New-York tribune., 1891-12-31
HUNTING FOR TRAIN ROBBERS.
ONE OF THE GLENDALE GANG AND WOMAN
CAUGHT on THE PACIFIC CoAET.

ONE OF THE GLENDALE GANG AND n "O'i'-'
CAUGHT on THE PACIFIC CoA9T.
San Francisco, Dec. 3O.-Dctectlve Robert Pinkerton
was in this city on December Ia on visit Wheh III
about to return East he received telegram rom
Chief OF Police Harrgan. of st. Louis stating that the
latter believed that two OF the Glendale robbers were on
thi, coast subsequently similar information was tee-
sraphed to Chief Of Police Crowley, giving description
OF the men, Among other things. the dispatch ststed
that trunk had been shipped to Oakland Cai, 10
Marion Hedpeth, but 1t was addressed to "floNhce
Waterman woman supposed to be the robbers vile.
At the request OF Chief arrgah, Chief OF Detectives
Lees Crowley and Pinkerton asked to cooperate
I'm search for the robbers. From further information
received from Iarrgan II learned that one OF tho
men could be found at Los Angeles. Pinkerton ano
Detective Whitaker therefore proceeded to that city ala
there found Albert Denton sly Of the robbers, con-
ductlng saloon. After his arrest watch was found
on him that had been stolen from the express messen
ger Umb evin whose was also robbed OF from
$4,000 to $4,000 in coin. Whitaker ana hnRertoh
came up from Los Angeles on Sunday evening win sly
In charge They were met at Modesto by Captain
Lees, and Sly consented to go East without awaiting
extradtloh papers.
Meanwhile the detectives kept lookout for the
trunk which was in Wells Fargo's express Office,
Oakland. The publication Of telegram telling Of sly's
capture by Pnkerton, 1t is thought put iedpeth on
his guard and forced him to seek secuson, but yester-
day the officials were rewarded by seeing Florence
Waterman walk into Wells Farg0s once ana inquire
70. the trunk finding it, owing to the police hav
ing seized it, the left the office and gave
the officers lively chase though it raining hard.
She finally arrested and brought to this city, where
Captain Lees questioned her to-day. Captain Lees says
there clothing in the trunk but declines to 60 into
details concerning the contents. lie denies that the
gave any Information regarding the suspected
men but says another effort will be made TO induce her
to tell What she must know
The latest series Of exploits by sly and his fellow
bandits began with the robbery OF the Sreetcar barns
at Omaha, in october. in which they used dynamite
and secured large amount Of money. They com
mtt II robbery the Metropolitan street barns. in
Kansas City, In the same month, and then came the
robbery of the Pdcil1 Express Company, on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, near Omaha, on the night
OF November A. and the American EXpr3ss Company
robbery Western Union Junction. Wisconsin. on
the nigh. Of November II. In all these robberies
sly figured leader, and their work almost In
varably done with dynamite. After the robbery
at Western Union Junction, William A. Pinkeron
found that sly, in 1883, while acting driver for the
American Express COMPANY, at 81. Joseph. No. dis
appeared with package containing 10000. After
q bong search. SlT arrested in California and was
sentenced TO years In the Missouri Penitentary
at Jefferson City. on coming out, sly became asso-
dated with a gang Of burglars around Kansas City
and Omaha. on the theory that he was possibly
concerned the robbery at Western Union Junction,
the Pinkcr0n, quietly began locating sly, and sue
ceeded in tracing him to st. Louis few days pre-
viUi, 10 the Glendale robbery Traces Of his gang
found in that city, and they were followed West
after the robbery.