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Show SHAPING ofk CAREER i By T. PAR D V GEO R GE I John Wilson Murray in an Unusual Achievement the Chevalier Dupln.the unequaled solver of weird mysteries, made his first bow to the 'public, introduced by the skillful hand of Edgar Allan Foe, he became at once the accepted type of the detective of fiction. Nor has this type to any changed great extent since It was set forth In the person of the heroof the "Murders In the Rue Morgue." Still doth Sherlock Holmes lurk ' In the darkened precincts of his superheated rooms, consuming tobacco and dallying with the Insidious delights of opium, at times taking refuge In the "profound silence" for which Poe's astute analyst was noted, and emerging from hU reveries master of a new set of brilliant deductions warranted to furnish a key to the secrets of any criminal case presented for his consid eration. And even as Holmes followed In the footsteps of Dupln,' countless liordes of Imitators camp upon the trail of Holmes, and we are forced to the conclusion that the type Is pretty feure to be utilized by authors for the next 50 years. t ii i. i fr. j lie ijuesuuu naturally suggests itself: Is the real simon-pur- e detective like unto the member of his profession who works wonders in the world of fiction? Put this proposition up to Wilson Murray, chief inspector of criminal Investigation of the depart ment of Justice of the province of Ontario. Canada, and he will answer emphatically In the negative. The solving of these seemingly Inexplicable problems is a capital exercise for the intellect, but has mighty little to do with practical police work. , For criminals are not drawn Into the meshes of the official net by virtue of fineindrawn deductions and opium-brespirations. Murray served through the civil war In the navy. He was in the Mississippi, or Gulf, squadron a part of the time, under Commander Jewett, and he fought under Farragut and was in a number of engagements including the fight at Mobile. From service in the Mississippi and gulf Murray was ordered to the great lakes aboard the Michigan. He continued aboard her until after the close of the war, and in December, 1866, he left the Michigan and the service. The war left its indelible imprint on Murray's life, as It did on the life of many another man. It tended to mold his ambitions and direct them along the line of what later became His career was not his occupation. cast ashore by any dread of hardship afloat or any dislike of service at sea. It was influenced by an event that is one of the Important, yet little known, episodes of the civil war: The attempt of the confederates, in 1861, to capture the U. S. S. Michigan, to take Johnson island, in Sandusky bay in Lake Erie, release 4,000 confederates imprisoned there, burn the Island, and, it possible, destroy Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo by fire, and strike terror to the heart of the north. The man who discovered the plot was Murray, and it was he who unearthed the identity of the picturesque leader and was instrumental in frustrating the schemes so cunningly devised. The war was at its zenith in the year 1864, when Commander J. C. Carter of the United States navy sent for Murray and detailed him' to special duty. There had been some vague a rnn firt iimAna ffftutlncp w wi iiiava nf t I UUIVI vuin vm svi t ii f9 aiVMinrl erate plot to bluw up Johnson Island, liberate all confederate prisoners and land them safely in Canada across Lake Erie. bottom of the to to the get "Try conspiracy, If there is one," said Commander Carter. "Go to any place and every place where your judgment leads you. You have an unlimited commission. Report to me from time to time." Murray went first to Detroit, and conferred with Col. Hill, who gave him what Information he had. It was very meager. At that time Vallandlngham, a member of congress from Ohio, was In exile in Windsor, Ont., across the river from Detroit. Vallandlngham was a southern sympathizer. Murray, garbed as a civilian, crossed to Windsor and settled down to learn, flrstof all.the ways of Vallandlngham and any other confederate gathered sympathizers there. He observed closely all who called on Vallandlngham. Among them he noted a dapper, energetic little fellow who came and went at Valland-Ingham'- s headquarters. Murray learned that his name was L. C. Cole, and that he was reputed to be a confederate agent. Colo was about 38 years old, five feet seven Inches tall, weighed 133 pounds, with red hair and long mustache, and gray eyes so small and sharp and bright that they were the first fea'ure to draw Murray's attention to th suspect. Murray