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in his hobby. One day he took part in a
game and one of his side was Jock
Lawrence. his chief steward. and hand
some man in the bargain. There de-
veloped very critical shot, which the
Laird was anxious to have played a
certain way. 1t was Jocks turn, and as
he stepped up to the hack the Laird laying
his broom on the spot where he wanted
the stone, said: Play the broom. Jock.
an il ye lay yer stane doom there III
gle ye me dachter Jean Bang went
Jock s stone on the ice and it ratified along
and stopped exactly on the spot where
the Laird pointed. Jock. ye're a graun
mon an We caun have Jean tomorrow
IL We want her -Aweel, ye maun gle me
somethin' else than Jean, for l haze her
already. We were married sax weeks
agone at the kirk" For few seconds the
Laird was dumfounded but when he
recovered himself said: sWeel, Jock. a
man who cud play "a stane like that lis
worthy OF the bonniest lass in I.anark-
shire; keep ber an welcome, an yell
get five hundred pouns wi her an II ye
have any laddie weans atween ye bring
EN- oop in the fear OF God an knowledge
o. curling
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eye and looking quizzically at his man
said -Ah, Jock. ye're a great mon, who
said ye could ma curl?- Often too when
a player is seen to make very bad shot
the skip would only remark "Thankee
Sandy. ye meant weel. mon, the way
while at the moment the sarcasm was as
plain as the rattle Of the stones on the
ice Gle me wee bit cuff o. the cheek. =
said skip to a player. meaning that he
was to hit the played stone softly and
send il little further toward the tee.
"A draw. tee high weight and no more. '
another skip was heard to exclaim. and as
the stone trintled along at the proper pace
the remaining players Of the rink followed
it up. shouting Let her run, don't talk to
il, not word. not title
Regarding the final round for the Cor
don medal this year story is told Of
player on the winning rink which H.
lustrates the enthusiasm OF the Scotch
men for their sport. On account OF
the soft weather the final round had
to he postponed no less than half dozen
times. The subject Of the tale belongs
TO the Terrace City Club. and he was pray
ing every day for a good hard frost. and
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Bailey on April IS. 1877. before Baron
Huddleston. who, formerly the brilliant
header Of the oxford Circuit, he'd just been
raised TO the bench. The distinguished
array Of counsel on that occasion included
many famous men. several OF whom have
since Joined the great majority. including
Sergt. Parry, Montagu Williams and
Mr., Besley. The prosecution was con
Bowen and Mr.. Mcconnell. The pris-
opers were Henry Benson, Frederick Kurr,
William Kurr. Charles Bale and Edwin
Murray, who were defended by able At
torneys. After a long, weary trial the
jury found Benson. Bale and the Kurrs
guilty Of forgery and conspiracy. while
Murray, acquitted OF forgery, was con-
victed OF general conspiracy. Benson was
sentenced to fifteen years penal servitude.
the kurrs and Bale to ten years each, and
Murray 10 eighteen months at hard labor
The costs we're ordered 10 be paid by the
prisoners.
Tho result Of the confessions OF
Benson and W lillian Kurr was that on
October rs. 1917. the ofiioers Of tho law
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HUMOROUS SIDE OF CURLING.
MORE WIT AROUND 1T THAN|
ANY OTHER PtSTIME.

Playful sarcasm and Democracy Charms
OF the scots Hoarin' Game-The Cat
That Would Have Made . Tbaw
Had shot Of q MinIster Rebuked.
II is a fact long since admitted that
more dry humor hovers about the game Of
curling than any other outdoor sport.
1t 10 q sort OF sarcastic raillery typical Of
the Scottish temperament and shattered
with streaks OF mirthful repartee. To
absorb the spirit Of the fun which the men
from the land o. cakes find In their favorite
game 1t Is necessary to be on the ice near
where match s In progress. Then the
drift Of the humor can be understood. for
IL is humor and poetry blended In one
continuous flow Of what might be termed
Scottish metaphor. A feature which
offers an opportunity for sharp though
harmless retort 10 the democracy Of the
sport. for men in many different walks
Of life meet in perfect equality on the Ice.
