Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-05-02
KNOWS ALL THE THIEVES.


the Throng Of Needless shoppers.
A tall, naughty young woman, wrapped
in furs, with large diamond earrings
moved lazily through the thrlng of shop
pers in an uptown dry goolis establish
menl the other day she viewed with IN
difference the great variety Of objects eN.
posed for sale, and chnttvd gayly with y
young and stylishly dressed companion
casting naughty looks of displeasure NJ
the more vulgar shoppers whenever, a.
frequently happened, they were rude
enough to jostle against her. a handsome
japanese leather shopping satchel swung
from her left arm, and, in harder jostle
than any she had yet received, the spring
snapped and the satchel swung open. In
side lay purse, some loose greenhacks
and odd Change temptingly exposed 10
view. The fair owner continued her ele-
CANT walk utterly obliNiuus Of the danger
threatening her purse.
A stylish young fellow who had been
darling hither and thither in the throng
suddenly rested his eyes on the open
satchel, They twinkled for moment, and
then he became very earnest and appar'
emily very anxious 10 reach the street He
forced his way up TO the satchel, dexter
Ously hid il from view, and slyly stole ms
hand into its depths. He was about 10
withdraw II again, when he met WIN
sudden and unexpected shock. A stout,
heavily built man, with his overcoat
buttoned up to the ears, who had been
moving slowly with the crowd, appar-
emily Indifferent To everything and every
body, had suddenly taken IA violent inter
est in the dapper young man, aud 1t was
his hand which had arrested the Thief Just
as he had started To remove purse and
money from the open sntchpl
The young lady turned aronnd with a
slight scream, much disturbed aud there
was commotion in the immediate neigh.
bOrhOod.
keep your satchel closed, madam" re-
marked the stout man enlnily, and before
she had recovered from her fright he had
disappeared with the thief in his custody.
a reporter who had watched the fore
going, followed the two men intoa private
Office at one end of the second story.
Il should think that you would know
enough to keep out of here, said the stout
Iaan angrily 10 the thief
The latter laughed carelessly and sub
mitted to being searched without o
murmur.
whats the odds" he returned, with o
grin. The bosses wont have Us arrested,
so we run no risks. Once in while We
strike n dutfer when you're of galivanting
with the dases. That was pretty lay
you spoiled just now, though he added
regretfully. Wont you come out and
have somethingy"
"Not Just now" replied the stout man
ironically. but I'll see that you get out. y
al am the house detective he said lit
tie later, after having conducted his charge
out Of side door. II have been detect
i've nearly all my life, and owe my pres
ent place 10 the fact that know by sight
every professional thief AMI picSppcket in
the country. get a large salary for doing
nothing but walk up and down through
the store all day, and am entirely my own
master. | have several assistants also
but am responsible for all II a pocket
book is lost. an article taken from coun-
ter. or a clerk knocks down, am held to
answer. so that am Obliged to to keep my
eyes open all the time.
People are very cafeless. A dozen times
at least every day have to warn ladies'
that their shopping sachels are open, or
that they have laid their purses on the
counter while examining goods.
1T is rule of this house TO avoid pub
licity as much as possible in the matter OF
arrests. If find thief, even in the act of
stealing, / simply take away his booty,
search him carefully for other stolen goods.
and then put him out II find him in the
crowd, even when he Il not plying his
trade, search him just the same and put
him out. use no disguise. The thieves
know me and know them. They submit
to search rather than TO arrest, and in that
way we keep from the public the fact that
thieves frequent this place. New York
Sun.