finally overheard a scrap of conversation between Cole and Vallandlngham that convinced Mm the former was an ImHe portant and dangerous person. communicated with Commander Carter tnd prepare ! to follow Cole's trail If It Id to the end of the earth.' When Cole alighted from the traio in Montreal Murray wit a car length behind hltu. Cole went to the St. Law rence Hall hotel and Murray followed I HEN 9 ing Cole received a telegram from Detroit which read: "I send you 16 shares per two messengers D. B." On this particular morning .,, the steamer Philo Parsons, plying between Sandusky and Detroit on daily trips, with a stop at Windsor, Ont., received ten men as passengers at Windsor and eight more at Amherstburg, tn Canada, at the mouth of the Detroit river. They were the "shares" sent by two messengers to the convivial Mr. Cole at Sandusky. After the steamer Parsons got well out Into Lake Erie these 18 men opened their baggage, took therefrom braces of revolvers and captured the vessel, making her captain a prisoner. Then they steamed on to Kelly's Island, off Sandusky, where the steamer Island Queen was lying. Several of them boarded the Queen, caught the crew unawares, gave orders to Engineer Richardson, and when he refused to obey shot him dead. They took the Island Queen out Into the lake and ran her on Co, Gull Island, where she was abandoned. suit. There the southern agent was joined by a woman. The latter was a big, stately ' blonde, magnificently dressed, a stranger to Murray at the time, although later he Identified her as the celebrated "Irish Llze." From Montreal Cole and his female partner went to Albany. The impulse was strong on Murray to seize them and notify Commander Carter. He thought He posthe matter over carefully. sessed evidence that they were confederate sympathizers, but lacked evidence as to a plot, or their plans. He decided to follow them, half suspecting that they would go far south before returning to execute any desperate plans In the north. They stopped over one night in Albany, then went to New York, took the train to Philadelphia, and thence to They met one, and Washington. sometimes two or three strangers in each city, evidently by previous appointment, while Murray trailed them patiently from place to place. From Washington Cole and Irish Llze went "No," replied Murray, "I wouldn't. AND have no fancy for seeing anyone hanged." The discovery of an Immense body ."Well, that's Just what you're trying to do with me, remarked the pris of coal has been made near Sallna, oner. In an injured tone Utah, and a company Is being formed It's a very uufurtunnte thing." re to i' pi ill the diheovery. turned Murray, "and 1 hope I wou't be l'if.y yearB ago United States min ' responsible for your death." ers of cepper produced 1 per cent Cole was game to the core, and his of the world's co.iper. Now they pro nerve never oesertea mm for an in duce almost 74 per cent of the stant. Despite the terrible predica world's copper. ment in which he found himself placed Production of copper from mines his face did not lose Its ruddy color controlled by domestic shareholders care-freor Jolly, expression. Is going on at a rate equivalent to "It's like this," he said, coolly. "1 the world's production six years ago, suppose I ought to shoot you, and If 1 1,287.417,600 pounds. had a gun handy I'd do it, for busiThe task of Installing the big hoist' ness IB business, and war la hellish the compressor and power ing Hut Wilson. business, maybe there's drill plant, and all the accessories equipment another way out of the tangle. There is 50,000 in gold represented by those of the works of the Ploche King com has been practically finished. cheques. They are as good this min pany News has been received of a new ute as the gold In the Bank of Mon treal. You can keep them. No one and very rich strike of gold at Mud, on board here knows I have them. Lake, about 240 miles northwest of The ore ocYou may cash them whenever you Winnemucca, Nevada. wish. All I ask is that you won't know curs in a decomposed granite and enough to get the rope around my the samples are very rich. A very fine looking prospect has re neck, and that if the chance comes you'll do me a friendly turn to help cently been opened up in the mounme escape. Once I'm out you can give tains ahnnt mvm tnllot want nf me 1500, or enough to get south, or Ephralm, and the owners have Incoryou needn't give me five cents. It's porated the Utah Central Mining coma fair bargain, isn't It. Wilson? My pany, with 1,000,000 shares, to oper . young friend, you 11 never get such a ate It. The second vein In the main tunnel , golden chance again In your life." Murray