The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-13

THE DETECTION OF CRIME.-Any one who Is
familiar with the manners and customs of the
Old World, would rea lily understand the work.
ines OF the great private detective system that
IS Oelng carried out in this country at the pre-
sent time. IL has not long been started, but in
the short time 1t has been in operation, it has
dOne great amount of good. The great centre
OF the whole system is in Chicago, which has
ram1hcatons all over the country IN the differ
ent cities. Although it has not attained to the
terrible proficiency of the European systems
yet IL Is very accurate and certain in Its
workings.
A bank is defrauded in some mysterious map-
ner, The cashier or the directors can see that
there has been fraud some where, bur the traces
of the crime are so covered up that no certain
clue can be gathered that will lead to the solu-
ton ol the mystery. IL is something out of the
line OF business ofthe regular detective, and the
private detectiveis is called 1n man is employed
who is unknown to be a spy of the concern, and
the steps of the suspected man are logged. He
makes the acquaintance OF a supposed friend.
They become bosom friends and companions.
me midnight rcveiry, the sly visit TO the gam
bling saloon, or TO worse places even than that,
are attended with his shadow. All his incom-
lngs and Outgoings are noted. His habits, even
his thoughts, come under the same vigilant, un-
ceasing surveillance. At last every little cir
cumstance ls connected together by g chain of
that 9sRs hs gq and dh6 6oom
COMPANION.
1t is 80 in every walk of life. An employer has
a clerk perhaps, whom he trusts with great
sums of money and valuable papers. He tan
cies he sees something erratlC in his clerks
manners, but can iasten no charge upon him.
As yet the cash account IS all correct. The
ba anccs are true to cent, But still a harass-
ing doubt or suspicion haunts his mind. The
only way to settle 1t Is to employ detective to
watch all the movements, habits, and assoca-
tions of the suspected party until ali his move
ments are made clear as day, and his innocence
established, without submitting him to the NOR
ti6cation OF knowing any thing of his employers
distPust.
In the prosecution of these researches, there
may often be chances tor abuse of PRIVILEGES
There may be Leading astray OF the victim
under a pretense of finding out his habits
But the rules that are given for the guidance
OF the officers OF the Company in the discharge
of their duties are verv explicit on this point
No one is allowed to entice the party he is EN-
ployed tc watch to drink, or to enter into uu-
lawful places He Is supposed rather to pur-
sue the opposite plan, aud TO give credit for all
thpt Is good as well a. for the bad actions.
The system has been pretty thoroughly tested,
and found to work very well. A case OF knock
ing down on one of our railroads was pursued
for months until, at last, success attended the
efforts of the detectives, and the guilty parties
were brought to Justice.
SAD CASE OF DEsTITUTIoN.- Several DAYS
ago professional thief aud bummeress FAMED
Dillon was arrested and sent below on a charge
of stealing some shoes. On tuesday Officer
RPeder went TO the place where she resided, IN
Mahlon street. near Mulberry allev The house
pied by the billions was wretched place. Cold
as the weather was, there was not particle OF
fire in the room. There were no articles Of fur
nture, except, if it might be called by such
name, a thing that had once been straw bed :
but the ticking had long ago been rent away,
and nothing but the dirty straw remained. II
had by long use been matted down until it was
as hard as board, and tenacious as cloth. IN
this place were two little children, James and
Theresa Dillon, the family of the wretched thief
referred to above. These little things, the lad
ten years, and the girl only four wears Old were
happy and contented in the very midst OF such
squalor and fifth. AS the officer entered their
miserable abode, they were singing as galty as ii
reposing on bed OF down. They were taken IN
charge, and the boy James sent to the st. Johns,
and the girl Theresa to the st. JOseph's Hos
pital. There thew will be better cared for.
SLIGHT FIRE.-About quarter past 6
o'clock last evening an alarm of fire was raised
which proved to be n slight tire in the flour
store of Frederick Moss. at the northwest cor
ner of Green and Franklin streets. The amount
OF damage was but triHing, as the fa mes were
put out before gaining much headWay, As yet
the cause OF the tire is unknown.
for Eve or six soldiers overcoats and one horse
blank et which are supposed to have been stolen.
The owner can recover them by applying to Lieu
tenant Connolly, at the Fifth District Station
House. The above were taken from negro
who was arrested and committed several days
ago on a charge OF larceny.
Now is THE lime TO buy