Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-10-03
SAFELY JAILED.
John Cusick Safely Secured in
n Strong Jail.
lyeeial Detective kcrnan's Persistent
Chase After his Man.
IN1iIE fLAGSTAFF JAIL

This morning Tar CIrIzES reported
I'd the pleasure oi meeting John &
ksenaD, Who recently arrested John
Essick, at Omaha, Neb,, the loader ot ,
sns % men Who worked along the At
kntic 4 Pacific road and tor years prac
ced breaking INTO care containing val
!, sble merchandise. Not until Mr.. kee
no took up tie case few weeks ago and
greed To run down the perpetrators ur
ssdrr of the stealing, did any authentic
Vs come io hight. The gentleman iirS,
lcsrtAlned that usick Was cl,+cly Intl.
Isie With Mexican gltl resulting ~
a Angeles, and TO that city MIR. Ke..
kp vent lie called at the house ot the
Ib,her of the s,rl and on seeing nu "A {.
| hn on the table asked To look at the
RolOs. The mother acq uIcHcoj, and the
pi two p'Tturcs III the album were
Ose Of the Mexican girl and Cuslck
y mother unaware oi the shrewd de.
(aiye's desire, who was not up 10 that
4, ns acquainted with the man he vas
her. telling him that picture was Gu.
ks" Mr.. Keenan, then gained the uhme
the photographer and from him had u
. pen negatives takep, sending them
the ch,efs ~ police of the principal
hes on the Pacific coast, TO Dennison
} u San Antonio, Texas, 10 Tacoma,
sb.; To Ogden, Utah; to Denver. Cot,
ID To Omaha, Ncb., requesting them Ia
sp a sharp lookout Tor tho pursued.
answer was received from any, except
eei of Police Crowley, OF Sau Fran.
J EbrO, who informed the pursuing detec.
that his man had been IN
lt city but had left. On reaching Sau
nnclsco, MIR Keenan, found that Cn.
Fr had taken the Southern Pacific Tor
rden, Utah, from which city he con.
kued on 10 Salt Lake. the detective be
About seven days behind hun. From
Lake Cusick went - Pocat@llo,
aho, where he worked few days Here
detective lost the trail % his man,
% had suddenly eft pocatcllo aud
'ueJ up 10 Green River. Wyouins.
here he was night ssitchman IN the
Eou Pacific yards ior eleven days. Gu.
b gained informal alton from soln- OF the
Iroad boys tba. the detective had again
spd his trail, aud he left FOR Rollins,
yoming. heading toward Cheyenne. lie
traced 20 Cheyenne, where he took
Wyoming Northern road 10 Douglass
from there wen, over tbs North west
road to the Minsouri river vale, 10
pa, the detective having gained IN his
ase ON the flying thief several days
eu the vale, to went to South Oma.
IN search OF his mother whom he had
seeu for fifteen years. and who had
pTred again and moved away. Cusick
kulred for his mother and found that
Resided at 2S@b Sherman avenue,
hAaa, and TO that place he went, DE
tive Keenan, came On five days later,
sftsined from the postmaster of South
BAHIA the residence oi Cusick's mother,
on gong there fortunately found his
p, and without allowing him an oppor.
pity TO offer resistance placed him un
arrest, lie was placed 10 the Omaha
the night Of his arrest, and Sunday
soIbg last Detective Keenan,, with his |
soner, passed through the city for
hgstaH where Cusick 10 now behind
bars Of an iron cell, after one OF the
persistent and faithful chase ever
'ds after u prisoner by n detective in |
western couutry,
Cuslck 10 q railroader by occupation,
Pred cards, and il Was easy travelling
him, IL is understood that since his |
Ast became generally known several
is boon companions on the Atlantic 4 |
aac have quit the service Of the com.
sg'leaving without securing their time
Peks. and by ~ doing criminstlng
ns-lves IN the robberlcs.
lts expenses ot Detective Keenan, are
se by the Atlantic i Pacific com.
y. WHO have made II u practi To fol.
law breakers on their road until they
hnhliy run To earth.