Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-11

years. and Thomas G., Jr.. aged years,
could be heard coming from above stairs,
while their mother walked the floor in her
agony.
No Cause known.
There seems to be no cause whatever for
Mr.. conklin's suicide. He was a man We'll
advanced in his profession. who had met
with more than his share of success, and
and most successful men in the Pinkertons
employ. He had risen rapidly, and had
been connected in several important cap
lures of late that would have probably re-
suited in his being placed higher in his
work. He was surrounded by a loving wife
and family, and was comfortably situated
financially. No one seems able 10 explain
why he chose to take his own life Assist
ant Superintendent Tillotson said last night
worked himself, and his death was due 10
fit of temporary insanity. the result OF an an
oveIburdened brain. Mr.; Conklin DID did
nervous man. and seldom enjoyed a mo-
ment of relaxation. He was in charge of a
wing looking after new business and at
tending to the wants of his old clientage.
Last Wednesday a reporter for the jour
mai accosted him in the case OF w, b, Por-,
ter. who had Just been arrested on Il charge
of embeZzling 5000 from the Buford &
George Manufacturing Company. Il would
rather you would see the other people,
| said Mr.. Conklin. They have all the facts
you could use in your story and / am so
tired l can hardly walk. If you can ar
several hours that afternoon Mr.. Conklin
had Porter in his private office getting a
confession from him. 1t was only a day
or two after he had returned from a two
weeks trip to Texas in the interest of the
Pinkertons.
The Dead Mans Career.
Mr.. Conklin was So years old and was
| born in Philadelphia. He entered the serv-
| ice of the Pinkertons in 1888 in Philadelphia
under Captain r. ]. Linden. who was fa-
during Wit he
McGuires." CAPTAIN Linden is now chief
| of police of Philadelphia.
In 1887 Mr.. Conklin was transferred to
Chicago, where he was made an assistant
superintendent and where he remained I'M
| til 1893. when he was transferred to Kan
sas City as superintendent to fill the va
cancy left by the resignation of Superin-
tendent c. II. Eppesheimer. Since that
time he has worked hard and faithfully
and has been concerned in the capture of
several desperate criminals and in send
ing them 10 state penitentiaries.
1t was alone due to his work that the
gang of Savannah, Mo, bank robbers con-
Pady McGraw and Dutch" Weber was
located and all but Weber placed under
arrest. McGraw was sent back to Allie
gheny. Pa. to serve an unexpired sentence
in the pententiary, he having escaped
from there in 1894. Laughbridge and O'Bri-
Ell are now preparing for trial on the
charge of robbing the Savannah bank
Mr.. ConlSlin was married in 1884. and after
coming to Kansas City purchased the prop
lived since. He was known to be Il man
of very domestic tastes and kind and
loving husband and father He was not Il
member of any lodge in Kansas City. He
carried large life insurance.
Mother and Brothers Notified.
Mr.. Conklin's mother ard two brothers
live in New York and they were notified
last night by wire of Mr., Conkln's death.
Robert Pinkerton. in New York, and Will
ian, A. Pinkerton, in Chicago. We're also
notified by wire of Mr.. Conklin's death. 1t
is possible the body will be sent TO Phila-
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