, 1891-06-03
A DEADLINE FOR 0 O
WALL STREET AND BIG BUILDINGS
CLOSELY GUARDED.

The Equitable building is one Of the
largest general office buildings in the
world. Its actual floor space is about
100000 square feet, equal in extent to
eight or ten city blocks 1t is a busy
oustling city in itself, and is occupied by
nearly 1000 tenants
A special police force Of seven men ARE
constantly on duty in the halls and cor
Tdors They are under the command
of e~x-Detective Sergeant Dusenbury.
who for nearly thirty years was on the
detective force Of this city, and was one
Of the best known and most successful
Of Inspector Byrnes' staff. There are
few men who have a wider acquaintance
with the outlaws Of society. He has
been the guardian ever since the arcade
was opened, and it is owing TO the vigil
ance displayed by him and his subordin-
ates that so little annoyance has been
suffered by the tenants and the general
public,
1t is thoroughly understood by the
lawless element and by professional
criminals that they ara not allowed be-
low John street Inspector Byrnes long
ago issued an order to his down town
detectives 10 arrest any known thief,
burglar, confidence man or others Of that
class who intruded upon that section OF
the city. Broadway, Nassau, Wall and
Broad streets are constantly patrolled by
the sharpest aud keenest officers in the
inspectors command. Professional Grim
inals, aware Of the sharp lookout, as a
usual thing give the financial center Of
the city a wide berth.
But in spite OF the.vigilance occasional
visits are made by the more daring or by
those who believe they are not person
ally known to the detectives. But they
are so soon spotted and so closely watched
that no serious case Of depreciation has
been known for a number Of years
When these people do venture down
town they invariably visit the Equitable
building,
WATCHING CHECK B~RATERs.~
In the Cafe Savhrin another special
detective is employed to look after the
undesirable customers in that f~avorite
resorto Of down town business men. Theo-
dore Wandell, who was for a long time
one Of Pinkerton's agents. looks out for
this special corner in the busy city He.
too, keeps a bright lookout that no pro
fessional rogues enter the place and rub
elbows with their honest neighbors. But
with Dusenbury and his force keeping
general guard over the whole building
he is seldom called upon TO exercise his
authority over the more serious charac-
ters, and his duties are generally con
fined TO looking after check heaters.
Check heaters are our special annoy
ance here" said Mr.. Wandell TO "a re-
porter. You would be surprised to see
how many men attempt to beat the bar
and the lunch counter Their method
Is n very simple one and nearly the same
In all cases. An apparent gentleman
comes in, steps up TO the bar and calls
for u drink and receives his check. He
then goes to the lunch counter. orders n
more or less elaborate lunch, which he
eatsleisurely, and receives another check
Then he visits the cigar counter selects
a cheap cigar and gets another check.
and finally walks to the cashiers desk.
throws down his cigar check and the
change and walks out with the other
two checks in his pocket They may be
successful for n few times, but eventual
ly we discover their game and then we
take our innings
I'VE are very careful not to make a
mistake in following up gentlemen Of
this Xix. We sometimes allow them TO
go through their operations several
NAllta III buNNtHSlDn unLll We hTe hDsO=
lutely certain that it is their intention to
cheat the place. We quietly inform
them that they are discovered, and tell
them TO make restitution for the checks
they had not formerly paid for. OF
course these men are never allowed in
the place again"
A BIG ANC ron THIEVES.
There is n rowing class Of people that
aWTaV. The la- 80 I-#..Ns--- -.
always able TO discover. Their ostensi-
BILE business is honorable enough, and
there are sometimes honest men among
them. They are the ''fakirs," peddlers
and agents There is an army Of them
in this city, and they circulate freely
wherever men gather. Generally they
are cheeky. plausible and voluble. An
innocent looking parcel, such as any
business man might carry, often CON
tains their stock in trade. More often
they carry their entire stock in their
pockets. 1t is these people that invade
offices and stores under the guise Of To-
gitimate business, but too often are moth
ing more or less than sneak thieves on
the lookout for every opportunity to
steal
The reason for the strict police regu-
lations as TO the Wall street district are
obvious to the casual visitor to that sec
ton. Every day men and boys may be
seen going from office 10 office and from
bank to bank with bags Of coin on their
shoulders or packages Of bills in their
hands Messengers are scurrying hither
and thither with stocks and bonds for
delivery, sometimes in large amounts
Clerks and porters with boxes and sach-
els containing securities Of great value
are constantly coming and going 10 and
from the different safe deposit vaults.
Express wagons with gold and bills
are on the streets at all hours, and even
trucks loaded with silver bricks are seen
daily in front of the assay office or the
bullion brokers. There is no place in
the world where 50 much portable wealth
is handled with such apparent careless
ness, and yet there is probably no place
where n successful robbery could be less
easily affected.-New York World
The president of France, who is Of
course the best paid official Of the re-
public, receives a salary Of $l2O, 900 a
year, TO which is added $50, 900 for house
bold expenses and $4,000 for travelling
De! WOeI UnuIIerabIe Woe.
Why endure it daily, nightly, we bad