The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-07


detective 10 watch his partner. whom
be hai suspected Of playing him false.
The same detective was within . few
days sent for u perform the same oaice
iy the other ami suspected partner,
who in bis turn cherished suspicious Of
bis associate. Being. for = rarity, Il
detective with conscience. he was
Obliged 10 decline the latter portion Of
this double task
Ia es:i>l paiat of view the private
detective il ofteniiincs pcrscuage Of
importance OF late years hc has been
put 10 peculiar use. Rich fathers.
whose daughters are approached mat
rimonsllv by some suitor who csasms
wealth aud distinction, often sends for
the detective To ascertain who aud what
this suitor really is. espec ,lly when he
processes to hail from 4 foreign country
But American not only use the detective
TO protect themselves agaius bogus for
eigners. but foreigners often avail them
selves of his services TO protect their
property from the impositions of Amer
leans. II has been proved by exper-
ienee that almost every foreigner Of
distinction who has landed on our hos
pitable shores is at once besieged by
persons who claim TO be his relatives
and who are always in want Of some
thing or other In about one per cent
Of these cases the claims are genuine.
but in the vast majority they are utterly
baseless. To dis ,riminate between the
worthy and the fraudulent private
detective is often found available. Pri-
vate detectives have Of late years also
made speciality Of acting as "city
guides" to foreign visitors. showing
them the sights for consideration.
Another branch Of the private detective
business is the ''shadowIng" Oh follow
ing up of husbands, At the request of
wives. or the piping" or tracking Of
wives. in the interests of husbands.
This branch Of trade has come greatly
in demand during the last few years,
and illustrates forcibly the decline of
morals Two private detective in the
metropolis have made a speciality in
this line, are kept all the while busy.
charge from $50 to 5000 case, and are
making money rapidly. Yheir employ
ers move mostly in good society" and
all their operations are conducted. of
course, with the utmost mystery. Then
there is divorce detectives" mostly fe-
msIea There are still other classes of
private detectives which requires men,
ton. among them the steamboat, rail
road and express detectives.
Sometimes spy is employed 10
shadow" q spy; detective is used to
watch detective. In such cases the
two spies combine in the common in
tercst or cheating their employer. Very
often the private detective .pats up q
job on some wealthy person or copora-
ton A shrcwd detective last year con-
trived for four months to he kept on
the track Of suspected" individual.
who was always leaving trace but
never to be found. In the search for
this individual The detective crossed the
Atlantic twice, Travelled through Eng
land, France and stopped
fourteen days in London and week in
Paris--traveled over 1000 miles in this
country. lived at the best hotels. drew
$40 day aud his expenes, which were
$40 more, and never found his man, for
the very good reason that the suspected
party had never existed. How not to
do it," is a very important part of the
nso,fus olera',di of private detective.
If he is paid to hunt up party in n
law suit, he will not hesitate for con-
siderstion not to find that party. even
though he is where he could lay his
hands on him at any time. If he is
employed to report the proceedings of
party, he can manufacture just such
proceedings" as that party" wants to
have reported-for consideration. A
missing man need never to be found
if he only finds ami fees the detectives.
One private detective makes the great
er part Of his annual income by acting
Is "roper-in" for gambling houses. Dur
ing the war his commission on the
money spent by the victims he ''steered
IN" to popular Broadway game netted
him thousands upon thousands Of dol
lars. Other private detectives do not
hesitate in their capacity as agents for
business houses to recommend people
To worthless houses. who pay them
tangible commission The expense
account" is the great joy and placer Of
the private detective. He charges from
Is to Is per day for his services, (he
was wont during anti-panic times to
get $40 and $l2), but when he is sent
out of town or when engaged on q
delicate job" he charges Expenses"
besides. and under this head of ex-
pesses he does not hesitate 10 include
lin his own mind clothes, knick- kuacks,
wines. cigars and sundries-though he
sums up these little items in the bill
in his own way. 4 bin was recently
rendered by private detective of $50
for eleven days work, while expenses
were sc. down a, Sl03 The bin WAS
paid. though all the work and all the
expenses would have been amply com
pensa.ed by $40 and the expenses were
mil" There are two sorts Of detec-
tives-,hoso who are excellent ''pipers"
first-cla.s "shatlowers" or spies, a.d
men for general business" The "pi-
pers" must Ike patient, observant and
uutiriug. while the general business"
must lie quickvitted. ready for any
emergency. able so play at any part
sha, may oe desired Piping is the
mechanical portion of the detective
system. while general business" is the
artistic With either class the grea.
obiec, Is to avoid being found out.
e. dropped" or ''tumbled' or. A few
years ago the private detective busi-
ness in New York c4'y followed the
usual rule. and spread on up town"
A private detective bureau was. few
wears aero oreg.d on Fourteenth street.