The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-04
MATRIMONIAL DETECTIVES.
Row Fathers Learn ths Private Liyes of
Their DAughters' Suitors.

New York TELEGRAM.
"Of course. there are tricks in every trade,
aud there are a few in ours,' said 8 wsll-
known private detective. with smile, the
other day. The ms aud outs OF the detec.
tive business are devious and many"
do criminal cases pay the BEST" asked
the Telegraph reporter.
by no means. The bulk of my work is
tracking private individuals and ascertain
ing their daily life"
who are you best customers2"
My best customers are usually women.
Tracking criminals is laborious aud difficult,
net to say dangerous In the first place
man With crime on his conscience Is suspi-
cious. That fact alone makes his capture
the more difficult and dangerous. although
q lively conscience, particularly when re.
Elected in a mans actions often gives him
away, and he himtelf furnishes the ground
work upon which we weave the net of con-
victing evidence against him. With old
crooks however. there is no such thing as
conscience, and they OF all others are the
most difficult TO capture. And, again. an
old one at the business is usually desperate
and does not hesitate 10 adopt desperate
means when cOrnered. On the other baud
'spotting' 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 sur.
prised az tho number OF suspicious minded
persons in the world
only few weeks ago hsd call from o
house On Thirty.fourth street, almost under
the shadow OF the Stewart mansion. l re-.
spOnoed in pereon, and an elderly, white.
haired gentleman received me In his library.
After considerable beating about the bush
he mentioned his daughters name, aud sur.
missing the rest | taid:
She has a sutton, and she thinks good
deal OF him, and wants TO marry him and
you want to know something about the
young gentleman 2 said |.
'Its, yes. Bless my soul, how did You
know. said he. really asionishod. Finally.
after much tslk, succeeded in getting ell
wanted out OF the old gentleman, and went
away with q parting INJUNCTION to bo very
careful, The old man enchanting Bless
my soul, bat thlnk he is wicked young
man.
THAT night followed the young gentle.
man after he aud MS batfothed had returned
from the OPERA and nc had left her ~ her
fathers door. The first place he visited was
OF whisky. On ton ~ this he vial ed this
| HaymaFket, where he spent tho best
part Of the night getting home
! about IN The morning. | made
NY report 10 the old gentleman. who said
| illsss my soul inti ~ / thanght Try mia
neain 10 night did, aud she young msn'i
| operations we're about tie same only vary
| inp the lisymafket for faro bank, where d,
he ltst heavily aud went homa pretty vel
! loaded That Nas enough flf the OLD con
iienan, and when the young man called ths
| nest time instead 90 tna warm welcome o
his bstfoihsd 10 was met hy the angry ole
| gentlemen, 81 you see hoe ha ~ a prstti
wits and her fathers we'll hlad money bags
| The old gentleman was deeply grateful q
me- aud gave ne cheek gnf tl0l and when
said ID Was coed deal hs repliedl Why
| bless my eeni, YOU aAyed NY daughter, air
| Yen saved nay daughter, end tAe old man
eyes we're nlled with ieafsh