1t Is common sight to see clergymen,
lawyers. doctors, tailors, shoemakers
and professional men mixing together.
while at home on their native heath the
laird and the "ladde" quite frequently
oppose each other.
Like most established sports curling
has a vocabulary peculiar to Itself. and It
is in the application Of this vocabulary
that the dryness Of the wit comes to the
surface, Every man who follows> the
sport has one great ambition. and that Is
to be classed as a keen curler. with full
knowledge Of all the scientific points Of
play. Failure to execute the critical
shot is what brings out the sarcasm from
the skip or director OF the team. A
striking instance OF this occurred this
winter in the annual match between the
north and south Of Scotland ON Van Cort-
landt Lake. The skip Of one rink stood
in his accustomed position behind the
-house. and to one Of his men he shouted
that he wanted a guard to stone which
rested plumb on the tee The player
listened TO the directions with evident at
tention. but somehow instead of smooth
delivery. OF the stone he swung il hard.
1t went roarin' along the ice. giving the
tee shot bang, and both went flying TO
limbo and out OF the count. thus spelling
the chances Of win.
For several seconds the skip stood as IL
and with grin on his face
he kept his eye on the laundering member
Of his rink, bat as he moved away to give |
the opposing skip his turn. he closed one
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i'm plicated were placed on trial They
were Inspector John Meiklejohn. Chief
inspectors N. Druscovitch W. Palm er
and Edward Clarke. all Of Scotland Yard.
v ith them was Froggatt. the attorney.
The course of the trial was necessarily
tedious, as the evidence connecting the
various detectives with the prisoners in
the previous trial was mostly derived
from the testimony Of the oonvicts them :
selves, which had 10 be oorroborated by
m cans OF letters and In other ways. Its
most startling features were the amounts
of the bribes paid and the exceedingly
clever way in which the principal sohem ers
had gathered one after another of the
country's chief police officers. into the
m eshes OF their net. II was testified that
Meiklejohn received e5OO. The money
was paid to him in notes which were
part OF the proceeds netted by the con-
spirators, and Meiklejohn paid for house
with some of these same notes. The
defendants. with the exception of Clarke,
were all found guilty and we're each SEN
fenced 10 two years i'm prisonm ent, the
penalty Tor their offence
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WOMAN GAVE UP HER SEAT
To Man In subway Train Who wanted Ia
Sit Next to His Friend.

The women who complain OF the i'm
politeness OF men in public conveyances,
and the men who say most WOMEN don't
deserve any better treatment than they
get, pay find an incident that happened
in subway train worth thinking over,
Two men got on a Bron express train
at Bowling Green. There were no seats.
80 they had to stand. They were deep
In conversation. At Wall street num-
ber Of seats became vacant. Each man
got a seat. but on opposite sides Of the
car An oheervant. middle aged woman,
who sat next to one Of the men, got up,
crossed over TO the other man and said:
Take my seat, please
Thanks said the man as II he meant
IT, and the exchange was effected. Some
OF the other passengers looked their sur
prise. .------------.--.
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one day his supplication must have had
weight with the weather clerk. for the
mercury dropped suddenly and it began
to freeze hard. Everything looked good
for the tussle with Jersey City on the
morrow That night the man sat by the
FIRE Of his little house on the Kingsbridge
road contented with himself and all the
world and thinking Of his best shots for
next day when the cat came along and
squatting in front OF the stove began
rubbing her paws over her head. The
curler jumped as IL stung and catching
pussy by the tail ran 10 the door with her
and sent her flying over the fence on the
opposite side Of the road, as he shouted
after her Now will ye come and max
thaw?- there being a strong superstition
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floor. The poor woman believed him
and he had her full consent to take the
whole day on the ice.
