asked 10 cooperate with the detectives here,
and some Instructions were also given to
lead TO the arrest of the train-robbers.
TELEGRAMS OF WARNING.
Chief Crowley also received telegram
from Harrlgan, informing him that trunk
had been expressed by Marion 'Hedpeth to
Florence A. Waterman at Oakland. and re-
questing that it be watched. The Chief de-
tailed Captain Lees and his assistants,
Silvey, Byram and Cody, to work the Oak
land end. while Plnkerton and Ross Whit
taker went to Los Angeles to look uu Sly.
Alter about two weeks work Sly was
located. and was found running saloon
under the name OF -. II. Denton" He
was arrested, and when searched q gold
watch and chain were found upon him,
which were recognized as the property OF tile
EYnrpss bn
was in the train when il was held up.
The total amount of property secured
from the train was not learned, but it is
thought to have been about $4,000. The
Adams Express Company officials were
very reticent on that point, as the company
is the loser. However, Sly was informed of
the status of the case, and made to believe
that 1t was only a question of a few hours
when his pal, Hedpeth. would be captured.
SLY TAKEN To SACRAMENTO.
He then agreed to return without waiting
for the necessary Tequisition papers, was
taken to Sacramento on Sunday night in
charge of Whitaker and Byram, and then
sent on East to st. Louis. Nothing now re-
manned but t. watch the trunk and capture
the other man.
A call was made upon Wells, Fargo & Co.
and the trunk was removed, which act, in
all probability, accounts for the failure to
capture Hedpeth. On Tuesday, while the
rainfall was heaviest, woman called at
Well, Fargo & Co.'S Express office in Oak
land, looked around to see whether she was
being watched, then asked whether there
was Il trunk for Florence A. Waterman, and
was told there was no package for any one
of that name.
She then knew that job had been put up,
and sought to make her escape. She looked
around again with Heightened look in her
eyes and left the place harredly. The
streets were practically deserted, and when
she was shado~ed she had no difficulty in
perceivng them and their motive. She
hastened faster and faster until she broke
into a run.
SHE WAS FINALLY ARRESTED.
She went across this street and that street.
around one block, then doubling back again,
and finally went into house. The detec-
tiveS followed in d few minutes and found
uei. Ii Was learned then that she had only
rented the room short time before calling
al the express Office, and had told the land
lady that she expected her sister from Salt
Lake City. She then went out saying she
would send up the trunk,
When arrested the woman was asked
whether she was Hedpeth's wife, but would
not deny it nor give an affirmative answer.
She will probably be held as an accessory
and be charged with grand larceny, but in
the meantime Hedpeth will HE him to
safer climes The orders at the City Prison
are to allow no one TO visit her.
HOLD THE WOMAN.
Captain Lees last night received a tele-
gram from Chief of Police Harrington of
St. Louis, asking him to hold Mrs. Maggie
He'd eth, alias Williams, alias Waterman,
as she was wanted in that city for robbery.
Mrs. Hedpeth is a compactly built young
woman, slightly taller than the ordinary, is
&c years of age and weighs 140 pounds. She
is fair skinned, with small regular features
and dark brown wavy hair with a false
front. Size wore black dress and brown
plush coat with turned-up collar Her dia-
monds consisted of pair of earrings,
slightly off color, valued at S275 and bar
pin worth $500. She also had small gold
watch with heavily embossed cases and
woven wire feb set with small diamonds at
the end