The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-11
HUNTING THEROBBERS DOWN
ARREST OF MARION HEDsPETH, ONE
OF THE GLENDALE OUTLAWS.

tody-A Remarkable Series OF Crimcs.
Robert A. Pinkerton received yesterday from
l. w. Lees. Captain OF Detectives. San Fran
cisco. telegram saying that no had arrested
Marion Hedspeth, one OF the leaders OF the
Glendale. Mo-, train robbery When arrested
he had on his person two large revolvers. and
attempted to use Them but was overpowered.
L. H. Wilson. alias Dink Wilson. Is the only
one OF the robbers now ut large. and Mr.. Pink
erton thinks the San Francisco authorities
will have him in custody within the next
twenty-four hours
Hedspeth appeared at the Post ONCE about
IL o'clock and inquired for letter. detec-
tive and two assistants who had been on watch
at the Post Office for the fugitive express rob-
Der attempted to place Hedspeth under arrest.
when be reached around to his hip pocket
The three mon. however. overpowered him be-
fore he could draw his weapon. and hand
cutting him took him to prison. Two revolvers
were found on him. one in each hip pocket.
The gang that committed this robbery were
Adelbert d. Sly OF st Louis. Marion G. Heds-
peth OF Psgath. Mo-. James Francis Of Kansas
City. and L. d. Wilson Of Omaha Sly and
Hedspeth are brothers-in- law. having married
sisters. Sly served term Of seven years In
the Missouri State prison for the robbery Of
the American Express Company In 1883.
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Missouri State prison for highway robbery.
Dink Wilson served o term In the Nebraska
State prison. Francis was never convicted.
Sly and Hedspeth were leaders Of the gang.
Sly was arrested at Los Angeles on Dec. %
by Robert A. Pinkerton. aided by Chief Of Po-
lice Glass and Detective Whitaker OF the San
Francisco police. He was taken to St Louis,
where he Is now In jail. His trial will take
place on the 10th inst He will get long term
Of imprisonment Sly had in his possession
the watch stolen from the messenger at the
time Of the Glendale robbery.
Maggie Hedspeth. the wife OF Marion Heds-
pcth. was arrested at Oakland. CAL. by Capt
Lees and his detectives on Dec. %. when she
called at the Wells Fargo. Express for her
trunk. She refused to tell the whereabouts Of
her husband.
Jim Francis. who was with his brother-i law.
while attempting to hold up and rob another
train This gang of train robbers is probably
the that hRs in this
they have committed the following robberies !:
They entered tho treasurer's office Of a
toms Of Kansas City and compelled the The men men
their hands While ths they robbed the
boarded Misfparl Paciic train Ct West omas
m,esssenGsr, and robbed the safe. Of, about
@ mss NEXT r0obeTIy Ta at
Railroad. They first overpowered the train
hands, marched ed through the express car;
The last robbery was at Glendale. Mo-: a
suburb Of st Louis. on the st. Louis and San
gang was masked. all the train hands were
with Dynamite Tho passenger coach was
shot into. but fortunately no one was hit The
sssStIlmmmatted loss by this robbery was about
EXPRESS Company ia to never let any one who
robs them escape punishment: Immediately
force AND the were called into the
his wife, Massis and Dipk Wilson Were traced ee
money secured at the Glendale ro5bery The Fte
his return at the time he attempsed to rob tRe
death. Had he been success sful in this robbery
captured or killed by the detectives who were
watching his house.
with safe burglars named Cody and l. NJ.
90tticer; They robbed ed safe AT Tascumbia.
located by detectives at the home Of Officer at
Bonner Springs. Mo-; twenty, miles west Of
@ Gy sssa r Seoas lived asstgss
could capture them, Later Cody and Hedspeth
SURPRISED EGGb6ing sHfs in small
ESCAPED, He was finally captured in Novem-
Der. 1889. and was sentenced from Cooper
s M to setsn
Sheriff L. L. Williams. and narrowly escaped
Missouri: His parents are now living living at
Pisgath In that State. He was farm laborer
and is OF temperate habits.