Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-06-24


active business career Sf thirty years
had convinced Col. Setlt Pennington of
the futility of wrackin& his brains in
vain speculation OVER mysteries.
When, therefore, the Northern Califor-
mia Oregon railroad commenced TO
encroach on the Colon&l's time-apprO-
priation for sleep, hef realized that
there was but one way In which to
conserve his rest and that was by
engaging to fathom tie mystery for
him specialist in tha unraveling of
mysteries In times gote by, the Colo
mel had found certain national de-
tective agency an extremely efficient
Aid to well-known commercial agen-
cies, and to these tried and true sub
ordinates he turned NJ for explicit
and satisfying lnformaf5on anent the
Northern California Outrage IA
The information forthcoming from
Dun's and Bradstree 4 gas vague and
unsatisfying. NeitRsf of these two
commercial agencies could ascertain
anything of interest regarding the
finances of the N. C. o. For the pres
ent the corporation had no office. Its
destinies in San Francisco being
guarded by a weliknown attorney who
had declined to make any statement
regarding the company but promised
one at an early date. The board of
directors consisted of this attorney,
his two assistants, hfs stenographer,
and Mr.. Buchanan 0gilvy. The COM
pany had been Incorporated for five
million dollars, divided into five mil
lion shares of par valYe of one dollar
each, and five sharl had been sub
scribed!
1T looks fshy to p" the Colonel
commented to his ager, "and I'm
more than ever copy2 d it's scheme
Of that Trinidad 4taSwood Timber
company to start a timber boom and
unload. And that is something the
Laguna Grande Lumber company does
not view with favor for the reason
that one Of these bright days those
Trinidad people win come to their
senses and sell cheap to US. However,
to be sure Is to be satisfied. Tele-
phone the San Francisco office to have
the detective agency that handled the
lonngshoremen's strike job for us send
couple of their best operatives up
on the next steamer, with instructions
d -
to report to me on arrival
When the operatives reported, the
CoIonel's orders were brief and ex.
plicit. II want to know all about a
man named Buchanan Ogilyy, who is
up North somewhere procuring rights
of way for the Northern California
Oregon railroad. Find him. Get up
with him in the morning and put him
| to bed at night. Report to me daily"
Reports yielded the Colonel nothing
until the frst day Of Bucks return
TO sequoia, when the following writ,
ten report caused the Colonel to sit
| up and take notice. It vas headed:
aReport of Operative No. A. and II
read: g u y " q Is i i,.,l a,
4orilyy in his room. untfi ~ O'Clock
noon. At12;o5 eatera doing room
leaving nt Il p. Nn!! dlng DID
rect to Office Of Caro- gan Redwood
Lumber company. ogilvy remained in
Cardigan's private Office half an hour,
spent another half hour conversing
with young lady In general office.
Young lady a brunette. o. then re-
turned to Hotel Sequoia, where he
wrote several letters in writing room.
At 8 D. m. called to telephone. At
1902 y. m. left hurriedly for Cardigan
Redwood Lumber company's office.
Entered private Office without waiting
to be announced. Emerged at 3:12,
walking slowly and in deep thought.
At 1924 entered the telephone build.
ing and placed long-distance call.
He asked for the Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company in San Francisco.
concluded his conversation at 1882
and proceeded to the city hall, enter
ing the mayors office at 3:43 and
emerging at 4:10. He then returned
to the Hotel Sequoia and sat in the
lobby until handed telegram at 4 40:
whereupon he entered the telephone
booth and talked to someone, emerg-
ing at 4 :43 to go to his room. He
returned at 4 :46 and hurried to the
law office Of Henry Poundstone, Jr.,
in the Cardigan block. He was with
Poundstone, until 4:59, when he re-
turned leisurely to the -Hotel Sequoia,
carrying a small leather grip. He
also had this grip when he entered
Poundstone's office.
ARRIVED at the hotel at SOB and
went to his room. At AS he entered
a public automobile In front Of the
hotel and was driven to No. 846 Elm
street. The brunette young lady who
works in the Cardigan Redwood Lum-
Der company's Office emerged present
" and entered the car, which then
proceeded to No. 3S Redwood boule-
ward, where the brunette young lady
alichted and entered the house. She
returned at seven sharp, accompanied
by a young lady whom she introduced
to O. All three were then driven to
the Canton restaurant at 432 Third
street. At 7:15 Bryce Cardigan en-
tered the restaurant and was escorted
by the waiter to the table occupied
by o. and party.