Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-28


strongest within him, and he set out
on course of self-education.
The late Joseph McCullagh OF the
J Globe-Democrat was the only editor
who thought enough of Galvins pros
| pective reportorial ability to give him
a chance. The salary was SO week
and the assignment the suburbs. One
night a Missouri Pacific train was
/ robbed of SlO5,000. AT his own re-
quest Calvin was allowed TO work on
the story. The detectives had ar
rested the only thing left In the car,
! Frotheringham. the express messenger
who had been beaten and robbed, but
the new reporter held him innocent
and started a search OF the purlieus
| for man who had an excess of cash
| In this search he caught up with Nor
larity. one of the robbers partners.
The chase that followed this meeting
was long and cautious. but some time
after, on Information furnished by
Calvin, jim Cummings and another
partner named Weaver were arrested
while running a coalyard in State
street, Chicago, and sent to the Mis-
souri, penitentiary.
This bit Of work, for which the de-
tectives got most of the credit and
all but 5000 Of the big reward, after
$4,000 of the money had been re-
covered. was the first of series OF
similar achievements by Calvin.
Not long afterward the train bear
ing Governor Stone and staff was held
up near Pacific. Mo. and looted
From the governor down to the train
porter the passengers stated that
seven men had done the job. Calvin
found a buried valise containing the
effects of Sam Wilson. who had been
employed by the Frisco Road at Lee
banon, and Wilson was arrested. His
confession that he held up the train
single-handed was obtained from VIII
son in the Office of Galvin's paper.
and the newsboy reporter again
scored a big scoop.
Recently Calvin prevented the re-
appointment of Louis Bohle as United
States marshal for the northern dis
tlict of Missouri by forwarding to
President Roosevelt positive proofs
that Bohll has made a practice of
charging the government with mileage
when he had travelled with prisoners
on passes. There was no other apli-
cant for the place and Bohle was in
Washington awaiting what he consid-
cred the mere formality of being
handed his commission. He made no
effort to refute the statements of the
reporter
In this case the party managers
tried hard to shake Calvin in his de-
termination to prevent the appoint
ment of Bohll but succeeded no bet
ter than did the men who sought to
have him desert the trail of the muni
cipal assembly boodlers
Red" Galyin's remarkable record
Cor bringing important scoops to his
paper is attributable to the simple de-
sire to realize the ambition of his
newsboy days-to be a good reporter
In "A business way he never had any
other ambition. Extraordinary en-
ergy and tenacity and an unusually
accurate knowledge of men are his
stock in trade. While not posing as
rcformer he has the reporters dis
like of "croolsedness" in men in pub
lie positions to more than the aver
age degree.
Although bachelor he finds time
to exercise paternal influence over
five young boys of which he is guar
dian. In this city he is the news
boys and gamins' best friend Near
ly all of q $1,000 collection of Jewels
owned by him were gifts from those
he had bcfriended in time OF need.
and his time, when not working for
his modest salary, is devoted to the
service of those from whom he has
nothing but gratitude to expect.