The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-18

identified by w b. Mcfarland, nreman
on the looted Union Pacific express,
as the lone robber who ripped 81, 400
from the United States registered mail
pouches on the night of Oct. IA. AS If
to further throw the creeping shadows
of the penitentiary across True's path
way, there has arisen, like q specter,
another witness to accuse him OF
more recent conspiracy to rob the
Southern Pacific at Calls, Cal, sta
ton not far from Fresno, where Son
tag and Evans made their daring hold
uD.
For the first moment since the Uintah
robbery the complete account of that
bold midnight crime is given to the
public. Postoffice Inspector Nichols ar
rived yesterday afternoon fresh from
the scene of his notable capture, ac-
cornplished after six months of untir-
ing and brilliant work. in which he has
been most ably assisted by General Su-
perintendent Gentsch and Superintend-
ent Daniels of the Pacific Express COM
pany and Special Agent Wheeling of
the Union Pacific. On the latter half
of the case preparatory to closing in
upon the suspected persons, Inspector
George H. Waterbury has been detailed
by Chief Inspector McMechen of the
Denver division to cooperate with In
spector Nichols. How zeal Iusly and
effectively they have performed the
work entrusted to them may be better
understood by the story of their long
chase.
INSPECTOR NICHOLS POSITIVE.
There is no question but that True
is the man who held up the express at
Uintah and robbed the mails of $1,000,
said Inspector Nichols last evening
He answers every particular that we
had mentally charged against him He
has neither taken the trouble or at
tempted TO deny his guilt at any time
since mis- arrest was effected. Further
more, he has been positively identihed
by Fireman Mcfarland, whom he held
up on the night of Oct. IA, and McFar-
land knew him on the night of the
robbery by his voice and his actions
He was very positive about the idenu-
1ication. principally because he has
known True for many years, but not
nv that name Mcfarland has always
supposed True 10 be member or the
jenkins family at Ogden into which he
married. Again, to make things more
conclusive, We have & witness VINO tes-
tilted at the preliminary examination
that True approached him with pro-
posal to rob the Southern Pacific eX-
press at Coils. Il is not deemed eX-
pedient at this time to make known the
name of this witness.
Since Inspectors Nichols and Water
making Ogden their basis of calcula-
ton. they have made two trips from
this point to the Pacific coast, one ter
minating at Portland and the last in
San Francisco. They are we'll satisfied
with the ending
True, the accused bandit, Will ar
rive in Salt Lake about Tuesday, the
limited States marshal for the northern
district of California having been de-
Iayed in procuring an order from the
federal court for the transportation OF
rTrue who is now under $4,000 bonds.
When the prisoner is landed here, he
will be turned over TO Marshal Brigham
and remain in that officials custody
until such time as his hearing may be
set
The inspection division expect to
nrove at the trial that True planned
The robbery in ogden and conf1ded ms
intentions to several persons at that
place: that he proceeded across coun-
try about so miles TO Morgan station
on the day preceding the hoIo5up anu .lla
kept in hiding until he boarded the
hind baggage of the Overland express
1'rne was in Ogden during the last
railroad strike at that point, where ne
Is well known. He has also worked IN
Salt Lake City and is not a stranger
here The alleged rObber has followed
raiIroading since 1874 devoting his at
tention particularly TO the duties of
brakeman and switchman. Among the
,,oads for which he has operated are
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul, the
Chicago & North Western. Union Pa
cif,o Rio Grande Western, Oregon
short Line. Utah &, Northern and the
Southern Pacific out of Nampa City
During the preliminary examination
various witnesses present at the hold
IN laid special stress upon the fact
that the lone robber betrayed his thor
ough familiarity with car service and
the terms applied 70 various phases OF
that branch of railroSding.
TRUE WAS FLUSH.
T. is said that True left Ogden on
Nov. % last and went to San Francisco,
where he sought out and hid among
certain tough colony OF former ogden
hard characters who are known as
mart OF the lower stratum of the Gold
en- Gate. He was flush" at the time
OF his arrival, flashing" bills of all
denominations among acquaintances
whom ne CHANGED to meet. 1t was
human that True should become boast
mi of his exploits while under the mel
loving influence of liquor. While in
Dzrticularly mellow mood one night
True. il is asserted. told the unknown
witness that he was the man whom
the newspapers were all talking about
in connection with that little train ar
fair down in Utah. and then TO color
his recital a weapon was jerked from
a pocket into the face of his auditor
with the exclamation: Yes, and by
God that is the gun that did the
work" The revolver is described as a
blue pattern Colt of A or 45-calibre
CORE spending in this regard with the
one detailed by the express messen-
ger.
PLANS ANOTHER ROBBERY.
Afterward True became very friend
" with the unknown and asked him
10 Join in an expedition to hold up the
Southern Pacific at Coils. This was
during December. about two months
after the Uintah robbery. The witness
declined 10 take a hand in the job
Only a short while after that incident
True left San Francisco and went to
Nevada City, where he Joined another
former Ogdenite, Quigley by name, and
together they procured employment in
z mine at that place, where both were
working at the time of the arrest,
made at the instance of Inspector
Waterbury while Inspector Nichols was
en- route to the point.
INFLUENCING NERVE.
At the examination True displayed
the most unfiinching nerve Even when
arrested he was perfectly cool and
would neither affirm nor deny the