Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-03-02
PULLMAN SLEUTHS
J PROVE THEIR WORTH
oi Man Hunters Display Powers
~ Deduction Worthy of the
Famous sherlock Holmes

He is nOthlhS puI an iShoi" h'
crook hut he has the foresight of a
hba-blooded American, the market
cunning of a Tom Lawson and the
shirt of preparedness of a Theodore
Roosevelt. The combination of these
three qualifications is what landed
loo Koenig, Greek transient, behind
\ tho hairs of the county bastile, where
ha awaits trial on a charge of burg
larry The erstwhile plebian spud,
now the sensation of the bull side of
tbe market, was the immediate cause
Il af the downfall of the subject of old
He needed potatoes but
4 lacked the wherewithal to purchase
4 the now aristocratic table vegetable.
He realized the place of prominence
the tubers occupy in the markets OF
the world and he recognized the inn
portance of preparedness in case the
spuds soar still higher. To sum ii
all up, he is charged with the theft
of potatoes, along with other table
foods and cooking utensils. from tho
& residence of William Prinderville.
The loot included only few spuds,
but enough, in the opinion of the
Theatorium manager, to warrant
charge of grand larceny under pres
& ent market conditions. 1t was only
& small package, but it represented
a tremendous outlay of cash. Truly,
4 the victim of the burglary was justi-
j fled in calling upon the law to pro-
4 tect him from the loss of his pre-
/ cious spuds.
The burglary occurred Tuesday
evening, while both Mr.. and Mrs.
YTrinderville were away from home.
1.-THE intruder gained entrance
through a window and aim ost depict
ed the Prinderville kitchen of it's
store of provisions and cooking uten-
sis. Upon the return home of the
housewife the loss was discovered
and soon the husband, with Chief of
Police Harter and a number of self
appointed deputies were on the trail
Oh the eulprit Tell-tale footprints
lett on the carpet furnished the first
i clue. The prints were unusual be-
cause of the peculiar ARRANGEMENT of
the hoDnails in the shoes. The tracks
4 were followed to the N. p. tracks,
"here they led to boxcar. The box
car was empty save for some partly
deVopred cans of fruit, recognized as
part OF the erstwhile Prinderville
iarder. Again taking up the trail
Re army of home defenders was led
70 al Idle engine, where Koenig was
louhd crouched behind the boiler.
ne was taken to the city bastile, but
'ne work of the sleuths was not COM
p'e'ed' The chain of evidence which
y expected to result in the speedv
convection of the Greek still had a
d couple of weak links.
with the cunning of Sherlock
io'ihes the squad of desperate hunt
''s waited, until the suspect was
wrapped in the arms of Morpheus
iptoelng into the cell. one of the
anoeS OF the Greek was confiscated
nc footwear was carefully carried
scene OF the burglary and fit
eu 10 the footprints on the Garnet
anu IN the snow. Some of the prints
'''eu exactly, but others Il did
49, ana the sleuths were worried
happy thought. A courier was
a,spa'ched for the other shoe. It fit
'"e other tracks to a dot. The
nam OF evidence seemed complete
an s'euths shouted for glee. An
neseu criminal had been run to
r'n within a few minutes after the
M alioh OF his alleged crime.
!, nc Greek showed little disnosi-
an H 70 escape Jail sentence evil
e"c'ng' If anything, a desire TO rest
sAeace and quiet under the gentle
en- 'm OF Justice. He was taken 10
sn u'ax' after being bound over to the
trial. ' ~ now awaiting
Tho
,., me action of the city council in
baa,s. ns to take cognizance of the
Ma detective bill contracted by
W. Jackson has been justified
T ~ nave efficient sleuths at nome
caro, ,eil-tale footprints have beer
bloe,lly preserved, the snow beine
Aalenhu In cardboard, and the
ton n !. are praying for a continue.
Of tho :, the cold snap until the day
br,n" Nc 'rial. A ray of sunshine mixh,
forts all their worthy eff
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