Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17

pafu, iz1lfneulateiy AFTER SCnWartzS Depart
ure. 1t viii be remembered that the money
taken In the robbery consisted of $50 and
500 bills
In addition to this, II was found. by the
investigations of detectives at PHILADELPHIA
that Schwartz was the son OF a wealthy re-
tired butcher, there, most respectable man.
and that he had q wife and child I'm Phia-
delphia. 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 higher crime.
The Philadelphia wife and child were taken
on to Chicago, and Schwartz was placed
under arrest, charged with 2iSamy
Mr. PinkertpH went TO the jail at once,
and, wishing TO keep Schwartzs confidence
as far as possible, assured him that this
arrest was not his work at all, but that OF
Detectives Smith and Murray. who were, as
Schwartz kHew. working in the interests OF
the railroad people and of the Chicago
newspaper. Mr., Pnkerton told Schwartz
that he still believed, az he had done all
along that Watt the guilty man, and
promised TO do whatever he could to be-
friend Schwartz. The latter did not appear
TO be very much alarmed and said that
Philadelphia lawyer was coming on 10 de-
fend hiro. The lawyer did come few days
later, when bond for = 900 was furnished
for Schwartz's temperance. and he was
set at liberty. Matters had gone so far,
however that it was not considered safe to
leave Schwartz out of jail. and he was inn
| mediately rearrested on tie charge of muir
der.
Whether because of long preparation for
this ordeal or because he a man or
strong character Schwartz received this
blow without the slightest show OF emotion,
and went back into the jail coOlly as he
had come out. He merely requested that he
might have an interview with his wife as
soon possible.
Mr. Pinkerton had evidence enough against
Schwartz TO furnish a strong presumption
Of guilt; but IL was all crcumstantial, and,
besides. it did not involve Newton Watt,
whose completely was more than suspected
From the first Mr.. Pinkerton had been care
fully conciIiatory Of the later Mrs, schwartz
At Just the right moment and by adrott
mana cement, he got her under his direc-
ton, aud by taking a train with her to
Morris, and then on the next morning tax
ing another train back 10 Chicago, he sue
ceeded in preventing her from getting the
advice of her husbands lawyer, who was
meantime making the same double journey
on pursuing trains with the design of eau
tioning her against speaking to Mr. Pin
kerton. She had come to regard Mr.. Pin
kerton more as protector than as an
enemy. and he during the hours they were
together used every device to draw from
her some DANA ging admission.
He told her that the evidence against her
husba nd NaIthough serious In its character.
was rot, In his opinion, sufficient TO eStab-
lish his 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 committed ths
murder or done more than assist Waltz
whom Mr.. Pinkerton professed to regard
as the chief criminal. The only hope OF
saving her husband now. he impressed upon
her. was for her to make a plain state
ment of the truth, and trust that he would
use this in her husbands interest.
After listening to all that he said. and
trying In many ways to evade the main
question, Mrs. Schwartz at last admitted
to Mr.. Pinkerton that her husband had
found a package containing 5000 of the
stolen money under one of the seats on
Conductor Danforth's train on the night
of his return to Chicago He had kept this
money and used for his own purposes.
but had been guilty of no other offsnse
in the matter Mrs. Schwartz stuck reso-
lutely TO this statement, and would admit
nothing further.
Believing that he had drawn from her as
much as he could. Mr.. Pinkerton now ac-
companed Mrs. Schwartz to the jail. where
she was to see her husband. The first
words she said, on entering the room where
he was, were: Harry, | have told Mr..
Pinkerton the whole truth. Thought that
was the best way. for he is your friend. /
told him about your finding the 5000 under
the seat of the car, and that was all you
had to do with the business
For the first time Sehwartzs emotions
nearly betrayed him. However, he braced
himself. and only admitted in a general
way that there was some truth in what
his wife had said. He refused positively to
go into details, seemed very nervous and al
most Immediately asked to be left alone
with his wife. Mr.. Pinkerton had been
expecting this. and was prepared for it. He
realized the shock that would be caused in
SchwartZs mind by his wifes unexpected
confession, and counted on this to lead to
further admissions. 1t was, therefore, OF
the highest Importance that creditable wit
nesses should ovefhear all that transpired
in the interview between Schwartz and his
wife. With this end in view, the room
where the interview was to take place lad
been arranged 50 that a number of wit
nesses could see and hear without their
presence being suspected, and the sheriff
of the county, leading merchant and q
leading banker of the town were waiting
there in readiness