Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-18
MEN WHO NEVER SLEEP.
Thrilling Incidents In tho yi1e OF
an American Detective.
How French. EnEiish and American Thief
Takers Hunt Their GRmo-ShAhowinR
DiShonoat ClerkS-A Few Cases
Illustrating tho Methods.


One Of the best-known detectives in tho
United States, after repeated solicitations
by q reporter for the Denver (CoL) Times,
consented to talk about the business.
There - all the difference in the world"
he said, "between the methods used by the
secret service agents Of different countries.
People who read French novels have an idea
that the DISCUSSES spoken Of in them as be-
ing worn by the Lecoqs Of the different
stories as something utterly untrue.
Strange as 1t may seem, however, it is true.
"a French detective who can not so dis
Ruise himself that his superior can not
recognize him could not find employment
In any detective bureau. The DISCUSSES are
wonderful, too, and even tho strong light of
day shows no imperfection in them.
There are two sorts Of detectives In
France-State detectives and the municipal
or city force. Among the former no one
knows. who his fellow detectives are, and
as they never work in pairs, the necessity
Tor knowing each other is not so great. The
workings Of the French bureau is very
thorough and more like the American
method than the English.
THE latter never think Of Disgusting
themselves, and 60 to work openly. If q
bank is robbed in France new assistant
teller or clerk appears in the bank day or
30 afterward. He is detective, Of course,
and where in England the detective would
be called in III front of all the employees and
askthem oil manner Of questions, the French
would say nothing, and nothing more would
probably be heard Of the robbery until the
thief was caught.
"The English have q great system Of
stool-pigeons. Among the vicious Of all
classes, male and female, arc always those
to be found who, for the sake OF being pro-
tected in q certain way, carry all tho news
OF the crooked work done among the swell
mobsmen, as high class thieves are called,
to Scotland Yard, where is situated the
Criminal Investigation Bureau. If Harry,
the Swell, Is flashing great deal Of money
about the fact is ut once reported to the
police, and If any large forgery or robbery
has recently occurred, Harry, the Swell
is liable to prove an alibi Inside the great
portico Of Scotland Yard Is large case
containing the photographs of all the detect
Ives employed by the bureau. and the
crooks or thieves can have free access at
any time to study the faces Of those who
are liable to he after them at some future
time. This stool-pigeon system is not used
much in America, as the police do not put
much faith in it.
"In France or England, II the employee Of
big banking house is suspected of irregu-
larities his habits are watched and the
facts ascertained, while in America a man
will be set on the track of the supposed
thief, make his acquaintance and ingratinte
himself into the suspected man IS confidence.
He will spend as much or more money than
the suspect, and will go into any dissipation
with him. In the event of Irregularities in
any large concern, the American detective
becomes an employee of the corporation
whether as porter or q director of bank.
The clew and the working up Of it is made
much more of by an American than by any
, one else. Ho will jump at conclusions from
faint something, and frequently hit the
mark; where the stoIld Brltsner would
be stumbling in the dark.
ITO be o good detective O man must be
possessed Of courage, brains and GOODNESS
There is no mystery, however impenetrable
! 1t may appear, but what can DO solved il
the right methods are employed. There
, was case l remember in Chicago.
"a well-known business man was found
! murdered one morning in his Office. The
! crime had evidently been committed the
/ night before, for the body had been cold {
long time, and the mans family had waited
for him to come to his home the evening
! previous His valuables had been taken
the safe had been rifled, and beyond the
CHASTITY bullethole In the mans head, there
was nothing to indicate with what the crime
nau Deen commlJteQ. NO pistol was found
/ 81 was put on the case and reasoned tha
as the robbery was evidently committed fol
gain the murderer must be in poor circum
stances. visited all the pawn shops in the
city, and found that five revolvers had beer
pawned between six o'clock the previou!
evening and the morning. Three were d.
caliber, the size evidently used to kill TIT
man. Two Of the men were welldresscC
and the other wasn't. The latter wa
described to me, and I took til,
pawnbroker down to the different rail
way depots where trains were leaving W.
went through three trains, and tnall,
located the man in q smoking car / ar
rested him, and much Of the dead man
property was found in his possession. It
not much OF a story--if the man hadn'
pawned the pistol he would certainly hav
got Off, but 1t shows how much little thing
amount to, and will give you an idea of no,
detective will go to work.
Said the cook to the footman-"It'
great use that pepper has in tn
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