The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-22
WATCHERS AT WEDDINGS.
DETECTIVES PAID BY LIE RICE
To Attend Fashion BILE NnptiaI Occasions
to Protect ireseats-%hat Detec-
tives Term Distinction
without Difference.

l.
ing distinguished air and an eye glass,
walked into detectives Office on San
som street yesterday afternoon. AS lie
put down his cane and removed one OF
his light yellow gloves, he asked for the
chief Of the agency, When the chief APP
peared, the visitor had succeeded in
freeing Que hand from the tight confines
of the hid and said:
81 understand you send detectives TO
weddings"
~ es, sir, we do"
"Well, ] wish you would send q good
man TO my house next Thursday night"
'.What kind of people do you expect
TO have there? The same as were AZ the
De MISUNDERSTANDING wedding?"
"Ihs gentleman put on his eye-glass
and stared saVagely. He did not ex-
acIiy remember the DeBelleyillc-Sei-
denberg affair, but be managed To ro-
mark, with q touch Of sarcasm in his
tone; ~ don't exactly catch your
meaning, sir, but | desire to say that
the people Wno have been Invited TO my
sisters Wedding are supposed to have
some slight claims to responsibility. |
liyeon West Walnut street,
"lhBts all right, siri that's all right"
explained the detective; 'l only wanted
TO know il you could describe any peo-
Pic you wanted watched in particular"
'sNo. [ cannot; INIT A preat t,Iany v,ir-
able presents win be- exhibited nroba-
bly, SO 900 worth and wa cnnnot fan
who N, ~ ,rat INFO ina honse ;, '0'i
III vii sena n man. hut Won viii bave
TO give him an invitation
"rhat shall be attended tor said the
gentleman, as he removed his eve class
aud marched out.
ais that sort of thing customarvP
asked reporter, who had witnessed the
interview.
"Oh, yes" replied the detective. We
SEND men by request. not only IN 1ved
dings. but TO churches and fairs Ono Of
our itleu is M nov 40 the St. Cbrvsos.
tom fair, ut The Belevue.n
sWhy is DIT Give required at a wad
ding where everybody comes bv invita-.
tion?u
RICa KLFprOMANrACs
"Because il is not ONLY Inc nrofee.
sIonal crook YOU have to loos dut for
There are plenty of wealthy klantorna-
MACS. When a rich anil we'll drasead
woman steals diamond ring. She Is
called kleptomaniac. When n airtv
beggar steals pair OF shoes he is called
A tliief. We ostectivcs tbiniS liz f.'i ~ y
distinction withonf diffara,co NJ iS
Won must remenber that e,c,.,, 80
and then professional tGief ~etS into. y,
private residence where n r,snidnabiS
weddinr il bain,p solan,pi1,d ,,i,,,,,iti,
standing Tho mgf tbat bc n5 no iy,. ~
tion. .
1How does he do it2U
"NValks right in. The most c,,,,o.t
and successful of pettv thieves al - ~
dress elegantly and have the appsar-
auce OF the greatest respectabIlity. 4,
is q peculinr Thing 100 tLof 49, ,,,,'
control some OF The 6sn ,rsS 10y oali
most ACCOMPLISHED wome" XIV KY
gets a 'mash' in an apnarentl, ,aa,,e s,'to'
bIe woman. and snrnsfin,ee' ~ ' I,'
Some thieves know of hol,', ,,,,,.,.;C'i
into fine families and tha 1,aN,i ~
knew thew were cronl,s II ~ iI,a n 'iis
doesn't marry the pirl bo i,ao,1e ',,' ..i
his mistress. When be nai,olP 70 q l ,,,,, AZ
haul OF s3 .OO1 or I'd an he tt,n,,, Ssd SoG Nv
her lap. They Iva on tha fon vi, az III ti
heap and dress as we'll ~ tho ~ Ge eno
IL is the easiest thing i'm the ,,",Id
Tor couple OF such as have descrihaJ
to ret intO n rich nan,s Ln,,so N0ioii pou
wedding is going on ThC,, u ,i "iiolo u
the door in a handsome csIrie,,o WI w W
if they have no cards? pientS ", , " iaV
come without them, althong6 thaP iiO OP',i
tation hears the cvnlicit e. vnu iiiFI-
present this card 81 H. i Isl. ',c' ION,
usher cannot aflord tn inS,i H' ... ~ ne
distinguished LOOKING gnestS '" "o 9 ,il
pass in, Once inside what a ba 5o .ipy
spread before theml Frennn, ,'i oS' -
weddings of the rich S5O an r,' ten 90
worth OF iewelry, silyerwere an [JV'V otI
sorts of most vaIuahIo ,,, auu al
spread out in n rom y'itho ",''o,es are
lection whatever. Then icoi' PIo
chances there ara to stse1 , "v tho
and ornaments f,or, Jo"eIry
dies nrasent. Tba tbjoF &; VIZ Ia
he straef PP bacausS onsn ia crowd on
unsuspicious. Ali the w " NY Is totaily
naoot t,.,i,,at,i - ,.' ti.o women wear the
they pogsess. am a ,rsttS. ,' ".u germs
OF a diamond telf ono =. 5o o,' JuuBe
and have seen n woman az !. III ~
with $40 0nO uortb disrin,,'i @ y euulhB
son. Ia bc,. beir go aaS :" On lef per-
throat and hrrast ana ~, ",lI oli her
OF her short.sleeya draas 'N1 S'ouluers
thief does NOT vsTt an S.sis,. ~ ~ VAPert
slip Off a min here or 49, Oj 'illh 10
and IL does not tglte him io,,Cs - 'uiv,Iv,
enough tn sunnnrf IN, - ~ Vvllcus
lavish extravaranre ,,1r - ~ 'ue most
TuINcs rNsrfy 49,. .'l1i'S 70.
"Then the kleptomaniac1 H. hill
toned thieves OK GOOD f,,,i 1i,o nlgh-
have been invited to tbe weddins, MI.
up a silver snoon new ~ - r. pluk
there. or me fnicl,-Lneci, "a, ~ =, n-hulle
missed from among The isr 800 ~ igor
of presents. AZ one Iredd iao lumber
Der, some wears ago. tho VIE 81 tein ,
pro,ninenf Phiiad st NY M',5 Oh very
she stained fton s't tIo JeWeiry Just as
one from tha n,,tsiS ino SI,lllSBe' some
handed il i'm the door. F II was ~ UP an1