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

had left Montreal the previous Friday
with most Of his party. but that two
Of his aides had remained to assist
the Spani.sA consul general, Senior Don
Enseblo de BOnille y Martell, (this is
his abbreviated name), whose residence
was at 1913 Dorchester street.
1t was then imDOiitic to ask the
names Of the gentlemen remaining, but
in the evening it was easy to diStin-
guiSh them in the hotel corridor by
their nervous manner. They were Senior
Ramon Carranza, late Spanish naval
attache at Washington, and Senior Du-
Bose, the former secretary of legation,
and they formed part of a group of
French Canadians. which included
Mayor PrefOntaine and other city Of
hcials. Among the most frequent call
eTs at the Windsor hotel was one G. n.
Blakely, at that time connected with
the Dominion line office, and formerly.
for ten years, Spanish consul general
at Manila. l found him useful later
on.
A day or two after this, while pass
ing through Dorchester street, I OBJ
served a smart appearing, middle-aged
woman. coming out of 124S. Having
nothing better TO do. I Swallowed" her
TO I53 Hutchinson street. The door Of
this house bore the name plate of DIR.
Simpson" I rang the bell after she
had entered, and my ring was answered
by q servant. who told me the lady
was Mrs. Simpson. and that she rented
houses, furnished and uhfurnished, to
the upper class Of people"
Tracing the spaniards.
It then occurred to me that perhaps
Martell intended to move. andIhe next
morning called on Mrs. Simpson, in
curing what she had to let in the
west end. or. as it is called there.
''WestmOunt." assumed to be an
Englishraan. and, with monocle, Lon
don clothes, a cOckney accent and ref
erences Of the best, soon convinced her
that I would be a desirs BILE tenant,
after which she gave re a list Of
houses that were for rent, and the keys
to several
From the information obtained that
day it was apparent that the Spaniards
contemplated leaving the Windsor and
taking a furnished house. By hard
work ! found that they were negotiat-
ing for a house at - Upper street. It
was the residence Of Mr.. George Mar
Ter, a broker. Later that same night
I went over to the west end and
located the house. Tt was an ideal Sc
lection for the Spaniards, being de-
tached, with an alley running on one
side and along the hack Of the lot My
next move was to get inside and OBJ
tain a knowledge Of the floor plans.
So I called on Mrs. Simpson again,
telling her that none Of the houses
looked at would answer. Incidentally, Z
mentioned that a friend had told me
about a house which an acquaintance
Of his desired TO rent furnished, and
I then named the Marler house as the
one in mind
ooh, but that rouse is already rent
ed, said Mrs. simpson. Two foreign
gentlemen have taken it,"
"Ah." said Mr.. Donaldson tRObert
Donaldson was the name assumed by
me at that time). ARE they there for
the season ?"
"Only for six weeks"
VERY good" stlid Donaldson. MY
folks cannot possibly be here until
July If we might be permitted to
see the house,
Mrs. Simpson thought it could be
arranged, and telephOned then and
there. ASKING if she might send a pros
pt>tive tenant 10 see the house The
reply was favorable.
That night I had q Upper street
under surveillance unite 1 a. m. It
was very warm. AMI she senors had
the windows wide open. From the po-
sition ] had taken I could see. with
the aid of a good pair of binoculars,
that the senOrs were examining mans
anE writing letters. Prompt action was
evidently necessary, but, realizing that
If I went to the house alone suspicion
would be aroused, determined to look