The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30

Then began a search OF the hotel reg
listers After failing to find what was
looking for at several at last found
the name, George A. Everett. on the
register of the Cass House on the day
the couple were delayed in Detroit.
From the head porter I learned that on
that day, in the afternoon, tall man
wearing a light suit and a fur cap had
summoned him to aid in opening a
trunk, explaining he wanted to change
clothes and had lost the key to the
trunk. PendletOn, the porter had Civ
en- him a hammer and q cold chisel,
which were returned a little later. Ev-
erett, however, had not changed
clothes, and this fact was remarked by
the porter. After disappearing from the
hotel a short time. Everett had re-
turned and ordered the trunk sent to
the Michigan Central station for the
train leaving there for Chicago at $3.50
p. m.
At the office of the United States Elk
press company I found the clerk who
had received the package sent by &C.
A. Hayward He remembered the man
who left it as a tall man, wearing a fur
cap and light suit, this unusual saF-
torial combination having marked
Everett at several places The package
was a small one, said the clerk Then
from the baggage master learned that
on the day in question the baggage
checks from No. ], 800 to No. 1000 were
used between Detroit and Chicago and
that any piece of baggage bearing any
OF the intermediate numbers could not
have been checked east of Detroit. It
will be recalled that the check given by
Everett to Miss ShotweIl at Chicago in
exchange for what he said was the
wrong one was No. ], 1902.
From Detroit the trail plainly led to
New York and lost no time in reach
ing that city. From the first the case
had not appeared to me in the light of
ordinary larceny, although that was the
technical charge I was endeavoring to
establish. Everett was an Englishman
or education and good address and cool
under circumstances which would
arouse to indignation or break down
many men, but did not believe him to
be a professional thief.
There was no doubt of his business
connections with Frank w. Brooks, J.
stiles Armour and General Roddy, the
latter president of the railroad the Sc
curities of which had been stolen. He
had been general in the confederate
army from Alabama and was a man of
high standing. In Washington he was
something of a lobbyist and was inter-
ested in government contracts. At the
time of which I am writing he was
abroad General Roddy and Frank w.
Brooks were intimate business asso-
ciates and personal friends.
Brooks New York offices We're at 744
Broadway. where he was i'm the real
was known in New York as a imam
about town" and a promoter. 1t was
10 his New York address that the pack
age sent by &C. A Hayward was for
Warded from Detroit.
These circumstances combined to
give the case an air of mystery and in
terest beyond that of the ordinary case
OF robbery, and / was convinced that
when the secret of the crime should
nnaiiy become known motives other
than desire for gain would be re-
NeaIeo- In line with this reasoning I
believed that the bonds and letters sent
10 New York, If I was on the trail of
the right package, had not been re-
tanned in that city, but had probably
been forwarded to General Roddy I'm
London. On my arrival i'm New York,
therefore. l Immediately began an in
Nestigation Of the records of the yari-
Gus express companies that did foreign
business, to see if l could trace the
package farther than New York. In
TINS TINS faiied and had to abandon this
feature or my theory.
Benjamin Il Phelps was then distr,,t
attorney of New York After my search
OF the European express office 1 called
Oh Mr. Phelps. outlined the case To him
and suggested that j be allowed n 90
before the grand jury, which was then
IN session, as soon as I could secure
the presence of Miss ShotweU In y
tentative way he acceded to my sua-
gest1on and / Immediately wired Miss
Shotwell 10 come ct once to New York
AZ my theory were correct-and in view
OF the facts ELECTED at Detroit there
was but little doubt it was-the Shot
wei trunk had been opened in that
city and consequently the crime of
larceny committed in Michigan. Everett
was being held IN jail in Chicago. and
! knew he could not much longer be
held In Illinois for an offence commits
ed IN Michigan. For this reason I was
anxions to. secure indictments In Nev,
ork In order to hold at least some
of the apparently guilty parties.
Before leaving Chicago l had ta1<er
every possible precaution to prevent re-
porteIs Tor the papers there from learn.
ing of the. case and. of its 5nonorfapee-
and romantic features. Despite these