1t is told Of a certain minister who was
fond Of game that one day he made a
very bad shot; that Ia, he struck the win
ming shot Of his own side away from the
tee and his own stone went skirling after
it. He came running up the rink to the
skip and asked What did dof' dol"
said the skip. -Why ye went TO the dell
yersel an carried us a wi ye. All, but
yere bonhie mon for a sky pilot
A member Of the Grand National
Curling Club tells good story about a
Laird of Lanarkshire who was an ex-
ceptionaly keen cirler. He was a wealthy
man too. with plenty of time to indulge
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CHOLLY WHITE.
4 Trade Name for Coffee That Runs East
OF the BOwery.

The amateur sociologists who have
been writing TO THE SUN about the des-
ignation OF coffee with milk as white
coffee" apparently have not yet encoun-
tered the East Side slang for Vienna
coffee. F..
Go into a restaurant pretty we'll over
in East Houston street and ask for 0
mid of whipped cream on top Of ysar
CUP.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Graham. Gen. Steruberg. Gen Burt. Gen.
Buchanan. Gen. Hawkins. Cen Davis
Gen. Humphrey. Col Hatfield. Mr. BurIe-
son. Mai HuXford. Mai Hoffer. Mr..
Butler Capt Poole. Lieut.. Overton. and
Lieut. Patterson
Hon. and Mrs Martin 3 Madden en-
tertained at dinner las, Thursday in
honor Of Mrs. Graemc Stewart. Of Chi
cago.
Mrs. John c, Davidson gave a musical
tea Thursday afternoon last in her resi-
dence. 1870 T street. \ programme Of
musical merit was enjoyed Mrs. David
son was assisted IN receiving by Mrs
Marshall. Mrs. Lpscomb. and Miss Glaze
brook. The interesting programme fol-
lows;
0-di SOLO. Blossoms Mrs Arnold
tAers-7rsni- Cd -- N.-- WbcstIy.l
Selection from the -rtra. Romeo and Ju;iet
-.---.--.-----.-..-.- Mis- FlC-nce Worthington
fAc-rmrsuicd tv 1llrs. Ruhs5enl
The Two Greradisr~ ard An Oid Scotch song"
Trio Th0u AZ Like Flower ...Niss Helen HIATT
fAcrenl--nicd by Mrs. Mabel Noney Kitchen ca the
violin and Alrs- Lips-cnib az the pi7nol
Veal colo Vi1cls Hystt
soios. ~Drius 60 Me with Thine Eyes ard %
A-n 500 .-----lfl. tttsLr1fi
tAcc0nnauied D. Miss Lcra TIimar.l
Dialect recitation Anna Vernon Dorsey
Miss Russell daughter Of Assistant At
torney General Charles ". Russell and
Mrs. Russell, entertained at a beautifully
appointed tea on Thursday last. compli-
mentaTy 10 her house guest Miss Murrin,
Of Pennsylvania. Among those invited TO
meet Miss Murrin were many of the sea
sons debutantes. including Miss Gate
wood. Miss Fearn. Miss Brown. Baroness
Won PaumEartten. Miss Mason. Miss
Howry. Miss Hoge. the Misses Wright.
Miss Wynre- Miss Baxter. Miss Heyi,
and Miss Hastings The men asked to
meet her were Senior Nontero. Mr.. Orue.
Mr. SteTrett. Mr. Owens. Mr. Crandal.
MeSsTs Bullock. SenOr Llamas. Mr. All
mad SenOr Nillafranca. M Reeves. Mr..
Kerham. Mr- Pagan, ar. Staunton. Mr.
HaTnett- DR. Lehr. Mr. McLOud. Mr.
Bowie. and Mr. Hanihsrs- The decora-
tiOns were in green and red carnations.
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foque, and Immediately after the csrs-
mony the bride and Bridegroom left for
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Lena TaIodt Brown, daughter OF
Mrs. Richard Hardesty, OF CoIIingtOn,
Prince George County. and Mr. Frank
lin Weems, secretary Of the Maryland
Tobacco Growers Association and a
Washington business man, we're married
at f2.90 o'clock yesterday in Holy Trinity
Church Collington, Nd. by Rev. James
Kirkpatrick, rector. The church wss
prettily decorated with plants and cut
flowers. and was filled with friends and
relatives Of the contracting parties Mrs
Slingluff. sister Of the bride. was matron
ot honor. and DIT. Bardley was best man.
