Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-04-21
Caught.

ABOUT O'CLOCK. young man, VINO
afterwards gave his name as John Ken
bricks entered the Tivoli Cafe at the
corner Of Sixteenth and Ferguson streets
and after rubber necking" around the
place awhile, courted Dame Fortune by
playing a nickel-in- the-slot machine.
Coin after coin was dropped through the
hole in the top of the gambling device
and the player received few returns
kendrick began TO grow uneasy and
watched the bartender closely, finally
suggesting that as he was losing heavily
the music box in the rear of the room
be wound up and permitted to play q
few tunes to revive his fast falling
spirits.
While the bartender was engaged in
winding up the music box, Kendrick
proceeded with all the caution of
professional, to open the slot machine,
which contained several dollars in nick
els. The thief quickly produced a nickel
suspended on the end of fine guitar
string, which he dropped through the
slot in the top OF the box. He then
raised and lowered the string until he
had the nickel directly above recepta-
Gle containing three or four dollars in
money, when he quickly let it fall.
There was clicking sound as the lock
to the receptacle was opened followed
by the outpouring of large number of
five cent pieces.
1t required but few seconds for Ken
driek to sswerk" the machine and the
bartender was still winding away at the
music box, when he was startled by
hearing the loud noise made by the
nickles as they dropped from the ma
chine. He turned around just in time
to see Kendrick, with his hands full of
five cent pieces rushing from the room.
Indeed, he was in such haste to make
his exit that he left number of nickels
on the floor and in the cup on the side
of the machine.
The police were at once notified ana
Patrolman Bob ingalls,, having been
given but minute description of Ken
drick, started out to hunt up the thief.
In short time the policeman visited
Hofman's saloon. Upon entering that
place Bob WAS agreeably surprised to
hear man say:
Are you looking for me?"
Of course Bob replied yes, whereupon
Kendrick gave the whole thing away
and accompanied the officer peaceably
to the city jail, where he was relieved
of his valuables and locked up.
In looking over bis pers 1nal effects it
was found chat he is a ''spotter," en-
ployed by the Union Pacific, and being
under the direction of Superintendent
Mcfarland of the Denver agency.
Many duplicate reports were found show
ing where the fellow had ridden on a
number Of trains between Denver and
Cheyenne and Cheyenne and Laramie
and had told everything he had seen
and probably more.
One of the reports, which is n fair
sample Of all the others, read about as
follows:
Left Denver on No. ], occupied coach
No. 262, containing fourteen seats on
one side and fifteen on the other. I sat
IN the fourth seat from head end ON
right side. rendered IS to conductor
- IN payment for fare to Greeley. He
gave me - dollars, = cents and re-
bate check No. 1862 in return, Con-
ductor wore full uniform, was kind and
polite to passengers and seemed to at
tend to business. Brakeman - did
not call Platteville or Lasalle stations in
my coach. Seemed to be lazy. Station
agent did not arrive at station until train
had been stopped several seconds. Res
pectfully submitted, ]. K"
/ La little note book was carefully
/ iotted d9wn the lualabers OF sCrains be-
tween Cheyenne and Echo, Utah, time
of arrival and departure, also the natneA
OF several conductors, the latter suppos.
eddy for the purpose of watching them
closely.
Kendrick left Cheyenne on No. s yes
terday morning, going as far as Laramie
and returning on No. 4. In one of his
pockets was found letter addressed to
J. $. Murray, Denver, and containing a
report OF what he saw on the two
trains.
Kendrick claims that his parents live
in Denver and that his father is in the
bicycle business at 1862 Champa street,
under the firm name of W. Kendrick
and. Son.
last evening the brilliant young Pink
erton "spotter" was released from Gus.
tody, the Tivoli people having decided
not to prosecute the case against him.
The money was returned and John
Kendriek, Pinkerton detective, "spot..
ter, : thief and all round crook, was
per Initted to leave the citv ,,b;oh -