The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-24
MArRMuNIAL DETECTIVES.
How Fathers Learn the Private Lives
Their Daughtcrs' saitors

How Fathers Learn the Private Lives of
Their Daughters spitors.
"Of eonrse, thore are tricks ia every
trade, end there are few In ours" said
a well-known private detective, with a
smile, the other day. 'frhe ms and outA
OF the detective are devious aud
many
"Do criminal cases paT the bestsr
asked the Telegram reporter.
"By no means. The bulk OF nv work
is tracking individuals and ascertaining
their daily life"
"Who are your best customers 20
"My best customers are usually
women. Tracking criminals il labori.
Gus and difficult, not to say dangerous,
IN the first place, man with crime ON
his conscience IL suspicious. That fact
alone MAKES his capture the more
difficult and dangerous, although A
lively conscience, particularly when re-
hgcted in mans actions, often gives
him away, and he himself fur.
nishes tho groundwork upon which
we weave the net OF couvioting
evidence against him. With old
Crooks however, there is no such thing
as conscience, and thew of alt others arc
the most difficult to capture. And
again, an old one at tho business h.
usually desperate, and does not hesitate
to adopt desperate means when cor,
nered. On tho other hand, sporting
reckless young mgu for their sweet.
hearts, Wild sons for their fathers, and
suspected wives and husbands is whai
You would Gala SNAP You would be
surprised ~ the number Of suspicious
minded persons ga the world.
4" A lew weeks ago had a call from ,
house Ia Thirtv-iOurth street, almost
under the shadow OF the Stewart man.
sion. l responded In person, and An
elderly, white haired gentleman re-
ceiVed me IN his library. After consih
cradle beating about the bush no nrA
toned his daughters name, AID snr
missing the rest, said:
"Sao has sutton aud she thinks
/ GOOD doat of bum and wants to MARI
him, aud You want IN know somelhnl
about tie young gentlumog 20 said /.
"'Iea, yes. Bless my soul, how dit
| vou know, said he, really astoulshed
| Finally, atior much talk, / succeeded q
getting al wanted out OF the old gen
| uemau, aud went away with a partinl
Injunction 20 be very careful Che oil,
man exc,aiming, Bless my SOUL but
think ho isA wicked young man.
"That might | followed the youui
gentlomnn after no aud his betrothe
had returned from the opera aud he ha
Lett her 40 her f3ther's door, Tho Rrs
| place he viitcd was a saloon, where M
had a good, stiff horn of whisky. Oh
top OF this he visited the uaymsrket
where lac sponl the best par, Of IN
night getting homo abou
IA In tho morning. 1 mad
my report to tho old gentleman, WA
said, 'Bloss my soul; just a. thought
Try him again tonight did, aud I'm
/ young mans operations w,ro ABOUT th
same, only varying the Hyma' ket Ia
a faro bauk, whore no lest heavily an
went home pretty well loaded Tina
was enough for The old gentleman, an
when tho young man called next tim,
instead OF The warm welcome Of his b,
trothed, he was met by the angry OF
gentleman. So yOu see how he lost
pretty wife aud nor tathor's we'll nllo
money bags. The old gentleman wa
| dooply grateful to mo and gave mo
check FOR 500, and when said IL was
good deal no replied: why, bless m
soul, you saved my daughter, sir; yo
saved my daughter and the old man
eyes were filed with tears - Ne'
York telegram.