The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-26
HOTEL DIAMOND
THIEVES ARE HELD

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/ been the brains" of the big diamond
He had followed the movements Of
the JeWelry statesmen and when certain
that he had a falling for the society
OF women Perry engaged Gladys Whit
asy as tool and the robbery OF the
diamonds proved as easy as taking
! candy from child
Arrested Some Days Ago.
The arrest of Gladys Whitney and
walter Perry was brought about sew
eral days ago. They tailed perfectly
with Identification blanks sent out by
the RlnkertOns shortly after the rob-
berry, which bore the photographs Of
Doth the whitney girl and Perry. The
lattefs photograph was one taken
when he was committed TO the state
prison Of Colorado. He then operated
under the name Of Gleason. His photo
graph was obtained by the Denver Of
flee OF the PinkertOns and forwarded
70 the Salt Lake branch.
Movements OF Gladys Whitney and
Walter Perry were traced 10 Nevada
after the robbery. The tracks were last
just outside Reno. but IL later devel-
oped that a middle-aged man and
young woman answering the descrlp-
ton Of Perry and Gladys Whitney were
at sacramento, Cal. Efforts were then
made TO arrest them, but they dlsap-
peared like pair OF moths In dimly-
lSnIed room. That section OF CallTOr-
MIA was then cOmbed when, it is said,
Perry and the Whitney girl suddenly
doomed up in Vancouver.
The Pinkerton detective agency next
obtained Information that Perry and
Gladys Whitney had separated. Perry
Is said to have spent nearly week In
san Francisco while the Whitney girl
went 10 Los Angeles, where she lived
quietly IN hotel until the fever OF
the chase had subsidized and detectives
were thrown into a quandary as 10 the
course taken by the alleged diamond
thieves. II thew were correctly traced
by detective agencies Perry and Gladys
whitney We're reunited al Phoenix,
AriZ-, and started for the Panhandle"
district. Just where they We're hiding
in that section of the country could
never be learned.
DispOses of Diamonds.
However. PinkertOn detectives seem
positive that Perry suddenly went into
Chicago about a month ago, remained
in hiding in some OF his old Chicago
haunts. as he disposed of a large guam
uty Of diamonds at JeWelry fences"
which were absolutely beyond the ap-
preach OF authorities. His method of
ppearing which has been character
istie of him during his long career as
an expert thief, came into evidence
when Chicago detectives were about 10
close in on him. He was next seen at
Memphis, Tenn.
The next meeting point of Perry and
Gladys Whitney is said to have been in
a little town in an obscure section OF
northwestern Texas. There they lived
together in luxury that attracted the
attention Of the village folk When
they became too inquisitive Perry and
the Whitney girl suddenly disappeared.
Their whereabouts attracted the atten-
tiOn OF the Pinkertons and they sent
special men 10 look for the strange peO-
pie. They could not be found, but at
the little town in northwestern Texas
it was learned 10 a certainty that the
strangers had been Perry and Gladys
D nj Ha nNra NH f.h hl gurr
mentarily been set aside was again
taken up,
Pinkerton detectives stationed at
Houston, Tex, began to make thor
ough canvass OF the lower section of
Texas with the result that operatives
stumbled upon the tran at Houston. 1t
was carefully followed north until the
couple were located in Huntsville For
obvious reasons the PinkertOn service
and Chief of Police Barlow have very
carefully guarded facts concerning the
diamonds though IL has practically been
admitted that nearly half or the dla-
monds were recovered in the arrest.
Wnlsfe Earns Credit.
Immediately after the arrest the To-
cal office OF the PinkertOn detective
agency was informed by the Pinkerton
service from Houston. Tex, and in turn
Superintendent Willsie furnished the
information 10 Chief of Police S. NJ
Barlow He also wired the PinkertOn
service at ST. Louis, which had worked
in conjunction with the salt Lake Of
flee and informed the New York office
to call OFF operatives working on the
case.
The information that Perry and
Gladys whitney were in Texas is said
to have developed in Salt Lake and
much credit is due Superintendent Will
sic. Chief of Police Barlow is attempt
ing to make arrangements with the
Pinkertons to grab the honor for the
arrest. 1t is possible that he viii per
sOnally take the trip TO Texas 10 bring
back Perry and Gladys Whitney.