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=. -: ;..,cr waiting few minutes
and finding Leary still absent, the
keeper became alarmed and began a
search. He first went to the bath
room, and not finding Leary there,
searched in other places, high and low.
Then be returned to the bathroom, and
there made a discovery which filed
him with CONSERVATION. He saw in
the brick wall, what ut first had es
capped his attention, n gaping hole,
large enough to allow the passage of
mans body. The hole opened into a
tunnel that seemed to lead downward.
The alarm was at once given, and ii
soon appeared thai the keepers fears
were only too well founded. Red
Lenry had escaped,
1t was found that the tunnel from
the bathroom led into room on, the
fifth floor of tenement house at No.
TG Ludlow street, adjoining the Jail.
Leary, after his escape. fled to Eu
rope, but was afterward arrested in
Brooklyn by Robert Pinkerton and
three of his men, who held him up in
Il sleigh ut the corner Of Twenty
seventh street and Fourth avenue,
Brooklyn; and before LearY could
make use III large revolver which he
had on his person, the horse WAS
grabbed by the head and pulled to n
standstill and l.eary was dragged out
of the sleigh and handcuffed. He was
taken Immediately to Northampton
and put in Jail there.
Some time previous to this the Pin
kertons had located Conroy, who had
also escaped from Ludlow street Jail,
in Philadelphia; and Immediately on
the arrest of Leary, Robert pinkerton
sent one of his detectives from New
York to Philadelphia, WHO was for
lunate enough to arrest Conroy ut one
Of his resorts on the same night and
he was also delivered in Jail at North
ampton.
Some months previous 10 this the
Pinkertons had also arrested Thomas
Doty, another member of the band.
and lodged him In the Northampton
Jail.
In the meantime. Scott and Dunlap,
now in state prison, had made Il con-
feSsion rs against Leary, the holder Of
the securities; and when Leary was
brought TO Northampton, they wrote
him letter, notifying him that unless
the securities were handed over to
their proper owners, they would take
the witness stand against him and
convict him, but that if he did turn
over the necessary securities they
would refuse to take the stand. This
resulted in the recovery by the North.
ampton bank of nearly all the securi-
ties stolen from the bank and its de-
positors, this not including, however
the government bonds and currency
stolen ut the time.
The trial of Scott and Dunlap took
place 1T northampton a year and II
half after the robbery. Evans took the
stand against them, his evidence max
ing the ease of the prosecution over
whelmingly strong. After three hours
deliberaton the iurv brought in a YER
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arrested in Philadelphia, as they We're
on the point of taking a train for the
South.
Despite the large sum of securities
in their possession, the men had run
short of ready money, and. while await
ing a compromise, were starting out to
commit another robbery. They We're
taken to Northampton, and committed
to Jail to await trial.
1t happened as Mr.. Pinkerton fore
saw Brought into confinement, Dun
lap and Scott were compelled, in the
conduct of their affairs, to reveal the
hiding place of the booty to some other
member of the gang. They chose for
their confidant Red Ieary. The
securities as subsequently TRANSFERRED.
were at this time buried in cellar on
Sixth avenue. near Thirty-third street.
New York. The precise spot was ind
Gated 10 Leary by Mrs. Scott, who, in
doing 50. reminded Leary Of an agree
ment entered into by the members of
the gang before the. robbery, that any
of their number who might get into
trouble could if he saw u necessity
call upon his coHfederates To dispose
of all the securities on whatever terms
were possible and nse the proceeds in
getting him and others--if others were
in trouble alSo--free. At the time
Leary scoffed at this agreement. but
was perfectly willing, even eager, to
have Il enforced little later, when,
by the orders of Inspector Byrnes, he
WAS himself arrested On the charge OF
completely in the memorable Manhat
tan bank robbery, which had occurred
some time before.
While much of Leary's life had been
spent in deeds of violence, he had
shown on occasions such splendid
bravery, even heroism. as almost
atoned for his crimes. The abest law
yers were now secured in his defense,
and by every possible method of legal
obstruction they kept alive con
troversy in the New York courts for
nearly two years. Meanwhile Leary
reposed in Ludlow street jail, where he
ENJOYED all the privileges ever ac-
corGed to prisoners.
On the afternoon OF May Mrs.
Leary called at about five O'Clock with
butch Mccarthy, and the three were
alone in Leary's room until eight
o'clock After that Leary strolled
about In the prison inclosure and at
about n quarter past ten keeper Wen
dell, who had charge Of the first tier,
in which Leary's room was located.
saw him going upstairs from the second
to the third tier Although in this
Leary was going directly away from
his own room, there was nothing to
excite surprise, for Leary had been ae-
customed to use the bathroom on the
third tier. 4 quarter of an hour later
Wendell started on his rounds accord
ing to tie prison rule, to see that each
one of the men in his tier was Sc
cHrely locked up for the night. When
he came To Leary's room he was
little surprised to find him still absent.
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attempt there, for several months be
fore the robbery was actually exc
cuted.
On the night of the robbery Evans
was in New York, but he had gone to
Northampton day or two after. as al
ready stated. Then, for the first time,
he realized what immense wrong and
suffering would be inflicted upon inno-
cent people by the robbers, and he said
it was this that had prompted him in
his efforts to have the securities re-
stored to the owners.
Returning to New York, he at once
communicated with Scott and Dunlap
by means of Herald personals, and
had several interviews with them in
the city during the month of February
While they were anxious to dispose of
the securities. it was plain from the
first that they distrusted Evans and
proposed to lessen his share of the
profits. While pretending to approve
the steps he was taking for a compro-
mise with the bank. they were really,
without his knowledge. carrying on Sc
cret negotiations with the same object.
The suspicion on either side grew until
finally it could no longer be concealed.
Meeting Scott in Prospect park some
time after the robbery, Evans said.
when are you going to settle and give
me my share"
you'll never get a cent answered
Scott; you've given the whole gang
away"
1t was soon after this interview that
Evans decided, under the management
of Superintendent Bangs, to save him
self by making full confession. He
had fewer scruples about betraying his
associates. because he had become
convinced that in the previous rob
berries notably in the one at Quincy,
Illinois. he had been treated most un-
fairly by Scott and Dunlap.
Evans said that for several weeks
preceding the Northampton robbery
the gang had concealed themselves in
the attic of Il schoolhouse which stood
four of five rods from the highway and
apart from other houses. His state
iucil WIS SiDSluI ny TIE tlStoN-
cry in this attic, after the robbery, of
blankets, satehes, ropes, bits, pulleys.
and provisions.
After hearing Evans story, the ques
ton foremost in Mr. Pinkerton's mind
was where the stolen securities had
been concealed From what Evans
said, and from what he knew himself
about the methods of the gang, he was
satisfied that Dunlap possessed this
secret, and would intrust il to no one
unless absolutely compelled to do so.
Tie likeliest way Of compelling him
was to put him under arrest, which
might very well be done now that
Evans had consented to turn states
evidence. For weeks Iinkerton
shadows" had never been off Scott
and Dunlap, who spent most of their
time in New York, the former living
with his wife at a fashionable board
ing house in Washington Square
Instructions were accordingly given
to the shadows to close in upon them,
and on February II, both men W.
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FAMOUS DETECTIVE CASES
BY Cleveland Moffett
How Five Masked Bandits Forced Cashier Reveal Combination
to Vault in the Northampton National Bank and Escaped
With Loot Valued al Over Million Dollars.
On the night of Noycmher 4 IN
Copyright by W. C. chapman.)

