Shooting For Justice by G. Wayne Tilman

Author:G. Wayne Tilman [Tilman, G. Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781647349288
Publisher: Wolfpack Publishing
Published: 2021-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

The next day, Pope met with Lincoln and Brewster.

“I went into this interview thinking Conkling was a gangster, crooked politician and enemy of President Arthur. I came out thinking he is a gangster, probably a crooked politician, friend of the president’s, cunning, smart and a man who told me the truth.”

“John, a lot of people fear Roscoe Conkling. He fosters such an image. He is a power broker in New York. I cannot imagine how he could wield such influence without dipping into the wrong side of the law occasionally. However, I have never known him to be a liar. He feels he’s so untouchable there’s no reason to lie.

“I am sure he will report back to you about the communists or whatever they are. And, will come down and have dinner with the president who he mentored as a politician in New York,” Lincoln said.

“So, you all agree I should strike him from the suspect list?” Pope asked.

“At this point, yes. So, we have the Chinese issue with the railroads, the wood versus steel hulls, expansion and immigration all stricken. Since we are not too worried about the South rising again through the action of Southerners in Congress, the dissident groups and odd crazies are all we have left,” Brewster summarized.

“Once I get some indication about infiltrating the Marxist group in Scarsdale, I will formulate a plan. I do not believe in coincidences in an investigation. Robert hearing the argument between two men who got off the train in Scarsdale, and Conkling identifying a worrisome group in Scarsdale firm up the possibility to me,” Pope said.

He left, checked in at the President’s House security office and went home mid-afternoon. Sarah was still off conducting research on the Marxists and other groups.

When she returned, she filled him in on her findings and he told her Conkling had been candid and an all-around surprise. He said Conkling told him he would not be a good choice for insertion into the group undercover, but Conkling would find out if there were any women in the group.

True to his word, Conkling sent a somewhat vague, but useful telegram two days later. He said the group (he did not mention what group) had some women. All had Eastern European last names. People with a knowledge and interest of the subject were apparently welcome.

Sarah worked for two more days developing a cover with name, fictitious but non-verifiable family, country of origin and work experience.

She decided on Vera Petrov, a second generation Ukrainian whose late grandfather immigrated and became a coal miner in Pennsylvania. Vera did not know much about his past, nor did she speak Slavic. The grandfather would not talk about the old country, except the system was horrible and people slaved and were killed by it. She grew up thinking there was a better way for governments to treat their people, drawing her to socialism and communism. She always wanted to live in a Utopian community but could not afford to move to one.

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