The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11

the crack woman detective of the Hub.
She - of middle age and wonderfully
bright, great talker and Just the person
70 worm out anyone's secrets. She had a
sort OF mania for detective work and was
unhappy until she became associated with
the Boston police. Occasionally she runs
over to New York to talk with detectives
there, and get few points on the metro
politan msthod Of working up difficult
cases; but her own resources are generally
sufficient to accomplish whatever she sets
about.
Inspector Byrnes owes some portion Of
has phenomenal success as rOgue-catcher
to the fact that he has not hesitated to
advantage, although all the traditions OF
the central Office are opposed to them.
Hardly q day passes without one or two of
these female Hawkshaws calling on the
blg-mustached chief of the detective squad
IN the white marble building in
M Mulberry street. s,n,ora Few Of aa. the
make the business Of detecting crime n
regular profession. They generally have
some other occupation, and merely take up
police work as a means of making extra
money, or because they are in love with the
notion of playing the detective. Women
love mystery, and the very mystery that
them. inst "a the glamour Of the stage fas-
cinates others.
At headouarters the officers tell remark
able story Of a smart woman who hood
winked the entire detective staff. She
Was a plump and pretty widow OF
about %, with pair of swapping black
attention anywhere. One dav aha called
and informed tha -insnectnr that she ,p;shed
to become detective.
II know can succeed in tracking peo-
ple.'' she said. with an unutterable look
can read character at oIarlce and only
want chance To show what can do,,
OF course. II would not do to let such tai
emit 90 a-beocino. and she was given IN on
portunity. The result was something quite
unexpected. The Charming widow suc-
ceeded in ssmashinu'' every case Ale was in
strnctad ~ .hndnword ,,,.aa . nond thine
Office made NO nrooress. Her renorts were
turned IA with ureat nnnctnalitv and nar-
ticnlnritv. She told inst where Mr. 40
and-so nassed lnis evenings. where he ATE
and drank and when he went to bad. mt
she was altogether too apreaahle for y ia
tactiva and the cantral off;ca rainct artiv lat
her 90 and had to confess that, for onca Il
had 'been duned Nv a woman.
Female detectives nroceed unon tho min
cinle that man ara mostlv fools and ettaclr
them at their Weakest noint-thair snscant;-
bilitv. "When 7 succeeded in oettinr
man to stare at me ), remarked one az these
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