The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13


! ture American flag in the lapel of his
coat When I saw that, I addressed
him and renewed our acquaintance.
After. a little he invited me to his
apartments. where he introduced me
to his wife. Before I left them the
plans Of a, visit to 40 Upper street
were gone over and arrangements
made for a meeting the next day.
About II O'Clock on the following day
Robert Donaldson. accompanied by his
sister and bTOther-in-laW "a quickly
arranged relationship, arrived at ~
Upper street. and to the maid who
answered the bell. presented the card
which had obtained from Mrs SimD-
son. II was taken to the senors, who
were just then at breakfast
Very well. said Senior Du Bose, -
the house Is open to them"
The maid then returned to the call
ers, and, placing the card in a tray
on a stand at the foot of the stairs.
ushered Us to the upper floor. After
passing through the front rooms. Mrs
Eckert keeping the maid engaged. my
eyes began looking for something
When I had located it we went to the
back of the house. Then Donaldson
remembered that he had not counted
the windows in the front of the house,
and, leaving the rest Of the party on
the back porch, he returned to Lieu
tenant CarranZa's room. He was gone
but q moment. but in that time a
bulky document. all sealed and
stamped, which had been lying on a
desk. was transferred TO the pseudo
Englishman's inside pocket Then the
signal agreed upon was given. and we
were escorted down the stairs. When
the maid looked for the card in the
tray. it. too. had disappeared.
a hurried inspection of the lower
floor was made, and, thanking the
senors, we departed. the sister and
br0ther-in-law taking a carriage at the
first corner, while I went direct to
the office Of the United States consul
general. The gentleman there refused
to assist me or to have anything to
do with the package.
About ? o'clock that afternoon there
was some excitement in the city Of
Montreal. aud the local Hawkshaws
were very busy. visiting saloons. etc.
Meanwhile the sister and brother-in-
law were taking part in a matinee
performance, while Donaldson had
some letters to write and remained in
his room until 4 .. m. Then. having
decided how to handle what has since
been known as the "Carranza letter."
he proceeded tc nut his plan into exc
cutiOn.
The train leaving Montreal that
night at was run by a Yankee crew.
Ito their country always true), and
concealed on the person of one of them
was a rather large package. which he
was to place in the United States mail
when his train arrived at St. Adams.
Vermont. His service was well per-
formed.
The next day was Sunday, and the
sister and brOther-in-law being booked.
took an early morning train for To-
rontO. The Montreal detectives took
another high ball" went to the
station to see my friends off. and
noticed several sleUths standing around
looking Wise Returning to the hotel
| learned that Joseph Kellert. manager
Of the MetTODOlitan detective agency.
Montreal. had been arrested about 8
o'clock that morning, charged with
stealing the "Carranza letter" I was
interested enough to ask a few cues
tons regarding th= details, and was
informed that a rival agency. in the
employ of the Spaniards. had fur
nished the information against him.
and that the maid at 40 upper street
had ''positivsly identified" him as one
Of a party that had visited the house.
On the next day, after the letter had
been translated and published and its
importance to the United States es-
tablished. I received instructions 10
return TO Washington at once.
Arriving there reported to my su-
perior officer and informed him that l
was in no changer; that if I had not