Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-04 | Page 2 | Pinkerton Draws Lesson from Biddle Tragedy

PINKERTON DR DRAWS WS LESSON FROM BIDDLE TRAGEDY Detective Scores Women Who Indulge in Wor Hero ship o of Criminals CHICAGO Feb 4 In In reference to the escape of the BIddle brothers William Wil ViI liam Ham A A. A Pinkerton said saidI I I sometimes think th that t o our r AmerI American Amerlean Amer Amer- I lean ican an women ought to be ashamed of oft t the e increasing of their sex sexto sexto sexto to indulge in hero worship over notorIous notorious notorious noto noto- rious criminals In no other country in the world are murderers regarded with any f ling feeling other than thap loathing and abhorrence S I believe that in time the public sentiment against sympathy for murderers murderers murderers mur mur- however handsome or Intellectual intellectual Intel intel- will be so pronounced that even the most emotional women will not dare to display any tender feelings for the them m male 1 criminals of that type I I I nave ve in m mind one one case gase at the present present present pres pres- ent time in regard to which it has has been my constant fear for months past I that women's astounding follies concerning concerning con con- him would aid in his escape i He is six times a murderer yet he is every ery day dined and wined by his jailers jailer's s wife To To mention any names In this case would cause bitterness Still we are keeping an eye eye on that jail It has has cost thousands of dollars to bring the rascal under the tie shadow l' of the gallows gallows gal gal- lows lovs His Ills fascinations fascInatIon for women have not been lost sight o of ot and he and his his' women friends will have to be more than usually adroit if he succeeds In making malting his escape I