The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-04
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Two Young Men in Jail at
Caldwell, Idaho, Charged
With Theft.
ALLEGED THAT THEY
ROBBED TWO STATIONS
Both We're Former Operators Of
Short Line at Payette
and ShOShOne.

Two young men from Kansas, George
f. Pittman and Wallace Mattocks are in
jail at Caldwell, Ida. awaiting the ac-
tIons Of the grand jury. which is now In
session Investigating the Steunenberg
murder. These young men arc accused by
officials of the oregon Short Line system
or having stolen railroad tickets and
mileage books from that system some
months ago The alleged theft OF Pitt
man occurred at Payette, Ida. and that
of Mattocks at Shoshone. the stations
where they were respectively employed
by the company as telegraph oprators.
Stole Transportation
They applied for positions at the main
offices at Salt Lake last fall and were as
signed 10 those stations. where they
stayed but a few weeks and then left. 1t
Is stated. after rifIng their Offices OF a
considerable part OF the transportation In
their charge and which transportati tion
they proceeded TO either dispose OF or use
as best suited their convenience. Tho al
legged thcfts when discovered In Noyem-
ber last were placed in the hands OF Spe-
clal Agent Joseph Jones OF the oregon
Short Line system
Belong to Prominent Families.
The two accused young men are said
to belong TO prominent families and their
downfall Is stated 10 be due TO induce
ments held out TO them by young
sharper they met on the train while COM
Ing West to seek employment Their new
~ Dndue acquaintance tRplhlifi " lhslll
n system" easy and safe. whereby they
could have an easy time and get good
start In life without punishment or de-
lection The history OF their escapades
and arrest arc told as follows:
How They Were Followed.
with the barest clues to work upon
Mr. Jones followed divers trails Ike a
bloodhound. Mattocks had gone 20 San
Francisco and was heading for Mexico
Eventually Plttman was located At Eff
| T..VN s.zIEa. Of 4 N.fN.
Kan. Both we're working as night opera
tors on the Missouri Pacific. Pittman was
first brought back and then Mr.. Jones
| left n week ago Wednesday for Mattocks
! In both cases the young men were In
duccd 20 leave without notifying their
friends. as Mr.. Jones convinced them
that It would be better to get out OF town
quietly without having crowd at the
| depot 10 see them OF.
Clever Work Done.
I'm the case of Mattocks some very
clever work was done. This young man Is
brother OF the cashier of the National
bank at Atchison. the president of which
is chief counsel for the Missouri Pacific.
| Mattocks was induced to leave his key
board I'm the north yard and so hurTledly
| was the departure made that Mr., Jones'
provided an extra oVcrco1t for him. From
there he was taken to the Kansas side
OF Kansas city and kept for some hours,
after which a long street-car ride was
| taken and the stub train TO Topeka board
| ed. From there the officer came with his
prisoner over the Union Pacific 10 Denver
Landed in Shoshone.
In the meantime friends OF AIattocks
| took action and the wires were kept hot
in an effort 10 head OF Mr. Jones. but
he landed his man In Shoshone on Mon
day Both men, who are only y and ~
years OF age. respectively, got the best OF
q ICntment en- route and were fed in the
| dining car The result was that before
| they had reached their destination both
| made written confessions of their mis-
| dOingS."