, 1897-04-12

A fly Pinkerton detective dropped in |
to town yesterday afternoon, monkeyed
with Il nickel-in-the-slot machine and
came to grief, says the Cheyenne Tri.
bune.
About 3 o'clock, a young man, who
afterwards gave his nam as John Ken
bricks. entered the Tivoli cafe at the
corner OF Sixteenth and Ferguson streets
and after embarrassing around the
place awhile, courted Dame Fortune by
playing a Observation-Disclosures 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 he 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 a
few tunes 10 revive his fast falling spir-
its.
While the bartender was engaged in
winding up the music box. Kendrick
proceeded with the precaution OF a pro-
tessional to open the slot machine, which
contained several dollars in nickles.
The thief quickly produced a nickle sus-
pended or the end Of a 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 the receptacle con-
tanning SO or 81 in money. when he
quickly let it fall. There wa a clicking
sound as the lock to the receptacle wac
opened, followed by the outpouring Of a
large number of scent pieces.
1t required but a few seconds for Ken
drick to work" 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 nick
els as they dropped from the machine.
He turned around just in time to see
kendrick, with his hands full Of scent
pieces. rushing from the room. Indeed,
he was in such haste to make his exit
that he left a number OF of the nickels on
the floor and in the cup on the side of
the machine.
The police were at once notified and
Patrolman Bob Ingalls,, having been
given a minute description of Ken
drick, started out to hunt up the thief.
In a short time the policeman visited
Hoffman's saloon. Upon entering that
place Bob was agreeably surprised 10
hear a man say:
Are you looking for me?"
OF course Bob replied yes, whereupon
kendridk 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 his personal effects 1t
was found that 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, showing
where the fellow had ridden on a num-
Der Of trains between Denver and Chey-
enne and Cheyenne and Laramie and
told everything he had seen and prob,
ably more
One OF the reports, which Ia a fair SAM
pie OF all the others, read about as fol-
lows:
Left Denver on No. 1, occupied coach
No. 1862. containing IA seats on one side
and Is on the other. l sat In the fourth
seat from head M on right eide. Tend
cred IS to Conductor - in pay
ment for fare to Greeley. He gave me
- dollars, -centsa and rebate check
No. 1852 in return. Conductor wore
full uniform, was kind ana polite 10 pas
sengers and seemed to attend to bust
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.
Respectfully submitted, J. K"
In a little note book was carefully jot-
ted down the numbers Of trains between
Cheyenne and Echo. Utah, time Of ar
rival and departure. also the names Of
several conductors, the latter supposedly
for the purpose OF watching them close,
ly.
Kendrick left Cheyenne on No. 8 yes
terday morning, going as far as Lara
mic, and returning on No. 4. In n Of
his pockets was found a letter addressed
to j. 8. Murray, Denver, and containing
a report OF what be saw on the two
trains.
Kendrick claims that his parents live
in Denver and that his father 10 In the
bicycle business at 1852 Champa street.
under the firm name Of w. Kendrick &
Son. II
Last evening the brilliant young
Pinkerton 'spotter" was released from
custody, the Tivoii people having de-
cided not to prosecute the case against
him. The money was returned and John
Kendrick. Pinkerton detective. spot
ter" thief and all around crook. was per-
mitted to leave the city. which he did
with great alacrity, going west on No. 1.
He was informed at the depot rs the
train pulled out that there were a num-
Der Of nickel-in-the-slot machines In
Laramie and Rawlins and In all prob
ability the cur, who ought to be behind
the bars. will visit them with his little