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

Copyright, 1905, by Marion C. scheit-
linz
IN the day after Christmas, 1872,
u received a summons from General
superintendent of Police Wash
hoGrn Of Chicago. requesting me to re-
port to him i'm his private Office When
1 entered the superintendent was in
conversation with a handsomely gowned
young woman, to whom he introduced
me, saying as he did so that she was
10 tell her story to me and that I would
have charge of the matter from that
time. Left to ourselves and in answer
TO look OF inquiry from me. the young
woman Immediately plunged into. her
story in an unusually intelligent and
businesslil0e way, relating the following
narrative without excitement or the use
of unnecessary words:
Il am Carlotta Frances Shotweu. I
am Is years old and native of New
Jersey. L spend most of my time in
New York and Washington. but travel
good deal, as my business affairs re-
quire. / arrived in Chicago this morn
ing from New York. and was on my
way to Mobile, Ala. where had BUSH
ness in connection with some bonds OF
the Selma & Gulf railroad which ] own
ON my arrival here / registered at the
fremont house and had my luggage
sent TO that hotel. A few hours after L
reached the city l had occasion to open
my trunk. ana found that the lock had
been broken. On examination of the
contents ! found a package containing
bonds of the Selma & Gulf railroad to
the amount OF S54 OOO together with
other valuable private papers and cor
respondence, had been stolen.
Z Immediately engaged the services
of Pinkerton detective as am alone
in the city and had no friends on whom
TO call Then 1 thought ] should apply
to the city police as an extra precau-
lion. The bonds represent practically
all the fortune left me by nv father
as the money I received from him was
invested in them. They were undoubt-
edly stolen from the trunk after it
reached the hotel: but ! know OF no
one who had any reason to believe the
trunk contained the package"
The lady told me she was not mar
ried- She was vivacious and cultured.
OF medium height and weight her eyes
were dark brown and her hair of inky
Dlackness. Her attire was that of the
woman accustomed to wealth, but was
unostentatious. Everything about her
bespoke riches and refinement.
Did you travel from New York
"NO.' she answered. 81 was. accom-
panied by a gentleman named George
y. Everett. g..
What do you know of this man2"
very little. While living at the
Grand Central hotel, in New York, I
was introduced TO him by J. Stiles Ar
mOur, gentleman who is interested
with me in a business venture This
was about two weeks ago Mr.. Everett
was stopping at the same hotel and one
day Mir. Armour mentioned to him in
my. presence that was going south on
business Mr. Everett said that he was
going TO Chicago about the same time
TO see his wife and children who lived
there. and that if I cared 10 20 south
by way OF Chicago he would get me
passes covering my entire trip His
offer seemed to me not so extraordf-
nary. in view of the fact that he was a
close personal friend of one of my bust
ness associates and seemed to be able
70 secure railroad passes for the ask
ing. / accepted his offer. and we
reached Chicago together
Was he in your company all the
time en- route?"
He had a berth in the same Pull
man and was in my sight most of the
time At Niagara Falls he informed
me that Frank w. Brooks, who is also
member of the company I spoke or
had asked him to call Oh a business ac-
quaintance at Detroit. We reached De-
troit too late to make the Chicago train
connection, and we were forced to wait
there from 80 to $50 in the afternoon
These teur hours Mr.. Everett spent i'm
the city, while remained in the
train"
Did you check your own baggage in
New York;"
for me- At the station 1 saw him buy
ticket, and, as he claimed to have a
pass for both himself and for me. I
asked him why he was buying a ticket
He said his arrangement with the rail-
road forced him to buy ticket. but
that the amount was rebated to him
afterward- He then checked the trunk
and gave me the check"
I then asked Miss Shotwell to relate
the incidents of their arrival in Chi
cago- She did so infinitely and the most
important facts are here set forth:
Ion our arrival I asked for my bag
gage. Mr. Everett seemed TO me to be
somewhat confused. saying he had
given re the wrong check in New York
He took the one he had given me there
and handed me another. No. e02
During the trip he had urged me to
visit his family in Chicago, and when
we arrived here he renewed his invita-
ton saw no good reason for de-
Ginning, as his conduct had been that
Of scrupulous gentleman. fully OBJ
servant OF all the conventions. I called
1T his home, ITO Twenty-second street.
took a short drive with Mrs Everett
and the children. although il was bit
ter cold. and then returned TO the Ire
mGlt house, In the meamtinne my
trunk had been sent TO my room aud it