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

or bring out the Valise containing the
all-innpOrtant fragment of the draft
But he had not realized the value of
the news in his possession, and Mr..
PinkeTton took good care 10 keep him
from that knowledge. One hint OF the
truth 10 the newspaper people. and the
whole story would have been blazoncd
forth in its columns. and the murderer
would have taken warning. Not until
he had seen the man safely on a train
out from Chicago did Mr.. Pinkertou
breathe easily. and it was not until
months later that Mr. Stone learned
how near he came To getting a splendid
scoop on the whole city and country.
The identification Of the pass-holder
removed the last possibility that the
valise had been taken into the train by
any of Conductor Danforth's passen-
gers. And yet the Valise was there,
How came il there? In the course Of
their examination two of the passen-
gers had testified to having seen
Schwartz enter the toilet room during
the run. Brakeman Jack Mullins stat
ed that ne had been in the same room
twice that night that the second time
he noticed the Valise, but that II was
not there when he went in first. Other
witnesses in the car We're positive that
the person who entered the room last
before the time when Mullins saw the
Valise was Schwartz. Thus the chain
of proof was tightening and Mr.. Pink
ertOn sent for Schwartz.
After talking with the brakeman in
a semi-cOnfdential way for some time,
the detective began 10 question him
about Watt. his fellow trainman.
Schwartz said he was a good fellow,
and, in general. spoke highly Of him.
Mr.. Pinkerton seemed 20 hesitate a
little. and then said:
Can ! trust you, Schwartz"
Yes. sir"
We'll, the fzct is, I am little sus-
piciOus of Watt You see, his story
about that hand overhead does not ex-
actly hang together. don't want 10
do him any wrong, but he must be
looked after. Now, my idea is TO have
you go about with him as much as you
can, see if he meets any strangers or
spends much money, and let me know
whatever happens. VIII you do il? ."
Schwartz readily consented. on the
assurance that the railroad people
would give him leave OF absence. The
next day he reported that Watt had
met a man who wore q SLOUGH hat. had
unkempt red hair. and in general
looked like a border rufIian. He had
overheard the two talking together I'D
a saloon on Cottage Grove avenue,
where the stranger had discussed the
murder of Nichols IN great detail
showing a remarkable familiarity with
the whole affair. Schwartz had a sort
of Jesse James theory (Which he
seemed anxious to have accepted) that
the crime had been committed by n
gang of western desperacoes and that
this fellow was connected with them.
Mr.. PinkertOn listened with interest
to all this, but was less edited than
Schwartz imagined since two of his
most trusted shadows" who had been
following Schwartz, had given him re-
ports of the latter's movements. max
ing IL plain that the rcd-haired des-
perado was a myth. and that no such
meeting as Schwartz described had
taken place. Nevertheless. processing
10 be well pleased with SchWartZ's eff
forts. Mr.. Pmkerton sent him out 10
track the fabulous desperate. Schwartz
continued TO render false reports. Fin
ally, without a word 10 arouse his sus-
pcion, he was allowed TO resume his
work on the railroad.
The shadows" put upon Schwartz
after this reported a suspicious inti-
macy between him and Watt. and a de-
tective OF great tact, Frank Jones, was
detailed To get into their confidence, if
possible. He was given a run" as
brakeman between Des Molnes and
Davenport and il was arranged that
he should come in from The west aud
lay over at Davenport on the same
days when Schwartz and Watt laid
over there, coming in from the east.
Jones played his part cieverly, and
was soon on intimate terms with
Schwartz and. Watt. taking his meals
At their boarding house ana sleeping
in a room adjoining theirs. They fin
ally came TO like him 50 81 that they
suggested his trying 10 set a transfer
10 their run, between Davenport ana
Chicago. This was successfully ar
ranged. and then the three men were
together constantly. Jones even going
10 board at Schwartz's house in Chi
cagO. About this tiife schwartz be-
gan 10 talk OF giving VI railroad work