The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-10
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kinkerton Detective Tells of Scheme
~ which He Had Crew Of Train
That Was Robbed Confront
Bryan 0'Hara.
Inspect Tries To Get Away When He
Sees Engineer and Conductor,
But Escape Il Cut OF.

The capture of Bryan o'Hara, one o.
s ~ two alleged bandits, arrested D,
Re Pinkertons on a charge Of holding
|nD Southern Pacific train IL miles
:ouf OF Ogden, Utah, Jan. 2, was Ell
<octso N most unique manner. The
6otective most activesin running dowr
+ ne two Michigan men held for the
' robbery and murder OF a Pullman por
f. Ter. b now In Detroit, and, Thursday
morning. told the story OF the arrest
X OyHara was led to believe that ht
s Von performing most meritortous
oorvice for the police OF Sanilas
coonty, just previous to his arrest. In
net, he was led to believe that he
|Wns the one man In the world who
Was ~tipping on to local authorities
Me Identity or clever swindler. The
gWindler was no other than the
kmkerton detective.
The Pinkerton man, whose identity
~ still withheld, laid himself open to
|Ul1opicion about Sanilac county. He
IoDre6ented that he was attempting
~ owindle man out Of a farm
D'Hara who was In on the deal, was
|DIoced In such q position that he
Could give Information that should
I'D to the mans arrest.
When the sheriff and deputy
|<uzne over to Deckerville. Tuesday
VHara fell an easy victim to the
not He accompanied the officers TO
~ hotel, where the Pinkerton man was
U<opping They entered room, and
a this room sat the Pinkerton man.
WITH him were Conductor Middleton
md Engineer Rouse, Of the train that
kod been held up. The officers want
I'd 10 see how O,Hara would act on
uddenly confronting the train crew.
0'Hara attempted to walk from the
oom. He opened door leading to
No barroom and there stood another
oputy sheriff He saw that all escape
80 cut on and he submitted TO ar
Middleton and Rouse had seen
.Hara before, they say. Rouse says
- II most positive in his identified
HON. He says he cannot be mistak-
IN. because he declares he had q
ncot unpleasant experience with
o'Hara-
0'Hara, he declares, il the man
MO held q revolver to his head and
nnde him uncouple the engine. He
Md that although O'Hara wore q
nndkerchief across his face In true
1Ddit style, he got a good view OF
NJ. He said O,Hara roughly order
him couple of times not 10 look
y closely at him, IL he did not want
~ top OF his head blown on.
a L. ha{pU m, ada ~ nro-
mt the extradition Of the pair, but
~ Pfnkertons are sure of their
round. kilograms have been receiy-
n It the Detroit agency of the Pink
tons, from Sheriff Harrison, OF Og-
ID. and Sheriff Sharp. of Salt Lake
nv. Both officials are now speeding
Michigan. Harrison, armed with
10uisition papers, Is on his way to
onsing and Is expected Friday. Sher-
Sharp will come first to Detroit and
expected at the Pinkerton Office
ore Friday night
The Pinkertons say that both
Hara and Victor NJ. Clore, the
Her alleged bandit, remember very
Early events of that night Their
oollection comes through reading
oWopaper accounts Of the hold-up,
cording to what they tell the detec-
QsHara told the Pinkerton men that
~ night Of the hold-up. he was In
nGham Canon, which IL about 80
Dee from the scene Of the crime. He
~ he has a strong alibi. The Pink
hens, however, anticipate no trouble
extraditing the two men.
-. A.
sheriff in Palms, the little COM
unity where both youths live. The
Coidents OF Palms are highly excited
Tor the affair and insist that their
10 native sons are innocent.