Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-09
Dawson. Patton of Lawrence, Clarke of
Custer, Mallory of Dickey, Bergman of
BottIneau, McHugh OF Cavalier,
TWO FAMOUS DETECTIVES.

The Pinkert0n Brothers and the Great
Agency They Have Built.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: The Pinker-
tons-William A. and Robert A better
known as "Bill7' and Bob came to st.
Paul yesterday and pnt up in psrlors /
and X at the hotel Ryan 1t would be
hard to find two brothers anywhere who
think better of each other than these two
SONS of the great Allan Pinkerton.
These swO are at the head OF the great
est private detective agency In the
world. Allen Pinkerton started the
business IN Chicago before the war. Bill
sud Bob grew up with the business, and
the business grew up with them. Few
people have any idea how big concern
IS.
The Pinkeftons employ 5000 men.
Besides the two head offices in Chicago
and New York, there are branches In
Boston, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Den.
YER and ST. Paul. They have force OF
patrolmen in these cities, known as
"Pinkerton's Preventive Watch.' They
have arsenals at Chicago and New York
with uniforms and Springfield rifles
enough to arm five regiments OF men.
Pipkefton detectives are everywhere.
They are employed in nearly every
large mercantile house in America, in
hotels, banks, following circuses and
watching suspected employees OF rail-
roads and otIer corporations. The busi-
ness has doubled in the last ten years,
and promises to double again in the
next decade. 1t is making rich men OF
Bill and Bob. Their joint income is
varionsly estimated at from $l50,000 to
100000 year. Either one of the
brothers could probably count mo. o
than $500, 600 worth OF this world IS
goods.
The secret of their success in business
is that it has been run ON business prin-
oiples. The Pinkertons do not chase
criminals in the hope of getting rewards.
They charge their clients 80 much day
for the services of an operator. Prices
vary, but $8 day is about tho average.
The Pinkerton detectives are not known
to outsiders, and very often they do not
know sach other, except as two or more
are pnt to work upon che same case.
Billy and Bob hire all the new men
themselyes, putting their knowledge of
human nature and the world in making
their selection,
They have plenty OF applicants to
choose from. Healthy young men who
are quick witted. we'll informed and have
large bumps of secretiveness and valor
sTe preferred. UasEally the nsw man
goes to work as watohmRn or in the
Office until he has shown what stuff be Is
made OF. Then he is put forward by de-
grees. The Pipkertons have gray haired
detectives IN their employ who have
been there from their boyhood. No man
who ever worked for them and did his
| duty wes allowed 10 90 unrewarded, and
when death takes off good man the
| Pinkcrtons pension his widow and or
| phans.
| There are probably few men in the
world so we'll posted on what might be
called thievoloRy as Bill Pinkerton. He
has made it life study. He has in bis
library photograph, description and
record Of every professional criminal Of
America and the most i'm portant OF those
of Europe. He has cultivated wonder.
full memory for names and faces, and his
brain is O store house OF knowledge on
this subject. He keeps constant watch
of the movements OF professional orirni-
nails of all kinds, and when any crime il
committed in New Zealand or Delaware
or anywhere else, he can come pretty
near guessing who did il, il il was the
| work OF a professional.