The ushers were Messrs. John Bowie.
Eugene Roberts, and Mr.. Slinglun.
Miss Nellie H Gordon. Of Richmond
Va. and Mr.. Edmund c. Mayo, son Of
Rev and Mrs c. J 5 Mayo. OF Hyatts-
Vile, Nd, we're married Tuesday morn
ing in Holy Trinity Church, Richmond. by
Bishop Gibson. Owing TO a recent death
IT. the brides family the wedding was a
quiet one After a trip South Mr. and
Mrs. Mayo will reside in Richmond. where
the bridegroom is a prominent mechanical
engineer. He IS a graduate OF the Mary
land Agricultural College.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S Morris announce
the engagement Of their daughter. Miss
Mary Randolph. 10 Lieut.. Allen NJ. sum
ner, L. S NJ c. The wedding viii take
place in June
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DINNERS.

The Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
Cortelyou entertained the President and
Mrs Roosevelt At dinner last evening al
their annual affair, which was postponed
from the early season because OF Mrs
Cortelvous fraH health Those asked
were the Vice President-elect and Mrs
Sherman, Representative Cocks, OF New
York: Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury Reynolds. Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs SatterIee, the Comptroller
of the Currency, Mr. Lawrence O. Muir
ray. Gen John II. Wilson; Mr.. George
TAYLOR. Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles r Pray. Of New York. Mrs
George 3. Williams. Miss Hagner. Miss
Helen Woodward, Miss Grace Hirds, sis
Ter Of the hostess, and Mr.. H. o. Weaver.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs Luke e
Wright entertained at dinner dance last
evening IN honor OF Miss Ethel ROose-
veit. The guests asked TO meet her were
Miss Martha Bacon. daughter Of the Sec
retary Of State. Miss Nabuco. daughter
OF the Brazilian Ambassador; Miss Lager
Cantz. daughter Of the Swedish Minister;
Miss Cornelia LandOn. OF New York.
house guest Of Miss Roosevelt; Miss Elsie
Aidrich daughter Of the Senator from
Rhode Island: Miss Maitland Marshall.
daughter Of Gen. Marshall chief Of engi-
ueers; Mrs. Charley Day Palmer. daugh-
ter Of the hosts Mr. InnesS. counselor. OF
the British Embassy; Lieut.. Camperio.
naval attache Of the Italian Embassy;
Mr John Barrett, Lieut. Semmes Head
Mai. Crosby. Capt Merrill. Capt. Cheney.
Lieut. Daldridge, and Mr.. Luke L.
Wright. jr.
4 number Of additional guests among
the young married and unmarried people
in society were asked for dancing after
the dinner The Marine Band played and
a midnight supper was served.
The Secretary Of Commerce and I.apor
and Mrs. Straus entertained at dinner
last evening. Their guests we're the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand.
the Norwegian Minister and Nine. GUIDE.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows. Senator Nc
Creary. Senator Dillingham;, Representa-
Tive Butler Ames. Mr. and Mrs. Kennard-
Of the British Embassy; Col and Mrs
BromweII Mr. Martin. Of the Swiss Lega-
tion. Miss Patten. Miss Dorothy Gardner
Williams, Miss Mabel Boardman, and Mr..
and Mrs. HochsJadter, Of New York. son
in-law and daughter OF the hosts, and
their house guests.
Mr- Preston Gibson, whose marriage 70
Miss Grace Mcmillan Jarvis viii take
Mace next Tuesday afternoon. entertained
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WEDDINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Glenn an
nounce the engagement OF their daughter.
Hazel Scott Glenn, 10 George Arthur Lip
pert.
Miss Edna Adelaide Parker. daughter or
Mr. and Mrs. " y. Parker. Of this
city. was married yesterday afternoon
very quietly 70 Mr.. Charles ". RandeII.
