The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-12
LEFT FOR ST. LOUIS.
Hedspeth's Wife Delivered to
Detective Tracy.
He and the Authorities Here Are Extremely
Silent in Regard to Their Movements
for the Capture Of the Gang.

Mrs. Marion Hedspeth, alias Williams,
Williamson, Morrison and many other
names, due TO the exigencies of her hus-
bands protean change of vacations, was
yesterday delivered to Detective Tracy Of
ST. Louis. Unless the husband, who has
the reputation of being desperate Of des-
peradoeS, rescues her en- route. she will ar
rive in st. Louis within six days and be
booked there on the charge of robbery in the
first degree, which means robbery in con-
nection with an assault, or in other words
that she was connected with the Glendale
train robbery in Missouri on November Attn.
That the authorities can hold her upon
this charge is very much doubted, as II has
not been attempted to show that such was
the case. even in the St. Louis papers, but
the charge is sufficient to enable the author
tiles to take the woman back there, with
the able aid OF the authorities here, who
placed her in the woman's ward OF the City
Prison with the strictest orders that no
one, especially reporters, be allowed to SEQ
her. She might, for oil lntents and pur-
poses. have been just as we'll placed IN the
famed Bastile under "lettre de cachet."
SHE DESIRED TO RETURN.
Chief Crowley said the woman desired to
return to st. Louis as she had come 10
full realization of the terrible character oil
her husband and desired to sever her con-
nection with him and the gang OF which he
is a member, and that she was willing 10
return without the requisite reQuisitiOn pa
pers. The said papers were, however, pro-
fuced, possibly to cover any objection she
might raise at the last moment.
Detective Tracy, in his straightforward
manner, said ''No, l have no objection to
talking about my purposes l expect 10
leave tomorrow night and go by the north
erR route, although do not relish the JOB.
! have not heard a word from ST. Louis
since / left there on December 18th, aud
have nothing else to think Of except the task
Of taking this woman back TO ST. Louis.
No. am not looking fol the other men,
bers of the gang of train-r0bbers, and am
not thinking about them at all.
GONE BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.
1t was, however, known at that time that
Tracy had made all his arrangements to
leave on the o'clock train of the night OF
the day on which lie was speaking, that is
last night that he was going by the Central
Pacific instead OF the Northern, as he stated,
and that Charles Cody would alone accom-
pany him TO ST. Lonis, one sleeping while
the other keeps guard over the person OF
the prisoner, thus showing the meaning OF
the detectives motto, 1--WE never Sleep
All inquiry concerning the movements TO
be made toward apprehending the other
members Of the gang, believed still to be on
the Coast, We're answered with a-"Really
| know nothing abou: the case, and have
not had word about the matter since l
left St. Louis" Yet it is known that Chief
Crowley is in constant communication by
wire with Larry Harrigan Of st. Louis in
regard to the man who so easily slipped
through the meshes of the net so strateRi-
cally laid for his capture in Oakland.
1t is expected that either Tracy or some
other detective from St. Louis will be out
here soon, II he is not here now, to continue
the search for Hedspeth.