On the night of November 4 only
one layer Of bricks separated them
from the top of the vault, and it was
robbery that night. Two hours hard
labor with drag and jack screw sufficed
TO effect an opening, and Scott and
Dunlap We're lowered into the vault.
They found three Marvin spherical
safes protected by a burglar alarm.
But Dunlap was somewhat of an cleo.
trical expert, and was able to so sur.
round the burglar alarm with heavy
boards so as to render ii of little or NO
danger. They experienced much diff
Guilty, though. in blowing open the
safe. The first one attempted yielded
on the second explosion, and they Sc.
cured Eve hundred dollars In currency
End Sixty thousand dollars IN bonds.
The next one was far more trouble
some, not less than ten explosions be-
ing required to make way into it. And
just as the task was at last accom-
piisied, and they were on the point OF
Selling great sum of money, there
came warning call from Conroy, who
was doing sentry duty on the roof, and
it was necessary to fly.
When Dunlap and Scott had beer
dragged out of the vault by their asso
GATES, they were found scarcely abb,
to run. During all the twelve explo
stems Of powder and dynamite they had
never left the vault, but, crouching be-
hind the boards that guardedt the
burglar alarm, had remained within
arms length of explosions so violent
that they tore apart plates of welded
steel and shook the whole building.
Worse than he shock of these explo
sions were the noxious gases generated
by them, which Scott and Dunlap had
to breathe. On coming out. their
clothes We're wringing wet with per
spiration. and they We're so weak that
their legs tottered under them, and
their comrades had to almost carry
them for time. But, nevertheless
they managed to walk thirty miles
that night, to Lehigh, where they
boarded a train to New York.
1t was on this occasion that there
was left behind in thA vault the air
pump which Robert Pinkerton after
ward recalled so shrewdly to Evans
disadvantage
Coming, in his confession, 10 the
Northampton bank robbery, Evans said
that the ggans considered making an
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Concluded from Friday

