The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-12
SOME CHILD vIDOCQS.
SMART JUVENILE DETECTIVES
WHO TRAP CRIMINALS.
Working tho Field OF Crime-Clever Lit
tie Annie Summers and Her I'M
erring Mirror "A Nurse
Girls Rich Capture.

girls who have helped the ends of JUS
tice by their cleverness; there is an
other in Boston; and a fourth is one OF
the most valued assistants OF the Chi
cago police. None OF them are regu-
larry enrolled on the books OF the po-
lice departments Of these cities, al
though it Is said that the captain OF o
precint in Chicago pays Katie Hennes-
sey good sum every month, but they
are well known, and ranked as genu-
inc detectives.
Annie Summers is the daughter Of
G. A. X. Veteran. She is now Ia years
old, but she was only IL when she was
the heroine OF clever piece of detec-
tive work.
A we'll known firm OF jewellers in
this city found that valuable gems
were being stolen from their cases. At
first they laid 1t to sneak thieves, but
the police succeeded in showing that
none OF the professional jewelry
''sneaks" were in the city, and the
work was done SO mysteriously that it
was impossible TO charge it to visitors
to the store.
The firm instituted strict watch.
the more trusted OF the employees
being instructed to keep lookout up
on the men whose character was less
certain. The watch failed. Nothing
suspicious could be seen in the actions
OF any OF the clerks. And still the
jewels disappeared. perhaps one a
week, each of no great value, but the
total promising TO foot up an alarming
sum II the thief were not discovered.
The firm applied TO a private de-
tective agency of this city. One of
the best men in the employ OF the
agency was put on the case. He made
his appearance in the jewelry shop as
u new salesman But he discovered
nothing. Try as he might he could
not find the thief The detectives
were in despair; so were the members
of the firm.
In the store cash girls were en-
ployed, and one day there was a new
recruit to the corps. She was rather
pretty little girl, quiet in manner and
sharp of eye, and said that her name
was Annie Summers. Soon after her
arrival the other girls complained that
Annie was allowed more freedom than
they. She could go where she pleased.
they said. But nobody noticed their
complaints.
Finally, Annie transferred the scene
OF her labors to that part OF the shop
where the diamonds were and seemed |
satisfied that that was the best place |
In which to 'run cash." Along one |
side OF the store at this point there
ran huge mirror, and the new cash
girl developed remarkable fondness
for gazing in it. In this position her
back was toward the clerks, who, II
they gave thought to the matter,
would have said that she could not see
them.
A week after Annie entered the |
jewellers, a young man entered a re-
sort on Sixth avenue one evening
There he met hashily dressed woman,
with whom he talked in subdued tones.
They had been together but few
minutes when little girl walked up
TO them, a basket on her arm, and |
said:
please buy my flowers"
Hello" said the young man. 1--we
seen you before"
"Of course yer have" was the !
child's retort. i've been selling !
flowers round here for five years
Then she walked on. But she had
given one quick glance at the woman,
and as she went into the street she |
beckoned to man in doorway near
by.
Five minutes later the young man
in the saloon felt touch upon his
shoulder and heard q voice say:
you are under arrest"
He did not arise but sank back in
his chair trembling like II leaf. His
companion was holder.
What forp" she demanded.
The detective coolly plucked dia-
mond from each OF her cars.
'For these" he said, 'and for lot |
OF others which l guess you've seen.
I'll take you along with me too"
The young man was one OF the most |
trusted clerks in the iewelry shop.
Unfortunately he had become enam-
ored of woman and had taken to |
making her presents at his employers
expense. He had covered up his |
thefts cleverly.
1t remained for Annie Summers, the |
child detective, TO trap him by means
of the great mirror in the store, in
which she had seen his reflection as
he dropped the earrings into his
pocket.
Three years ago n diamond mer-
chant in Boston came to his store one
to find the door unlocked, the
safe blown open, and 500, 900 of dia-
monds gone. From certain marks
about the job, the way in which it had
been done, the police came TO the con-
clusion that its perpetrator or one of
them. was Adam Clifford, who had
turned burglar after having been a
and member OF the
South Boston gang" then led by
big John" Flanagan. hard citizen,
who is now doing time, in New
York.
Clifford was promptly arrested. He
denied all knowledge of the diamond
robbery. His house was searched,
but nothing was found TO incriminate
him. His wife. who had been singer
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