New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
MArRnxoH1AL DETECTIVES
How Fathers Learn the Private Lives Of
Their Daughters suitors.

How Fathers Learn the Private Lives Of
Their Daughters suitors.
From the New York Telegram
"Of course, there are tricks in every
trade, and there are few in ours" said
we'll known private detective, with a
smile, the other day. "The ms and
outs of the detective business are dsvi-
Gus and many"
"Do criminal cases pay the best?s
asked the TELEGRAM reporter.
"By no means. The bulk of my
work is tracking private individuals and
ascertaining their daily life"
"Who are your best customers?"
MY best customers are usually WON.
en-. Tracking criminals is laborious
and difficult, not to say dangerous. In
the first place, man with crime on
his conscience is suspicious. That fact
alone makes his capture the more diff
cult and dangerous, although lively
conscience, particularly when reflected
in mans actions, often gives him
away, and he himself furnishes the
groundwork upon which we weave the
net of convicting evidence against him.
With old crooks however, there is NO
such thing as conscience. and they OF
all others are the most difficult to cap
ture. And, again, an old one at the
business is usually desperate and does
not hesitate to adopt desperate means
when cornered. On the other hand,
sporting reckless young men for their
sweethearts, wild sons for their fathers,
and suspected wives, and husbands is
what you would call Snap You
would be surprised at the number OF
suspicious minded persons in the world.
Only few weeks ago I had call
from house on Thirty fourth street,
almost under the shadow of the Stewart
mansion. | responded in person, and
an elderly white-haired gentleman re-
ceived me in his library. After consid
cradle beating about the bush, he men
toned his daughters name, and surmis,
ing the rest, 1 said:
"'She has sutton, and she thinks a
good deal of him, and wants to marry
him; and you want to know something
about the young gentleman said I.
Yes, yes. Bless my soul, how
did you know, said he, really astonish-
ed. Finally, after much talk, I sue
ceeded in getting all I wanted out of
the old gentleman, and went away with
parting injunction to be very careful,
the old man exclaiming. Bless my
soul, but think he is wicked young
man.
"That night followed the young gen
tleman after he and his betrothed had
returned from the opera and he had
left her at her fathers door. The first
place he visited was saloon, where he
had a good, stiff horn of whisky. On
top of this he visited the Haymarket
where he spent the best part of the night
getting home about in the morning
[ made my report to the old gentleman
who said, BLESS my soul, just as
thought. Try him again tonight
did, and the young mans operation:
were about the same, only varying the
Haymarket for faro bank, where he
lost heavily and went home pretty vel
loaded That was enough for the ole
gentleman, and when the young mar
called next time, instead Of the warn
welcome of his betrothed, he was me-
by the angry old gentleman. So yo1
see how he lost prNty wife and he
fathers well-flled money bags. Thu
old gentleman was deeply grateful K
me and gave me check for 800, ant
when L said it was a good deal he re
piled: sWhy, bless my soul, you savci
my daughter, sir; you saved my daugh
ter and the old mans eyes were filled
with tears.