Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-24

in case the latter fails to bite at the bait
held ont. The decoy is followed, or
''shadOwed," as the process is termed
in police slang, to the place of meeting,
where the usual bargaining and hag-
CLING takes place as to the price to be
paid for the "quecr." When the dccoy
is satisfied his victim has the coveted
money and plates with him, he ri;akcs
Il signal, usually called "giving the Of
flee" to the neighboring detectives,
who rush in and secure the dealer,
with the evidence of his crime on him.
This Plan has rarely been known to
fail, and such has been the result of
this setting thief to catch thief, that
at present not one-tcnth II or twentieth Of
the once active countcrfciters are to he
found out of prison, and even they
are so deInOralized and distrustful of
each other that the order may be said
to have lost all Of its ability to dO
harm. "lIcalcrs," ''boodle carriers" +"
''>hOvcrs," and "engr,vers," are the
designation by which the different
branches of the trade are known to
each other. The cngravers arc by far
the most talented, and corresponding
ly few in number. Of the fifteen at
present known to be in the United
s ateS, only three or four are ont of the
Pcnitentiary. Excellent professional
education, extraordinary skill, and un-
firing perseverance are required to
make good engraver. 4 "dealer"
can get along on comparatively small
stock of refinement, though his posi-
ton requires Judgment and IL knowl-
edge of the world. lie rarely carries
his wares himself, especially when he
scents the neigllborhood of detectives.
The "gOOds," or ''queer," whatever
he terms them, are entrusted to the
"boOdle carrier" who is not unfre-
frequently all innocent person, Il boy
or an unsuspecting youth from the
country being gen rally preferred.
The "shovers" form the last and larg-
est department of the business, and ii
is through their hands that the fraudu-
lent currency finds its way into the
pockets of the public. They embrace
all ages, sexes, colOrs and conditions.
Another important work of the secret
service is the unearthing of the sawduSt, i,
obscene circulars and other kindred
swindleS. In the offices of one of the
most thriving of the former, over Co.
600 letter from parties in every section
Of the country were found, hundreds
oI tfclil from iilcli Oh nigh SlaIulnS Ill
society. Merchants had written to
them ordering con>ignmcnts of the
stuff to pay out over their counters as
change, and manufacturers had sent
in large order "for smaller denonlina-
tionS, ones and twos,' to he used in
paying off their worklnen. The bank
account Of this one firm showed do
po>its of from $4,000 to $1,000 per d:y.
while their express and check books
gave evidences of Il widcly-eXteuded
and G,Sh-paying business which many
Il Wholesale house in New York Nigh!
envy. This, it must he remembered, =,
Is only one of II dozen similar e>tab-
liSlinenlS. Besides the work already
enumerated, the bureau has been
largely instrumental in breaking up
Po>toifice robbery, and in the detec-
ton of frauds on the revenue. OF the
latter they have "Worked up and
brought to Il successful issue scores of
cases, many of them the most inlri-
cate and battling ever brought before
the courts. Few, il any, similar de-
tectivc bodies in the world have accom-
pli>hcd as much in as short a space of
time, or established more lasting
claim to the gratitude and support of
the Government and the people.