The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-03

drove in a wagon TO a station on the
Grand Trunk railroad. where they
boarded a freight train for Toronto.
After Il brief stay in that city they
went on To Montreal where they tried
hard ~ lose themselves, but We're UNI
successful. ana returned TO Fort Erie.
Meanwhile Mr. Pinkerton discovered
that the story told him by Proctor was
entirely untrue. So far from having
I been an honest man before the robbery.
, it came TO light that ne was already al
that time a hardened criminal having
committed burglaries both in the Unit
ed States and Canada, and having been
sentenced under another name to a
term in the Massachusetts state prison.
While i'm prison he had cOntriyed To
make keys that would unlock his oWD
cell and those of three other prisoners.
and the. four had thus made their
/ escape One of them was the notorious
Charles Bullard, who was at that time
serving a term of twenty years for the
robbery Of the BOvlstOn hank of BOs-
/ ton. Proctor had also offered the privi-
lege of escape to Scott and Dunlap, the
Northampton bank robbers who were
/ confined in the same prison. but they
! had distrusted his plan and refused to
avail themselves Of it.
1t was now necessary for the detec-
tiYes TO devise a new plan. Robert
Pinkerton knew that some three years
/ earlier DOnahue had been concerned in
! the robbery Of bank at WINNIPEG.
and also in the robbery of a hardware
store at Quebec. His brother, William
/ PinkertOn, he also knew, had d per-
sOnal acquaintance with DOnahue,
from having arrested him a number
of years before. He, therefore, sent for
| William PinkertOn TO come to New
York from Chicago, ard on his arrival
proposed 10 him that he go to Fort
Erie, get an interview with Donahue
and tell him OF PrOctOr's treachery in
betraying Collins and himself; impress
upon him that Proctor was d danger
Gus man TO have dealings with, and
try 10 induce him to lend his aid i'm
delivering Proctor and Collins over the
line, just as Robert PinkertOn had
sought to have Proctor do in the case
of Donahue and Collins. Donahue was
known as a ''stanch" man-that is, one
who is true TO his friends-and it was
/ thought probable that he would refuse
TO take part in any such scheme. But
! in that event William Pinkerton was
10 threaten him with arrest for the old
robberies at Winnipeg and Quebec
This plan was carried out by Will
liam PnkcuOn with greater success
than had been expected. At first Don
ahue StOutly refused 10 betray a COM
rade, but the danger threatening HIM
selef was made TO appear so great that
finally, seeing no other way out of his
difficulties, he consented TO do what
was asked of him in regard to Proctor.
Against Collins, however, he declined
TO give any aid BY working on Proc
tors natural fear Of arrest, he easily
persuaded him that the immediate de-
parture of all three of sthem-himself,
Proctor and COllins-fOr Europe was
advisable. IT was arranged that they
should not sail from Quebec or Hall
fax, since the steamers from those
points were likely to be watched by de-
tectives. but that they should leave
Fort Erie stealthiiy by night, make
their way separately 10 Montreal, and
meet there.
This plan was carried out and with
in few days the three were in Mon
treal, all apparently of one mind in
their desire 10 escape the country.
thOugh in reality Proctor was the only
one of the three who thought himself
in dangers. DOnahue had taken Collins
into his confidence, and Collins was
quite of Donahue's opinion that they
We're doing the proper thing in saving
themselves by surrendering a man who
had shown himself willing 10 betray
them.
1t had been agreed between William
Pmkerton and Donahue that at Mon
treal tickets should be purchased to
Europe by way of Portland. Me, and
that the party should leave Montreal
at a certain time by the Grand Trunk
road. The line of this roa; runs for
number of miles through northern Yer
mont, and Ii was customary for the
train the men Mere te take to wait over
for an hour at Island Pond little
place just across the Canadian line
Here as II was arranged, Robert Pink
erton was 70 be waiting. ready 10 take
Proctor into custody and also Though
, in this part of the arrangement Dona-
hue, Of course. was not consulted) Don
ahue and Collins, should they be SO inn
prudent as 10 stay on the train until il
crossed the line, To the forwarding Of