The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-17

heve him by some prearranged signal,
like a handkerchief held in the left
hand.
The result Of the "shadowing" in
Schwartz case was conclusive. No
sooner was the brakeman out Of Chi
cago than he began spending money
far In excess Of his income, He bought
fine furniture, expensive clothing, arti-
cles of jewelry. presents for his wife.
and aid In All elaborate supply OF
rifles, shotguns, revolvers and all sorts
ar ammunition, including a quantity
of cartridges. The shadows found
that tn almost every case he paid for
his purchases with $50 or 500 bills
As far as possible these bills We're Sc
cured by the detectives from the per-
sons TO whom they had been paid, i'm
mediately after Schwartz departure
II will be remembered that the money
taken in the robbery consisted of $50
and 500 bills.
In addition to this. it was found BY
the Investigations of detectives at Phil
adelphia. that Schwartz was the son of
wealthy retired butcher there. a most
respectable man, and that he had a
wife and child in Philadelphia. whom
he had entirely deserted. This gave an
opportunity to take him into custody.
and still conceal from him that he was
suspected Of committing a higher
crime The Philadelphia wife and child
were taken on to Chicago, and
Schwartz was placed under arrest,
charged with bigamy.
Mr.. Pinkerton went to the jail at
once, and, wishing to keep Schwartz
confidence as far as possible. assured
MIN that his arrest was not his work
at all, but that of Detectives Smith
and Murray, who were, as Schwartz
knew. working in the interests Of the
railroad people and of the Chicago
newspaper. SIR. Pinkerton told
Schwartz that he still believed. as he
had done all along, that Watt was the
guilty man, and promised TO do what
ever he could TO befTiend Schwartz.
The latter did not appear to be very
much alarmed and said that a Phila-
delphla lawyer was coming on 10 de-
lend him The lawyer did come a few
days later, when a bond for $1,000 was
furnished tor Schwartz temperance.
and he was set at liberty. Matters had
gone so far, however, that il was not
considered safe TO leave Schwartz out
OF jail, and he was Immediately rear
Whether because Of long preparation
for this ordeal or because he was a
man OF strong character. Schwartz re-
ceived this blow without the slightest
show OF emotion, and went back into
the jail as coOlly as he had come out.
He merely requested that he might
have an interview with mis- wife as
soon rs possible.
Mr.. Pinkerton had evidence enough
against Schwartz 10 furnish q strong
presumption Of guilt; but il was all
circumstantial, and, besides. il did not
involve Newton Watt, whose compIic-
ity was more than suspected. From
the first Mr.. PinkertOn had been care
fully conciliatOry OF the later Mrs.
Schwartz. AT just the right moment.
and by adroit management. he got her
under his direction, and by taking a
train with her 10 Norris, and then on
the next morning taking another train
back TO Chicago, he succeeded in pre-
venting her from getting the advice o.
her husbands lawyer, VINO was mean
time making the same double journey
on pursuing trains with the design of
cautioning her against speaking TO Mr.
PinkertOn. She had come TO regard
Mr.. PinkertOn morefas a protector than
as an enemy, and he, during the hours
they were together, used every device
TO draw from her some damaging adj
mission. he told her that the evidence
against her husband, although serious
IN its character. was not. IN his opin-
ion. sufficient TO establish mis- guilt He
told her Of the bills found In Schwartz s
possession, of the torn piece of the
draft taken from the valise, of the
marks on his hands and the lies he had
told. All this. he said proved that
Schwartz had some connection with the
robbery but not that he had commit
ted the murder. or done more than as
sist Watt, whom Mr.. Pinkerton pro-
fessed 20 regard as the chief criminal.
The only hope Of saving her husband
now, he impressed upon her. was for
her 10 make plain statement of the
truth, and trust that he would use this
in her husbands interest.
After listening 90 all that he said.
and trying in many ways to eyade the