Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30
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fact that nobody was attracted there made
the case suspicious one.
Occasionally man will go across the
river to the pool room or will get in a
friendly game and lose his money. He has
to have some excuse when he gets nome,
and no better excuse than robbery can be
lima gined. When the cases are investigated
and it is found that robberieS have been
committed the persons making the reports
become pentent and beg that their conduct
be kept secret"
Whenever Senator Proctor sees Mr.. Reed
Smoot, the senator from Utah, he is remind
ed of an occasion when he was in Salt Lake
! City and taken for a Mormon with
many wives.
This incident occurred some years ago.
when Mr.. Proctor was making a tour of
the, west in company with Mrs. Proctor and
| a party of dozen or fifteen others. At
| Salt Lake a stop was made. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Proctor started out to look about the
town, half a dozen ladies in the party going
along for the walk. The senator and wife
| headed the column, the ladies following in
couples. On that very morning a large
party Of tourists from the east had arrived
in the city and they were in evidence along
the main streets. The tourists caught sight
of Senate Proctor walking along with dig
nifty followed by the company of ladies.
The tourists stood aside to let them pass
See that old Mormon going along there
| they exclaimed they passed the word
along and all got ready to have good look
at him. There he is taking his wives out
walking.
Wonder if those are all the wives he
has remarked another.
Some of the side remarks about the Nor
mon and his numerous wives reached the
ears of the senator, but he proceeded on his
way without a protest, and from that day to
this the tourists who scanned him and his
supposed seven or eight wives have de-
scribed him of the Sights of the
city of the Mormons
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George McCauley who died at the Wash
ingtou Asylum Hospital few months ago.
was perhaps the most noted of the criminals
who have lived here during the past thirty
years During the latter years of his life he
drew pension, but it not sufficient to
support him. File then lived chiefly on mon
ey that was contributed by detectives who
had arrested him. When he would meet the
officers on the street they would give him
sums ranging from dime to dollar.
His first experience in police circles was
brought about by clever piece of detective
work on the part of Captain James A. Nc
Dewitt. who was then member of the de-
tective force connected with the police de-
partment. The theft of large sum of mon
ely had been reported to the police, and Nc
Cauley lived with his mother on the upper
floor of the house in which the theft had
been committed.
But he's a nice young man." the de-
tective was told by the victim. I'm sure
he would not steal"
What makes You have so much conf
dence in him. the victim was asked
Il don't know the man said, but he
seldom goes out of the house. and he seems
devoted to his mother
That afternoon the detective returned to
the house and asked for the young man. He
told the latter that he McDevitD was
crook, and that he (McCauley) had been
recommended as a good man in that line.
'Al1 | want you to do said the detective
lis to do the watching. and you will there
fore take no risk; what do you say to my
proposition
Well" he said eagerly. I've had some
experience in that line. Il got bunch of
money from the man down stairs. and I
have it up there now"
up where?" the detective anxously in
qured.
In my room"
That's no place to keep money" reason
ed the detective. Put it away where it
will be safe"
He explained to the youthful criminal
where he might put his money and told
him of the danger of keeping it in the house
McCauley agreed that it was rather impru-
dent, and agreed to plant it that after
noon. He accepted every offer the detective
made, and one was that they would go out
for an enjoyable afternoon and commit the
robbery that night. That afternoon the de-
tectiVe had q carriage at the home of Nc
Cauey and sent word to him that he was
ready to go
AS McCauey came down the steps" said
the detective, relating the incident at head
quarters, he had in his hand what appear
ed to have been a club. and l thought he
was wise to me. 1t was only fishing rod,
however. and in it he had the money
McCauey was a much surprised man
when the carriage stopped at police head
quarters and he found he was under arrest
He was then willing to kill his captor but
the latter managed to prevent personal in
jury. Captain McDevitt was one of McCau-
leys best friends before the latter died and
he contributed many dollar to his support