Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-02

whenever they appear in public wearing
costly gems. You will find my men at
nearly every fashionable wedding, recep-
tion, party or even funeral that takes
place in this city. They go to the we'd
dlnSs dressed as guests, and mingle with
the crowd without attracting attention
They watch the expensive gifts presented
to the newly married pair, and have care
lest well.dressed thieves succeed in slyly
removing the diamonds from the dresses
of the dear friends who may be present.
Detectives must be sharp, quick and
level-headed if they are to amount to any
thing i'll criminal work. Our agency takes
no cases involving family matters. Much
of the work done by US involves the look
ing up of the habits of clerks in banks
and business houses, and the employees of
express companies who have the handling
of large sums of money. 1t is the rule
of some establishments or companies to
have the habits of their employees exam
ined yearly. If man is found to be
spending more money than he earns, he
is becoming wreckless in his expenses, or
is warned by his employer, and if he still
persists in his course, is dropped from his
position. When important business in
cannot afford to have in their offices men
who have the least bit of irregularity at
tached 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 theatre We had detective
with Patti for months when she was sing
ing in the West. Sarah Bernhardt would
not travel without one"
European Detectives.
"How do American compare with Eu-
ropean detectives ?"
The systems employed on the other
side of the Atlantic have developed a
finer class Of detectives than we have on
this side. The Scotland Yard detectives
i'll London have the reputation of being
the sharpest in the world. John Shore,
the chief inspector, is probably without
his equal in the detective service. His
men are sent to all parts of the world in
search of criminals. The Old Jury de-
tective force is another strong corps of
detectives. Their work is confined more
especially to the banking district of Lon
don. The French detective system is
more like that employed here than the
English. The Chief of the Secret Police
S'orce of France is G. Mace, man of
great courage and keen penetration. He
haI been in the service thirty years, and
is only 45 years of age. The hcadquar-
ters of the secret police are located III the
Palace of Justice on the Seine. When
napoleon III. was at the height of his
power The Service of Public Safety"
as it was then called, became mere pOlit-
ical machine for executing the wishes of
the nobility. After his death an effort
was made to purify the service and was
successful. A large number OF the older
and more experienced men were discharg-
ed and new men put in their places. II
Is now claimed that the young men who
are now growing up in the service in
Paris will i'll few years become the most
skilful detectives yet known. The meth
ods of work used by Mace are the best
yet discovered by experience. His men
are unknown to the public in their pro-
fessional capacity. The old French inn
keeper who serves your coffee in the morn
ing 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 terror to the evil
doers OF France, and have brought thou
sands of desperate criminals to the bar of
justice.