Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-09
Pinkerton officials in Pitts.
burg Assisting Their
Disabled Men.
TOOK AWAY THE WOUNDED.
Detectives Stir Up a Row at the West
Penn Hospital,
BUT NOTA REVOLVER WAS DRAWN.
The Western Sufferers Will Probably Be
Sent Cut To-Day.
MR.. NORDRUM DENIES HIS IDENTITY

Although Bob Pinkerton is not in Pitts
burg, as has been told, he is represented
very much in the flesh by three trusty
| lieutenants, who have q peculiar habit of
strenuously denying that they are here.
Yesterday morning Captain Charlie Nor.
drum, of the Chicago Office, waited his ath.
| letic being up the hills to the West Penn
Hospital. He went there to ask Superin-
| tendent Cowan to deny admittance to the
ward, where the injured warriors are recr-
perating, to all newspaper men.
This purpose was attended to in
| nice quiet way. Mr. Nordrum asked
Superintendent Cowan why the names and
residences of the injured men had been
given to the press and Superintendent
Cowan said he had done so to prevent
errors Mr. Nordrum said it should not
have been done and asked that in future no
reporters should be admitted to interview
the wounded men Then he went up into
the ward and advised the men not to talk.
Met by FrIck's Representatives.
They then met representative of Mr..
Frick who had called to arrange Transports
tion for the wounded detectives back to
their homes. Mr.. Frick's representative
started for the city and short time later
two men followed. The latter had just
reached the unhappy little path which is
so badly stumbled over as people see the
Twenty-eighth street viaduct on the down.
ward course, when the reporters still merrily
came after them.
Here history DIVORCES. That is, there
are two stories. Superintendent Cowan
stood upon the hospital porch when his
eye was attracted to the trio far below him.
They had stopped their walk. Still stood
still. So did the detectives. Still moved
backwards step or two. The detectives
advanced. Two more men approached.
Still ran to them, then he returned TO the
hospital with them. They were DR.. Muir
doch, director of the hospital, and Druggist
Hembold, of Sixth avenue and Smithfeld
street. The detectives, like the brook, pur-
sued the uneven tenor of their way.
Said He Threatened to Shoot.
An account of this affair was published to
the effect that the reporter asked if the men
were Pinkerton detectives, and for reply
was made the recipient of some very un-
toward remarks, which do not look we'll in
the type THE DISPATCH uses. Incidentally
the remarks were accented by the vocifer-
ouslv inclined gentleman half drawing his
revolve from his hip pocket and avowing he
would bore hole through the reporter if
he did not Immediately skip.
Charlie Nordrum told someone who told
III
following story of the affair:
81 was coming down the hill from the
hospital" Nordrum is quoted as saying,
"with another man, when we were ap-
preached from the rear by man who was
breathing rather hurriedly. He asked me
in a very disagreeable manner if we were
Pinkerton detectives. Who am and what
am is no ones affair, and I replied that I
was not. He replied in very violent Ian
guage that he was no man at all who would
DENY his vocation, and seemed very aggres-
siye.
Denies Drsw wing q Revo'ver.
"Some small words passed. am not ac-
customed to lose my head upon every slight
occasion, and distinctly remember what 1
said. I made no threats whatever, and did
not place my hand anywhere near nv
, pocket. That would have been too absurd
and ridiculous for anyone to indulge in, and
YOU may rest assured am not here with the
intention of numbering reporters, whose
only offense is their duty"
Speaking of the report that he had used
violent and abusive language to Superin-
tendent Cowan, Detective Nordrum denied
it as emphatcally as did Superintendent
Cowan himself.
DR.. Murdoch said to a DISPATCH man
last night he knew absolutely nothing of
any lives being threatened. 81 heard angry
words as 1 passed the men, but heard no
threats whatever"
A report was current that Still intended
to cause the arrest of Nordrum, and Alder
man McKenna was seen but he stated last
night that no warrant had been taken out
and none would be, before him at least.
Nordrum Denied His Identity.
The feeting hours of day failed to make
any impression upon the singular habit of
denying himself that Detective Nordrum
has taken upon himself. He meandered up
and down Fifth avenue last night wearing
hat Of pure. spotless whiteness. 1t was
peculiar hat, being tall, small and sloping,
but the little boys did not sing the sacred
ditty of inquiry that they sometimes do, for
the wearer had piercing eye, stern, for
bidding expression, and more than these
nice clothes upon his handsome, athletic
figure. A DISPATCH man addressed him,
but was told in a sad, far-away voice that 1t
was case of mistaken identity.
''YOu are not Detective Nordrum?"
"No,' lisped the eagle-eyed man in mel
ancholy tones. "No, am not he
DO you expect Captain Bob Pinkerton
soor?"
"No," again lisped the man, 'I do not
expect anyone" Then he adjusted eye
glasses upon his nose and looked disconso-
lately at twinkling star, although the star
was in no way to blame.
"What is your object in coming to Pitts
burg?"
man," replied the funny fellow, and he
smiled at the star in sad, simple way.
What is your object in denying your
identity?'
II have no object" said the plain spoken
man. Then he became weary Of talking
while the star was still twinkling, and he
fell into train of thought he did not elu-
cidate.
Wounded Pinkertons Take n East.
As result of the various trips to the hos
pitals by detectives and representatives of
Frick, IL of the injured detectives we're
taken from the hospital and placed upon
the eastbound fast train, at Twentv-eighth
street and Penn avenue, and sent
to their homes in Philadelphia. Two
Pinkerton officers took complete charge of
the removarand the names Of the departing
detectives could not be obtained. The re-
moval of the Philadelphia contingent leaves
II men in the hospital, the majority OF
whom are from Chicago. 1t is mere con-
lecture when the latter will leave, but the
probabilities are that it will be within the
next "a hours.
Joseph Zisbo, the man reported dead in
last evenings papers, is still alive and is
reported improving.