The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-25
HOWTHE SLEUTHS WORK
THE TRUSTWORTHY DETECTIVE
IS EVER ON THE MOVE.
Rogues are Tracked and Maiefactors Cap.
tursd By Systematic Espionage
A Life OF Waiting snd
Watching About.

Few people have not wondered how
n detective goes about running down
criminal. It Is a source of mystery to
the general public how they can keep
an eye on every old offender and ut
the same time. know with remarkable
accuracy OF the presence In town OF
newcomers who have gained for them
solves any reputation Mt all.
Nevertheless. In city where there
Is good detective force not counter
feiter, not q murderer. not confidence
man. and especially not thief, II he
has ever during his career been caught
up with, but is watched almost every
day OF his life. They are Swallowed as
they sally out from their homes in the
morning; they are Swallowed when
they walk through the streets, and
still more frequently their houses mt
night are watched. This cannot be
kept up forever. but it In done long
enough to satisfy the detectives that
this man has decided. for while, at
least, to clay quiet"
Then every detective bureau makes
1t business to keep in constant COM
munication with every important de-
tective force in the country and they
are mutual benefit to each other. II
a sharper leaves one town the men at
that place learn, as they can easily do,
his destination. A telegram is ut once
sent, informing the chief of detectives
there to be on the lookout for the ar
rival OF that man, a rough description
OF whom is sent in the telegram. fol-
lowed by more detailed one, and per-
haps photograph. In the next mail
1t is not a difficult task for one trained
to the business to watch the arrivals
on the trains.
A good detective. from constant prac-
tice, can run his eye over a car full OF
men and tell at a glance whether the
man he Is looking for is inside. II the
telegram warning them Of the sus-
pected mans approach also specifies
any particular charge against him the
detective. first making sure that he is
not mistaken in the identity at once
places him under arrest. II the tele-
gram simply says that he will bear
watching on general principles the
three hasty glances, forms mental
picture OF his man that he may not
forget him, and then watches to see
his first actions after alighting from
the car. The strangers lodging house
is learned. Then, il he does not walk
in the straight path. let him beware.
The fundamental training OF de-
tective is to learn every place in the
city where rogues are apt to congre-
gate and to become familiar with the
habitues of those places. or course
there is a wide range OF rogues' re-
treats from the very lowest vilest
dens. about which the common foot
pad lounges. to the fashionable saloon
and gambling house, in which the
sharper, the confluence man. spends
his time when he has no victim under
his wing.
The last place on earth that an ordi-
nary person would look for thief
would be the city court room; yet it is
one of the very best. When a crimi-
nal Of any sort, possibly save muir
derer. reaches a town, II he expects to
stay there any length Of time, he asks
where the city court is held. The
next morning he Immediately proceeds
to that place, taking a seat among
the other spectators. He wants to get
a good look at the detective force, who
are generally there to attend their
cases. A good thief catcher will play
at that game too. He scans the on
lockers at the court, and his eagle eye
is quick to detect a strange face; for
there Is traditional samencss in the
makeup Of a courts visitors. :. Chicago
Herald