merely smiled, glanced at of the Utah Gold & Copper company. the tempting bait Fortune was dan In Washington district, Beaver counabout three gllng before his eyes and shook his ty, Utah, encountered ' head. weeks ago, Is by far the biggest thing "You may be telling the truth, Mr, yet opened in the property, It is Cole," he said, quietly. "I may never claimed. , get such a chance again. I'll do what "Speaking about mountains of ore, I can for you in as far as It may be the Clirton district, in tne Deep vree consistent with my duty, but I can region, comes as near having them as not make you any promises." any country I have been in," said a For the first time since his arrest mining man in Salt Lake City, who a frown darkened the prisoner's brow. had been making a survey of western "Wilson, you're a fool," he said. Utah camps. sharply, The state board of railroad commis Murray turned upon him swiftly. sioners held a hearing at Hel"That may be your view of the mat ena, hist week,public on the question of ter," he said, grimly, "so we won't lime rock rates applicable between argue. But let me ask you one que The smelter inall Montana tlon. Would you be willing to sell terests have points. made protest against out the confederacy V the existing rates as too high. Cole's Imperious manner changed, he of the Initial ship The clean-uput out his hand and grasped Mur ment of the Harris lease at Seven it ray's, shaking warmly. Nevada, was made last ' "No, I wouldn't," he Bald, frankly; Troughs, the result being estimated at week, "and I respect your patriotism, Wll for between son. We understand each other bet approximately $7,000 ore handled 150 tons. and The 100 ter now." was of the lower grade of the Harris, now Imbued and Captor prisoner, and the run was in the nature of a with a mutual admiration, sat and test. chatted in friendly tones. Cole asked The conference of the Western Murray where he bad first seen him, Lead Ore Producers' association, comand the youthful detective narrated of owners of Utah, Idaho, Nethe Btory of the chase, giving him full posed and vada Colorado, controlling 61 per details even to the numbers of the of the lead production of the cent rooms in the botels the southerner held In Salt Lake City, United bad stopped at When be had fin' resulted States, in a memorial to congress Ished Cole laughed. protesting against the reduction of "It's a straight yarn," he acknowl the tariff on lead. A movement is on foot to start a edged, "and you've got everything right. But I could swear on a stack mining exchange In Provo, Utah. A of Bibles as high as this ship that I number of dealers and brokers are never saw you before we met la San taking an active Interest In the mat-- ' dusky." ter. The exchange will be capitalized Capt: Carter alone bad been la the for $20,000, or 200 shares of $100 each, h Is the purpose of the secret of Murray's masquerade to Invest this money In divi Wilson. He had arranged for the mines. boat's crew to be waiting at the land' From While Bird, Ida,, comes word lng to take Cole to the ship, and Mur made on ray intercepted telegrams to Cole and of a very rich gold strike, Snake river by of the bank east the thus learned of the message concerning the "16 shares." His quick Intul the Reed brothers. The ledge Is Bald tlon enabled him to read between to pan gold for a total distance of The ledge 900 feet on the surface. the lines and transform the "shares' Into men to arrive aboard the steamer was opened about 300 feet above the producParsons. With Cole safely In durance Curby and China bars, large ers In the early days. vile, Capt Carter now made ready to An extra dividend of 10 per cent. In capture the raiders who had seized the to the regular quarterly div addlUon Parsons. Neither he nor Murray was 25 per cent, was declared on aware at the time that Cole had ar- idend of 25 March by the directors of the Ton- ranged for the Parsons to stay outside mo nis until he should venture out of the bar opah Mining company,basisi of puis 140 per dividend on a stock them to bor with his yacht and signal annum, and restores the rate come In. He was to slip away from cent per before the suspension of div existing his guests at the Seven-Milhouse, idends in the fall of 1907. drive swiftly to Sandusky, and go out The Lake Superior mines are pro to meet the Parsons, bile the Union on the basis of 220.000,000 were enjoying themselves ducing of officers copper a year, which is pounds miles away. only 11.000,000 less than the counIt was agreed that the confederates try's total production twenty years In possession of the Parsons, upon ago. Measured by the development meeting Cole, were