The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-20
IN PETTICOATS.
DETECTIVES AND c THEIR
MAO Mons OF DETECTING CRIME

DETECTIVES AND 1nHiH
F-M Mods OF DETECTING CRIME
.,a central Once'-Work-
A .. sor the Agencies and Fer raa
ing ~ line in the Great Dry Gooos
Out IN, ~ +re Metropolis-Some OF
re Best known.
tne F,o,, the Nsg York Star. .
o,of the industries which wouiu seem
one "a b AN designed exclusively Tor men,
to nave ~ ,vbi,s few of the gentler sex
sid lN'o 70 intrude, is the detection Oh
would y tho sex whose versatility and
--i's Nc adventure have led its members 70
ioy9 t g' lives on the battle fields anu one
riSS NC 80 NOT stop at a sentimental trlne;
ocsi1 80. =. :, not astonishing that there shouid
1ent $50 -. among the detectives OF New
be i'l--, I.v a f,w bold, adventurous souls
l ~ hide shrewd and daring spirit uhuef
feminine garb. - 4,o r,otronol;s
i ,--t,,rbad in a variety of fields some
are =, u,7 tEa custom house. keeping their eyes
a9 IL 80 fair smugglers who bring over
.t.rsls and finery without the lorhiaii'y oi
- - tr,bate TO Uncle Sam; others are IN
p! ,- .ar ans priyate detective agencies, like
Wv ,,,.+,,,s and Fuller's, and others, again.
''',, the great dry goods stores keeping
yen 'I.obIa stocks from the depredatory
lIs If clever shoplifters. a few are
ms ,o+ochpdn and do occasional jobs for
.torolice. , orking at other tunes az some
Inc 80 occnnarion for livelihood. The
lse,,i' noes Of those plucky women Wou.u
en- en- 'rIi,mes: and while they might not De
ia ov.ifino or so full Of hand-to-nand en-
,5,-rtars with criminals as those OF the male
jotecrives. they would possess peculiar
,,terest and would illustrate the sterher
slie Of fe mime nature IN a way nlOnerVo
Il suspected. .-. ...o-,o,, da+oc.ivas in
.,,,, is amnlcved in an extensive dry-goods
toilis6mept. She is blonde of fine pres
$50 and with pair of eyes as sharp as q
e Gl II tgu1,nng. She walks about the
tt,ra l1ingling with the shoppers. and max
,-,,,,,rcb3saS like tine rest. When she sui-
r,S+s any one she moves up alongside. Then
ar knowledge of human nature comes into
ssrvica Taking up a piece OF dry goods
s5s asks all ab nut it of the clerk or sales
,roTan and when she has the latter's atten-
+i,n diverted for the moment from the sus-
,ec+a1 shopper, she turns her own back TO
boc and exclaims: ION, isn't it lovelym
,neanwbile rustlng the goods about all over
tbe - inter This is the thef'S opportunity
A r,ouant's pause, and then the detective
,yb- Is around and clutnlug the suspected
s,,n,ar nv the arm. asks: what do you
tjIi1gi Of il, MADAME If the latter has in
deed fallen into the trap, she Is discovered
on the ms ant AMI marched off to the Office
and thence to the Tenth precinct station
l,uge If innocent, nobody is hurt, and the
lady fancies she has simply encountered a
rather eccentric shopper, who is asking
foolish questions when she might decide for
herself Miss File haueI's cases are general
Is admitted 10y the p lice to be dead sure"
apd she has n yer made a blunder in an ar
rest. Conviction is certain TO follow, I'M
less t, firm relents aud permits the offender
to 60 With a salutary warning, which is
sometimes done when the articles stolen are
trivial and it is first otIense.
Two If the clsveres5 women ever en-
poyed by the Pnkertons are Kitty Parker
AID Jennie Hughes. They assisted in track
ing down some of the most celebrated
criminals, acting ii conjunction with male
detectives, One of the girls from much
running after thieves became thief herself
and and is now in the language of the fra
ternity, laid up Tor repairs'-otherwis in
prison. Together they captured several
substantial rewards II detective work.
In one oft1e large dry goods houses there
Is a very ingenious cOntrlvance for the
deectio of sioPlifters There are no doors
mtne ladies' toilet room and in an alj0in-
Ing room are several reflex mirrors with a
small peephole, opposite which they may be
adjusted so as 10 Immand a full view of
tue toilet room and its occupant. The
female detective stations herself in this ad-
joining apartment and works the mirrors.
Nhel she sees any woman slowing article,
away under her dress she quietly slips up
stairs and OverhaulS her as she is about to
depart, concluding the search by turning
her over to an officer. 1t requires nerve TO
deal with womoI in such cas- IS. Very oft
en- they are caught at their first attempt at
lecuatlon, and their tears and pleadiugs
would almost melt a stone; but the female
detective has little mercy for her sex. and
Il nrrmltteI, she would deal harder with a
woman taan man would under similar
Circumstances.
O'e OF the Wo nea who made fine record
as detective Is now the wife of the chief
o. detective agency. She made SO MANY
reMagHably clever hits in the way OF recoy-
eflnS dresses and jewelry that had bee
sl9len from actre 's9s that she was in almost
n conrtand demand by the theatrical nro-
IeSSion for such services. Nothing wonld
e.'hoy her more than to find that She had
p7oh USED as an advertisement BIZ some
speculative actress.
r. l's astonishing" she would saw. chow
G..ol CLe'e people try the same old, thread
tNie ueVice 1t always fails, for the detect
~ eau Tell Invariably within an hour
lion" 0''0 vi AaorIca-
c,r An amateur detective in petticoats led a
seTerai yea ego A woman. who claimed [l
u DC tectlve called at the apencv and
% sa SAe had clew to the hiding nIaca Of
S Sc pooy Ct the dead millionaire r
~ In ms, if true was a great niece
dot tuIh LOT the agency; for half the ciever
MINES lives al over the country he'd been
tbai. 'iIer oral how they MIGHT oct
Nv, e'i IN L4gers on the &c. 900 reward cffared
snI+r,, a'Ee hilton and Mrs Stewart. One
aoencr Augus5 morning found the
o6 lheh In Evergreen cematerv
tba +a Long Island, ACCOMPANIED nv
ro5s iq 9HlIhe Nldocq, and with long iron
ter 9 n iol probing the soil in a certain o,,ar-
newt %r? T. t. tae BODY was said to have been
BY wy b leIeFred. The party were watched
u9de- 5 S'II dozen central office detective,
raw, y6o op5eerrlntendent, then Inspector Muir
to1y III # we're we're prepared to pounce upon the
Afier 90 we Sn party SHOULD happen to find it,
the locatio 9a' III Two hours in guessing at
mosouit@eS Vi u. Che body and in fighting the
dozen diTa,Uue probe was inserted in a
wer5 found and the party sadly want hn Us
Of ' w. hurried by the sallies and iSn mJ,e
nIr ,ng central office men. r. af.a eus nre
drea@o99 uf that the amateur detective az
tnera a'o o,.9 ABOUT the body having bee1 nlacad