Dy fall their money began to run
short, and they decided to look about
for another job. In the Quincy robbery
they had broken their agreement with
Evans, paying him only small sum
for the use Of the air-pump which he
had furnished them. Now. however,
they called upon him again, and, part
1y by threats, partly by generous offers,
induced him to assist them again. A
series of unsuccessful attempts at
robbery We're made on banks in Sara
toga, Nantucket. Coyington, kentucky,
and Rockville, Connecticut. In several
instances failure came at the very
time when success seemed sure. In
the case Of the Covington bank, for in
stance, nitroglycerin was used in blow
ing open the safe and the explosion
was so violent that the men became
frightened and fed in panic. leaving
behind untouched, although exposed to
view, two hundred thousand dollars in
greenbacks and one million five hun
dred thousand dollars in negotiable
bonds. In the case of the Rockville
bank their plans had worked out per
fectly. and they had removed every
ming from the top of the vault but
thin layer Of brick. when Scott acct
dentally forced the jimmy through the
roof OF the vault and let it fall inside
AS 1t was too late to complete the work
that night. and as the presence OF the
Jimmy inside the vault would inevita-
bly start an alarm the next day. they
were obliged to abandon the attempt
entirely.
The gangs most desperate adventure
hefell in connection with the attempt
on the First National bank of I'ittston,
Pennsylvania. The bank occupied
cne-story building covered with tin
roof, and the robbers decided To make
the attack from the roof. But there
was n serious difficulty in the fact that
In case of rain coming at any time
after they had begun operations, wa
ter might soak through the openings
they had made and betray them.
Dunlap's ingenuity, however, was equal
to this emergency and each night
after finishing their excavation. they
carefully relaid the sheets of tin that
bad been disturbed, protecting the
joints with red putty, which matched
the roof in color So well did they put
on this putty that, although it rained
heavily the very day after they began
not drop leaked through.
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dict of guilty, and the prisoners were
sentenced to twenty years each in the
state prison. Scott died in prison, and
Dunlap, having been pardoned sew
eral years later, went to live in a West
ern city reformed man earning an
honest living AS far as is known,
since leaving the penitentiary he never
returned to his evil ways. Conroy also
took to new ways, and became honest.
'Red" Leary came to his death in
curious way. One night he had been
drinking with some friends at Il we'll
known sporting resort in New York, on
Sixth avenue. between Twenty seventh
and Twenty eighth streets. In the
party was BILLY" Train an old bunko
man. They were all somewhat intoXi-
Gated and inclined to be uproariouS
As they came out on the street, BILLY"
Train picked up n brick and threw it
up in the air, yelling: Look out for
your heads, boys" TO this warning
Leary paid no attention, and the brick
came down on his head with full force,
fracturing his skull. He WAS taken to
the New York hospital, and died there
after much suffering.
As for the safeexpert, Evans he is
engaged in legitimate business, and is
prospecting In compiling this chapter
from the records, the writer has, by
request. changed some OF the names Of
the parties, who since that time have
reformed, and are now respected mem
bers in the communities where they re-
side, and the author has no desire to
injure them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-21
Upon
Christmas Day
By WILLIAM LUrr, in The Christian