OF Baltimore in the chapel Of the Ma
tivity. BY Rev. Enoch Thompson. rector
Mr.. Stsrkhoff. Of Baltimore. was the best
man. The bride wore her travelling gown
OF wistaria broadcloth, with lynx furs and
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ENTERTAINMENTS.

The social meeting Of the D. a r
chapters Of the District Of Columbia VIII
be held in the woman's building Of the
George Washington University. I53S I
street The members OF the mems pat
Tiotic societies related 10 the members Of
the D. A R chapters are the special
guests for this evening The regents form
the reception committee. and each chap
ter has representatives on the entertain
ment and Tefreshment committees.
Afrs. John o. Evans entertained on
Thursday afternoon at an interesting mu-
steal tea. given in honor Of Mrs. Ethelbert
Nevin, widow Of the famous and gifted
composer. Mrs. James Peter Geddes. who
is known in the musical world as Leila
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Melnik viii take place at noon to-day Al
the family residence, So r street The
ceremony viii be performed by Rev
Louis Stern and viii be followed by a
family dinner.
Mrs. Jack whestheid. Of Baltimore, the
guest Of Mrs. Fred Schwah. Of Columbia
road, returned home on Thursday.
Miss Janet Wood. OF this city. who is
visiting Lieut.. Roger D. Black, L : A.
and Mrs Black az Fort Leavenworth,
Kans.. was the guest Of honor al q din
ner given by her host and hostess
Mrs. Arthur P. Crist will leave tonight
for Fort Monroe, where she viii join her
husband, Lieut. Crist. L s y when his
ship arrives
Miss Hortense Morris is visiting in Bal
timore. the guest Of Mrs. Albert E Liss-
berger
Mrs. Harry Franc. Of Fifth street. has
as her guest Miss RossIie Hirschberg, OF
Newark. y J.
Mai. !. T. Clarke has arrived at Fort
Crook, where he viii succeed Capt Van
Dusen as post surgeon Mrs Clarke and
their children were detained here by IL
ness. but viii join him as soon as the
fatigue Of the journey can be undergone.
Mrs ". B. Cassin and Miss Genevieve
Cassin have returned to their home in
Washington, after visit 20 Mrs ThoIn-
as kinkaid. az the Norfolk Navy Yard
Miss Rose Frank. Of Baltimore. Is the
guest OF Capt. and Mrs. Hart. Of the Ro-
maine.
Miss Jennie Sanger. Of [ street, viii
return from Baltimore to-day and viii
have as her guest Miss Elsie Beneseh.
Mrs. krug. OF this city. who is visiting
in Fort Leavenworth, Kans.. was among
the guests al a luncheon given there by
Mrs. Frederick Funston, in compliment
10 Mrs. Harry Wright. Of Chicago.
Mrs. Charles Kaufman returned on
Friday from visit to Mrs. Benjamin
Frank. Of Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

For Dinners. Receptions and All
Other social functions. DOWney'S carriages
are unsurpassed Stylish and comfortable
Hired very reasonably. Stables. 1870 L St
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Mrs. Jack Wheatheid. Of Baltimore, the
guest Of Mrs. Fred Schwab. Of Columbia
road. returned home on Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Miss Janet Wood OF this city. who is
visiting Lieut.. Roger D. Black, L : A.
and Mrs. Black AZ Fort Leavenworth,
Kans.. was the guest Of honor At q din
ner given by her host and hostess
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Continued on Page ,, Column 1.
