The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-11
A Score of Private Policemen Who Keep
Watch and Ward Over the Personal Safety
of New YOrk's Great Millionaires.
Result of an Inquiry as to Juvenile
Vice in the American Metropolis.
Nothing so Bad as the London Cases Discovered
The Movement Against Judge Donohue
-Ludicrous Quarrel Between Nihilists.
PRIVATE DETECTIVES.

PRIVATE DETECTIVES.
How the vanderbilts, Astors and Jay Gould
Are Protected Against Cranks
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, April 10.-The arrest Of Japa-
nese young man who imagined that the daughter
Of the late William III. Vanderbilt was his sweet
heart, and wildly sought her throughout his
boarding house, leads to the discovery that the
residences of the Vanderblts the Astors and
Jay Gould are constantly guarded against cranks
by private detectives. Mobotes Goto, the Japan
ese in the present case, had been a student here
for two years. He was rich and cultured. Gen
tlemen of Japan are under no ban in New York.
and he had met some of the Vanderbilts socially,
though his acquaintance with them was slight
He was an attendant religious services and
lectures of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, and in that way knew Cornelius Wander
bilt, who is actively interested in that field Of
philanthrophy. There is no unmarried daugh
ter of the late millionaire. and the lady whom he
insanely regarded as his sweetheart is the wife
of Seward Webb, who has not SO much as nod
ding knowledge of him. Before his mania
rendered him nuisance in his boarding g-house
he was three times elected from the reception
room of Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt's mansion,
where he went to seek the object of his passion.
On each occasion he brought tokens of affection
in the shape of rare Japanese ceramics. Twice
he sent up his card, and the first time was seen
by Webb who promptly turned him out On
his second call he departed at the bidding OF a
servant. who had been ordered to do SO if he
came again His third effort was frustrated by
a detective, who intercepted him at the doorstep
and drove him of.
The private service for the protection Of the
VanderDilts, Astors and Gould was organized
three years ago, and is <ostensibly separate for
each family, though the men who defend the
vanderbilts and Astors are provided by the
same establishment, and practically work to-
gether. Regular patrol duty is done, night and
day. and twenty detectives are exclusively en-
ployed for the purpose. There are four Astor
residences and five belonging to the Vanderbilts,
all in or close to Fifth avenue, between Thirty
third and Fifty y-second streets. The spies are on
watch eight hours. each, per day, and the beats
are so arranged that the nine houses cannot be
approached unseen by one or more of the guards
men, William Fl. Vanderbilt was the originator
of this system, and he was melted to 1t by the
large number of cranky letters which he re-
ceived He professed to have no fear Of rational
evi-doors, but was apprehensive that maniacs
might attack hira or some member of his family.
Since his death the mails have been laden with
all sorts of appeals. demands and threats di-
rected to his sons.
Jay Gould's self-protectien is more secret and
characteristic. He does not intrust it to de-
tective agency, but hires his own body guard
For years he has been always accompanied by
stalwart young fellow. But that is safeguard
against Wall-street enemies. Cranks who might
cut up capers in or around his home are under
the view Of spies whose quarters are in room
of the Windsor Hotel across the way. That is
additional to patrol duty done by separate set
of men, These employees of the millionaire fam
lilies, whose names are poor peoples synonyms
for wealth, are kept informed as to every new
demonstration by crank, and they are alert to
descry and drive off the monomaniacs who at
tempt any exploits. During the Western strikes
Jay Gould has made the trips between his home
and Office in cab, instead of elevated car, as for
merly, and it is observed that a ring at his bell
brings q sauntering watchman to the foot of the
steps about as quickly as it does the servant to
the top. One of the defenses in Goulds case is
against those who would write antagonistic SEN
timents with chalk on his sidewalk and steps.
Men and boys are frequently caught at it and
compelled to desist. A specimen of that class of
revolutionists seemed to be poet, and wild
one, judging by the description of him. His
chalk was bright red, and he rapidly wrote:
1.-THE rich may shirk
The poor must work
Before he was collared and then, as though de-
termined that at least the terminal rhymes of
his verse should be emblazoned, he added at
what would have been the end of the third line,
'labor." and right underneath '.neighbor." The
rest remains unknown.