The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-05-23
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ward. where they sat on the grass in
the early morning and divided their
loot. Their share was less than $50
each.
According to Marks the next move
was to separate and keep separated
at all times, except at appointed
places and times, when they could
meet and confer in secret and with
out exciting any suspicion. So, with
apparently no fear whatever, these
boys made their way in company to
the elevated station at Garfield bouls-
ward, occupying the smoking car
they went down town and from there
to their respective homes. After
that they had held one or two meet
ngs, the purpose of which was to APP
point a rendezvous in case they were
finally found out, to which they
could retreat and hold forth as long
retreat Marks was very silent, and
it was not until several days after
that he divulged the hiding place the
boys would seek as a last resort.
Marks had done one thing for the
police that was soon to lift the screen
of mystery from the whole affair.
He had given the names of the par
Elephants. He had also given their
addresses, and if the police could
surprise the boys at their homes it
would save what they believed would
turn out to be very savage fight
for life. 1t was learned from Marks
that the bandits were making no eff
fort to conceal themselves, but de-
voted their time to walking the down
town streets, as though they were in
no immediate danger of being APP
pretended. The very daring of their
action was the perplexing part of it
to the police. The police have less
fear of a desperate that will try to
hide than of one who will make no
in hand to hand conflict at short
range when cornered.
stand that my possession of this in
formation was of no immediate value
to me as a reporter for a newspaper,
as l had the confidence of Chief
Schuettler and would not have de-
stroyed it, even though l lost my po
sition. Nevertheless, the Chicago
American, knowing my standing with
Chief Schuettler, began to negotiate
with me to take place on that pa
per. After an offer that seemed quite
tiattering, ] was persuaded to leave
the Tribune and join the Hearst pa
per. 1t was done upon the condition
that was to be in full charge of the
man hunt for the paper, both night
and day, and that l could at any
time receive an assignment of as
many men as | pleased to aid me
when aid was necessary. This was
granted by James Hackett, who was
then the city editor and very good
friend of mine.
There was placed at my disposal
at once one photographer, one sketch
artist and two reporters, one OF
them a cub. | made Schuettler ac-
quainted with what l had done and
secured his permission to go out to
the homes of the boys, get photo
graphs of their parents, their rooms
and any other information l could
CLEAN, without making any effort to
discover the men themselves. The
chief granted the permission, and as
| was the only reporter in the city at
the time that knew the identity of
the bandits, there seemed to be an
excellent chance for the next few
days for me to pull off some of the
biggest scoops ever known in Chi
cago. 1t was an opportunity ! had
longed for in order to get the chance
to pay off some old scores.
Go be continued.)
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