Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-18

Six Years Chase Alter an $4,000
SWiRdISr.

The end of a six years chase after
a criminal lately ended in Phoenix IN
an accidental and almost dramatic
manner. Less than a month ago Jack
Pagan one of the cleverest of Pinker-
ton men, came to Phoenix. He had
been sent to the border on business for
the National Cattle association which
is one OF the clients of the Pinkerton
agency. Having transacted, or having
failed rather to transact it, Pagan had
nothing else Immediately on hand, and
concluded while he was so near to pay
visit to S. p. Clark of the Ford, with
whom he had boarded while he was
PinkertOn agent in Denver several
years ago. The day after his arrival
here Mr.. Clark took him out to the
Tavern AS they We're walking about
the grounds Pagan noticed a man
working in a garden. He uttered an ex-
clamation of surprise and asked Mr..
Clark if he could have private con-
ersatiOn with the gardener. He took
him into the house and was closeted
with him an hour. When the confer
ence was over Pagan told Mr.. Clark
that the gardener was going to Chicago
with him.
He said that the gardeners name
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was the most earnestly wanted man in
the United States, though just now
the detective did not know whether he
was wanted at all or not. He had
SWindled an insurance company at To-
rOnto, Canada, out of about $4,000 and
disappeared before his crime was dis
covered. The matter was put into the
hands of the PinkertOns and Pagan
was detailed to hunt him up- He traced
him through the southwest, through
Mexico and Central America, and came
up with him at Lima, Peru. He ascer-
tanned that Titus had his money depoS-
tied in a banking house there, and fur
Their ascertained that on account of the
defective eXtradition treaty between
this country and Peru, Titus was as
safe as any citizen in Lima. Pagan
decided to settle in the Peruvian cap
itaI until Titus should make a move.
He camped with him and practically
lived with him for more than a year
and became his confidential friend.
Titus showed no disposition to make
the expected move, so that Fagan
arranged another kind of campaign. He /
told Titus of rumors that the bank in
which his money was deposited was
lettering and that all the Peruvian
banks as we'll as the Peruvian govern |
rnent, were in an unstable condition |
He advised him to withdraw his funds |
and deposit them with some good solid
American. Titus became frightened !
and acted on the advice, and Pagan /
had such an American as he had de- /
scribed ready for him. He was a |
wealthy gambler to whom Pagan had /
told the story of Titus crime. He was
to accept the money, turn it over to
Pagan or otherwise tie it up so that |
it would be returned to the .
rightful owner. The money actually /
passed into the possession of the gamb-
Ter, who subsequently came to look
upon the transaction as a shady one.
He was not employed by the Pinker-
tons to despoil a man who had trusted
him with SO large a sum. He accord
ngly sent for Titus, told him who his
friend was and what he was doing. He
turned his money over to him and Titus
Pagan never saw him
lfterward and never heard of him I'M
ii he ran against him in the Tavern
garden.
Titus told Pagan that after leaving
Lima he visited several South Amer
can countries and at last went broke.
lie returned to the United States, ar
living at San Francisco three months
lgo He drifted down this way and a
ew days before Pagan met him had
)een employed by Mr.. Clark to work
lbout the Ford and the Tavern
Pagan told him that he did not know
whether he was wanted now or not,
,tlt it was his duty to cause him to be
aiken to Toronto. Titus said he didn't
are whether he was wanted or not. He
vas rather tired of hiding; since his
money was all gone, there was nothing
o be gained by hiding. He would like
o go back.
Pagan remained here three or four
lays, but exercised no special surveil-
ance over Titus. When ne got ready to
eturn to Chicago, Titus was ready
nd Pagan paid his fare.
Mr.. Clark heard nothing from either
f them until yesterday, when he had
etter from Pagan. He wrote that he ,
i'd not take Titus to Canada. He as
that the man who was the ;
cal loser by Titus swindling was dead
nd there seemed to be no survivors
Who took any interest in the case.
7hus Titus was left without anybody |
o care for him. Pagan said
hat by reason of his association
With him he had come to like him and
ad recommended him to the agency
S the making of a good detective. So 4
e had been employed and had already
one some creditable work. It was !
'agan's expert opinion that Titus
-ouId rise high in the profession. He
ad been Z pursued criminal so long
hat he ought tc know how to pursue
tier criminals This kind OF expert
nee, Mr.. Iagan says. joined to nat
raj alertness, is invaluable.
DIR. KOLB REPORTED DEAD.