The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-09

you VIII be bright, active and ready
for any kind of work. This has
been the experience of others; it
will be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. Is cts.
81 walked across the street and
waited in doorway for Crawford.
Meanwhile tried to open the satchel,
but it was locked.
SIN a few moments Ed came out
of the express Office and motioned to
me to walk up Broadway. / walked
up two blocks, then turned the cor
ner and waited. Crawford was right
behind and said:
"'All right, Johnnie! You're in!
Take the bag up to the house,
II often wondered since why did
not open it and again why he trusted
me; but it was his only chance, and
he took it. At seven o'clock he came
to the house and asked for the grip.
81 kicked at this, then he handed
me three $50 bills and said he would
give me more the next day. Where he
went I don't know, nor did see him
the next day, and when heard that
the amount taken was $4,000 you can
bet I was sore.
IT went to him, but he told me to
keep away, as he could not touch the
money for few days. Well, all told,
| ] got $500 from him. 1t was the
first wrong thing I had ever done,
and was scared to death thinking
would be found out.
ITS dead, now, though, and they
could never prove anything against
me. This is the first time have
ever spoken of it to anyone, and it
will be the last. No, I never heard
from him, but often felt like writ
ing and asking for little more
money"
Crawford had wit enough to remain
at the bank, doing nothing to attract
notice. But, although his employers
did not suspect the messenger, Rob-
ert Pinkerton kept close watch on
him.
At the end of ten months he told
trail America to manage plantation
belonging to his benefactor.
Thus he left New York in high
feather. He did not know that a
Pinkerton detective sailed on the
same boat. but if he did he could not
have conducted himself with greater
cireumspection.
In the tropic luxuriance of British
Honduras the former car conductor
and bank thief lived the life of
rajah. But Robert Pinkerton was
ferreting patiently in New York, and
the last act was still to be played.
Pinkerton's labor was rewarded. His
first important step was to discover
that Crawford had lied in. stating,
when questioned after the robbery,
that his only relative in New York was
brother. 1t was learned that he
had three dunts and many cousins.
This led to the discovery that two
days after the robbery he had given
to one of his aunts for safe keeping a
package ostensibly containing gloves. ]
When she read of the robbery this
aunt was moved to tear open a cor
ner of the package.
Her curiosity was rewarded by a
glimpse not of gloves, but of bank
notes. She communicated this dis |
covery to her husband, who ap-
preached Crawford on the subject.
Greatly excited, the bank messenger !.
declared that the money belonged to /
his rich friend. His uncle-by-mar-
riage remarked that just the same.
his conscience impelled him to men
ton the matter to the Adams Ex-
press company. Crawford gate him
$500.
Finally it appeared that Crawford
under the name of Eugene Holt. b,
hired a deposit box. III
There seemed to be strong
case to justify arrest. The .nougn
was that there was no trouoAe
treaty at that time betwe eNtrauao loi,
States and British He -en the Onteo
ert Pinkerton deci1 ,nduras. KIDD
this delicate matt ed TO attend to
he sailed, incog er personally. so
out the cour r was raging through
beset wit TRY, and the detective was
ford's r. 4 many difficulties. Craw-
da, 90 -.iantation was at Punta Cor
liz NC miles by steamboat from Be-
:, where Pinkerton landed.
There is Senior Crawford" ex-
claimed the captain of the steam
boat, as they drew near the end of
the trip.
Pinkerton saw a beautiful steam
launch skimming by. Near the stern,
under brilliant awning sat a
bronzed young man in white linen.
| When the planter landed that aft
ernoon he was met by stout, keen
eyed gentleman, who held out his
/ hand and exclaimed: " How are you?'
Pinkerton was quite frank about
his mission. which was, primarily, te
recover the money for its rightfu
owners. Crawford entertained hin
i Hospitality at his house for the night
but the detective, suspecting treach
cry, did not permit himself to doz'
for an instant.
In the morning, having faile1,to in
duce Crawford to surrender any of tn,
stolen money, he skil]fully directed TIL
converse ton in such a way as to maxi
his host believe that an extraditiol
treaty did exist with British Hondu
ras, but not with Spanish Honduras
The bait was swallowed. That nigh
Crawford gathered all his wealth an
. crossed the bay, to Porto Cuertos, i
Spanish Honduras, with which thi
country really did have a treaty.
But Pinkerton, stricken with yello,
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