St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-03
uDETECTIvEs IN FULL DRESS.


Some Of the Me'h0ds Employed by Err
Perfs ia Criminal Afurs.
A man in fashionable clothes, wearing q
distinguished air and an eye-glass, walked
into detectives Office on SAMSON street
yesterday afternoon. AS he put down his
cane and removed one Of bis light yellow
gloves he asked for the chief Of the agency.
When the chief appeared the visitor had sue
ceeded in freeing one hand from the tight
confines Of the kid, and said
81 understand you send detectives TO we'd
dingsr
"Yes sir. we do"
"Well, wish you would send a good man
tony house next Thursday night"
What kind Of people do you expect to
have therei The same as were at the De
Belleville-S idenberg weddingi"
The gentleman put on his eye-glass, and
stared savagely. He did not exactly remrm-
Der the De MISUNDERSTANDING affair, but
he managed to remark, with touch of sar-
casm in his tone, 81 don't exactly catch your
meaning, sir, but | desire 10 say that the
people who have been invited 10 nv sisters
wedding arc supposed to have some slight
claims to responsibility. l live on West
Walnut street.
That's all right, sir; that's oil right" ex-
claimed the detective. II onlv wanted to
know II you could describe any people you
wanted watched in particular"
mo, can not, hut great many valuable
presents will be exhibited, probably s25, 900
worth, and we cauuot tell who may get into
the house"
Il will send mau, but you will have to
give him au invitation"
That scail be attended to-" said the gen
tleman as DE- moved bis eye-glsss and walked
out.
is That sort % thing customaryl" asked
reporter, vino bad witnessed the Interview.
20. yes" replied tue detective "Wr
send men by request not only 10 weddings.
but % churches and fairs. One Of our men
l. zap nov At Tie 81. Chry s0stem fair at tue
Bed rue."
way is detective required at wedding,
where everybody comes by iuvtsiionr
'8cc.Isc Us not only the professional
Cru1S Yea Have 10 look 1gi Tor. There are
pen o wealthy kicpi4maniacs. When a
7ica aud wrl dressed woman steals a ola
mund ring she Is called a klepiomauiac.
Wucu q dirty br.gsr steals pair ~ shoes
shr is called tlicf. We detectives think
tuat tu's IS distinction without adherence.
Tlru YOU must r.metu Ter inst every now
aud tlen a professional thief gets into pri-
vale residence where fashionable wedding
Is being so.rmnized, notwithstanding that ne
has nu invitation"
"daw does be do IT."
''Wa.Ss right in. The most expert aud
Sfrrfsssfsrt II rasffv fhtav.s .r..-. - Il,
gauty. and have the appearance Of the
gusatrst r spectability. L i peculiar thing.
too. THAT tlry can cnutrU. some % the hand
some>t aud most aceom plsued women. A
thief gets mash on an apparently respect
able woman, AMI sometimes marries her.
Some thieves I knoS of have married into
tine families. aud the people never knew
they Wcrr crooks. II the thief doesn't marry
TIE Eirl, be keeps her as his mistress Waeu
be makes 4 Eood haul Of 500 OF $4,000.
De throws 500 into heT lap. T1ev live on
the top 81 the heap, and dress a. vel A. TIE
finest Il is the easiest thing IN the world
Cor a coug'e such a. have described % get
into a rich man's house where a Wedding Is
coiuE 90. They drive up n The door IN
handsome carnage. What II theT have no
cards Plenty 90 people come without them.
although the invitation bears the explicit ia
serip;iou. Present tais card al
toe door" The usher eznno.
afford 20 Insult such dissin-
guist-d locking guests, 50 they pass in.
Oncf inside, what 4 harvest Is spread before
then Frecnrufy Al weddings Of TIE rien
s50.0o9 - S69, go worth Of icEelry, silver
uare. AID all sorts o. most valuable articles
are spread oct in a room without auy pro-
tecton Shatevsr. Then look az the chances