The morning call., 1892-02-11

register bears this entry: "Maron Heds-
meth. alias II. B. Swanson: train robbery at
Glendale, No; en- route to St Louis"
1t will not be MANY weeks before the dar-
inf train-robber viii rejoin his devoted wife,
Maggie. behind the bars of Missouri prison.
In fact, he valves all demand for TeQuisitOn
papers, and is willing to start back Tor Mis-
souri's metropolis at once.
THE CRIME OF HEDGEPETH.
Here are the circumstances Of the crime
for which Hrdgepeth-for Hedgepeth and
not Hedspeth is the prisoners true name:
OntbsIi5lt0 November 90 1891. the Ms
souri, Pacific Express was stopped at Glen
da.s. eight miles west of s. Louis, by
HeIsepetb. "Dluk" Wilson, Aielbert D SIye
and James Francis. The latter was killed
q month later in Arkansas while trying to
rob another train. When the train was
stopped at Glendale two Of the band en-
tered tile cab Of the locomotive aud at tie
point eff a pistol compelled the fireman and
engineer 10 walk back 10 tie car vi tie
Adams Express Company.
s dynamite bomb was set of against the
door Ot the eXpTess-caT ana vClley OF shots
was nred 70 teTTlfy the tTaln-hands and
passengers. The express messenger was
stunned by tie explosion, and before he
could recover The use Of bis limbs two Of
the robbers scrambled IN through the shat
tered door and compelled him 10 surrender
his treasure. Inc amount OF money car
Tied off was supposed 10 be over $4,000,
although the Adams Express Company, the
heaviest loser, refused to make public the
exact sum.
Glendale, by the way. has quite q history
Is q site Tor train r0DGerles East. II was
there that the notorious Frank and Jessie
James committed their first train robbery.
The St Louis police received information
that made them believe that the peTDe-
traitors Of the Glendale robbery at once
headed for the Pacific Coast Chief HaTTi-
gan telegraphed to Chief Of Police Crowley,
asking him 90 keep a sharp lookout for the
criminals. Soon after Detective Bob
PInkerton Of Chicago arrived In this city 10
work on the case, aud the local detectives,
headed by Captain Lees, SllYey, Byram,
Cody and Whitaker lost no time in begin
ming operations.
sLYE WAS EASILY FOUND.
Detectives Pinkerton and WHITAKER pro
ceeded to Los Angeles and found Slye run
ming a saloon 10 the City Of Angels, under
the name OF y. II. Denton" lie was taken
into custody and sent back to St. Louis ID
charge Of the arTestng officers. Before
Slye started East he was Intercepted by
Captain Lees, whom lie advised to be very
cautious IN arTestiDg Hedgepetb. Slye said
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man, who had often stated he would never
be captured alive.
In the meantime photographs Of Hedge
peth were sent out all over the Coast, to-
gether with the following description of
him:
MARION HEDsPETH,
Native OF Missouri, aged 27; height 5 feet 91z to
10 inches; foot IL inches long; dark hair; com
plexlOn dark with clear skin; dark musIacne
brown eyes, rather small; when walking leans
lWn rrfn Mt ia uFr mo- g.
presents sort Of grin or smile; shows upper
front teeth; tbe TWO upper teeth are false; long
scar back OF right thumb, wears glove at times
20 conceal 1t. Black derby nat, light 0YeTcoaJ,
small neektle; diamond screw stud 10 shirt front;
diamond ring on little finger, stone sunk IN set
ting; also has a three-stone diamond ring. He
was a convict 10 the Missouri Penltentary, No.
1892; was released November 10, 1888 from
lbg November term OF court IN Cooper County,
Fo., Cd TWO charges OF grand larceny and jail
breaking. under sentence OF seven years from
November a, 1887. Wanted for robbery Of
Adams Express Companys car al Glendale, Mo-,
night OF November 30, 1891. II arrested or any
Information obtained. telegraph Z, Crowley Chief
OF Police, San Francisco, Cal.
WATCHING A TRUNK.
The day after Slye started East Detectives
Lees, Byram, Cody and SlYey went to Oak
land and kept q watch on the Office Of
Wells Fargo q Co.'S Express, where there
was a trunk bearing the address of Flor
ence A. Waterman, who was believed to
be Hedgepeth's wife. Although the rain de-
gceDded in torrents, about noon q woman
tTipped into the Office and inquired for q
trunk. Upon leaving she observed that
several men were following her and she be-
came alarmed. She hurriedly left the Office
and tried 10 give tue officers the slip by
traVeTsing many streets and turning many
corners Finally she ran swiftly and then
the officers arrested her.
When brought to this city she confessed
that she was Hedgepeth's wife, but main
tanned stubborn silence when questioned
rs TO the robbery and the whereabouts Of
Der husband. Ali efforts to break her
silence during the two days she remained
In the tanks" at the City Prison were
sbOrtiYe, and up 10 the time she was sent
East under guard Of two heavily armed de-
tectlVes she positively refused 10 make any
statement that would aid the police In their
search for the hiding robber.
Since Mrs. Maggie Hedgepeth arrived in
ST. Louis on January Is, many stories
have come from the prison In which she
Is confined. Up to recent date she also re-
fused to talk Of the Glendale affair to the
ST. Louis police, saving that if she
''squealed" her husband Would ind it out
and kill her. She managed, however, TO
hear from her husband through the agency
Of his lawyer.
TRACING HEDGEPETH.
Upon receiving a letter from Hedgepeth
the attorney would take IL to the Jail, and
spreading 1t out, let her read IL through the
screen. The last thing she said about her
husband was that he was up In Vancouver,
b. c.. for time, and that be had departed
on sailing vessel for Valparaiso. She was
very SICK for a time, and presented a far
different picture than the fair damsel who
had rnjed SUI rene over the robbers roost"
At 1914 Swan avenue, St Louis. the head
quarters of the band that robbed the train
at Glendale. 1t was in that house that the
TohheTs laid their plans for the daring
hob" and at the same time prepared their
~ Nnw for The movements Of the Hedge
retbs and pink" Wilson on this coast.
In To the moment when Sye was arrested
in Los Angeles and the news OF his arrest
te,egTanhed to the San Francisco papers,
tbe9nare was closed around the trio In a
w on"t1 - tIeir cnnfnre certain had