Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-11-17


Bureau, as it is called, and John
Shore, the chief inspector, gets cred
it for much of the astuteness of his
aids which is really the result of in
formation furnished by these women.
"Suppose a big jewel robbery takes
place, and there is absolutely no clue
to the perpetrator. Shore pigeons
are turned loose. The information is
that Dolly So and So has paid her
bills. Not much in that, you say. A
great deal.
Dolly is taken ill shortly after
ward, and buys first-class ticket for
India. She stays in Calcutta week,
receives no mail or message, and then
takes passage to Java.
HThe detective who has followed
her has to rest here a week or two.
lie is young and good looking, and
has a servant with him. He makes
the ladies acquaintance. is sorry she
is going away, and sees her off on
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 COM
plicity having been found. Dolly
tells who the rest 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.
'sThe 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 case of photographs OF all the
detectives in the employ of the Bu-
reau. Think of man with one of
those snap cameras photographing
the group and distributing the pic
| lures.
ssThe success of the American de-
tective 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 many exits, and
the operators, as they are called, are
all men of education, scarcely known
TO one another. Each carries creden-
tials which request their immediate
release if arrested.
ssTo show you how small things
count in this business went on the
tale narrator, Il will tell you of a
case which occurred in Chicago some
years ago.
"Mr. X, well-knoWn business
man of that city, had been receiving
a quantity of anonymous letters, writ
ten in the usual threatening style and
containing the information that unless
$4,000 was left at certain time the
writer would make it his business TO
see that Mr.. X. speedily joined his
fathers in more or less celestial
! place.
every sensibly, the letters, three
in number, were brought to police
headquarters by the gentleman him
self. | was assigned to the case, land
speedily discovered that the man was
not only frightened, but was conceal
ing something.
81 think | know who sent the let
ters,' he said, but can't you make
him stop without Furnishing him? I'm
afraid he'll keep his word if [ don't
give him the money, and yet, God
knows, l can't spare it,
81 was greatly astonished at the
old gentleman's statements.
sssCan it be possible | asked
that you know this rascal and dom
want MIN punleHeu!
81 am afraid | do, sobbed the ole
man, breaking down and burying hi:
face in his hands. He handed me the
letters, which were type written, anc
which found to be patterned on the
usual model of letters of this sort.
s. sWhv do you come to the police,
asked, 'if you don't want him ar
rested?'
"sHe only wanted to be protected,
he said.
"sNonsens,' | went on; pay ne
attention to these demands they viii
soon cease.
s3I looked at the envelopes AGAR
. and soon found that the stamp of the
post-office showed that they were al
three mailed on the same hour, viz.
, Gals on the three successive days.
, stThe old man went away, ant
) three days later came back again APP
Ddf0ully lily ubCHCd W oO@eh' L WIN
! him to write to the cigar store to q
5 g., as the letter directed, and sa.
+ that the money would be there.
: went to the store and inquired for G
: G.. No such person was known, bu
lots of people had their mail address
! ed to the store, and the proprieto
5 handed out several letters. Their
= were three addressed to j. Henri.
< Wilson,-as good name as any
! and each was highly scented ant
e sported gaudy monogram.
: 81 copied the monogram, and
e 80 minutes found that the proprietes
i of a certain house was the owner. .
: my return to the cigar store the Pre-
y prietor Informed me that the J. Her
g ry Wilson letters had been called fol
. He described the young man, and
r | 70 toh ba