Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-19
tho dog. who was wide awaliO and all

room IN tho night, secure tho keys and
then slip through the back yard, enter
the bank and open tho safe. when
learned that tho dog was great favor
ito Of hers this belief was q certainty.
couldn't. for reasons already given. say
word TO Mitchell nbout-his Ho want.
ed to suspect his two employees. but
when he had canvassed the matter no
was made TO see that Il was altogether
unlikely that either Of them was guilty.
Indeed no VAS alone In tho bank when
the bonds and money came in, aud no
alone know whore tho deposit was
placed.
What did do2 turned TO Mrs. Gray
again. and 10 about week something
happened 10 prove that | was on the
right trail. Ono OF tho street car lines
OF the town ran down TO the railroad
depot. It was Mrs Gray'8 habit OF an
afternoon to rido on this limo with tho
little girl rs far down as n certain park,
and TO sit near tho fountain nnd read
while tho girl rompod about with other
children. | had closely watched her
while in this park, but no ono had ever
come near hor and her domcanor had
been perfection.
On the third afternoon after tho rob
berry nho oocupicd'hcr usual scat for an
hour without anything happening.
rat on n bench In the rear Of her and
about thirty feet away, and by and by
noticed that eho was writing motto
with pencil. Sho did II 20 deity that
one sitting in front OF her could not havo
told what she was at. Beside her was
largo shade tree, and rs near 90 | could
mako out she disposed OF tho note. when
folded up, somewhere about tho tree.
When she loftI followed her for u short
distance, ard looking back | saw
young and well dressed man occupying
the place vacated by her. An hour
lator, when could examine tho trec,I
found hollow Ia the trunk Just about
on limo With her shoulders az aho sat
on tho bench. Ono not looking for It
wouldihave natthors lfty times and dis
covered nothing.
My thoorylwhs that sho had an ac-
complice-thb young man whom had
seen. The Hollow In tho trco was their
postofiice. Next ddy was nc tho park
half an hour before her usual time, and
beholdl silioyoung man was occupying
that bench.' ASlsho appeared hc got up
and tool, SCAT a hundred feet AWAY, and
Watching elostlyl saw that she took a
lnoto from iiytreo. Before leaving sho
,.wrotc and ypoa,ed' one in reply, and
af,or aho had gone saw him get II.
was now Certain that was ON tho right
trail, and went TO Mitchell TO secure
some particulars l wished 10 know. |
told him had y Glow, but would not re.
veal which way it led. | learned from
him that tho combination OF the vanlt
door had four numbers, and ho alono
knew H. II had been changed about u
month al,or Mrs. Gray's arrival, aud no
hoaitatingly admitted that tho word was
"Aimo, whiGhwss her Christian namo.
Ho would not, .howoyor, admit that this
fact was kuownto her.
For TIVE weclg9 after receiving this IN.
formation I hardly got sight of Mrs.
Gray. For some reason shO remained
very closely Gt.hpme. found out from
Mitchell in u roundabout way that the
money needed TO pay the men at the
coal ffino and also at q largo factory
was deposited with him ON tho 18th Of
oyery month. Il waa aimply passed In
TO him to DO locked in tho vault over
night, as 1t came up from Pittsburg by
messenger. reasoned that Mrs. Gray
would work this information out OF him
in some way, or that her accomplish
would discover e. and that IL sho had
the combination Of the vault she would
make her strike on tho night of tho 18th.
On Aug. IL she exchanged notes at tho
bank, also on the 18th. On this latter
date l Hhadowed the young man for
three hours aud became satisfied that ho
was from pittsburg and "slicls uu.'
Among tho things ho did was 20 go to
the depo. aud inquire about various
night trains, and particularly one which
passed over tho road half an hour after
midnight.
promised Mitchell that climax
would soon DO reached, and then staked
my all on what might happen on tho
night OF the lith. At o'clock on that
evening threw piece Of "dosed" meat
to his dog from q ncighboring yard, and
ut 10 / softly climbed the fence to find
tho canine in his konnel and sick enough
20 remain there. lay down within tel
feet of him, hidden behind u bush, aud
II was IN hour and half before any
thing happened. Everybody in In,
noighborhood was in bed and asleep by
that time. and was not greatly sur
prised when female figure, which
knew to be that OF Mrs. Gray, suddenl,
appeared and passed mo five feet away
going toward tho bank.
She stopped at tho kennel to speak {,
the dog, and then opened tho rear doc
and entered. ldid not moyo from m
hiding place until sho roappearod abou
twenty minutes later. She CAREFUL,
locked the bank, and as sho passed IN
on the way to tho house | followct
quickly behind. Tho keys she laid OF
the bank steps, softly opened tho sid
gate, and let her reach tho street be
fore brought matters to a climax. Sh
, was only out Of tho gate when she wa
, joined by man, but when l rushed {
, Heigo thcm he got the alarm and was OF
before | could grab him. | rot her
however. and she had bundle undo
her arm which took charge ola bun
die containing about $4,000 in groou
: backs.
= What n nervy woman she vast Sh
Just simply laughed a bit rs led her u
, tho stops and rang the bell TO arous
. Mitchell, and whom had told linn al
. mud had tho money and tho keys {
: provo it she inst looked up ut him wit
Il smile and asked;
"Woll, what OF itw