Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-09


hers escaped without leaving cew to their identity
Coupon bonds can be cashed at any bank as readily
as government note be exchanged for another
Registered bonds cannot. Ordinary thieves therefore
do not take bonds the numbers and the of tho
owners Of which are matters OF record. Forgers are
the exception With their secret chemicals for
ing printing and writing inks without leaving stain
that even magnifyins glass will show, they can make
Of registered bonds. The fact that large number
of blank drafts and checks had been stolen also indi
Gated that OF the robbers an expert forger.
From these bare facts it soon developed that the
robbers Joe Elliott Joe Chapman Charlie Becker
and a Russian. Becker the forger--one of the
hest that the word produced. Careful search
veaed their movements for several days preceding the
robbery. It was even found that answering their
descriptions We're the bank on the day it
was rifed. But when all these facts became known
the earth seemed to have swallowed the men who
were wanted
More than a month passed and nothing heard
of them. On September II the Chief Of the secret
service called to his office. Beside him sat man
with long white beard. The chief introduced him
to Clement Herring, father of Charlie Beckcrs
wife.
This man runs saloon on Stanton street." said
the Chief He expects his daughter and Mrs. Chap
man to call on him tomorrow morning. Be on watch
outside and if they come he will signal to you. He
they going to leave for Europe in the after
noon, and that among their baggage will be small
red trunk containing the registered bonds stolen
the Third National. Mr. Herring thinks they will get
the trunk either on Lexington avenue near Twenty
second street Eighth avenue near Forty-eighth
street.
Here's what want you to do Once you get sight
Of these women, follow them wherever they go. If
they get the red trunk follow them the ship and
learn the number Of their stnteroon and the names
under which they depart--they not going to
their names When you get these facts put
them in this letter that have written to the Chief Of
Police Of Southampton, and give it to the purser
the ship, who will deliver 1t officer waiting at
the pier on the other side. He will be notified that
you are coming and will know what to do Don't arr
rest the women; don't seize the trunk"
AT eight O'Clock the next morning took up the
watch In front of Herrng's saloon waited more
than an hour before anything happened Then sty-
lsh carriage drove up. Two women alighted, and in
the moment that elapsed before they descended the
three steps that led to Herring's basement saloon
I took careful note Of their appearance
Each woman was apparently thirty years old and
strikingly handsome. Both We're gowned III the
height Of fashion. The blonde woman, who after
ward learned was Mrs. Becker trife shorter
than her companion, Mrs Chapman, who was a statu-
esque brunette OF perhaps five feet eight nine.
Both women were wreathed in smiles and apparently
radianty happy. They were going to Europe to
meet their husbands and evidently the prospect
pleased Them
Two or three times while they were inside
walked past the place and caught glinpses of them
through the window. The two seemed to be
slipping at glasses Of Rhine wine while they talked
to the gray whskered who sat on the other side
of the table. Mrs. Becker did most of the talking
The ughthenrtedness that marked her manner in the
street had departed. She spoke earnestly and seri
ously The man listened almost sadly.
While was waiting sent newsbOy to call a
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trips and when about eleyen O'clock the women left
the saloon was ready to follow them. But had not
taken into account the possibility that the driver
might not come with the accustomed cab He didn't
He came with what was the most fashionable turn
out Of the time-a Clarence coach, drawn by two
horses. This fact is of Importance only because the
semicircunr front OF the coach was glass and was
dressed like stevedoreslouch hat blue shirt, rough
trousers and no coat or waistcoat- \ had conte1n-
plated the possibility that my work that day might
take me along docks, and had dressed accordingly
However there was nothing to do but to jump
into the coach and tell the driver to follow the women
wherever they went. They cut in and out through
side streets and finally turned into Lexington avenue
j remember with what araazenent was stared at
by others who drove fashionable carriages like my
own. Behind the sem-circle of glass sat like the
modern .demonstrator' in a show wndow-appar-
entity a steyedore seeing the sights al IS a day
Near the corner Of TwentY-second street--at the 3
number at which the aged man said they might get
the red trunk--the carriage containing the women
halted. AS they alighted and went up the steps to
the house / saw that they were again the happy,
frolicsonle women who were overjoyed at the pros,
pect Of seeing husbands All of the ernesness
and the seriousness with which they talked to Mrs.
Becker,s sad eyed father had been swept away IN a
swirl OF smiles.
Ten minutes after the door closed upon them !;
servant came out with some hand baggage he
placed on the carriage at the drivers feet and Went
back after some more. watched carefully for the
red trunk, but it did not come. In u few minutes
the women appeared, still smiling Ihey entered
their carriage and were driven up Lexington avenue
to Twenty eighth street. then over to and up Broad
way.
followed along in my Clarence coach, keeping
half a block behind them. They Went straight up
Broadway to Eighth avenue, and from there to the
Forty-eighth street house that Herring had told me
about. About an hour after they entered the prem
ises The red trunk was brought out 4 few minutes
later the women followed