The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-21

Copyright, 1885, by S S. Mcclure Cop
Nc man must g usrd more carefully
against ald-fashioned methods than the
detective While the criminal instinct
remains the same from one decade tt
another. she manifestations Ct that
instinct in actual crime are constantly
changing. Each new invention fur
nishes the law breaker a new oppor-
tunity.
The telegraph and telephone, the
steam railway and the ocean steamship
have at been utilized by criminals fol
their harmful purposes. Each step OF
civilization lifts the enemies Of society
to a higher vantage ground from
which to harm their fellows.
The many recent advances in natuUa
science nave put formidable weapons in
the hands of the dangerous classes, and
the discoV cries Of chemistry and ply
sizes ars utilized as soon as they are
made, for evil as well as for good. Il
is the old story Of the lockpicker grow
ing more ski!fui as the locks are made
stronger. Of the projectila being hurled
with more deadly force as the ship &
arnaoc plate is strengthened. IT is this
eternal struggle between the forces that
build Up and the forces that tear down
The detective must keep abreast OF
The times. must be as keen as the
thief and as far-seeing as the property
owner; he must understand in the ut
most detail how crimes are committed
in order that he may prevent them
from being committed.
TENDENCY to SYSTEdATIZE
CRIME.
One of the most noteworthy cllarac-
teristics Of the formidable criminal OF
today as distinguished from his proto-
type of the generation back is his ten
deIlcy tc systematic crime and TO car
~ it out with the same hus!ness-like
enterprise that is showing Itself every
where in American life. Take the best
class of thieves. for instance: they
Feart out for seasons work with a
perfected organization and cold.
b'ooded plan of operation that would
have astonished the hap-bazard. easy
going thieves who used to rob oul
fathers.
Twenty years ago criminals had
their specialt,es and stuck to them
When man was 'Snnwn as 4 PICK
pocket he would remain q pirkpocket
and bank burglars. sneak thieves. fer
gers and counterfeiters, having per
fected themselves in rue line of work
were content to devote their energies
exclusively IL that Now ell this is
changed and, just as our great stores
are no longer limiting themselves Il
the sale Of any special kind Of goods
but are becoming huge empoTiuTns fol
everything. 50 the great criminal is
developing tenden'y tic branch out
into any o. all forms Of crime. holdine
Gp a train in one place. robbing &
bank in another. and picking pockets
between times when business is dull
1t is not uncommon fr a crimina
who has been successful as confidence
man, but has no personal know9edg,
Of suv other iine. tn employ a c'even
safe blower with other assistants and
organize a couF against some ricl
bank. The confidence man takes 81
the risk Of the operation. advances the
necessary funds. guarantees a certain
sim 70 the fner who rob the safe. and
If the job is suooersful, takes the Ron.
share Of the plunder. Such enterprise
Womb have been unheard of ten year:
aeo.
Pushed te its limit the present ten
dency among high-alasE criminals I.
widen ttstr fad x action would resu'
in -cen1Ta' ling the whole law br'ea kline
h1siress in the hands Of few daring
and powerful individuals who would
employ dozens. perhans scores of thAii
less e1terprising comrades to work fo
them and would finally c1ane tn enia,
curions monopoly of the country
criminal business. iust as other n,ea
enjoy a monopoly IF It's trade Ate
all why not? This is an age of pro
gress,
DAYTON SANMIE' AND HIS
METHODS.
pickpockets in the United States has