to go in small of mining In North America, tne In the yield of copper within boats to the Michigan, capture the ship, and then run over to Johnson's a generation is much greater than Island and release the 4,000 southern the degree of growth Incident to pig prisoners, chiefly officers, imprisoned iron. That the Tunnel Oil company. commander, with Wilson behind him. there. They Intended to land them at -"Capt. Carter, this Is Mr. Cole, a Point Pelee, In Canada, across the which owns a producing well and a rebel spy," said Wilson's c&lm voice. lake. Not much difficulty was antici refinery In the Uintah field, Is finding "Murray, arrest him!" came the pated la capturing the Michigan, as a market for Its product Is Indicated when the approaching boats were chal. by the report that seven carloads of captain's mandate. Cole's figure straightened Into sud- lenged Cole, who . was known to all empty whiskey barrels were recently den dignity, and a proud flash came on board her, would answer and dis rhlpped to the plant. Tne company attempted to contract with one house from his eyes. arm all suspicion. in Salt Lake City for 150 barrels a "I am not a spy; I am a confederate beOnce aboard the confederates week. officer," be said, truculently. lieved they could easily carry the D. Mackenzie and the Frances-MfashIn Incredulous Carter smiled hatches with a rush. The Michigan hawk company filed a third suit ion. Cole thrust a hand In the bosom had 14 cannon aboard her, six parrot Consolidated at of his gray coat and drew forth a pa- rifles, six 21 pound howitzers, two against the Mohawk Goldfleld it last being for an week, per. It was his commission signed light howitzers, and over 100 tons of of ore, worth for $SOO,000 by Jeffersou Davis, showing bim to be ammunition. They had no other heav accounting been stolen from the to have alleged MurIn confederate a major the army. ily armed craft to fear on the lake, Frances Mohawk and ray perused the paper and handed It and believed they could not only lib- leases and recovered by the Consult to the captain. erate their 4.000 comrades on Johnson dated, but returns for which have "Take him away and search him, Island and land them In Canada, but never been made to the leasing comMurray," said Carter. could also sail the lake safely until pany, according to allegations. Cole, accompanied by his former they bombarded and burned Detroit, It Is announced that a cave of rich friend Wilson of New Orleans, now Cleveland and Buffalo. ore has been opened up In the Deckor Murray of the Michigan, went to a But the Parsons did not go In at Canyon property, a few miles from cabin and a sentry was placed at the The discovery Her confederate crew wait Charleston. Utah. Sundusky. door. Murray searched him and found ed In vain for the old miner who had an made was by promised signal ICOO In currency, some letters and patunnel In abandoned an Into gone from Cole. They became alarmed, pers, and ten certified cheques for scented disaster, went buck to the De search for some tools. Investigation the original owners had (5,000 each on the Hank of Montreal, troit river under cover of darkness, proved that work when within a foot of He laid them all stopped payable to bearer. scuttled the Parsons, and landed In the cave. out while Cole ived him and laughed. That night To exploit a promising gold prop"You served me well, Murray Wll Amherstburg, Canada, another off! by accompanied Murray, son, or Wilson Murray, or whatever rcr. went ashore and arrested the man erly ten miles west of Valmy, Humboldt county, Nevada, Salt Lake minthe deuce your name may be," said Robinson at his boarding house In men have formed the ITawei Cole. Irish Llze and several ing Sandusky. Combination Mining Milling com-pnn"I served the beat I could," respond- other southern sympathizers con a pltonollto cover The holdings ed Murray, dryly. cerncd In Cote's plot were also taken vein from three to six feet "Sit down for a moment," requested care of. Cole was transferred from quarts wide. Cole, and Murray compiled. the Michigan to Johnson Island, and mill at Seven The Huntington "Now, see here," said the southern- thence to Fort La Fayette, at New York, Is making a new record for Troughs fela er, "you're pretty smart young and from there to Fort Warren, at Not content w'h low to have worked things out the Boston, where he was held until after Itseir every dny. Us entire cost, from purway you did. You and I got along Lincoln's proclamation, and then re having paid to Installation and operation In very well together, didn't wet You loused without being brought to trial chase twenty-righ- t days, with $l.00 left wouldn't like to