The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
From the Archives
the Pinkertons.

Mr.. Plnkertons mission, There goes
Crawford's launch now"
Landing at once, the detective wait
ed Tor the launch TO come to shore.
which it presently did. The first man
TO come off was Martin Crawford
whom Mr.. Pinkerton recognized from
a description, although he had meyer
seen him. Then he saw Edward
Crawford step off. dressed smartly IN
white helmet hat, a red sash, a fine
plated linen shirt, blue trousers, pat
ent-leather shoes, and so on. Mr..
Plnkerton approached and held out his
hand. -''@
Il don't remember YOU" said Craw-
ford; but his face went white.
You used to know me i'm Nav
york when examined you before the
pank officials" said the detective
pleasantly.
crawford smiled in a sickly way and
SAID: "Oh, yes; 1 remember you now"
Mr- Plnkerton explained that he had
travelled 5000 miles to talk with him
ABOUT the stolen money package
crawford expressed willingness te fur
hish any information he could, and In
Vited Mr.. Pinkerton TO go up to hs.
plantation, where they could talk the
matter over more comfortably. SeeiHg
tiiat MS Dest course was To humor
crawford Mr.. -Pinkerton consented,
saie "a realizing that he thus put him
II. -.
Ihey went aboard Crawford's launch
and steamed up the river. a very mar
row, winding stream, arched o,tite
over through most of its length Av
the thick tropical foliage. and in some
pdTts so deep that no soundings had
YET FOUND bottom. The piantation
was entirely inaccessible by land on
account OF impossible sWamps. and
.Ne cIoohed course of the river made
a. Journey OF twenty-three miles
s stonn Funta Gorda, although in a
away i~ Hies
Mr.. PinkertOn was surprised At tho
unpretentious character of tbe bo,,se
Whlch was built Of cane and naIr1
STOCKS and rooted with palm branches
originally 1t had been one large room
put IL was now divided by nousIin
sheetmg into two rooms. one at eIthar
ehd, with hall in the middle AL
most the first thing Mr.. Pinkerton no
tlced on entering was a fireproof safe
standing in the hall. 1t was of medi
UNI size and seemed to be new. He
i hilew ne was powerless, under the
! laws or the country, to search the safe
but he made up his mind that while
ne was in the house he would keen
Is eyes as. much as possible upon II.
Ihat night he did not sleep for watch
ing. But Crawford did not go near
the safe until the next morning. when
! he went to get out some account hooks
! While the door was Open MFR. Pinker-
ton saw only small bag OF silver in
side, but he felt sure from Crawford's
manner that there was a larger
amount of money there
/ Mr.. Pinkerton remained at the DIan-
tatiOn for forty-eight hours. On the
second day he had a long interview
with Crawford, questioning him in the
| greatest detail as TO his connection
with the robbery. Crawford persisted
in denying that he had had any con-
nection with it. or had any knowledge
/ as to what had become of the stolen
money. Argue as he would Mr.. Pin
kerton could not beat down the stub
| bOrnness of his denials. All direct ap-
/ prOaches failing. at last he tried indi-
rection. He spoke of Burke. the alb
! scOnding state treasurer of Louisiana,
who, along with a number of other
American lawbreakers. had fed to Cen
/ trail America. Burke had a level
head, hadn't hep" said he.
How do you mean?" asked Craw-
ford
why, in going to Spanish Honduras.
| You know the United States has no ex-
| tradition treaty there under which We
could bring back a man who has abb
| seconded for embezzlement or grand
| larceny. Burke is as safe there as IL
| he owned the whole country"
rs that 500" said Crawford. looking
! significantly ar his brother Marvin
who was present.
Yes said Mr.. Pinkerton, 1T is. l
only wish the fellow would come UP
| here into British Honduras: then we
might do something with him."
Here the subject was dropped
! Next Mr.. Pinkerton exhibited to
| Crawford a sealed letter written by
/ James G.. Blaine and addressed to the
chief magistrate of British Honduras.
pointing to the seals of the state de-
| partment to assure Crawford OF the
| letters genuineness. and limiting mys-
/ teriously at the use he proposed max
! ing of the document and at the prob
/ able effect that would follow it's de-
/ livery.
With this the interview closed, and
| Mr.. PinkertOn announced his intention
! of going back to Punta Gorda. Craw-
| ford had practically told him to do his
/ worst, and he had not concealed ms
/ intention Of doing il. Nevertheless
/ their relations continued outwardly
/ pleasant. and Mr.. Pinkerton was treat
! ed with the hospitality that is usual ini
/ tropical countries. He saw no sign of
/ any disposition on the part Of either
/ Of the CrawfOrds to do him harm, but
| he kept his revolvers always ready,
! and gave them no chance to catch him
| mapping.
| Toward evening Of the second day
| Crawford and his brother got the
lunch ready. and took Mr.. PinkertOn
down the river back TO Punta Gorda,
where they said good-by. At parting
/ Crawford made brave show of treat
ing the whole matter lightly. II may
see you in New York in a couple OF
months" he said TO the detective as
they shook hands.
IF you see me in New York" said
Mr.. Pmkerton. you will see yourself
under arrest"
On landing Mr.. Pinkerton proceeded.
with all the obv!ousness possible, TO
call at the house of the British mag
istrate. which was so situated that
Crawford from the launch could not
fail to see him enter. This seems 70
have confirmed the impression he had
been striving to create, that British