The Scranton chronicle., 1903-01-31
HOW SCHUMACHER DID H.
Story of the Work that Led Up
to the Death of the plucky
Pinkerton Detective.
SUPT. MURPHY, OF ST. LOUIS, TELLS IT.
echumRchcr Got MS Cie~s and
Went 10 work on what Proved
To lie Hot onc, ~ suhseunent
Events Proved Ills Quarry To he
the Union Robbers.

Events Proved Ills Quarry To lie
the Union Robbers.
ST. Louis, JAM ee.- According to
Pinlerton Superintendent Murphy,
the Pinkerton agency took mp the
Union bank robbery ease about Jan
uary H. on which date IL was dis
covered that stranger had arrived
In st. Clair. stopped at the ilibhafd
house over night. and, after eating
breakfast at the same place In the
morning. engaged a horse and buggy
and drove TO Union.
Traced Him 60 Union.
MY reports show" said Mr.. Muir
ply, that from the best information
we have secured. this stranger was
In ST. Clair just two days prior To
the robbery. After he procured the
horse and buggy we traced him to
Union. At the latter place he dis
carded the buggy and horse. aud we
then discovered that after lounging
about Union for short time he start
ed to walk over the Frisco track to-
ward stanton.
after obtaining the description Of
the fellow, n young man apparently,
not more than 2e or 20 years old, we
learned that he answered the deserip-
| ton OF n young mnn by the name OF
Rudolph. who had returned to that
vicinity after an absence OF two years.
Ills real name WIS Anderson, but he
assumed the name OF his stepfather,
! Rudolph. who was painter.
II WAS young Rudolph.
"When we became satisfied that the
stranger who was seen In ST. Clair
was young Rudolph, we then learned
that the elder Rudolph was spending
money and wearing better clothing
than he had been accustomed TO, and
upon investigation II was discovered
that the family, consisting Of old lsu-
dolph, his wife, young Rudolph, his
sister and n half-sister, had moved
from their farm 10 a small cabin, hid
den in a clump Of trees. and in most
desolate place.
The Trail Grew warm.
"on January 22 Schumacher learned
that old Rudolph had been seen to
nlipht from n train with n stranger,
the hitter carrying grip. They went
Immediately TO the cabin, and schu-
macher. disguised as o hunter, short
ly afterward appeared =. the cabin,
His knock was not responded to very
onickly. and while he was waiting he
could hear considerable shuffing on
the inside. Finally one OF the dangh-
fers came 10 the door and asked Sehn"
macher what he wanted, and when
young Rudolph appeared Schumacher
recognized him as the man who yis-
| fled st. Clair and drove TO Union.
They We're Cautions.
"Before admitting Schumacher they
relieved him OF his shotgun, which he
carried, and then he was served with
dinner. While eating, Schumacher
carefully observed the surroundings
and decided TO report the matter to
the sheriff. The occupants guarded
every movement of Schumacher, ana
when he left watched him until he
disappeared from view.
Schumacher sought the sheriif ana
reported 10 him what he bad diseoy-
cred There was no charge upon
which young Rudolph could be ar
rested, but the sheriff recalled tine
fact that the young mar had at one
time been implicated in the torture
Of an old farmer, and told schumach-
er that be believed he could hold him
on that charge until an Investigation
was made.
The Fatal Jaunt.
saturday schumacher. accompa.
MED by three deputy sheriifs, started
for the Rudolph cabin, and just as
soon as they stepped upon the threah-
old Of the door young Rudolph ana
the stranger who had carried the grip
opened fire upon them from the cor
ner OF The house. In the fight which
followed Deputy Sheriff Vetter fell
from his horse, and when schumacher
went to assist him he was shot down.
"The elder Rudolph and a compan-
ION named Harmes, together with Ru-
dolph's wife and daughters, have been
arrested, but young Rudolph and the
stranger escaped, although, under
stand, the posse in pursuit has good
prospects of coming upon the fugi-
tiyes, for one Of them Is said 70 have
been wounded.
Substantial Proof.
"The manner in which the attack
was made and the circumstance
leading mp TO II, are substantial PROOF
10 me that those people are the ROB
berg Of the Union bank. for u tney
had not realized that the game was
up they would not have shot down
Schumacher as they did and fought
40 desperately to escape arrest.
FURTHER Proof Of Guilt.
@Furfher proof Of their guilt lies
., the fact that 500 in silver was
fouud in the cistern adjoining the
cabin. and some papers also found
there have been identified by Cashier
Hoffman Of the Union bank as prop
erty OF that institution.
schumacher was one of our best
men, and / sincerely hope the fugi-
tiyes win be captured and given their
Just deserts"
Reward For the MnrdererS.
Jefferson City, Mo-. Jan. 26.--Gov.
Dockery has issued a proclamation
Offering a reward Of $500 for the ar
rest aud conviction of the men who