see me banged, would tt'opyrlslit. by IV. O. Clispmsn,) over, the mill has Just made another you!" Copyright In Urat liriialn.) rich clean up. MINES I MINING e e , e, , : ' p d , pro-mote- rs dend-payin- I 1 11 " CAPTAitt QRTEH, to Harrlsburg, Pa., and from Harris-bur- They then headed for Sandusky la the to Buffalo, and thence to Cleve- Parsons, which was due there at six land. In the latter city they were o'clock In the evening. While all this was occurring on Lake Joined by a young man with whom they bad conferred in Philadelphia. Erie, Cole was In Sandusky with his He was Charles Robinson, son of a plans designed for the party that former Judge. They Btayed In Cleve- would call practically all the officers land two days and then went to San- on the Michigan and on Johnson isdusky, O., where Cole and his partner land well away from their posts of stopped at the West house and Rob- duty. They were supposed to start on the inson at a private boarding bouse. Jaunt from SanCole and Cole posed at Sandusky as an dusky in the afternoon. oil king, while Irish Llze passed young Wilson waited for the tardy as his wife. Soon after their ar- guests, and finally Cole, becoming Imrival an assistant Joined Cole, who be- patient, said to his companion: "It's strange that these officers came known as U. C. Real. One week after Cole arrived at the West house haven't come ashore before this. You a young man registered there as John go off and see what's keeping them." g merry-makin- He was none other than Murray, who had taken this means of scraping an acquaintance with his quarry. In the course of a few days Wilson met Cole casually, as guests staying at the same hotel are apt to meet, and they drank together and became quite Intimate. Cole bought fast horses, and finally chartered a yacht. .Incidentally he made the acquaintance of the officers of the V. S. S. Michigan, then lying off Sandusky, and also of Col. Hill (not the Col. Hill with whom Murray had conferred In Detroit), and the United States army officers in charge of Johnson Inland. Murray meanwhile had reported to Commander Carter. About the middle of July, 1864, Cole arranged a party to the Seven-Milhouxe, neven miles out of Sandusky. He Invited all the officers of the Island and the ship. A number of them were making preparations to R'. Young Wilson of New Orleans was Cola's assistant In planEarly that morn- ning the outing. U. Wilson of New Orleans, e g e W , "The pennant of the ship Is flying," remarked Wilson, carelessly,' to the coxswain. 'Yes, that means that we'll have to go on now,, but 1 11 bring you back just as soon as I've reported," said the , . , coxswain. Cole could not advance any reasonable objection to this 'offer, so the boat went forward to the Michigan. The officers aboard greeted their would-bhoHt cordially, and Invited him to have a glues of wine, telling bim they were sorry to disarrange his plans or delay his party. Young Wilson hastened to the commander's cabin and smiled triumphantly as he ' saluted that auguttt individual. "1 have the man," he declared, upon entering. "You are certain he Is the right man?" queried the commander. "Not a shadow of a doubt about it." was Wilson's response. "Then have him brought here," ordered Carter. The psuedo Wilson turned to.the or derly. "Tell Mr. Cole that Capt. Carter wishes to see him," he said. Cole made his appearance, debo-nalrsmiling and merry as of yore. WilBon met him before he reached the cabin. "The captain is anxious to have a little talk with you, Cole," he re marked, pleasantly. At the tone of his voice Cole Htopped short and regarded him sharp ly with curious eyes. Then he laughed and stepped into the presence of the g Wilson, shook his head, dubiously, "They wouldn't be likely to come for me," he said. "You had better take a bout and go yourself." Cole, who usually dressed in dark attire, was wearing a suit of gray. He discussed The matter of going over for the officers with Wilson, who walked down to the dock with him, and snld: "Here's a boat belonging to the Michigan, now. Go off In her and get your men, and I'll go with you." Cole, following out his usual extravr agant methods, handed a bill to the coxswain of the crew and told bim to take the boys to the nearest bar for a drink. All went except who waited with Cole the and Wilson, and James Hunter, an officer of the Michigan,' who was ashore. When the crew returned they willingly pulled off to the Michigan, lying three miles off SanduHky. About half way out, Cole, who seemed to have a presentiment of trouble, changed hi mind about going to the ship and the crew to turn back. ten-dolla- bout-keepe- TMS If o Hayes-Monnett- i |