The Snowflake herald., 1922-03-17
True
Detective StoS;
MATTER OF MIMI

T T WAS evident that tba
/ of the Rock Island Exn,.'
been effected In less than
ter of an hour. The express
been hitched on Immediate,
the engine, and one of tha
recalled having seen KELLOGG
senger. checking up his accom-.
fifteen minutes before the tr.,'
into Morris, Ill. The neyt
glanced up a shade had bee'
across the window Of the eyn,.
and the first he knew Of tba
was after the train stopped .,
and Pitney, the brakeman
out that Kellogg had been ku'
that thousands Of dollars was
from the safe. SEX
Jameson, who was in chars,
baggage car, directly behInS
press car, provided what ann
be the only clue to the crime
ing that shortly after the \,
Joliet, a man I'm a red mash
tered his car, held him nm
point of a revolver, and h,
passed through to the car bevo,,
ing jameson In charge Of
masked man who had diSapns,'
the train slowed down at MorI
II was scared stiff," admin
baggageman, "and didn't dars
The express authorities al
promptly sidetracked the erpc,
and wired the details of the
William A. Pinkerton, who
only a few hours later. Me,k
however. the contents of the d
been checked up, and it W
covered that more than soon
missing. Kellogg, the messengs
dead, but before dying, he hi
IDENTIFY given good account Of n
Before he did anything else i
ton walked back over the IN
which the train had come into
Less than half a mile out
covered a red mask, lying Close
track, and he also noted a md
nificant fact-although there VA
than a foot of snow upon the
there were no footprints viii
quarter-mile Of the mask!
Returning to Morris, the DE-
commenced his examination Of
press car, but failed to find All
of value.
Close inspection of the body
dead messenger, however, brOud
light another point which Phil
felt certain ought to prove w|
Under Kellogg's finger nails /
considerable quantity of what Il
appeared to be wet paper or d
some kind, but which the dea
recognized as the outer lays|
human skin, torn off during
struggle when the messengers 1
were fighting to secure a hold
his assailant!
Upon returning to Chicago, n
ton at once requested the ofid|
the road to have all the men emf
on the train come to his Ofe|
by one, to be interviewed. James
directed, was to be the last man
When Pitney, the brakemal
tered, Pinkerton did not overla
fact that he was dressed In 4
outfit which was distinctly abcI
sphere In life. From the pOh
his glossy shoes to the top Of b
derby, the brakeman had cyl
treated himself to a brand-neV
robe In honor of his intervieF
the famous detective, In spite
fact that he had very little =
IT was he who had discover
robbery. but he had seen moth
the man in the red mask,
JamesOn's excited recital OF The
up had caused him immedlaa
investigate the express car.
"That was just as we were
into NORRIS" concluded the brai
"nnd / gave a yell the minute
what they had done to kellogg
"That's what l wanted to
you about" said PinkertOn
down, won't you? And take Oh
coat, It's warm In here -
gloves, too, be added, noting tn
ney kept his hands covered.
After a moments hesltauaE
brakeman peeled off his new
and Pinkerton had difficulty In
ing a start of satisfaction. Inc
of the mars hands were sean'
scored with a network of scratd
"Been playing with the GU
Quired Pinkerton casually.
"No, no." Pitney replied. II saE
handling a busted trunk rev
ago." and then he Launched
description of his experiences
night Of the robbery. When
finished, PinkertOn thanked
bowed him out OF the office
muffied buzz of a bell in the sp
informed the men stationed tna
Pitney was to be followed n"
day.
$50 far as I was concerned,
ton said later, "the case enu''
there. The backs Of Pitneys
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