Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-02
ASHAMED OF HIS JOB.
An Innocent Foreigner Hired by the
Law and Order Society
SAYS HE WILL BE GLAD TO QUIT.
Mrs. Stately Wants Divorce From Her
Detective Husband.
HELD TO COURT ON A SERIOUS CHARGE

Law and Order Detective No. was ar
rested early yesterday morning prowling
along Virgin alley in rear of the large bust
ness houses which front on Fifth avenue,
between Wood and Smithfield streets.
Detectives McTighe and Fitzgerald were
passing along Smithfield street, and, OBJ
serving that the man was acting peculiarly,
called to him to stop. He obeyed and when
the detectives stepped up and questioned
him he declared that he was on his way
home to Craig street, East End, and that he
had been over on the Southside visiting his
grandmother. AS it was then o'clock the
detectives were satisfied the story was false,
and placed the young man under arrest.
When taken to Central station he sought
to secure his release by saying he was
detective and on being questioned acknowl-
edged that he was Mcclure detective in
the employ of the Law and Order Society
and that he was following up his chiefs
instructions when found prowling along the
alley by the officers.
Told 1t Was a Legitimate Business.
Subsequently he told Inspector McKelvy
that he had only been in this country three
months, having come here from England.
He was out of work and finally brought up
in the headquarters of the Law and Order
Society. The prisoner further stated that
Agent Mcclure had represented to him that
the business he was engaged in was legitf-
if he would work. The prisoner stated that he
accepted the offer, not knowing the
character of the work he was to do:
but that one dav of it satisfied
II aim md In ri m o.
diately and seek better employment. On his
person was found a memorandum book con-
tanning the location of the mailing depart
ments of THE DISPATCH, Leader and Press, also
the address of Mr.. Sharp, newsdealer at
South Twenty-second and Carson streets,
also the Baltimore and Ohio depot and the
Union depot and the Union News Company.
The prisoner stated that the memoranda
were his assignments for the day. He was
to secure the names of the persons giving
ont the papers as we'll as watch the news
stands, and was in the act of doing so when
arrested. The prisoner, to use his own
words. had been "snared into the business"
and found it so detestable that he would be
glad to quit He was held for hearing, but
will probably be discharged this morning.
He is good looking young fellow about 10
years of age and seems to be heartily
ashamed of his position.
Mrs. Stately Wants a Divorce.
Last night Mrs Stately, the wife of Will
lam A. Stately, the Law and Order detec-
gambling house and another more serious
offense. arrived in the city from her home in
Freeport. Mrs. Stately is rather an inteli-
gent and neatly-dressed woman, and was
accompanied by a handsome little son 6
years old She stated that she had read in
rest and his disgaceiul doings and
she had come to the city to in
vestigate with q view to procuring
a divorce. Mrs. Stately denies that she is in
through her husbands efforts she is not.
She further denies that she is living with
support of his wife and children since March
4, according to her sta atement, but she has
been able to take good care of the little ones
and herself Ia and viii continue to DO So She
Stately, making no effort to conceal her
feelings.
Previous to his employment with Nc
Clure," she said, che was n good husband
and gave little cause for complaint but since
that time he has become reckless, and has
apparently forgotten the existence of my
sell and children. have no desire to see
him, but will remain in the city few days
to learn just what his life here has BEEN"
Stately Puts on a Bold Front.
Stately WAS given q hearing before Magis-
trate Mckenna yesterday morning, on the
charge of keeping gambling house. The
Magistrate drew the culprit out at length
on his connection with the /. & o. Society,
ana nnallN ASKED: " on are one OF the men
who have been going about ccaxing unpro-
tected newsboys and poor old women to sell
to you on SUNDAYS. SO you could rob them
by fine, are your"
Stately had been making brazen defense
to previous questions. and when the Magis-
trate sarcasticaly put this question to him
it was expected he would quail. To the sur
prise of all his bold front was not in the
least shattered, and he maintained the same
cold demeanor that has characterized his
actions since he became one of the L. o.
spies. The Magistrate concluded the hear
ing by committing Stately for court trial in
default of 81, 900 bail on the charge of keep
ing gambling house, and he will have q
hearing on the other and moro serious
charge against him next Thursday.
Inspector McKelvy yesterday found among
Stately's letters one that had been received
by Mrs Welsh. Stately's companion in crime,
from her little daughter 1t was full of tender
pleading for the erring woman to come home
and should have moved stone, hut its date
indicates tnat it had but little effect on the
recipient, who in her letters to Stately had
referred to her children as troublesome
'kids." There was also found among State
ly's papers a Knight of Labor card from the
Cannonsburg Assembly, dated October g.