The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19
R0GUES RUN DOWN.
The Great Northern Robbed Of
Thousands Of Dollars.
HOW THE GAME WAS WORKED.
People Carried 90 SPOKANE by Paying
the conspirssors one-Hsir OF
the Regular Fare

BY a anooth gang 81 rosuss. % ssicn .
nargsser Of rsilroad men ssre Iasf'e -, :.
80 Great Northern railway has been
robsed systematically for a persod eossr-
.nz AT lezss a year past. % q ssn %
snouey estimated 81 fForn 800 AZ the i2~-
sst. TO 81 go ~ a reasonable esiinaaie.
TIE Fang worked through ne tran
men running from Seattle TO spckaae-
Over this portion 81 the road rnsn nAvs
been carried for tie nominal fare o. 49,
While ste regular rate 70 sE,oAsfas = 49,
But not sou % fhs money ever fopn4 -
wav into the Golfers OF tae company. y
uas .akeu nv she rlnxseaAerx cs the gans
fn Seattle ard dtvNed aFsoHE tae IRAN
men wlo rere in On the deal
Tnat the company mas being thus roesssss
regularly by It's employees AMI otaefs oai-
side the service first came 20 ne kno%I-
edge Of tue officials Of the mad about
June Of thss Year- Detectives we're Al
once employed 20 ferret OUT f5e ecnspsFa-
~. and within ak weeks confessions rad
been obtained from toe ringiesder - tnN
~anr ard from a number Of rFsea wsso kzti
he4n earrsea over the road By paying to
the boosters ES
The Conspiracy Tnesrtfred.
Th,s faas sum vas not uniformly eharE-
Cd hy the gang. In many Instances. men
refused TO pay the price demanded and
they we're hauled for g. and "a some
cases n.
The modas operandl Of the s3indleFs r.
ROT unknown 80 railroad officers Two
wears axo the sause road @as viesiuizsa
IN the ssFae manner. The conspiracy Was
unaarthsd. ard as result some OF the
ssauffsef6rs or the road wers sumnartlx
1I.enarxa6 No one was arrested a. the
time. TAfa time sfaa company II bot on
the trail az the leaders o. me KanE. ara u
may no hard sish thsm.
TIC rang OF sulndIerE ass primarily
composed Of gamblers. con men and va
rssfy fhsasfr employees sEa hangers en.
The general public was nor taken into TIE
ecs1eme. Tae class ~ people ~no tfaFei
from foxn 20 town en- the SOUND esreust
az variety theafers ard Fnsr no fer va
riosss reasons had 20 keep moving pronted
b. the operations OF tee gazr. TINS MAS
she nsofa~ 0perandi. A man wao ssntes1
10 20 10 Spokane wa8 located ~ one %
the nurrsras eouFeaerases OF A. q. Ed
xs.ds. the ehisf swiHdisr. he Mas ir-
formed that he could save Aslf 81 The
regular fare 70 Spokane or any other 'oEn
on shc lsae 70 wsltca he might pc destined
without showing them his hand. Ed
wards wcafa have the prospective Gus
TONER Introduced 10 tHo or three OF his de-
enxs. ana 'nnaIfy ne would be brought 20
f,na. Then something Ike tnis would
fofaew;
10 yoa want 20 go to spoksnef" asks
Edwards.
Yes
.weu. I can FIX Il FOR Won. II viii cost
yca sT.s0 The regular fare II sislSa"
aAli right. What = your PLAY p
II can't tel you nov. TIE train leaves
tonight At 10 O'Clock. Meet me ~ ihe
railroad dock AZ 8 o. clock. ETinx your
- - frxarer
Two baggage ears are usually carried
on trains running osss Of Seattle 20 Spo-
kane. one u a combination baggage ard
mail car Often no baggage IL placed IN
The combination car. and sorpe1ines s
contains only pieces checked through 70
the East. TIE men were placed n the
forward Or baggage compartment 81 The
car. aud lacked N. When Spokana mas
reached they were lot o5t ~ one 81 the
train crew.
TIE money was paid to E5sAfts when
ire passengers sere placed N tas car.
No receipt Of any kind wss Eiser. II the
mnn went through all rsgAf. wnfa Vas
passed along 20 the manipusaioTs AZ Sc
Alsie and skn proceeds ssTc diside3. fsd~
wards usually KEPT foarth for himself
paid dollar or per passenger e his
decny. ana gave the rest 70 the msn IN
the train crew who wsre IN league Niih
him.
little over tao weeks ago. a setee-
tive eapsayed - the company Matched
TIE man Edwards pas three msn IN tbs
haxxARe cad ~ TIA combination car some
TAO hours before the train was duo -
leave Seattle Edwaris sesreed FAM
sisarlty with The property ~ the eaaspaag
that suBst have surprised euY % tfe o.
sscsale OF tho road hal tisev Witnessed tae
performances. lie unlocked TIE door sas
- fffs4.f+ H4tEn8
again after telling them - remain Quiet
On The trip. and nat make asv disturbance.
40 as 10 arouse the train ers = or ne mas
clark. whe wac At work "a the ofaey aide
If the pagsisian.
,f this aeea nlan shs plans OF tie sans
went awry. a circumstance that resulted
IA tie speedy exposure % their ofeca'
sicns arb the Lavine on Of The train cres
that went out on toe tram n question:,
The Exposure.
II aracafs frem the narrative - ore 81
she three men n the car. whlcls has been
tneasaafase9 IN a SWORN aff1aslt neW &
lie. poess Ssion 81 tie officials OF fas reA
sh4s for sone reason taey were pal Of a
q station called casedas tsamei walef
wAs reseae5 az ssta 81 fhe faofn5ag 20
mes sere fred aat 81 The car hy IRE caes
,saetor one as them ressrasa So Seattle
ussa demanded ef Edwards 1he segUsn Al
hi~ sTones. The rfuFleafeF pat the MAJ
OF Oh one p~etexk an8 another tfu he VS.
;hfsafHneR with arrest AMI prosecution
10 ayo4a eAirh he e. believed 10 have isf'
TIE state
Thix gaaa Nhs tr-ss "a set back his
money - called John Fex. although tai.
Il nss believed "a he bss true name II S
stated on sbe best authority fhst Eek -
ssses on the Saant ana ean he pfo&aees
AZ 4 mamsats aeslee. Not bcinE silecees
"a sn making ie3maras '-anay ZAP, ~ tas.
hIs story to one 81 the detectives, wAs
saseeesfe,l "a getting faN - sign an afgt
daxlt. from whiea fse whole plan 81 sh4
xanr herosnes perfectly piatn.
tnx'a stars IS tn Substance AZ follows
zone ssantay lsse b. June. ! think y va
TIE sth, I fses Dick FEeming "a sns TJVoE
xhsater On " aNhInE ar street. Seattle.
lad knawsa Fleming Ga Tacoasa. an8 states
- hfrs thAt I haa Intended 60 60 "a Spe
Sspp wHhfn q seS as8a.
ssF@sesslfnn suggested thss 20 knew mas
Who ceaA ~ Il - | eea8 Sc thresEl
without rs1ing fu'l fare. I VAS wtiiIus
enough - save the fnensv ana after Nor
talk estfa FthnlnK ~ Introduces me- e
saass nanaesf EDWARDS Tssss was a cannt
e. aaye iaser ana is WAS n the afteraaoi
a. the sane place fsAaaras tes4 una 6
~ assld cost me Ss.sa 90 50 - Saa2sams sa.
reg4iar fare hsinE 2iAw fse saad twe E,
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