The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27

That Glass of Crimes that Private
Detectives Have toDeal
With.

OuI UuSiuceS IL CouuuCtCu uiSsAy (:
and We rarely have q case that gets
into the papers" said a well-known
private detective yesterday when in
terrOgated for an item.
ave handle cases for parties who
would not have them in the papers for
anything in the world. / had good
one the other day and would have
been glad to have given ii to yon, but
then. / couldn't"
"Why?
"The parties here didn't want it
known"
"Vho were they?"
"a manufacturing firm in this city
who have a branch factory in Illinois.
They paid the hands there by sending
the total of the payroll to the foreman
who discussed the amount. Two or
three days after the last remittance to
the foreman he wrote a letter to his
employers stating that his desk had
been forced open and the money stol.
en-. The amount was 1850, and
worth looking after. The firm EN-
ployed me to look after the matter and
l went up there. After looking around
a day or two and thoroughly posting
myself arrived at the conclusion that
the foreman had stolen the money
himself. He was q great big, burly
fellow, and looked like he could handle
two or three men of nv size, and /
knew he would make a buster and a
blow when he heard me talk. but /
determined to tackle him. ! went in
tn the Office one morning just before
train time and talked to him along
the barrel of q revolver, holding the
shooting-iron so he could look into it
and satisfy himself that there was a
considerable quantity of lead and pow.
der around there. l said, "John,
where's that money" Said he, 81
swear to God never took it." ]
knew then l had him that he was
the thief. IF you don't turn it W
before that train gets here" said |
"you 60 with me to Chicago" He de
clared he knew nothing of its where
abouts and said, in a careless sort o.
a way. that he would 60 anywhere
with me. "Then put on these hand
cuffs" said l, taking pair out Of m!
coat pocket and throwing them on thu
floor at his feet "put 'em on and VI
go over to the depot" He
BROKE DOWN
At sight of the cuffs and told M
where / could find the money.
made him walk ahead of me and h
led the way to drug store where h
had deposited all but SIS of thu
amount in the proprietor's safe. go
the money. came back and reported
the matter to the firm, and they wer
Mortified. That msn had been in thei
service nine years, and they reposet
implicit confidence in him. He kne,
this, you see, and it never entered hi
head that they would inquire into tn
disappearance Of that money.
There are cases right here in tn
city that have big items in them, bu
We don't give them away. Take on
of this kind, for instance: A man o
high social and business standing
engaged in fraudulent practices, an
his creditors in Philadelphia becom
, nossessed of the facts. They wal
him or they want their money. ] al
: called in, and the case is placed in m
5 hands. l meet the gentleman o
Fourth and Washington avenue an
!, stop him with the information that b
! is wanted at my Office at once. II
,, asks a few questions and learns I'll
: cause of this very strange invitation
: gets ON his dignity and says he Won
60; if anybody wants him they kno
|. where his office is and stuff of TIL
= kind. / offer him his choice. Thel
is an officer across the street; nov
you 90 with him to the Four Court
where will lodge compliant, or 20
accompany me to my Office. He sc
publicity in one move, privacy in Il
other he goes with me. The thiI
: is compromised and the public new
. hear of it,"