Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-08-24
True
Detective Stories
MATTER OF MINUTES

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Ter o. an hour. The express car had
teen hi'che,i On immediately behind
the engine. and one Of the srrm.n
recalled having seen Kellogg the mes
ssnEsr. checking Up his accounts about
tfresn minutes before the train pulled
into Morris, III. The next time he
glanced up a shade had been pulled
across The window Of the express car,
and the FIRST he knew Of the robbery
was after the train stopped Mt Morris.
and Pitnsy. the brakeman. shouted
out that Kellogg had been Killed and
That thousands Of dollars was missing
from the safe.
Jameson. who was in charge o. the
baggage car. directly behind the er.
press car provided what appeared 10
be the only clue 10 the crime. By stat.
ing that shortly after the train left
Joliet. n man ia u red mask had en-
tered his car. held him up at the
point Of a revolver. and had then
passed through 10 the car beyond. leay-
Ing Jameson In charge Of another
masked man who had disappeared as
"Ni NJ ''
4 vas scared STIFF admitted the
hz.ga-emHn. -and didn't dare bulge
The express authorities Mt Morris
promptly sldctrack.d the express car.
anu N''ed III. "e'Aiis OF ,Hr case 10
".''"i" A. 'hAeFt"h' WI" arrived
''"' "" h"uis Ia'eT' N'hiI"n'e.
h""''eI' ule contents OF the sate m"
p''h ch'cA'" up anu " was us
'"'eI'u 'nht more thhh s-"' WIS
missing heiioeE' 'h" messenger WIS
"eh'is gwen s""i hcc"uht OF hlth>ei.
hti"r" ne nid anything eiS"' fihher-
ION walked back over the track on
""''h 'he Ha'h hhu come INT" MOTIFS
h"ss thah hhi hile OUT ne us
covered RED MASK lying close 10 'he
THICK, ana ne avs" noted most SIX
n'"'"i'' ia''- h't""uSn u''rs WIS ''ore
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''''e Ne u" i""''p'ilts "i'h'h
yum '' ''"' VI ,"e mas"
he'urhir- 10 motifs, tue detective
co'hfnehc'u ms examination OF the ef'
press car OUT fhlieu 10 nhu anything
OF value.
Close inspection OF the body Of the
dead messenger. however. brought TO
Hight another point which Pinkerton
, felt certain ought to prove valuable.
I Under keilogg's Niger nails was
| considerable quantity Of what nj first
I appeared to be wet paper or pulp OF
some kind but which the detective
( recognized as the outer layers OF
human skin, torn on during the
struggle when the messengers fingers
were fighting to secure hold upon
his asSailant!
Upon returning TO Chicago. Pinker-
( ton Mt once requested the officials OF
/ the road TO have all the men employed
{ on the train come to his Office. one
I By one, to be interviewed. Jameson, he
/ directed. was Ia be the last man sent.
When Pitney. the brakeman. en-.
I tered. Pinkerton did not overlook the
fact that he was dressed In n new
outfit which was distinctly above his
I sphere In life. From the points OF
/ his glossy shoes to the top Of his new
I derby. the brakeman had evidently
| treated himself to a brand-new ward.
robe In honor OF his Interview with
/ the famous detective, In spite Of the
1 fact that he had very little to tell.
II was he who had discovered the
robbery. but he had seen nothing Of
| TIE man In the red mask, though
.Iameson's excited recital Of the hold.
| up had caused him Immediately to
Investigate the express car.
THAT was Just as we were pulling
| into Morris" concluded the brakeman.
"nnd gave yell the minute saw
what they had done to Kellogg
THAT'S what wanted to talk to
you about said Pinkerton. "Sit
down. won't you? And take OF your
cont. IT'S warm in here Your
| gloves. too, he added. noting that Pit.
ney kept his hands covered.
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