The San Francisco call., 1896-05-14
Saloon Keeper A. Hesse and
His Quiet Back
Room.
a DIAMOND CASE IN POINT.
Allegations to the Effect That Detec.
tives Bee and Harper Do Not
Depend on Their Salaries.

HAIRY derDert, young man IiVlHs aI
412 Hyde street, had stolen from his table
at the head OF his bed while he slept last
Sunday night gold watch and SIS in
money.
He reported the matter to the Police De-
partment at once, but has received no in
formation since then indicating in any
way that steps have been taken looking to
the recovery of the property, although he
gave information pointing to the culprlt-
at least TO suspect.
The watch in question was an heirloom
that Mr.. Herbert valued very greatly, and
he was and is in great distress over Its
loss. Mr.. Herbert is a collector in the en-
ploy of Madison & Burke.
1t is part of his business to collect rent
monthly from A. Hesse, who keeps sa-
loon on Larkin street. at the corner of
Grove. On Monday he called upon Mr..
Hesse in his capacity as such collector,
and in conversation incidentally men
toned to him his loss, and the fact that
he had already informed the police.
81 will interest myself in the matter"
said Hesse. Detectives Bee and Harper
are nv personal friends. If l speak to
them they will take more interest in it
than if you, total stranger, went to
them"
"I would be willing to pay something, if
you think that would do any good. l
want them to take an interest in the mat
ter ana recover that watch if it is posi-
ble," said Herbert. II want the watch.
would be willing to put up $40, or even
more, TO recover it"
"Of course" said Hesse, "these officers
do not work for love. If you put up some
money to make 1t consideration they
will take more interest in it than they
otherwise would"
Herbert placed 500 gold piece on the
counter and Hesse put it away saying that
he would attend to the matter.
That is the last Mr.. Herbert has heard
of the matter.
Without knowing to whom he was talk
ing, the saloon-keeper. Hesse, said to q
CALL reporter last evening discussing the
somewhat peculiar transaction:
"Oh, yes, have the $40 given to me by
Herbert. Detectives Bee and Harper are
my friends, and have been trying to see
them in his interests, but l learn they are
out of town. They will be home to-
morrow, and 1 will lay this matter before
them at once. l have had dealings of this
kind with them before.
why, sure, they are in this business
for what they can make out of it. They
know they can trust me. If they have
anything of this kind to do they step into
the back room and the business is trans
acted without anybody being the wiser,
for they are very timid in a thing of this
kind-taking money for detective service.
They are as leary about being found out
in a transaction of that kind as a thief
would be at his trade. If they came
in here this minute do you suppose
l would say: Hello, Bee,' or Hello,
Harper'2 Not much. And yet
have known and been on intimate
terms with them for years. No, sir, 1
would address them as would strangers.
But if 1 just made the sign, like this, they
would understand and pass back into
my private room, and would go away,
perhaps, and return again. Oh, 1 have
had little transactions of this kind with
men higher in authority in the public de-
partment than Bee or Harper"
Wholly without knowledge as to whom
he was talking-talking to man who
had knowledge of the $40 transaction with
MIR. Herbert and who had gone to see him
to learn what further he might know
along the same lines-Mr. Hesse ratified
on in this voluble fashion.
"a friend of my wife lost some dia-
monds," he continued. ~ saw her and
advised her to engage Bee and Harper.
She gave me $50 and turned the money
over to the detectives and in a couple of
days they had recovered the diamonds.
They will recover this watch all right
I'm certain OF it,"
The detectives don't object to taking
money-don't get angry when you offer it
to them. You know they are paid by the
City for this work?"
The saloon-Keeper laughed. "Get angry ?
Well, should say not. They are not in this
business for love. AS l say nobody knows
about it but myself and themselves. There
never could be any row about il. Thev
know that. They wouldn't have any deal
ing of that kind with anybody that they
don't know perfectly well. They know
they can trust me. They would not have