The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-10

Ing tho Pinkerton National Detective
agency, or any other parties or means that
may be deemed advisable, under the direc-
ton Of the executive committee, for that
purpose, to prosecute the thieves and en-
deavor to restore the property"
This organization is as bitter q foe as a
thief ever had. Once having offended
against . member Of tho union. he will be
followed, if need be, to the ends of the
earth until ultimately he Is lodged in pris-
on. The union is relentless. Its founda-
ton principle is that there can be no COM
promise with thieves. If q member of the
union has been robbed, a proposition for
the return of the booty on condition that
the robber be not prosecuted will not be
entertained under any circumstances, be
the stolen property ever SO valuable. The
thieves are followed unfiinohingly to a con
victioh, and, according to the New York
York. Herald, in no case since tbs for
nation Of the union has q member been
robbed without at least one and usually
more of the criminals concerned being cap
tured and brought to justice. In nearly
every instance also has most OF the prop.
erty been recovered.
Thus 1t has come to pass that profess
sional thieves fully understand that if they
rob a jewelry salesman who has the pro-
lection of the union they are certain to be
arrested and punished for 1t. They have
come to comprehend that a large capital is
available and will be used in persistently
following them up to a conviction, and
now when a suggestion Is made to a thief
to rob a jewelry salesman the first ques-
ton he will ask is whether the man carries
u certificate of the Protective union.
VI a,.n- ,rls %lso.,., Lo,,o - kL~a~
who are under the protection of the union
was shown after the robbery of a salesman
of Carter, Sloan & Co. of New York at
laid down his valise in a customers store
while he was showing some samples to
another customer. Although he did not
know it, he was being followed everywhere
at thestime by three well known crooks,
Johnny Meaney. Paddy Quincy b and
Edward Carroll. 1t was at noontime that
he was, in the store, and all but two of the
clerks were out at lunch. =" fi"i -
The gang entered, and while two Of them
engaged the attention of the two clerks
the sneak" Meaney, went behind the
counter unobserved and took the sales
mans bag with It's valuable contents. The
union imm ediately notified the Chicago
office, Of the Pinkertons, and the investiga-
tion that followed disclosed the identity Of
the thieves. Meantime it had come to their
knowledge that the man they had robbed
carried one of the Protective unions certiti-
Gates, and through a lawyer in Cincinnati
they restored the stolen goods, first, how
ever, trying to make terms that they would
not be followed up and prosecuted. They
pleaded that they did not know he was un-
der the protection of the union, but their
terms were declined. and they became fugi-
tives, their intention being to get abroad.
Quincy and Meaney were en- route for
Europe, and having already bought their
steamship tickets for London were on their
way to the steamer when they were acct
dentally' met by Robert A.. Pinkerton. He
seized them both, but Quincy pulled away.