The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-01

determined on making a bold move.
waking into the car he said: Hello,
6elL how long have you been back
from Elanira?" at the same time grasp
ing BELLS hand and swapping pair
Of nippers on him. Then he told
Schwarke to move over and make
room. The latter did so and as O'Brien
dropped into his seat he pushed the
muzZle Of a revolver, which he had IN
his pocket, against Schwarle's side
and whispered to him: IF you make
any trouble I'll blow hole through
YOU" The conductor came for his fare,
and as O'Brien's hands were both en-
gagged, he explained the situation and
told him to call the first officer he saw.
When the men were taken to head
quarters bundle of bran new So bills
were found in Bells pocket.
identifying the Goods.
Then came the problem of Identify
ing them. Lawyer Louis Cass Ledyard
called and told of the robbery Of his
wife's carriage. The thieves had
thrown away the pocket book, so that
means Of Identification was destroyed.
But Mr.. Ledyard had drawn $500 from
the Exchange National bank in new
bills. all of the denomination of So.
The bank had received the money
from the United States treasury on
the same day. The lawyer had given
some of them to his wife and some
to his coachman. A comparison showed
that they were all of the same series
and numbered in rotation. This fact
positively identified the money, and
Bell was give ten years and SchWarke
sent to Elmira.
Recordof the New Chief.
O'Brien was born and educated in
the city. He is not yet 43 years Of age
and on November goth next, can wear
four stripes on his sleeves, for on
that date he viii have completed
twenty years service on the force.
In his work as patrolman. roundsmani
sergeant and detective-sergeant
O'Brien made arrests on which the ag-
gregate of sentences is trifie more
than 1894 years To deprive members of
humanity of nearly thousand years
of liberty may seem a poor boast to
many people, but it will be a proud day
to hundreds of policemen when they
can honestly make it.
O'Brien's arrests added to the
Rogues' gallery the portraits Of 100 new
criminals and resulted in the recovery
of $145 OF worth of stolen property.
In his management of the detective
force. O'Brien has instituted many
radical departures from the old re-
gime. Ryrnes was a great believer in
the idea of setting a crook 10 eaten d
crook. He had hundreds of crooks all
over the city who gave him informa-
ton about any man or woman who
might be wanted. The efficacy of the
stool-pigeon system under Byrnes'
was certainly great, but
a continuance of it is impossible in the
plan of campaign O'Brien has marked
out.
Byrnes did not object to the presence
of known crooks in the city, proyid-
ing they did not go below the dead
line" that is south of Fulton street.
This dead line was drawn for the pro-
lection of the jewelry interests in
Maiden Lane end of the financial in
terests around Wall street. OBrien
has abolished the dead line at Fulton
street. but has drawn it all around the
city. To maintain it is herculean task
and very few police officers believe he
will succeed. During the great concen-
tration of protection south of Fulton
street, there had been no burglary and
the tens of millions of bullion, jewelry,
bonds, etc, stored in that section Were
safe. Pessimists say that the city will
wake up some morning to discover the
biggest ROBBERY of modren times in that
fertile section. O'Brien is not worry
ing about this. He claims by waging
ceaseless warfare upon crookdom in
general he can keep the city compare
lively clear OF the pest, which is bet
ter than having swarms of them
fringing the golden district with it's
manifold temptations always in sight