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Melnik viii take place at noon to-day Al
the family residence, So r street The
ceremony will be performed by Rev
Louis stern and vii be followed by q
family dinner.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Mrs. Arthur P. Crist will leave tonight
for Fort Monroe, where she viii join her
husband. Lieut. Crist. L s y. when his
ship arrives
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Mrs. Charles Kaufman returned on
Friday from visit to Mrs. Benjamin
Frank. Of Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Miss Hortense Morris is visiting in Bal
timore. the guest Of Mrs. Albert E Liss-
berger
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Mrs. Krug. OF this city. who is visiting
in Fort Leavenworth, Kans.. was among
the guests al a luncheon given there by
Mrs. Frederick Funston, in compliment
70 Mrs Harry Wright. OF Chicago
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Miss Jennie Sanger. Of L street, viii
return from Baltimore to-day and viii
have as her guest Miss Elsie Benesch-
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Mrs. Harry Franc. OF Fifth street. has
as her guest Miss RossIie Hirschberg, OF
Newark. y. J.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

guest OF Capt. and Mrs. Hart. Of the Ro-
maine.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Nr- Preston Gibson, whose marriage 70
Miss Grace Mcmillan Jarvis viii take
Mace next Tuesday afternoon. entertained
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Mrs. ". B. CaSsin and Miss Genevieve
Cassin have returned to their home in
Washington, after visit 20 Mrs. Thom-
as Kinkaid. az the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-18
WooIbuyers in Combine

Pendleton, Or, Feb. 12.-Though
often accused before, the Eastern wool
buyers are coming into the local field.
Tor the first time, with an openly-ack.
nowiedged organization. It, is denied
ny the buyers, however, that the orea-
nizatlon is formed for the purpose OF
In any way attempting to control the
price, declaring the individual buyers
VIII be free to bid any price they NAV
see MT. They say the movement is
merely to give them an organization to
deal with the organized sheep men in
arranging the sales dates and other
similar matters.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-18
ALL FAVOR LOCKS.
Government Engineers Unanimous for
Present Canal Plan.

Washington, Feb. IA. = Colonel
George W. Goethals, chairman of the
Isthmian Canal commission, and the
members of the board of engineers ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt, who
went to Panama with President-elect
Taft, reached Washington today. The
board will report unanimously in favor
of continuing the lock plan. Colonel
Goethals said:
81 repeat what l said to you a wear
ago, and that is that the canal will be
completed and ships will be traversing
it by February l, 1915. Work on the
waterway is going ahead splendidly. l
am to appear before the house commit
tee on appropriations Monday, when l
will be prepared to give an estimate of
what the canal will cost.
''In my judgment, the character of
the canal to be built has not changed
in the least. The most acceptable
plan is that of the lock canal, which is
that now under construction. Apy
danger of ships humping into the gates
or other parts of the locks, about which
some apprehension has been expressed.
will be entirely averted by electrical
devices by which the vessels will be
kept under control at all times"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-18
ROBBERS SECURE sa5, 900.
Daring Early Morning Holdup Carried
Out Near Denver.

Denver, Feb. 14.-That the hold-up
of the westbound Denver & Rio Grande
passenger train, near Denver, at :15
this morning, was the work of three
instead of two robbers and that the
robbery of the mail car gave them
loot of possibly S35, 900, are indicated
by the investigation of the railroad and
police officials today. So far no tangi-
BILE clew to the identity or whereabouts
of the robbers has been found, but it
seems probable that the men came to
Denver and are now hiding in this city.
The exact amount secured by the
robbers cannot be ascertained. 1t is
known, however, that the registered
mail sack from Colorado Springs to
Denver was empty and that little of
value was in the Pueblo-Denver sack.
The sack from Portland, Colo, to Den
yer, however, contained S400 of money
order funds consigned to the Denver
postoffice.
The robbery was remarkable for its
originality and daring. 1t took place
within eight miles of Denver, within
less than two miles of Fort Logan. the
United States military reservation,
and at spot where habitations are
plentiful. Yet so thorough was the
work of the robbers and so well were
their plans laid that they had fully an
hour and half start of the officers.
Search of the vicinity of the hold-up
indicates that third man and possibly
fourth were engaged in the robbery !;
that rubber-tired buggy was in wait
ing for the actual hold-ups and that
torpedoes and red signal fires were
used unsuccessfully in an attempt to
stop the train before the automatic
revolvers of the two men on the train
were used in doing this.