Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-05-08

have the handling of large sums Of
money. 1t is the rule of some estab-
lishments or companies to have the hab-
its of their employees examined yearly.
If a man is found to be spending more
money than he earns, or is becoming
reckless in his expenses, he is warned
by his employer, and if he still persists
in his course is dropped from his po-
sition. When important business inter
ests are at stake, merchants or bankers
can not afford to have in their Offices
men who have the least bit of irregular
ity attached to their habits of living.
Opera singers and actresses who in
certain scenes wear expensive jewelry
or precious gems, employ detectives to
watch them while at the theater. We
had a detective with Patti for months
when she was singing in the West.
Sarah Bernhardt would not travel with
out one"
EUROPEAN DETECTIVES.
GLOW do American compare with
European detectives?''
The systems employed on the other
side of the Atlantic have developed q
finer class of detectives than we have
on this side. The Scotland Yard de-
tectives in London have tho reputation
of being the sharpest in the world. John
Shore, the Chief Inspector, is probably
without his equal in the detective serv-
ice. His men are sent to all parts OF
the world in search of criminals. The
Old Jury Detective Force is another
strong corps of detectives. Their work
is confined more especially to the b INK
ing district of london. The French de-
| tective system is more like that en-
ployed here than the English. The
Chief of the Sec ct Police Force OF
France is &. Mace, man of great
coura re and keen penetration. He
has been in the service thirty years,
and is only forty-five years of age.
The headquarters of the secret police
are located in the Palace of Justice on
the Seine. When Napoleon Ill. was
at the height of his power The
Service of Public Safety as it was then
called, became mere political ma
chine for executing the wishes of the
nobility. After his death an effort was
made to purify the service and was sue
cessful. A large number of the older
and more experienced men were dis
charged and new men put in their
places. II is now claimed that the men
who arc now growing up in the service
in Paris will in a few years become the
most skillful detectives yet known. The
methods of work used by Mace are the
best yet discovered by experience. His
men are unknown to the public in their
professional capacity. The old French
inn-keeper who serves your coffee in
the morning may be in the employ OF
the police. The detectives work with
the utmost care and secrecy, and are
rarely suspected. They have long been
n terror to the evil-doers of France, and
have brought thousands of desperate
criminals to the bar of justice.
THE FIRST DETECTIVE AGENCY
in this country was founded by my
father, Allan Pinkerton, in 1S48. From
an humble beginning the business has
been extended. until to-day our firm
has offices in New York, Philadelphia
and Chicago, and employs about one
hundred and fifty detectives. The mon
who work for us are from all classes
and conditions of society. 1t is mis-.
taken idea which many people hold
when they believe that one detective
can do all sorts and kinds of work
equally well. The truth is that the
man who does what may be termed
society work is wholly unfit to work
among the criminal classes. The one
must spend most of his time with the
young bloods, drinking champagne and
smoking Reina Victorias, and the other
must cOnsort with thieves and consume
vast quantities of beer and cheap
cigars. IN. Y. Mail.