a STAR peeped forth upon Christ
n mas Eve,
And told of that other Star:
Whose beams shine bright, through
the worlds dark night,
And scatter the shadows far.
snowdrop bloomed upon Christmas
Day.
And told of that spotless flower:
Whose perfume pure, should all frosts
endure,
And brighten Earths wintry hour.
The bells rang out upon Christmas
Day.
And their message came a call
To worship the Son of the Highest
One,
Who came with good will to all.
The holly berries on Chris tmas Day,
Blushed red in their fadeless green:
For their coral red, showed the blood
drops shed.
AS they shone the barbed leaves
between.
feast was spread upon Christmas
Day.
And mirrored the feast He spread,
Who was born that He might our
Banquet be,
The True and the Living Bread.
A son came home upon Christmas Day,
A son from far off land
And he told once more, of Gods open
door,
The kiss and the welcoming Hand.
A babe was born upon Christmas Day,
And the speechless infant told,
OF the manger Child, that in beauty
smiled,
On that first glad day of old
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1890
the Guif of California, in search of
new and rare specimens of marine
life. The trip was made on the
Pawnee. yacht built for Mr.. Bling
ham and equipped with an aquarium
to accommodate several hundred ma
rine specimens. The picture shows Mr.
Bingham (righD with one of his com
panions examining a haul of fish in
tropic waters.
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Polar regions, are thought to be
the primitive American race re-
lated to the Indians. Although
Of several different groups, geo.
graphically, all speak the same
language. They are said never
IN wash. They eat steady diet
Of fat and oil, the meat usually
being uncooked. Fewer than
100000 are now alive. and the
race is apparently dying out.
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29
WHITE BLUFFS SCHOOL news

guests. At the opposite end of the
rooml the refreshment comnEltee
served "hot. dogs, pumpkin pie and
coffee. In the center Of the room
was the witch's tent with its boiling
pot, from which the witch drew for
tunes OF those who sought her favors.
The Costumes of the guests were
very effective, and the judges, Mrs.
Melee, Mrs. Hawley and Mr..
Nitzsche, experienced considerable
difficulty in deciding 10 whom the
prizes should be awarded. Their
ultimate decisions were as follows:
Miss Flora Montgomery and Mr..
Russell Blair as the best costurned
masqueraders, and Miss Edna John
SON and Mr.. Joseph Wagner as the
possesscrs Of the funniest costumes.
Games and dancing concluded the
evenings entertainment. IA repre-
sentative group of parents were pre-
sent during tie evening and entered
into the fun with zest equal to that
of the children.
The committees in charge CT the
party were: entertainment COM
nnittee: Eleanor Allen, chairman,
Violet Swanson, Joseph Wagner and
Jack O'Larey; decoration committee:
Cordelia Stone, chairman, Minor
Slingsby, Robert Renlinger, Leon
Barnes, Hawley Young, Violet Swan
sen; refreshment committee: Fife
Mykol, chairman, Flora Montgomery,
Frances Blair and Lorraine Shanahan.
The pupils bf the seventh and eighth
grades had surprise peanut show
err on Mr.. kirkpatrick Friday after
noon, Oct. % and a part Of the
afternoon was spent in playing games.
Ronald Ralston enrolled in the
eighth grade last week.
Mrs. Harrington visited the Pei
mary grades during the East week.
TIL. choruses of the operetta,
Cinderella, or The Glass Slipper"
which is to be presented BY the grade
.cho-l this winter, have Legun practi:-
ing.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29

