Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-07-05
FEMALG DETECTIVES
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eEVTER WORK THAN MEN.

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Although for q long time dstecdvea Of
Ehs fair eex-and some Of them Of good
social statds-havo been employed for
the discovery Of crime and grave poiti-
oal ohferses. and also for making private
inquiries where delicaoy and tact Is
requisite. female detNctivism has but &C
oasionally been employed in the United
Kingdom Tor public purposes and even
then with merely insignificant results
In q recent government report upon the
Scotch police by Capt AOnro, her majes-
Y's inspector for constabulary for Soot
land. be says that the employment OF a
few women on the detective staff tn large
and ~populOus places might possibly be Of
valuable service. Owing 10 this state
menI, and the important fact that the
employment Of women as private deteo-
lives IN London has made great progTesS,
= writer In The London Queen has care
fully Investigated the subject Of this
Article, 90 which he has received nome
~npPCpctAbls Information from thoss who
aI1 tho most competent TO speak with
authority on the question.
WoNEN FoR "sPoTrERS"
As regards the engagement Of women
for Abe detection Of crime In This cOun-
try 10 b. 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 thpfts In these and other instances
they generally act under the guidance
and close supervision Of regular mem
beers Of the detective staff Some years
ago u large firm Of omnibus proprietors
always engaged wOmen Ia find out the
dishonesty of the conductors Of these
vehicles in robbing their masters of a
portion Of their fares. and 1t is stated
that women are even now employed for
, this purpose.
As comOetent and Trustworthy women
are difficult to secure for secret service
in police forces. and a. no effectual
means exist for training them for this
delicate duty. and a. they are indiffer-
emily paid for their work. there Is a
general feeling among policemen of all
ranks that under present regulations it
would I've unwise TO permanently employ
women on detective stats or as agents
or az 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 rem
dered by women 20 the police In these
cases II very valuable. The social
position of ladies employed is often of a
superior order. while their general
knowledge is very advanced. The dip
iomatic corps Of some continental a
tions Engage ladies rs detectives out of
their own country II 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 whom they are responsible as
such.
RON on DIVORCE CASES.
Now, for private detective work in
England-as that required in divorce
cases, tracing missing friends and Other
secret inquiIie--s greaI number Of wo
men are employed, and their number ant
services have immensely Increased dur
Ing the l:ist ten years III Whereabouts
avhen female deteVtivisln is a system
said to have commenced 10y firms q
private inquiry agents in the metropolis
The writer has been informed 10y IN
principals of two important private IN
quiry offices in Londun-in 10th OF whie
q large staff Of women are employed
~ A. I.ee,- -. Fur Vns.ra aHitinnf "a
aheir duties than men would I've. Grtu
care Is taken in their selection. and the
are better paid for their services tina
women who are temporarily employee
Ia police forces in pr,.nrtion tn the Tim
they are respectively engaged In theI
work.
One metropolitan firm. at least, nj
merely engages u great number OF Il
male detectives permanently TO devoI
their whole lime to private inquiry bus
ness. bUt pays them a liberal salary /
addition tO giving them II bonus IN r.
sp,ct uf each Investigation which the
have been mainly instrumental In brinl
ing TO n successful formulation II
amount reserved by the employers
these women in several OF such cases
very ldISrs Nllb AAN tALlFl aAF PAM a
cordingiy One firm Of inquiry agen
has a very clever lady in their seTvi'
who in the discharge Of heI duties Ia;
travelled many thousands Of miles. ii,
remuneration has approached E4OO
year from detective work alone. al
other firm has paid n of thriT iair =,
detectives as much NJ $50 Tor u month
service in private Investigations In a.
dition to tho remuneration the mare al
Client OF thesp detectives obtain from q
employ ers. thur incomes are material
supplemented by handsome gratuitl,
they receive for successful services rel
dertd To those who pay their maste
very literally for such. New Orleal
Picayune-
Dominlons Of His Grace MOOsonse.
Some idea Of the extent Of territol
OF the Canadian diocese may be gait