The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-23
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see. Illinois, in 1S4S, and educated "a
sotre Dame university in Indiana II,
rss the son of Allan Pinkerton tn,
tounder of the famous detective agency
Bob Pinkerton, as he was famlliarlN
hailed had a marvellous memory 70,
names and faces, and his gallery of Grim
hal photographs and biographies wa.
IMPOSED to be the finest In America. II,
made big reputation by his method OF
handling great crowds at the race tracks
he was man of pleasing personalitS
snd did much toward introducing purely
business systems into a concern which
regarded as rather romantic. He died
August u. 1907, aboard the North German
Lloyd steamer Bremen while bound
Tor Europe)
One morning before daylight the
United States Express company was
robbed of 100000, and, sad to say.
there was not shred of evidence to
tell the story of how this small for.
tune was permitted to slip from the
grasp of a corporation that had the
reputation of being one of the most
careful and conservative in America.
The scene Of the robbery was at Sus.
Quehanna, Pa, and the local authori.
Ties did everything in their power to
locate the cash, but all to no avail.
In this emergency the company en-
listed the services of Robert A. Pink
erton, 1t is probable that no detec.
1--WE in the world was better equipped
. grapple with problem of this kind
ihan Bob Pinkerton." He had the
experience of lifetime in following
prime of this particular character, and
tlhough his adventures were little
Enown to the public at large, he en-.
pyed the reputation of more sue
'esses than any other man in the
3lgency
on June 20, 1883, the Marine Ma,
lOhal bank of New York sent to the
Rtlrst National bank of Susquehanna
sealed package containing $4,000
currency and national bank notes.
7ine money was to be used in the
payment of wages of more than 1000
employees of the Erie Railroad COM
|ahy In the local shops. The pack
!ase was carried to the United States
Express company's office in New
Rio'K by clerk of the Marine bank
|Hao received receipt for it. The
money clerk of the express company
|VoS charge of the cash and inclosed
III the regular canvas pouch, sealed
|Hul the company's stamp and at
|acned tag on which was the name
'ne companys agent at Susquehan-
H. Inc pouch was duly delivered to
passenger Van Wagenen, who placed
Il III the safe with other valuables.
L was midnight when it reached Sus.
Fuenapha and he turned the expen.
E'e package over to Dwight Cham.
nam a night clerk and Waterman,
NJ was Jointly employed by the en-
IseSs company and the Erie Railroad
"pany Chamberlain placed 1t in
~ sale IN the ticket Office and locked
1'n Key which he carried in his
rrVAet After that he was busily EN-.
s s"seu IN his usual duties about the
A. 1On' frequently being away from
u uVAet office until seven O'Clock
u, ne morning of the 21st.
"Aiie casting up his accounts the
b.n, oeHser from the Susquehanna
r,a arrived and called for the sealed
n @ase The pouch was taken from
An w out instead of the $4,000 in
.,on n number of small packages of
h. = manila paper, cut about the
eceptacle. o io'iu ~ 'ie
hans s being the case, either
h aa' the night clerk, one of
,L0 employees, or some other person.
rss wv, was guilty. Chamberlain
aatjon levied TO rigid cross-exam,
,Dtou and at its conclusion Mr..
. w.a on expressed the belief that [
uc,,s entirely innocent of any com. I
EN- III the theft. A careful watch
onnsn,, al of the employees of the +
At thi. brought no developments. :
We h,na o stage OF the game the detec. {
as ~ 'ened the line of his inquiry {
ID chm, include every man, woman 7
,ne ,n u IN The town of susquehanna. S
suit %, S,'nctive feeling-probably the I
made n'S long years OF experience I
"a or,o, INN believe that the crime u
Dsls,nated in the little town in t
pch az 'nla' After learning as &
story > POSSIBLE about the personal t
me inhabitants. he began +