New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-25
ONCE HE WAS FOOLED.

..r,ob.. pinkerton had perhaps the largest coiiec
ton Of threatening letters ever addressed 10 one
man in this country. He saved many OF the III
teresting ones and showed them to MS iriehuS-
No matter how dire fate the letters pictured he
was never disturbed. Among others VINO tiIea'
ened mis- life In letters was Pat Grove VINO y
came notorious as the kdnapper OF Eddie CudahE'
SON of the Omaha packer. for which crime ne was
acquitted through some strange rnlscarrIage @. o-
Western justice. Grove blamed the PlnkerI0S ,oI
to 5S z poniney train near 81 Joseph He wrote
the writer's ris never followed up his threats
Possessing keen sense or huriOr bOo tI
o %" himself Shortly before he sailed for Europe
he related this tale OF hoax played on four yS6
men who were fellow passengers on a tram HUN
MY attention was attracted TO the quartet in
MI F5nkerton because three of them were care
Guayt bottle mo the cuspadore when the fourth
was looking This fourth IeLlo" nad q 81 "a.
obviously very drunk I watched thelr nlahoeu|'es
qt!FinaIly to my surprise and indignation saw
one of them take vial from his pocket and pour
me cha5 with the jewelry. 1t was the most orazen
and daring case of knockout drops Il had ever en-
Now. you might suppose that il was up TO me
right then 10 cut in but %asr drops until
they have actually been ADMINISTERED 30 kspe
The voutR who had handled the vial handed the
.doped' drink to the intoxicated chap VINO drank
~ efree4uv Then he gradually sank into a stupor.
Vic 10 he effects of the drug Ills mouth
bun:y omen and he helpless Then the three
actually began strip their victim OF the JeMelrS
II reached the door of the smoking compartment
in three Jumps t, 10. .to,,.
:" pretty coarse work. sons | said. Just snow
ing them the gun l had in my hands, Dut hot
ievelling IL at them. i surprised that You are
so foolish as think that you can get away WIN
the goods in such II fashion. My name Is fIhkeL-
ton. and the three OF YOU can consider yourselves
THE Young fellow who being robbed sllIn-
bered on with his mouth wide open: ana the
other three looked terribly alarmed Iheir races
got red and they began 10 reproach each otueF.
4 told you he Ptnkerton one OF thsu sdl'i'
bitterly - 49,, .-,,, VA
ought TO have known better, moaned the second
What are you going to do with us? demanded
4 am going TO take the lot OF you 70 JAIL az
Tho newt stopr | said; and l can give II 10 You
pretty straight that you are In whoie lot VI
trouble ,,,. ,. ,,ors in ,o
longer. He jumped and let out roar I'LL
he fell back in his seat and fairly shook Win
laughter The other three likewise toppieu INTO
their chairs and moaned with Joy.
well il didn't need rear-end collision 20 MAKE
me see how these four young reprobates had foOIeC
me They offered drink out or the quart
bottle which contained nothing worse than Yea
which the porter had secured FOR them IN the
dining car The OF the knockout drops
drained tn. vial before my eyes. rerlarklhS Win
a smile that he had never tasted better spring
water in his life They were four college youths
who recognized from pictures which they mao
seen i'm the papers and they fixed up the joke on
me. | bit. and bit hard ulGh say a W.
but silently conducted them TO the buffet car ana
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