The Detroit times., 1911-03-09
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INTO TRAP
rinksrton Detective Tells Of Scheme
~ Which He Had Crew Of Train
That Was Robbed Confront
Bryan 0'Hara.
Suspect Tries To Get Away When he
Sees Engineer and Conductor,
But Escape Il Cut OF.

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The capture OF Bryan O'Hara, one Q
the two alleged bandits, arrested b
the Pinkertons on q charge of holdin
up . Southern Pacific train IL mile
out OF Ogden, Utah, Jan. 2, was 81
! fecteo m q most unique manner. tn
dstsctive most active In running dow
the two Michigan men held for tn
robbery and murder OF Pullman por
ter. n now IN Detroit, and, Thursda,
morning, told the story OF the arrest
OHara was led to believe that n
was performing a most meritoriou'
service for the police OF Saniia'
county, Just previous to his arrest. III
{. fact. he was led to believe that ne
was the one man In the world wht
was tipping on" to local authorities
the Identity OF clever swindler. The
"swindler" was no other than the
Pinkerton detective.
The Pinkerton man, whose Identity
4 still withheld, laid himself open &c
suspicion about Sanilac county. he
REPRESENTED that he was attempting
to swindIe q man out OF a farm
r OHara who was in on the deal, was
placed in such q position that he
could give information that should
lead TO the mans arrest.
When the sheriff and deputy
came over TO Deckerville, Tuesday
O,Hara fell an easy victim to the
plot. He accompanied the officers 70
: hotel, where the Pinkerton man was
stopping. They entered a room, and
"a this room sat the Pinkerton man.
with him were Conductor Middleton
and Engineer Rouse, OF the train that
had been held up. The ofhcers want
"a to see how O'Hara would act on
suddenly confronting the train crew
O'Hara attempted to walk from the
room. He opened a door leading to
the barroom and there stood another
deputy sheriff. He saw that all escape
was cut on and he submitted to ar
rest.
Middleton and Rouse had seen
O'Hara before, they say. Rouse says
he a most positive In his identinca-
ton. He says he cannot be mistak-
en-. because he declares he had a
most unpleasant experience with
O'Hara.
O,Hara, he declares, il the man
who held q revolver to his head and
made him uncoaple the engine. He
oaid that although Q'Hara wore a
handkerchief across his face in true
bandit style. he got good view of
him. He said O.Hara roughly order
"a him D couple Of times not to look
20 closely a him, II he did not want
the top cf his head blown OF.
An attempt IL being made to pre-
vent the extradition Of. the -pair, but
the Pinkertons are sure. sof. their
ground. kilograms have been receiv-
"a Ct the Detroit agency OF the Pink.
ertons, from Sheriff Harrison, OF Og-
dem, and Sheriff Sharp, or salt Lake
City. Both of1cials are now speeding
TO Michigan. Harrison, srmed with
regulation papers, Is on his way to
Lansing and II expected Friday. Sher.
- expected at the Pinkerton ONCE
hero Friday night.
The Pinkertons say that. both
OHara and Victor M. Clore, the
other alleged bandit, remember very
clearly events Of that night. Their
recollection comes through reading
Newspaper ACCOUNTS of the hold-up,
according to what they tell the detec-
rives.
o'Hara told the Pinkerton men that
the night Of the hold-up, he was in
Bingham Canon, which IL about 35
miles from the scene OF the crime. He
oays he has strong abb. The Pink
ertons, however, anticipate no trouble
in extraditing the two men.
Chores father formerly was depu-
~ sheriff in Palms, the little COM
munity where both youths live. The
residents Of Palms are highly excited
lover the AFFAIR and insist that their
two native sons are innocent.