The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-23

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fRobert A. PiHkertoH was born 10 Bum
dee. iihn0is. 10 iSss and e5neated az
NOtre Dame university in Indiana lie
was the son 0f Allan PinkcrlOn. the
founder of the famous detective agency
Bot Pi1kcrlOa. as ne was flmillariy
called. had marvellous memory for
names and faces. and his gallery Of Grim
lnal photographs and biographies was
supposed u be THE finest Ia America He
made q big reputation By Isis method Of
handling great crowds at the race tracks
He was a man Of pleasing personality
and did much toward introducing purely
business sygte.a into a c0ncern which
ts regarded 81 rather romantic He died
August r. 1901. aboard the North German
Lloyd steamer Bremen while bound
Tor Isnr0pe
One morning before daylight the
United States Express company was
robbed Of $4,000 and. sad 70 say
there was not shred Of evidence to
fell the story Of how this small for
tune was permitted to sllp from the
grasp of q corporation thst had tho
reputation cf being one Of the most
careful and Conservative Ia America
The scene Of the robbery was at sus-
quehanna. Pa, and the local authori-
tics did everything in their power to
locate the cash. but all to no avail.
ln this emergency the company en-
listed the services Of Robert A. Pink
crton It Is probable thai no delec-
i've ia The world was better equipped
10 erapple with a problem OF this kind
than Bob Pinkerton." He had the
experience OF a lifetime 70 following
crime Of this particular character, anil
although his adventures we're little
known 10 the public at large. he en-
iOyed Che reputation OF more sue
cesses than any other man In the
agency.
On June 20, 1883. the Marine Ma.
lionai bank Of New York sent to the
First National bank OF SusQuehanna
sealed package containing $4,000
Ia currency and national bank notes.
The money was to be used in the
pay ynent Of wages Of more than 1000
employees Of the Eric Railroad com
pany IN the local shops The pack
age was carried to the United States
Express company's Office in New
York by a clerk OF the Marine bank
who received a receipt for It. The
money clerk OF the express company
took charge of the cash and inclosed
it In the regular canvas pouch, sealed
with the comfany's stamp and at.
tached a tag on which was the mama
OF the .company's agent at Susquehan-
na. The pouch was duly delivered to
Messenger Van Wagenen, who placed
st In the safe with other valuables
II was midnight when It reached SHs-
quehanna and he turned the expen-
sive package over to Dwight Cham.
berlain. a night clerk and watchman.
who was jointly employed by the ex-
press company and the Erie Railroad
company Chamberlain placed it in
the safe in the ticket Office and locked
4t with a key which he carried In his
pocket After that be was busily EN-
pl0yed in his usual duties aboat the
station. frequently being away from
fhe ticket Office suntf seven O'Clock
on the morning of the 2lst.
While casting up bis accounts the
messenger from the susqaehanna
bank arrived and called for the sealed
package. The pouch was taken from
the safe but instead Of the $4,000 in
cash a number Of small packages Of
brown manilla paper cut about the
size Of hank bills, we're fountlin the
receptacle
This being the case. either
Chamberlain, the night clerk. oae oi
the employees, or some other person,
unknown was guilty Chamberlain
was subjected to rigid cross exam
lnation. and at rs conclusion Mr.
Plnkerton expressed the belief taal
he was entirely innocent OF any com
pHcity In the theft A careful watch
hept on All Of the employees "a the
company brought no dsyelopments
A. this stage Ct the game Che detec
fiva broadened the line Of his laQuiFy
20 al to include every man, woman
and child in the town OF Susquehanna
Some instructive feeling probably the
result Of his long years Of experience
made him believe that the crlmi
had originated in the little town in
PENNSYLVANIA After learning az
much as possible about the personal
history of the inhabitants he began