The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10
EVIDENCE MADE TO ORDER.
THE TRADE OF SOME OF THE PRI-
VATE DETECIIVES IN THIS CITY.
some Private Detectives IIonest. bat Others
Ready 60 Mnnunncturs Testimony or Any
Character AVID Back Ht Up with Perjurcd
Amdnyits-Bia mailers Among Them.


Her appearance indicated clearly that she
was not n woman's woman, and yet she was
strikingly handsome. She was above the
medium height, with largo DARK eyes and rod
brown hair. Her superb figure was eNpen-
sively clad, from boots to bonnet. She was
somewhat past thirty, and in the expression of
her face there was that something whi3h told
thnt' as kipling says. she knew the worst too
Young She WINS OF the half world and she
bore the h~alf-world's stamp. AZ she passed n
broadway hotel ip the procession Of late after
noon promenaders through the Tenderloin.
she attracted tho attention OF n man.about-
town VINO was talking with the hotel detcc-
tive, once q central ONCE man, and now, al
thouRh pehsioned by the Police Department,
quite eihcient enough to draw a good salary at
MS new Joo' me woman bowed to tho detec-
tive as she passed.
WHO'S your friend. Joln1" asked the man
about'town. She's a queenl ! don't re-
member 10 nave ever seen her BEFORE"
PROBABLY not, the detective. ITS
not often that che Joins the procession. She
lives very quietly up town In q home that
woulu maNo any woman contented. Remark
nble woman that Another victim of the pri.
vato detective
What do you meap?"
ITS not an embarrassing story. She is
but We won't mind the name. She's the wife
of a wealthy lumber dcaler up in the northern
part OF the state. Her parents are wealthy,
and live In Albany. She was educated ut a
female college, and aftcrward went abroad.
There she met the man she married. Four
years ago she came to town to do some shop
ping. Her husband had n mean, jealous dis
position. and he got IL into his head that she
was mot here by n young fellow who lived In
the same town and who seemed to greatly adj
miro her.
THE husband came to New York and hired
a private detective TO shadow his wlfe. In
his anxiety 20 learn just exactly what his
VIZ '"' I iiN' an "tiov, olu 'ne uetec'iNe
he'd pay him handsomely II he found anything
,ornan rot,rrod hon,a CT. 49, -,
""N tD .o"e. 'S a"n ooheu
That didn't matter to the detective. He 70.
,or,o5 q, Tho b,,sh,n, H., ~. IL, -, -.
pot,e y" u 81" INA. 'ne VIE a oeeh
guilty OF all manner OF high crimes and misde-
meanors. He gave names and dates and hotels.
hack Cd nm nv or,dovit. T. vas a n0ct ~ las
onohe" up os "'iu"'its' IL was u pack OF lies
from beginning TO end.
with this evidence the husband confronted
the wife. She. of course, protested her in.
nocence. but that did no good. He brought
suit for divorce on the statutory ground, and
the u''or,e was srah'eu On 'he perlurea test'-
mony of the sleuth's witnesses. The woman
Vua DatTartyaH I'm fha fnpn trharQ aha Ivn1
~ W.. non .S ~
her parents would nave nothing 10 60 win
Now York ana now she makes a pretence OF
o"ihR cohtehted with the man VINO does every
thing in his power to make her happy. Per
hans he'll marry her some day."
Nap1 ;. 'a.' nv '"'o 80"
Was the detectiVe permitted 10 hveI Didn'
onj c,,r+.r hir,,"
"n. 49," "
liulnIl. TtIlltl inc utItCLlNP. I6b DOD-
ping up serehtty, ana T. uolhS me same kind
OF work Tor others. That's me way he lives.
oh, were not all like that. You see the
classes. In one class are those who do u strict
~ criminal ana corporation Dls'ness. That
Sneak she thieves eHe a Snd ,G ie0G ilS:. ' attsnSin Su ns ,Ts
same time TO any detective, work that rail-
road ana other COMBINATIONS AVE. ms class
agencies. IN comparison WITH me number OF
private detectives, there are Few OF these
agencies, They arc conducted by men Of char.
after and men who have made regulations in
their business. lney nave established places
OIL business, ana In hqnoer an mon tieir
city. One of these agencies has private tcle-
phone and hurG.arialErm connection With
others Included IN the -FOUR hundred.
uIhere Is mother class OF detectives. though,
legs ana scquhurels IN the city. some OF
them YORK through aGeilc ~. but most or them
Id'c tiieif ohIcS Al me- mus. lhey. slSle
social detectives ana family
watchdogs:' Ihelr BUSINESS consists almost
entirely or s~hhuowlng. ley cut prominent
nSures IN dl'orCc courts ana IN getting eFi-
dence for, shyster lawyers. They find out
what KIND OF evidence Is wanted by the per
sons VINO employ tneln, ana they make IL their
business TO get II. The notion or bas!nE
evidence on, 1actS never occurs TO them. or
course, II The! ma facts to su sport the evil
dence they want. 80 much the better. Tho
absence OF Facts. however, never deters them
from, producing tho evidence.
They Will swear to anything themselves.
and they have "A gang OF professional wit
nesses who viii corroborate, their testimony.
or course. these, professional witnesses testify
FOR revenue only, Among these professional
arc hotel clerks, hroken.down law
black leg notarieS. public, and what not.
These detectives make 1t their business TO set
members OF their gang into hotels OF ques-
tlonab bio reputation as clerks. or they attach
the clerks 10 their stats. If it ls necessary to
afbdavits, their lawyers draw them up
and the;r %notaries attest them.
If a lawyer, who VIII take any kind or case.
evidence to bolster up that case. he goes
to one of these detective agencies. AS a result
OF his visit he gets tho evidence he wants.
\ gu must not get the notion, though, from
what | have said. that the clients. or these de-
are always served faithfully. There
may be honor among thieves, but not among
detectives. They manufacture q case