The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-09

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n As had delivered a strong ser
mon ct the Morgan street detho-
DIST church i'm St Louis. and at its
close extended an earnest invitation
for sinners TO come to the ''nourners'
bench seek divine forgiveness and
fOrsake the errors OF their past lives.
In the good old-fashioned Methodist
way Rev. Mr.. Thomas left the pulpit
at the close OF the sermon and, IN a
fine barytone voice. took the lead in
the ringing song OF invitation to the
unrepentant. The lines of the hymn
as he sang them were frequently pune
tuated with short impdsSioucd appeals
TO those who were not known IA church
members. Then. to render his appeals
more direct and personal. the minister
started down the aisle shaking hands
with the 'unprofeSsed." speaking an
earnest word 10 this one and that one
as he went.
Rev M Thomas was the type Of
minister Familiarity known as the re-
ViValiSt. lie was about a. years old,
almost six feet tall. Of robust ply
Sique. His hair and beard were brown
and his eye open and fearless He
was "A vigorous and magnetic. if not
polished speaker a fine singer. a good
mixer among all classes and appar-
entity imbued with a sincere desire 20
bring sinners to repentance. He had
iipL bttA III 81 LOUIS long AT the time
OF winch L am writing. twenty-SiN
years ago. but during his residence
there, by his devotion to his ministerial
labors, had endeared himself to the
little flock of Christian men and wo-
men worshiping in the church at Nor
gan and Twenty-fourth streets.
While he was passing among the sim
ners in his congregation the night on
which I INTRODUCES Rev. Mr. Thomas
10 my readers he stopped at a pew well
toward the rear of the church The
visitor was a plainly dressed man of
middle age. evidently a workingTnau
The minister spoke a few words to him
Stlll gr3sping his hand. and there was
some response by the visitor The
singing was in progress and the con-
NerSatiou held in undertones so that
the words passed between the two were
not disJinguishable by those near. The
incident was no different. 10 all ap-
pedrances, from a score of others in the
church that night when the minister
1Uportuned the maynard to repent.
The church services ended. Rev. Mr.
Thomas left the building with several
members or the congregation. chatting
OF religious matters. until their home
ward paths diverged.
No attention had been paid the Wis
itor at the church after the minister
apparently had failed in inducing him
10 come to the 'mourners' bench but
and had taken rapid westerly course.
As soon as the pastor separated from
the members of his flock he walked
well out of their sight and hearing in
leisurely way and then suddenly
adopted q quick buSineSS-like gait
ne turned north. His home was i'm
fiuney avenue, west OF Grand avenue
and near the intersection OF these
thoroughfares the Rock church am
60. al
y I'm tho night. casting deep shadows
over the sidewalk on the east side of
Grand avenue. As he approached this
point Rev. Mr.. Thomas slackeued his
pace and became alert. peering ahead
into the shadows as though looking for
some one He was not disappointed
From the opposite direction. timing his
pace so that ne would meet the min
lister I'm the deepest shadows Of the
church, emerged the man who had oc-
cupied the rear pew at the evening
church service. There were no other
pedestrians in sight.
Hello, Harry" said the minister in
low tone. hating.
Hello, Andy" responded the other.
swinging about and falling into the
preachers stride.
CHANGING furtiVely around him, Rev
AR Thomas thrust his hand under the
skirt of his ministerial coat and
drawing forth "a small, heavy package.
passed IL quickly TO hiS Compan Mon.
Harry poclSeted IL as quickly at is
had been passed to him.
"WhenH / see you AGAIN." asked the
receiver Of the package.
I can't say now, be at the church
in few nights" peplied the minister.
All this had transpired IN less time.
than il took TO cross Grand avenue. On
the other side there was a lovv-sg6lSen
goodnight the minister turned into
F'inney avenue and his companion con-
tinUed in the main thOroughfare. An
hour later he was in his small room in
North Sixth street. The minister went
direct to his home and let himself in
with a latch key.
No band Of dealers ip "coney-' or
counterfeit money ever gave the
United States secret service more trou-
BILE than did the "Biebush gang that
operated in and from st. Louis for
more than twenty-five years. In fact
long before there was such a govern
lment institution as the secret service
division OF the treasury department
The name OF Biebush was a proud one
IN criminal circles. II had been car
ried 10 distinction i'm the annals OF
crime by Frederick Biebush who Not