The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-04

thing else, can 70 Now listen, When
received that telegram at Blue Can
yon. that was intended for Captain
Stark, / made up my mind at once what
TO do. Leave him.
FWhen | sent You the wire from
Roscville, | sent one mt the same time
to my sister in Alameda, telling her to
get on the Limited at Sixteenth street,
Oakland, disguised and not TO make her
self known. | knew the disguise she
would wear, That of a priest. She
had taken part in an amateur perform
ance as n priest, and had done II
TO perfection. When we arrived at
Sixteenth street [ saw the "priest' -
board the train, and / walked back
toward the observation car, passed my
sister in the aisle, squeezed her hand,
and whispered. Fine, dear, no one will
ever suspect you. Keep close at hand
and do not speak 10 ME unless | address
you
Watch the Answer.
Crossing the bay I saw my chance
while Capt. Stark was admiring the sea.
gulls, took the grip containing the
money and Jewels. slipped it to my sis
ter, and that is the last time | saw
her until Yesterday morning when
called and got the grip at her house
in Alameda. | chloroformed Stark and
Gladys chat night. making sure that the
alarm would be turned in, then | took
a Whit or two TO give my breath the
chloToform smell and played my part
- You know the scenes that followed
and the theories and deduct ctions made
! by Anderson, Holmes and Woods. Early
the next morning | was on my way TO
the Ferry building TO take the eight
twenty boat for Alameda, get the grip
containing the money and the Jewels,
catch the Limited for Salt Lake City,
finish up some little business there and
then leave at once for MiddIetowu.
Mass, where l have another married
sister.
'Thore was a street car blockade on
Market street aud / arrived at the Ferry
building few minutes too late TO make
the boat for Alameda Not wanting to
wait half an hour for the next boat
took the next boat TO Oakland mole
figuring that | could take the Horse
Shoe Route ard get to Park street,
Alameda. sooner than | would by wait.
ing for the next Alameda ferry
- do not know what possessed me,
but upon my arrival AT the mole. | got
ratified and took The train for Rose.
mont, instead of the Horse Shoe train,
did not notice my error until We had
passed FrultvaIe, and then the seen.
cry did not look familiar to me Then
| realized my mistake, but knew that
there was nothing for me to do but
ride TO the ond of the line and then
return 10 Frultvale and wait for an
other train on the Horse Shoe route
which ] did. ] Just missed train
and had TO wait forty minutes for an
other one.
''When | arrived at Park street, Ala
media. / realized that ! would be un-
able 20 reach my sisters house. Sc
cure The grip and get back in time TO
catch tho Limited, ! was IN despair.
My sister prevailed upon me TO stay
with her for lunch and afterwards to
lie down and take little rest. About
three clock i'll the afternoon. we went
to a ncighbor's 10 call upon young
lady who had iust accepted Il position
IN Denver and who was gong our that
night on number SIX. Fearing that my
absence would he noticed. and that |
might fall under suspicion. decided
that the trains might bc watched and
that | might he apprchcnded. so [ made
mp my mind TO defer my trip east for
a few days. until ! found out what de
auctions Marvellous Anderson and
Holmes had made.
~ then decided to take big risk
and get my sister friend to check my
grip to Salt Lake City ON her ticket,
which she did. II everything has gono
right that grip is now in tho baggage
room of tho union station nj Salt Lake
City, and here is thc'check for il. Now
have told Won all there is 10 the rob.
honor To keep The secret. ] Will 90 10
Salt Lake City IN "A couple of days;
YOU follow day later, and | assure
YOU that YOU viii be we'll paid for your
LOYALTY and for your time and trouble,
Now. pay your check and let us be go
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cit is not well that We should be