The debate scheduled between the
White Bluffs and Kahlotus high
schools for Friday, October 2e at
Kahlotus, has been forfeited by the
Kahlotus team. The reason given by
Surt. Harold L. Allen, debate coach,
was that insufficient response and
preparation on the part of our students
who volunteered for debate work
necessitates our forfeiting the de-
bate"
On Friday, November 10, the
White Bluffs team will debate the
Yakima High School at White Bluffs,
when White Bluffs team will uphold
the affirmative Of the question; Re-
solved: That the results ,of the
Wa lington State Primary Law,
justities its retention.
Mr.. Gilkey, County Superinten-
dent of Schools, spent Monday, Oct
obsr rs, visiting at the high school.
lie spent one Or more periods in the
various rooms, and expressed him
self as well pleased with the sckpol
work. He addressed the students in
the afternoon at a meeting of the
Student Body, and in the course of
his talk he stressed the importance
of every boy and girl finishing the
work given in high school before they
started to make their own way in the
world
The grade school will start basket
ball practice, Wednesday, Oct. 81,
During the season, the first and sec
ond teams will practice in the High
School gymnasium after school on
Mondays and Wednesdays under the
supervision Of Mr.. Kirkpatrick.
The students OF the hign school
enjoyed a Halloween Masquerade
parry Friday evening, Oct. 20. The
gymnasium was attractively deco
rated with orange crepe paper,
pumpkins and corn stalks. A long
table at one end of the room was
converted into an art gallery" which
afforded much anus .ment to the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29

Word has been received at the Han
ford ranch that Paul Lawson and Paul
Rockman, the two New York boys
who came west on lark and worked
through the season for manager Ed
rnund Anderson, had arrived safely at
their home after sixteen day overland
trip. They said that the Charles English
bug in which they made the journey,
gave them very little trouble and the
trip was made without incident save
that they nearly froze to death when
they went through Iowa.
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IContlnueu fTom page
outstanding school warrant debt was
approximately $16o,0oO.OO' On the
first of September, 1926, this had been
reduced to S75,0c0.00 or reduction of
over 50 per cent which was accomp-
lished by the application of the same
methods. This has resulted in the
saving of over S2,soooo per annum in
bond interest and nearly $5,O00.Oo per
annum in warrant interest, which I
believe, it worthy of your consideration
at the general election, November End.
Signed: MALCOLM MCDOUAL
COUNTY TREASURER.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29
SUMMONS BY pUnLICAr,oN

SCMMONS By PUBLICATION
IN THE SUPERIOR, COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND
FOR BENTON COUNTY.
JOHN. DOVER LUMBER COMPANY.
Corporation, PLAINTIFF, VS.. A.
G. HALLAM, DEPENDANT
The STATE OF WASHINGTON TO
A.. G. Hallam, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date of the
hrst publication of this summons, to-
wit, Within sixty days after the oath
day of September, 1926 and defend the
above entitled action in the Court
aforesaid; and answer the complaint
OF plaintiff. and serve q copy of your
answer upon the undersigned attorney
for plaintiff, at his office below stated.
And in case of your failure SO to, do
Judgment will be rendered against
You according to the demand of the
complaint. which has been filed with
the clerk of said Court
The object of this action is to obtain
Judgment against the defendant for
goods, wares ind merchandise. lumber
and hardware. sold and delivered by
plaintlf to defendant, at defendants
special instance and request, betweent
the first day of January, 1926 and the
first day of May. 1926, and for the sale
OF certain real estate. owned by said
defendant. and now under attachment
IN this cause to secure and satisfy
said judgment. ~,
JAMES COLLINS LLOYD.
tAttirney for plaintiff.
y. O. Address. First Bank Bldg.
White Bluffs IVA shington
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29

| will always he glad to send in
new or renewal subscriptions to the
Seattle Times or any other daily,
weekly or monthly newspaper. per-
iodical or magazine. Just pay me
the regular subscription price and |
will do the rest. Will save you
time. postage and stationery. e..
j. O'Larey.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29
HERE AGAIN

DR.. !. ]. Kowalsky, eye and nerve
specialist, will be at the Planters no.
tel in Hanford November 1st and the
forenoon of the End; at the Commer-
cial hotel, White Bluffs, on the after
noon of the End and all day the Srd.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29

Mrs. F. A. English and Miss Ellen
Anderson left this, Friday, morning
for Pullman where they will be
guests of Charles English at the
state college over the weekend and
attend the fraternity dance to be
given Saturday night.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-10-29

PIANO FOR SALE Large piano
mandatory has one of their fine
pianos near here to be sold at once.
$40 month will handle. If interested
in real piano buy, write me at once.
G. A. Remington, Factory Adjuster,
Ellensburg, Wash. 3tc.