The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-12
atATRuroHIA1 DETECTIVES
How Fathers Asasn the Privats Lives o.
fhsir Daughters suitors.


From the New York Telegram.
"Of course, there are tricks in every
trade, and there are few in ours" said
a well-known private detective, with =
SMILE. the other day. "The ms and
outs Of the detective business are devi.
Gus and many"
DO criminal cases pay the best2"
asked the Telegram reporter.
by nc tieans. 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 1aborious
and difficult, not to say dangerous. In
the first place, q 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
nway, 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,
'spotting' reckless young men for their
sweethearts; wild sons for their fathers.
and suspected wives, and husbands is
what YOU would call a snap You
would be surprised at the number of
suspicious minded persons in the world.
Only few weeks ago I had q call
from house on Thirty-fourth street,
almost under the shadow of the Stewart
mansion. l 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, I said:
She has a sutton, and she thinks d
good deal of him, and wants to marry
him; and you want to know something
about the young gentleman p 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 will,
a parting injunction to be very careful,
the old man exclaiming. Bless nv
soul, but I 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 a saloon, where lie
had 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 4 in the morning,
1made my report to the old gentleman,
who said, Bless my soul, just as j
thought. Try him again tonight
did, and the young mans operations
were about the same, only varying the
Haymarket for faro bank, where he
lost heavily and went homo pretty well
loaded That was enough for the old
gentleman, and when the young man
called next time, instead Of the warm
welcome of his betrothed, he was met
BY the angry old gentleman. So yor
see how he lost pretty wife and hel
fathers well-flled money bags. The
old gentleman was deeply grateful Il
me and gave me q check for 800, anG
when I said it was good deal he re.
piled: why, bless my soul, You saved
my daughter, sir; you saved my dsugh
ter and the old mans eyes were fillei