The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-20
Detective Parker Returns With
Mckenzie After a Long Chase
4 PLOT TO ASSASSINAqE HIN
Duf<stsd by the Detectives Goodness and
Nsrve--n He Had 20 Watch His Prisoner
Continually During 1heir Long Ride
Across the Continent

/, tier. Detective Parker r~tnrntd u
To this city this mtrning.
( Hs did not return aioLe. however. for
with him, rs n guest OF rhe state. was
the yonng man, James Mckenzie, wht Sc
bold iurglari,s Ia Sou. h Providence erri.
! lied the +, sidehts aud frightened house
holders into sitting up all night TO pro
q ,ecf their property.
During the latter pnri of June, tbe
house owned by James K. Angel In the
5th district was broken into in the ni-ht
and magnificent diamond stud valued
( It $500. was stolen toeetber with
q gold watch aud about s95 ia money.
The lurslsr displayed a consider. Bile
knowledge Of tle premises aad d his
| work so neatly as to cover up every trace
! OF his identity.
Another Break Made.
/ The house occupied by Charles Sanford
In that district was also feloniously en-
Y tered, the bus glar with the utmost c OIL
ness era Wing directly across Mr.. Stafford
who WAS sleeping with the bed pulled
q up In front OF this window. Consider
able pr lie. .ty was taken from that house,
+, aud rs ia the iorntr no clue could
4 he discovered that would lead TO tho To-
eating of the perpetrator.
O8fSrAl
\ like manner aud the police o whom eac \
a casc WIS reported were all at sen
\ in their inves igations. A regular
< scare took DO session of the residents Of
: Sou Provide ICE az the succession of the
! robberies, ard In some Instances tie brave
1, householders protected their prJperty by
xit ing mp all night fully armed and
!. equipped to repufse n regiment
Tho burglar Unmasked.
A few days after tho burglary OF Mr..
Angell's house young man who had
\, been a clerk la a grocery store In the
y vicinity displayed diam nd
stud Of magnificent setting an
color to conuuc OF on the
3 I Prairie averu horse car route. The con-
4 ductor who recognized the s Que rs beiog
simiiar TO that oaped by Mr.. Angel
Z raid nothing. but v,ade haste 10 inform
the owner that the stone had besn located,
and the police were notified.
"a Meanwhile the young man, James Nc
Kenzie, had taken the diamo "a 70 w. n.
Draper, jeweler, who advanced 500 on IL.
and then be disappeare :. Mr.. Angel
N found that the stone had been p.edged
and at once took action TO recovsr a..
The police traced McKeuz as far West
ss Chicago and then ali trac, was lost.
case In charg, followed him to
sns last eek ia September. A thorou vi
A search through Chicago resulte In the
i Ytcove~v OF Angell's watch. but no trace
! OF McKs ri uld be fou.d
In the vilds vf Arizona.
Fipally IL was ascertained that McKsn-
xic was In Arizona and Detective
Parker at once telexraphed in
siructious TO Sheriff j. ii. Thompsoa
of Clone. Ariz,na, to arrest Mckenzie as
! was nt Glob-, and on Oct. 3 the sheriff
siRhfed McKe zie and arrested him.
Desctive Parker nal IN tue interim,
starfed for Globe. and travelled day and
night until he reached that place.
The trip was interesting, no doubt, but
the officers impressions OF the countr
are an, thing hut agreeable.
i The last 100 mil = OF the journey had to
he covered ,'y stage aud 20 through the
/ long hot dsys the weary officer to'led on
+ over arid pll ins ana sand deserts. his
: mouth parched aud his whole frame
by his continual travels. A
\ night be lift the Stage AID
stretched his aching limbs he'ore going
TO he'd l., the mud houses calle by cour-
tesy hotels. Then after a slerpless night
he wou enter the ''ark" once more
and anot rer days travel and attendant
weAsiness would he undergone.
AT last his destination wis reached
. AMI but n short ii e clap ed before e
m mcessary formaitcs had cen gone
through with aud McKenz'e was turne |
Detective Parker was armed with the
ne.esstr ny requis II papers aud hal us
troub.e In getting the prisoner.
An Energetic Detective.
Al L. t..1
nv ~ Detective Parker was manifest
In spite # his rough trir. bis weary boue
rnd tired body, he insisted OF au imme
dirte return TO this city, an,
arranRements were made g
start on Thursday o. last week
friends in Globe, and It was soon ascer
taiued by the officer that son ething wa
''in the wind" gis keen perception
enabled him to discern that a plo
wss on foot TO rescue .
kss on whom should fall the responsible
ity OF killing the uetectiv,
ind complete arrangements hRd beer
made 10 hold up the stage in the noun
tains at point ten miles distant from
Globe.
Detective Parker. however. hal no ide,
Of being caught like rat Ia n trap. ant
Instead OF taking he stage which left nj
Cs. m. Thurtdsy. he was up betim,s ant
WAS well on his way Win his prisoner in
cart before the stage started.
When the sun arose on that morning
there WAS great confederation among Nc
keuz e's frieOds, for the stage dep ,rted
without the detective and their friend
both OF whom we're toilinv laboriousl,
across the state fit,y miles away.
The 100 miles OF riding IN the cart wa
terrible. bat when aided 70 this discom
fort there were the dangers from hosti
lndiafs who although suppose
20 Be domestieated on the Indian reser
walton. would not hesitate To kill mar
for his revolver; then the d scomfort
were awful.
Ksp; Close wstcI.
The officer kept close watch on NJ,
Ne ze, nbo han told him before tbe sta
shat ne wonia hesitntt n nothlng TO o,
fs, aud bafel, siept dur.ng the eniir
AZ Cbics @ stop Of twenty hours wa
n~1es and thsn tne tr'p Mas taksa u