The Dillon tribune., 1886-05-08
KNOWS ALL THE THIEVES
Inc Private Detective Who SIinr,.. ,.,.,
the Throng Of Heedless Aho,,,.,

A1e'ectlve VINO Mtngles with
the Throny Of Needless Shoppers.
"A taI' naughty young woman. wrannod
III lurs, with large diamond earrin,s
moved iazlly through the throng of sbon'
pers IN an uptown dry goods establish.
n!ent the other day. She viewed with in.
o'Herence the great variety of objects OK.
poseo Tor sale, and chatted gayly wit; ,
young and stylishly dressed companion
cas'lng naughty looks of displeasure ut
Inc more vulgar shoppers whenever az
frequently happened. they were rndc
enough TO jostle against her. A handsome
Japanese leather shopping satchel sw,,no
from her left arm, and, in harder instle
than any she had yet received. the snrino
snapped and the satchel swung omen. In.
sloe lay q purse, some loose creenbacks
and odd change temptingly eyposed to
view. The fair owner continued r.a,a.
giant walk utterly oblivious of the danger
threatening her purse.
A stylish young fellow wbo h,d hoo,
dartlng iither and thither in the throne
suddenly rested his eyes on the open
s;ttchel' they twinkled for moment, and
tlen ne became very earnest and appar-
chIly VeryAnxious to reach the street: s He.
lorced his way-up to the satchel, dexter
oasly MD it from view, and slyly stole his
hand into its depths. He was about to
Withdraw 1t again, when he met with a
sudden and unexpected shock. A stout,
heavlly built man. with his overcoat
outtoned up to the ears, who had been
moving slowly with the crowd, appar-
entiy indifferent to everything and every
body, had suddenly taken violent inter
est in the dapper young man, and it was
MS hand which had arrested the thief inst
as he had started to remove purse and
money iron, the open satchcl
The young lady turned around with Il
slight scream, much disturbed and there
was cOmmOtion i'll the immediate neigh
borhOod.
keep your satchel closed. madam re-
marked the stout man calmly. 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 into private
office at one end of the second story.
II should think that you would know
enough to keep out of here, said the stout
man angrily to the thief.
The latter laughed carelessly and sub
mitted to being searched without 4
murmur.
whats the odds" he returned. with q
grin. ''The bosses wont have us arrested
SO we run no risks. Once in while we
strike duffer when you re Oft galivantinG
with the daises. That was II pretty lay
you spoiled just now, though he adder;
rcgretfully. Won't you come out and
have something's ~,
"Not just now" replied the stout man
ironically, "but I'll see that you get out.
II am the house detective" he said n lit
tie later, after having conducted his charge
out of a side door. II have been 4 detect
i've nearly all my life, and owe my pres
ent place to the fact that know by sigh,
every professional thief and pickpockct IL
the country. ! get IL large salary for doing
nothing but walk up and down through
the store all day, and am entirely my owl
master. | have several assistants also
but am responsible for all. II Il pocket
book is lost, All article taken from Il coun
ter, or il clerk knocks down, am held t.
answer SO that am obliged to to keep M,
eyes open all the time.
people are very careless. \ dozen time
at least every day have to warn ladie
that their shopping sachels are open, O
that they have laid their purses on tn
counter while examining goods.
1T is II rule of this house to avoid pub
litity as much as possible in the matter 0
arrests. If | find thief even in the act O
stealing, simply take away his booty
search him carefully for other stolen goods
and then put him out. If tind him in thu
crowd, even when lie is not plying hi
trade, search him just the same and pu
him out. use no disguise. The thieves
know me and know them. They submit
to search rather than to arrest, and in tina
way we keep from the public the fact tina
thieves frequent this placc~"-New Yosl
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