The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-09
THE PASSING THRONG.

N c. Sullivan, Pacific coast superintendent
OF Thiele's detective agency, is stopping at the
Northern. Speaking of the Hot Springs train
robbers, he SAID: az don't say we've got the
robbers, but We have certain parties spotted,
and are now waiting to identify them with the
crime. You see, l don't think there was a man
on the train who could positively identify the
robbers il they were to be confronted with them,
and We could not afford to depend upon such
means Tor conviction, even If we were morally
certain we had the parties. What We want is
to get the stuff they took and trace 1t back to
them. That's the best kind OF proof, and that's
what we are now looking for. Yes, the Pinker-
tons are being investigated, and SO are our
people. a iittle bit. They can stand 1t, how
ever. The Pinkertons are worth three or four
millions, while our people have a couple of
millions. II l had been in charge of the Hsme-
stead strike, however, l think / would have
acted differently. although, maybe if I knew all
the circumstances, l would have done the very
same thing. These strikes are ugly things, how
some time. because they prejudice the people
against U.s."
Charles J. Woodbury., of Oakland, Cal, is in
the city on a visit to T. R. Fleming and is en-.
gagged in writing an article on the Puget sound
country for the New York Erenfng Post. He has
for many years been associated with the devel-
opment of the Northwest, having come out to
the Sound during the construction of the
Northern Pacific road and ridden on horseback
with Col. Lamborn, the land commissioner,
from Miles City to Helena. and came here again
two days after the great fire. He wrote an arti-
Gle on Eastern Washington last year and will fol.
low it up this year with one on the Sound coun-
try. Mr.. Woodbury. is the author of a book en-.
titled Talks With Emerson" having. while q
boy. won the great writer's friendship and made
notes OF his conversations. Some chaptere of
this work were published in the Century, for
which and other magazines Mr.. Woodbury. has
written several articles.
A. NJ. Hotter and John T. Murphy, Of Helena.
Mont, passed through the city yesterday on
their way home from the Blue Canyon coal
mines on Lake Whatcom, in which they are in
terested. They are wealthy capitalists and
owners OF valuable mining property throughout
Montana. Idaho and British Columbia, Mr..
Hotter is at the head Of the Hotter Hardware
Company and Mr.. Murphy ia president Of the
Helena National bank.
Lieut.. and Mrs. r. T. Goodwin returned yes
terday from Portland, where they have been
visiting their daughter, Mrs. George B. Markle.
Lieut.. Goodwin spent most of his time at VAN
couver barracks undergoing his examination
for a captains commission. He passed vary
creditably and WAS highly complimented by
the examining officers. He only needs his COM
mission to assume the higher title he has
earned.
Thomas Trapp. Of New Westminster, passed
through the city last evening on his way TO Ia
coma. He is a prominent ardware merchant in
New Westminster, and his trip up the Sound Is in
connection with the establishment of a whole.
sale meat establishment in that city, in which
W. B. Wilson, of Vancouver, will also be inter.
ested.
II. l. Tibbals, IT.. OF Port Townsend, who has
received the Endorsement of the Democrats of
that city for collector OF the port, was in the
city yesterday registered at the Occidental