The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06
A BANDITS LOVE.
Marion Hedspeth Sends Greeting
TO His Wife.
he viii See Her Through Her TrOubles-safe
From His Pursuers-A Lawyer Acts
as His Intermediary.

Mrs. Marion Hedspeth, wife Of the leader
of the Glendale train robbery, who was re-
turned from here several weeks ago, on the
reQuisiti0n OF the Governor Of Missouri, TO
stand trial as an accomplce to the crime, re-
ceiyed bit OF news the other day that
brought tears TO her eyes, but great deal
Of comfort with them.
Readers of The CALL viii remember the
clumsy efforts Of the San Francisco detec-
tives to capture tie woman's husband and
the futile attempts 20 extOrt from her con-
fesslon Of his Whereabouts while In their
custody. She turned a deaf ear 10 threats
ana cajoIeues alike, and completely batded
tie officers in their persistent attempts to
eHtrap her.
There is little doubt that the man they
wanted WAS actually within reach when the
officers laid hands upon his wife. The police
themselves are satisfied of that and tacitly
acknowledge it, But where he put up OF
what afterward became Of him they don't
know
The heroine Of the occurrence being
close prisoner, Of course had no oppor-
tunity Of keeping informed of her bandit
husbands whereabouts, and, as the time
was fying and no word came from him to
sustain her in her troubles, sac began to
give way IN health under the confinement
and the anxiety.
NEWS FROM THE ABSENT.
The other day lawyer claimed the right
RS her counsel TO visit her in the Jail He
carried with him the information that re-
Ieved the tension Of her feelings and
left Ter in better spirits than she had been
in for months. The news was from her
husband. 1t told IF his Whereabouts, his
safety and the means he was taking for her
defense Adelbert Slye, whose arrest was
effected about the same time IN Los An
geles. was also TO be assisted, and on that
account he was invited to the conference
between Mrs. Heds peth and the attorney.
The prisoners, especially the woman,
were quite suspicious that another trap was
being set for them, and for awhile bat H-tle
confidence was placed in the stranger. The
letter iustmctng him II defend the parties
could not he passed through the prison
bars which separated them without first
being rutinZed by the Jailer, and that, Of
course. had 10 be avoided for Heds peths
protection. To his emergency the lawyer
spread Out the note against the screen, and
tie woman, Instantly Teco gnlZns the Ia
mll5aT hand, at once extended her confluence
% the visitor.
Instantly the three heads were put to-
gether, aud K. 4. Bum. for that was the
attorneys name, whispered the contents Of
his note Of instructions, and also loving
letter from the absent outlaw. over this the
woman shed c9pious tears, but afLerward
r0u>i Z herself, she thanked the lawyer for
bis courtesy and sent a reply through him
20 hrr husband. Then the gentleman took
lis departure, promising TO bring something
else when he returned.
TIE LAWYER INTERVIEWED.
Subsequently the att rney was inter-
-DF o. has hrfnl II 10
In his utteTauCes, ard while admitting that
his firm was In communication with He'd
speth, ard had got a Zee Tor defending his
wife and Sye lie skiiliully parted all the
questions leading to the Whereabouts OF the
rObUer. The communications" lie said,
'were carried on in a very roundabout
way. Ia fact, we don't know where he Is
now. HedSpe,h IS perfectly devoted to his
wife, and VIII 90 any length to see her
through this trouble"
Concerning the rumor put in circulation
by the police that Mrs Hedspeth had
''peached," the lawyer said that they had got
nothing from her, and, furthermore, tIaJ lie
had every confidence II being able 10 secure
her aCQuIttaL
With reference TO the conduct Of the San
Francisc0 police he said she accused them
Of yerv brutal treatment Once a detective
threatened TO throw her in q tub Of water II
sic did not confess. They told her that
Ter nus band was arrested, hoping IN
this way To get some damaging admis si0ns
from her. and that failing they Tepresen ed
t. her that Slye had made 2 confession, and
urged her 10 60 the same thing TO save her
self. All these methods failed, for the
simple reason that the woman had no in
formation that the police had not
HIS MOVEMENTS WATCHED.
The Missouri authorities we're greatly
exercised over the admission that Bum had
been IN communication with their quarry
At first they appeared TO bel eve the letters
we're not genuine, aud that the lawyer was
merely seeking notCTiety, butlateT they took
sufficient stock in his pTetensl0Hs to place a
shadow on him in the hope Of finding Ueds-
peth's whereabouts.
The last and most plausible news If the
bandit was received here about q week ago.
from Port Townsend, i was TO tie effect
that he had been seen there a fortnight
ago and disappeared simultaneously with
the sailing Of a lumber vessel for Val
paradise.