The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-17

or bring out the valise containing the
all-impOrtant fragment of the draft.
But he had not realized the value OF
the news in his possession. and Mr.
PinkertOn took good care to keep him
from that knowledge One hint OF the
truth TO the newspaper people, and the
whole story would have been blaz0ucd
forth in its columns and the murderer
would have taken warning Not until
he had seen the man safely on a train
out from Chicago did Mr.. Pinkerton
breathe easily. and il was not until
months later that MI Stone learned
how near he came 10 getting "A splendid
scoop on the whole city and country.
The Identification of the pass holder
removed the last possibility that the
valise had been taken into the train by
any of Conductor DaHforth's paSsen-
gers. And yet the valise was there
How came it there? In the course Of
their examination two of the passen-
gers had testified 10 having seen
Schwartz enter the toilet room during
the run. Brakeman Jack Mullins stat
ed that he had been in the same room
twice that night that the second time
ne noticed the valise. but that II was
not there when he went in first. Other
witnesses in the car We're positive that
the person who entered the room last
before the time when Mullins saw the
yalise was Schwartz. Thus the chain
of proof was tightening and Mr. Pink
ertOn sent for Schwartz.
After talking with the brakeman in
a semi-confidential way for some time,
the detective began TO question him
about Watt, his fellow trainman.
Schwartz said he was "A good fellow,
and, in general, spoke highly of him.
a. a
little, and thcn said:
Can ! trust you, Schwartz"
Eyes, sir"
We'll. the TIT is, l am little sus-
piciOus of Watt. You see his story
about that hand overhead does not eX-
actly hang together. I don't want 10
do him any wrong, but he must be
looked after Now. my idea is 10 have
you go about with him as much as YOU
can, see if he meets any strangers or
spends much money, and let me know
whatever happens. viii you do it,"
Schwartz readily consented, on the
assurance that the railroad peOple
would give him leave of absence. The
next day he reported that Watt had
met a man who wore a SLOUGH hat. had
unkempt red hair and in general
looked like q border ruffian He had
overheard the two talking together in
a saloon on Cottage Grove avenue.
where the stranger had discussed the
murder of Nichols i'm great detail,
showing a remarkable Familiarity with
the whole affair. Schwartz had a SORT
of Jesse James theory (Which he
seemed anxious TO have accepted) that
the crime had been committed by q
gang of western desperacoes and that
this fellow was connected with them.
L.
to all this but was less edited than
Schwartz imagined. since two of his
most trusted shadows" who had been
following Schwartz had given him re-
ports of the latters movements max
ing it plain that the Tad-hairad des-
perado was a myth. and that no such
meeting as Schwartz described had
taken place Nevertheless. protesting
to be we'll pleased with SchWartZ's eff
forts, Mr.. Pinkerton sent him out TO
track the fabulous desperate. Schwartz
continued 10 render false reports. Fin
ally, without word 10 arouse his sus-
picion, he was allowed to resume his
work on the railroad
The shadows put upon Schwartz
after this reported a suspicious init
macy between him and Watt, and a de-
tectiVe of great tact, Frank Jones was
detailed TO get into their confidence il
possible. He was given a run" as
brakeman between Des .AIolnes and
Davenport and il was arranged that
he should come in from The west and
lay over at Davenport on the same
days when Schwartz and Watt laid
over there, coming I'M from the east
Jones played his part cleverly, and
was soon on intimate terms with
Schwartz and Watt, taking his meals
at their boarding House and sleeping
in a room adjoining theirs They fin
ally came 10 like MIN SO III that they
suggested his trying To get a transfer
TO their run. between Davenport and
Chicago This was successfully ar
ranged, and then the three men were
together constantly. Jones even going
10 board at Scl1wartz's house in Chi
cago. About this tiIpe schwartz be-
gan TO talk OF giving up railroad work