Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-10-09

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of them is right
The use of ,lecoys and spies among
the criminal classes is more general in
England than anywhere else. Ia spite
of the honor among thieves statement,
there are many crooks who secretly con-
vey news of the doings of their pals to
the police, and especially is this so in
England. The women who consort with
thieves and crooks are of excellent
service to the Criminal Investigation
Bureau, as it is called, and John Shore,
the chief inspector. gets credit for much
OF the astuteness of his aids which is
really the result of the information
furnished by these women.
Suppose a big jewel robbery takes
place, and there is absolutely no clue TO
the perpetrators. Shores pigeons are
turned loose. The first Information is
that Dolly So and So has paid her bills
Not much in that, you say. A great
deal
dolly is taken i'll shortly afterward,
and buys a first class ticket TO India.
She stays in Calcutta week, receives
no mail or message, and then takes
passage to Java
THE detective who has followed her
has to rest here week or two. He is
young and good looking, and has a
servant with him. He makes the lady's
acquaintance, is sorry she is going away,
and sees her off on a steamer for New
South Wales. He doesn't go, but she is
followed from Sydney on her arrival at
Bathurst, a short distance inland. and
there meets Handsome Jack. Both
are arrested and brought back, proof of
their completely having been found.
Dolly tells who the rest were-secretly,
of course-is tried and sentenced with
them, but shipped to America the next
day with $500 in her possession-the
gift of the Bureau.
"The English are too open in their
methods. Why, in Scotland Yard, where
the Bureau is situated, and where the
public can gaze all it wants to, is a case
of photographs of all the detectives in the
employ of the bureau. Think of man
with one of those "snap" cameras photo
graphing the group and distributing the
pictures.
The success of the American detective
is due to his intelligence and secrecy,
and among the Pinkerton men especially
the greatest secrecy is maintained. The
Office building is always possessed of
several exits, and the operators, as they
are called, are all men of education,
scarcely known to one another. Each
carries credentials which request their
immediate release if arrested.
"To show you how small things count
in this business, went on the tale mar
rator, / viii tell you Of a case which
occurred in Chicago some years ago.
Mr.. X, well known business man of
that city, had been receiving quantity
of anonymous letters, written in the
usual threatening style and containing
the information that unless So, 600 was
left at certain cigar store at certain
time the writer would make it his busi-
ness to see that that Mr.. x speedily
Joined his fathers in a more or less celes-
tial place.
"Very sensibly, the letters, three in
number, were brought to police head
quarters by the gentleman himself. /
was assigned TO the case and speedily
discovered that the man was not only
| frightened, but was concealing some-
thing.
II think know who sent the letters,
he said, but can't you make him stop
without furnishing him? I'm afraid he'll
keep his word if l doTt give him the
money, and yet, God knows, | can't
spare it
Il was greatly astounded at the old
gentleman's statements.
"'Can it be possible asked, that
you know this rascal and don't want him
punished? 2
- I'm afraid do, sobbed the old man,
breaking down and burying his face in
his hands He handed me the letters,
which were typewritten and which
found to be patterned on the usual model
of letters of this sort.
:. Why do you come to the police,
asked him, if you don't want this man
arrested?
He only wanted to be protected, he
said
- Nonsense Invent on; pay no atten-
ton to these demands; they will soon
cease
Il looked at the envelopes again and
noted that the stamp of the post office
showed that they were all three mailed
at the same hour, viz, 9.15, on the three
successive days.
The old man went away and three
days later came back again, apparently
frightened to death. told him to write
to the cigar store to g. G., as the letter
directed, and say that the money would
be there. / went to the store and in
quired for g. @. No such person was
known, but lots of people had their mail
addre sed to the store and the proprietor
handed out several letters. There were
three addressed to j. Henry Wilson, as
good a name as any = and each was
highly scented and sported a gaudy
monogram.
Il copied the monogram, and in 30
MINUTES found that the proprietress of
certain house was the owner. On my
return TO the cigar store the proprietor