The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-11
FEMALE DETECTIVES.
How They Are Used In Secret Polics
Work Misc st. Oyr, and How she
Played Jt in Nashville

WOrk- MISS st. Oyrs anu now she
Played Dc in Nashville
Nashville Americana
An old chief IN the detective service in
this and many other States told an Ameri
eau reporter that the Pinkerton national
detective agency was now employing a great
many women as operatives, often sending
them as far as New Mexico and the far
southwest to get evidence of the most diff
cult nature TO ascertain. he says, in fact,
that the Pinkertons nave found in their
long experience In this business, that there
are many cases in which The patient search,
untlrlng energy, snd almost fruitless sd
gaclty of the most experienced detectives
avail nothing, while an experienced woman
operative, with the use of a little tact and
hueness. can readily ascertain the clew and
proof desired.
rhe methods of female detectives vary en-
tirely with the circumstances surrounding
the case, and none but those who nave been
thoroughly tried and proven are ever EN-
plOyed by the Plnkertons. Now" said the
old chief, speaking on the subject reminds
me of something l have 10 laugh about.
There was in this city q short time since a
lady who called herself, if / remember
Alright, Angeline ST. Cyr. or something of
that sort. She was dressed to q queens taste,
aud wore a pair of 81 600 diamond ear drops,
and jewelry enough TO show she had plenty
Va IlOutl dt DtI COulIuhuU. one ndu D uduu
some figure, and her clothes fitted so ele-
gantly, and she dressed in such perfect
taste, that no one VINO saw her doubted that
she was some wealthy gentleman daughter.
She boarded at q 1uiet house on one of the
side streets with q highly respectable fam
lily, and conducted herself in the most lady
like name observing all the properties
What l am going to tell you o will
cause an interest to be taken in the matter
llnrallu for fhara MANI in thio oify xhn
sill recognize the portrait of Miss Angelina
st. Cyr. Sue was a very tall, stylish young
lady, wore a pfofusion of bangs and 'bacK
hair, bonnet of the small, close dtting varie-
ty, and was generally dressed for the street
in a French gray silk walking dress and q
tippet or cape II don't Know the name of il
exactly that seemed to consist almost en-
tirely Of Jet black beads. She generally car.
riod a large pocket book in her hand, Oh
wore itswuog from around her shoulder with
q strap.
Nov, plenty of people who know this la
Idy well will read this article. aud If aRy one
of them ever ascertained her business liz
Nashville, or saw her do anything unbecom.
ing q perfect lady, l would be surprised 70
hear 1t; and yet | had enough business with
her to know just about what she was doing
Not withstandIng this, she came here in the
employ ment OF some very prominent parties,
got the information she desired. communi-
Gated her progress TO her employer from day
to day, aud wheI she lest her kissed all bel
lady friends good By, telling them she va,
going to Chicago. They have never heard
from her since, and never will, unless In the
curse Of her employment she is sent here
again.
II want to cite one instance of this VIC
mans ingenuity After she had succeeded
10 obtaining the apparently casual intro
ductiou to- q gentleman she had TO get som,
Information from, che soon became quite ia
miliar with him.. In the course of events b.
took her to the thester. After that be tool
her to other plays. One night, after the play
they had So PIPER at MONEYS, and were walk
ing home, when the gentleman e C
edly commenced to be very c-ommunicativ,
on the subject that she had been compelle
To studiousy avoid bringing TO bis attention
} because 1t was the very thing she was mos
Interested ia, and was afraid, SD MD sh
, breach the subject, that her compApiol
} might be put on his guard so that . futur
? reference 10 it would make him dumb as a.
oyster. She sac In a moment that her tim
had come; that she was about TO learn whs
, she had been spending money for freely al
working for q month to ind oct
1.-The climax was reached. and she mus
, avail herself OF IL or she might never hay
5 CT other chance. How do you think SD
, came to il? She simply spit on the grounS
This astonished the Young man, because :
I was such an unladylike proceeding, n so
( had to apologies. oh, excuse me, she said
{ do excuse me, but my throat was so parche
and fevered / was forced to do that or chok,
think I shall faint The young ma
!. wanted to know what be could DO to reliev