The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-08

found the place without any difficulty
and handed my letter TO clerk, who in
time passed it to some one in the next
room. In a moment the gate swung open
and ! was hidden to enter. A tall man
rose from a desk, and crossing the tiny
Rnte-room, waved me to a seat near him.
[ shook in my shoes as | stated my errand.
AL this time he had never looked at me,
but now, as ] finished speaking, he lifted
his eyes from the floor and gave me swift
scrutinizing glance, during which l
thought of every mean action of my life
and wondered if he knew all about it.
He then gave me the appointment l de-
sired for the following day, and at the hour
designated for the interview / once more
presented myself at police headquarters
and was shown into the inspectors Office
Imagine a large room with two great
windows that look into a court. The gas
Is brightly burning, though it is only
trife past noon. There is a cheerful red
carpet upon the floor Leather covered
chairs and sofa furnish the room. At one
end stands a great walnut desk in perfect
order No papers, documents or letters
litter it. H'here are a few books and
what's this2 for a paper weight the inspect
Or uses pair of hideous leg irons!
1t was while staring ut the dreadful fet-
ters on the inspectors desk that | heard
quick step behind me and cheerful voice:
"Ah! Good afternoon" Turning | was
greeted by a cordial hand shake and an in
vitation to sit down and fire away"
Inspector Byrnes is a tall, finely devel-
Bped man. His hair and carefully trimmed
mustache are gray. His complexion is
horid. He has nice hands HIS eyes-well,
how we come to the remarkable feature of
the man. They are gray in color. They
can smile kindly and they can give an i'm
passive, sphinx like glance that sends the
cold chills over You. | can fancy no more
genial, pleasant companion than this man,
nor more Stern, uncomprOmising relent
less questioner, He is well dressed, his
necktie is unimpeachable, his linen immac-
ulate, and he wears some handsome dia-
moDds.
He is clever keen, diplomatic. He can
parry an Unweicome question gracefully
or answer it with tact ana Judgment. He
impresses one as q s4n,gularIy modest man,
not seeming to care to talk much of his
brilliant achievements.
He gave me many interesting points, es-
pecially about wOnfen in crime and as de
tectives- "a woman who goes down hill, >"
be said, will 90 lower than a man. A
woman who becomes an habitual thief or
drunkard viii exhibit more degradation
than a man of Ike calling. For example,
! often find women teaching their children
to thieve and shOplift. | never knew Of
but two cases wharc men taught their off
spring 10 follow in their tBievish footsteps.
] often have mother ard daughter partners
in shophfUjng before IRE, never father and
son under similar conditions.
do women maxi good detectives? No"
with decided emphasis and great contempt.
81 do not think 1t possible for a woman to
be a successful detective. In the first place,
a good, modest woman would not think of
such an employment. and the other class
can't be trusted. Gou see if they are net
married they have lovers or sweethcarts TO
whom they viii tell not only all they know
of the case upon which they may be work
ing, but they viii, in order TO craate pro
found impression of their cleverneSs, draw
upon theiY im2ginatiouS. This may be
hard on the women, but it's true, just the
same No, when it has been necessary for
into the merits of the case. / haven't dared
couldn't trust them.
Women viii identify better than men.
They are far more observing. If n man has
any conversation with woman, she viii
remember everything about him, from the
color II his eyes u the cut of his clothes
Under simil-c circumstances a man viii
gay OF 4 woman JnRJ she was uICu ur prvvuy,
but be can't for the life of him describe her
-ts barr and c,N-H -r Yes. women VII