St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-30
A NEVER SLEEP ACT.
Clever Work Of a Local De-
teetive in Locating a
Defaulter.
CorrespondeneeWith a Sweet
heart BetpayS the Alb
sconder.
Tall and Thayden Get Long
Leases Of Penitentiapy
Existence.
Nerve Of a Man Who Wanted
to Exempt Profitable
Property.

one. lie must be ever upon une alert,
all things to all persons, according to
the character of the Individual with
whom he has to deal: The really clever
dete cti We should be a gentleman among
gentlemen and tough among toughs.
That masterpiece of Shakespearian
creation, Richard Ill, should be the
criterion for assembling for the detect
i've who desires to be detective worthy
of the name. For the really clever thief
adopts these very same means in the fur
therance of his evil designs. How
otherwise is he to be combatted? The
petty larceny thief who steals coat or
other article of value and runs is COM
mon property who can be gathered in
by any person in blue coat, brass but
tons and a star. But the clever thief,
the confidential agent OF the living pro-
totype of ''Jim the Penman" must be
d ealt with by wholly different person.
ag e. Hence it is that the cleyerest Of
men-men who can adapt themselves
to all circumstances and surroundings
are the men who are the real detect
ives. The wild and woolly detective
st cries of cheap publications are alb
surd to the reader of intelligence, but
the experience of the genuine ''fy bob,"
if told in print, would cast into the
shade the pigmies of ten-cent literature.
An idea of the duties of detective may
be formed from the story OF PinkertOn
man now in the city.
Austin & Co. are investment brokers
in Kansas City, Mo. In their employ
was young nam named Eliza J. Allen,
who is tWenty-seven years Of age, five
feet eleven inches in height, medium or
slim build, dark hair, sandy muStache,
partial stiffness of neck; wears black
derby hat, and when last seen wore
dark suit. This young man was conf
dental man for Austin q Co., and on
May II, 1890, had full control of the
firms business, Mr. Austin having so
much confidence in him that he gave
him full charge and went to Europe.
To enable him to conduct the business
properly large deposit was placed to
his credit, and on the 18th of May he
drew from the bank $4,000 and
disappeared from Kansas City. The
firm being advised Of the disappear
ance of Allen, the matter was placed
in the hands of G. II. Eppelsheimer,
superintendent of the Kansas City Office
of Pinkerton's National Detective
agency, who placed operatives at work
on the matter and learned that Allen
was corresponding with young lady
in Marquette, Mich. Learning these
facts, on the evening of the 18th Mr..
Eppelsheimer telegraphed Supt. Nc
CHM, of Pinkerton's National Detective
agency at ST. Paul, who Immediately
detailed an operative to go to Marquette
to endeayor to locate Allen. The opera
tive was instructed that if he should
find Allen in Marquette he was to keep
him under cover" and wire Snpt. Nc
CHM, and thaHif he did not find Allen in
Marquette he was cultivate the ac-
Quaintance of the young lady whom
Allen was corresponding with. to en-
ent location. The matter being consid-
cred quite a delicate undertak-
ing, the superintendent had to
select bright young opera
tive to do this work, as he was of the
opinion that if he located Allen it would
be through the young lady, so he had to
select man who he thought would be
able to cultivate the acquaintance OF
the lady and win her confidence to such
an extent that she would inform him as
to the whereabouts of Allen. sThe oper
ative arrived iii Marquette on the 10Th,
and on the 10th he ascertained for a
positive fact that Allen was not in Mar
Quette, and by careful and cautious in
Quiries he located the young lady'S
home and ascertained that the family
kept boarders. Supt McGinn' was
advised of these facts by The oper-
ative, and he instructed the operative
to take board at the house and care
fully cultivate the acquaintance of
the young lady. The operative did
so and finally after a day or SO he be-
came acquainted with several of the
Young ladies in the house. He devoted
most of his time to the young lady who
had been corresponding with Allen, and
being young and good-looking, and his
conversations entertaining, of course
the young lady was in his company a
great deal and he improved every op-
portunity he could with her to get the
desired information, and he succeeded
admirably. In his conversations with
this young lady she spoke about wish
ing to travel; that if she had lots of
money and was rich she would travel
all over the country. This gave the
operative chance to speak about his
travels, and finally he mentioned differ
ent cities in the West, among the num-
Der Kansas City; also several acquaint-
ances in Kansas City. Among these ac-
quaintances he mentioned the name
of Allen. AS he did so the
young lady became very red in
the face and confused and the
operative judged from this that she was
still in correspondence with Allen. The
operative advised Supt. McGinn of this,
and he was instructed to continue with
the young lady and try to ascertain from
her the present location of Allen. The
operative continued his acquaintance
with the young lady, giving her every
little attention. Finally, on the Goth OF
May. with the assistance of another
gentleman in Marquette, he succeeded
in learning that the young lady was cor
responding with a gentleman In Chi
cago; that she was addressing this gen
tleman, under the name of M. Thomp-
son, at 3159 Rhodes avenue. On receipt
of this information from the operative,
Supt. McGinn wrote William A. Pinker-
ton. general superintendent Of Pink
erton's National Detective agency,
| at Chicago, advising him of all the facts
he obtained from the operative at Mar
| quetIe, and requesting him to send an
operative to o-3l59 Rhodes avenue and as
| certain who the man Thompson was.
| L
advised by w. A. Pinkerton that they
found the man NJ. Thompson at the
above number, and that he proved to be
the man Eliza L. Allen. He was ar
rested, and $3.50 in currency was found
| on his person, and the balance of the
money was found to be deposited in GER
tain banks in the city. Allen was taken
in charge of an operative of the Chicago
office of Pinkerton's National Detective
agency to Kansas City.
Allen. a year or two ago, was out in
| Kansas and while there he met the
Young lady, who was visiting friends,
and from chance acquaintance sprung
friendship. After she had finished her
visit in the West, she returned to her
home at Marquette and a correspond
ence was kept up between Allen and
the young lady, and they have been
! corresponding ever since. Allen was
| married short time ago, but it is said
that on account of his wild ways his
wife separated from him.
Supt. McGinn was in receipt of a
telegram yesterday morning from Oper-
ative Eppelsheimer, stating that Allen