Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-06-15
FEMALE DETECTIVES.
CASES ON WHICH THEY GAN DO
 BETTER WORK THAN MEN.

Authorities Differ as to the General Fit ness of Women for the Secret Service. In Many Large Cities They Render Val uable Service to the Police. Although for long time detectives of the fair sex-and some of them of good social status-have been employed for the discovery of crime and grave politi- cal offenses. and also for making private inquiries where delicacy and tact is requisite, female detectivism has but oc- casionally been employed in the United Kingdom for public purposes, and even then with merely insignificant results In recent government report upon the Scotch police by Capt Monro, her majes- tvs inspector for constabulary for Scot land, he says that the employment of a few women on the detective staff in large and populous places might possibly be of valuable service. Owing to this state ment, and the important fact that the employment of women as private detec- tives in London has made great progress, a writer in The London Queen has care fully investigated the subject of this article, on which he has received some appreciable information from those who are the most competent to speak with authority on the question
 WOMEN FOR SHOPPERS"
 As regards the engagement of women for the detection of crime in this coun- try, it is not only very limited, but merely extends to few offences, the most important of which appear to be shop lifting and pocket picking cases and other thefts. In these and other instances they generally act under the guidance and close supervision of regular mem bers of the detective staff. Some years ago large firm of omnibus proprietors always engaged women to find out the dishonesty of the conductors of these vehicles in rchbing their masters of a portion of their fares. and it is stated that women are even now employed for this purpose. ,,a
 As competent and trustworthy wome2 are difficult to secure for secret service in police forces, and as no effectual means exist for training them for this delicate duty, and as they are indiffer- ently paid for their work. there is a general feeling among policemen of all ranks that under present regulations it would be unwise to permanently employ women on detective staffs or as agents or as assistants to the members of such in connection with criminal and politi cal investigations. On the other hand, in Paris. Berlin. Vienna. St. Petersburg and other large centers of population on the continent. the detective service ren- dered by women to the police in these cases is very valuable. The social position of ladies employed is often of a superior order, while their general knowledge is very advanced. The dip lomatic corps of some continental na- tions engage ladies as detectives out of their own country. It is stated that a few of the fair sex are employed in Lon don on behalf of the French and German embassies and render very efficient help to those to when they are responsible as such.
 STRONG ON DIVORCE CASES.
 Now, for private detective work in England-as that required in divorce cases, tracing missing friends and other secret inquiries-a great number of wo- men are employed. and their number and services have immensely increased dur ing the last ten years or thereabouts when female detectivism as a system Is said to have commenced by firms oi private inquiry agents in the metropolis The writer has been informed by tht principals of two important private in quiry offices in London-in both of which a large staff of women are employed that the latter are far more efficient fol their duties than men would be. Grea care is taken in their selection, and they are better paid for their services thar women who are temporarily employed in police forces in proportion to the tims they are respectively engaged in thei work.
 One metropolitan firm, at least, no merely engages a great number of fe male detectives permanently to devot, their whole time to private inquiry busi ness, but pays them liberal salary il addition to giving them bonus in re spect of each investigation which the, have been mainly instrumental in bring tO D ouCCcool LII LII amount received by the employers o these women in several of such cases very large. and the latter are paid ac cordingly. One firm of inquiry agent has very clever lady in their servic who in the discharge of her duties ha travelled many thousands of miles. He remuneration has approached e400
 year from detective work alone. All other firm has paid one of their fair Sc detectives as much as eS0 for month service in private investigations. In ad dition to the remuneration the more eff cient of these detectives obtain from tn employers. their incomes are materiall supplemented by handsome gratuitie they receive for successful services Ter dered to those who pay their master very literally for such.-New Oriean Picayuns.
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