The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-11
GUARDED WITH GUNS
The Marion Hedspeth Eastern
Excursion Party.
High Compliment to Be Paid a Woman
Who Would Not Confde Her Affairs
Even to Detective Lees

Marion Hedspeth, the wife Of Hedspeth,
the noted train-robber, who with Slye, re-
Gently arrested in Los Angeles, is much
wanted in st. Louis for holding up train
in that vicinity s. Ieral months ago, will
soon dispense with the further hospitalities
of the Police Department here.
Since her arrest some three weeks ago,
Mrs. II edspeth, who is a most remarkably
clever young lady, and that rara avis of her
sex-a woman who can keep her mouth shut
and not disclose even the tippy-tail of Sc
cret--has been a prisoner at the Central
Station.
At first it was thought that she might dis
close something as to the whereabouts of her
husband. whom the police are itching to lay
their hands on. But she has been as mute
as the proverbial oyster on this point.
Every plan TO get any clew from her has
failed. and even the honeyed taffy daily ad-
ministered by Officer Cody. who has, from
an early trivial acquaintance with the genu-
iue and only true blarney-stOne. the gift Of
the tongues and could wheedle diamond ear
rings away from any other woman, has
been only so much sweetness wasted on the
mephlstlc prison air.
A BODY GUARD.
Not being able 10 mine any secrets out Of
Mrs. HedSpeth, and as & rtquiSition for her
appearance in ST. Louis has been recognized
by the Governor of this State she will be
taken there in. as the social headlines say,
''the immediate future
The papers for Mrs. Hedspeth's depOrta-
tIOn to Chicago's rival are in the posses
sion of Detective Tracy of st. Louis, who
like the modest man he is, has registered at
the New Western Hotel as Joseph Morrison
Of New \ OTk."
ha han6 oIi
officials, are not entertaining many fears
that HedSpeth, who Is desperate OF des-
peradOes, will with his gang derail the train
bearing his wife East and rescue her from
her escort. Still, chiefly to prevent any tr0u-
bic, they have made arrangements to guard
against any such poss bilitY. The story that
a request was made by the authorities to the
commanding officer at the Preside for the
services Of a regiment of the United States
regulars with a gatling gun annex to act as
a guard of honor for Mrs Hedspeth is, of
course, without any foundation.
CUT DOWN sHoTGUNs.
But there is positive assurance that extra
care will be taken with the available mate
rial on hand here. Southern Pacific Rail-
road Detectives Smith and Hickey, Officer
Cody of the local force and Mr.. Morrison
OF New York" alias Detective Tracey, will
be Mrs. Heldspeth's body guard. They
will be armed with saVed-off double baTreled
shotguns loaded with buck-shOt, such as
stage messengers carry, besides the ordinary
outfit of reyolyers and bOwe-knives. a
force Of st. Louis detectives and police
officers, accompanied by squad of Piuker-
ton detectives, will meet the Hedspeth
guard Of honor half way on the road and at
all dangerous points the Sheriffs will have
posses stationed along the line Of rail.
When the Hedspeth excursion party will
leave here and by what route, is, of course
a deep, dark secret. buried away in the
inner yalyular receSses Of Chief Crowley
and Captain Lees, and consequently too
profound for the comprehension of ordinary
newspaper readers, but from the fact that
Mrs HedSpeth's washing has been called in
in hurry, the chances are greatly in favor
OF an immediate skip of the party. Possibly
a special train may be chartered to take the
lady aud her guardians East.