The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
derson, his future fame would be
Holmes Meets DR.. Jordan.

Holmes Meets DR.. Jordan.
These are the kind OF thoughts that
were racing through his head next day
where some passengers from Ely were
taken aboard. The train had hardly
left the station when he was Joined
by tall grey whiskered stranger who
was destined to drive these thoughts
from his mind temporarily, and substi-
tute others of n more exciting, if not
realistic nature, in their stead.
This tall garrulous stranger immedi-
ately made known the fact that he was
making his first trip TO Salt Lake in
twenty years, and wanted to know if
Holmes was acquainted there. Upon
receiving a negative reply. be stated
that he formerly knew Alex Tarbet and
several others who had formerly oper-
ated in Occur d'Alene and who had
moved thence to Salt Lake. and that he
guessed he would have no trouble in re-
suming his acquaintance with them. Es-
peclailY so since he had recently made
quite raise and was able to buy any
thing their appetitcs might crave.
This remark caused the thought 10
flash INTO the mind of Holmes that pos.
sibly here might be chance to learn
something of the early history of Cap
tain Stark, whom he understood had
spent a portion of his life in northern
Idaho. Accordingly. after asking few
casual questions and learning among
other things that his companion s name
was Jordan, he asked whether Mr.. Jor.
dan had ever heard OF man named
Anthony Stark, who was reputcd tc
have operated in Occur d 'Alenc in the
early eighties.
This question started things, and fol-
the next hour Holmes listened to :
story which made his spirits dance. As
nearly as he could sum the matter ur
after leaving his friend. and Just be
fore arriving i'll Ogden few hour:
later, it was something like this:
a Little OF Stark's History.
''I used 10 know John A. Stark. and
I have been wondering ever since read
a story in the papers the other day
about a supposed robbery Of a fellow
by the name of Anthony Stark at the
ST. Francis hotel, whether ne is the
same man. If he is, by Cad sir, [ tel
you he ought 10 be robbed, for he new
err had anything that he did not rol
someone else to get
GA bout the year 1887 he married q
girl by the name of Ethel Bond Of
Spokane, and | tell YOU she was as fine
woman as ever lived, even if hcl
hair was inclined TO be red But that
any cause whatever Just before THEN
child was born,
He had Just sold some mining
claims from which he realized scvera
thousand dollars, and after paving :
couple of months rent in advance upon
tho house in which they were living, and
laying in a small stock of provisions, he
duckcd out, and I have never heard OF
him since.
"a few months after his departure 2
girl baby was born, and "a short time
thereafter his wife and child | am told
went TO live with her people in Suokane
7 have never heard of her since, anC
dom t know what became of her or tho
child; but [ repeat, sir. he was a scoun
drel. -
Goes to Commercial Club.
With all this as starter, Holmes had
4 pretty good opinion of himself wher
he reached Salt Lake. He straight way
bied himself to the Commercial club. and
proceeded TO interview Joe Cainc, ii,
secretary. The result Of this interview
was not so satisfactory. Secretary Cain,
sald he had only n passing acquaintance
with Captain Stark. and didn Z know hi:
daughter. nor anything about his mat
rimoulal experiences, or business ven
lures.
Holmes then took now tack, and
began making inquiries for the purpose
of obtaining information which wuulc
disclose the identity of the mvsteriou.
priest After listening to what lIolmc;