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


involving quarter Of million, tray-
eieti $500 miles. never slept two nights
sueccssively in the Same place. assumed
four ilsguises. and was himself detected
in two OF them. Finally his months
work amounted tn nothing, for. as lGck
would nave it. the man who might
hare been wanted was not wanted =
all a branch Of the private detective
business. which in all large cities has OF
late become necessity. especially In
New York is tie hunting up Of miss
in. nsi ard women--oDen and men
" ho nave disappeared suddenly or mys-
ter.oa-ly from their friends and fami-
lies Many of those cases get into
PRINT and the police arc called in. But
IL the majority If these cases secrecy,
nn, publicity, IS sought. and the private
dst ctive looms up This is one OF the
most difficult portions Of private de-
tee,ive's work. partly because in one
hAlf the cases the parties who have
caused the looked-for ones disappear
ance have taken every possible precau-
ton against any traces of their victim
being found, and partly because in the
other half of the cases the missing
msn or woman has deliberately dis
appeared, and has with more than or
dinary ingenuity covered up his lor
herl tracks. Sometimes the private
detective figures quietly in the settling
up of an estate. A legs'ee is not to he
found. the estate cannot be arrang till
he ''is'' found. and so the private de-
tec,ive is set to work TO find him. Not
long ago, in the course Of hunting up
q legatee, private detective, employed
by John $. Young. was obliged to trav-
erse the breadth of the continent; and
after having visited and searched Port
laud, Maine, ,-ani Salt Lake City, found
his hunted-for legatee in st. Psul,
MINI. Fire insurance companies often
employ private detectives to ascertain
the origin Of suspicious conhsgrations.
Life insurance companies also employ
these detectives in two different ways
first, to ascertain the real habits of
".y person applying for a policy.
whose statements .ss received with
doubt, or whose desired policy Is un-
usually large; or in cases where suicide
or fraudulent disappearance of policy
holder is suspected. Hotels Of any
magnitude have found it to their adj
vantage to employ their own special
or private detectives. Banking houses
also employ them. sometimes to accom-
pany and to watch, as we'll as tn pro-
tect. the bank messengers. and some
times to ascertain the Eabits and ssso-
cistes of their employees who hold re-
sponsiple positions. This latter use is
IA very important one. One house in
sti~ sisy o'nI'ioys two nssn s0 %ho year
round who constantly ''shsdow," or
watch the movements of every person
connected with the institution, from
the president to the janitor. These
men render report every week, and,
If anything suspicious is reported, it is
acted upon without delay.
About three years ago clerk, who
had only been in the pay of the bank
abort six months. was sent for by the
president. Last Friday night week"
said the president to the clerk. You
spent the evening in such and such
billiard saloon. did you not Z" "ies,
sir" stammered the astonished clerk.
You to,k during the conrse of the
evening with your four companions
six rounds Of drinks, Of which you
paid for four--is it not so." 1T is"
murmured the clerk. after q moments
wondering reflection. Then" contin-
ued the president. you went to such
and such IL gambling house, and lost
SIS at faro. Nay. don't pretend to de-
ny it, said the president. II know it
all. In fact, know everything about
you."
And 10 prove that he did, the presi-
dent thereupon told the young man
where be lived, what board he paid,
how many sisters he had, what lady
friends be visited. what male compan-
ions be associated with. and even where
he bad bought his last ST Of clothes,
and how much he had paid for them.
The young clerk was filled with amaze
ment, and from that moment has ever
regarded his every movement rs watch
ed, and has regulated himself according
ly. There 10 not u more trustworthy
bank officer in the world than this very
young man since that interview Yet.
in reality, he has not been "shadowed"
at all since that period, and the close
meas Of his espionage was only of tenn
porary duration. just designed to con-
vey the idea to him how he would be
watched if the bank wanted to watch
him. The best point in tho whole mat
ter is that, about six months ago. this
very bank president was notified at
meeting Of the directors that he, toe,
had been ''shadowed," and that it had
been ascertaincd from these very de-
tecsives that he Was speculnting in ces.
tain doubtful stocks Parties doing bus
mess in ore State often employ private
detectives 10 shadow some customer in
another State or city. and large houses
in England or the Continent often en-
ploy in similar way private detectives
i'll this country. who sometimes report
in cyphcr and by the Atlantic cable
Sometimes private detectives are Of
greAt-tbougb. of course. secret service
in Wall street Not long ago a
wealthy operator in stocks conceived
the idea that there was . ''oombins-
ton" on the street being formed against
him. He was aware that lie could not
himself make any direct move towards
ferresing out the secrets Il this comb
nation. nor could any pronainen. broker
make aar saeh move III his favor with
out being suspected In this state Of
affairs the operator hiet! him to . pri-
vase detective sgepcy IN Brosd~sy.
near Chambers street. and engaged the
exclusive services tor ose week OF one
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