Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-07
SECRET is WELL GUARDED.
INV Silesmen OF Jewels Conceal Their
Callngs from Public.

How do tho travelling statesmen of the
~, ditn,und ana irwcllv houses pro-
,.Dt M. valuable samples which they
,rr,, .,rnuud The country constantly,
,9eas of diamonds ana jewelry sometimes
ag.rcgating Sjo.ept in value? How do
~, 1s1tard against robbery on railroad
t.f,. ma i'm hotels in the small cities
md towns they are obliged to make
LII. ,n tb,i, tripSp
tI,h.s.. arl Questions which the managers
- ~. diamond firms and which the Pink
r+S,i, datertiye agency refuse to answer
la,.. tha. chicago Chronicle. They assert
l,;,,t,t, mat an cxl,osition Of the safe
',,.,.G. thrown around diamond statesmen
~ nf ~, system rmDlovta to prevent
'rhhcrv ana tn c4Dture thieves when the
,,,,.r,tinn urny,s iuadruuate would open
r. inar "a hnId-iluS aud robbtrieS of
tltr 49, ali n['., me co1l1ltrv and set at
a,,[,h+ INC system which has been per-
,.nrf4d bv wears Of work and trouble. The
,,..,, t,.bn rs1,rns-nt tho bic. iewelry firms
81 In. roun1rv carry with them on all
tboi,. ,rins v;,luablo gems which are the
'.!nr,.i,,i nrov Of thieves. since they can
ij. 80 easily converted into cash. Dia-
,nonds watches and rings aggregating
TX unl tn $40 tN i'm value are. being con-
INIT, tr1nSl,nrtrd around the country
T.; strn,,l,. ca5,s shown 10 customers in
,,,t,.,! tovcns l5.Dt i'm hotels over night
nI il yv,otil,j seem nxnosed all the time to
,h bonds uf III, drSUnflrr Yet reports
'nbhprir, Of statesmen are seldom
s, ,rd II is NOT often that one of the men
,.r,It+nd win these. vlluablcs is wayIaid
md .,.satrIt,sI ar thar 4 CAmDlp case is
..i;C,liI v,itt, ite Store of Jewels
~ " th,4 i,ri}cinsI jewellers of The coun-
49,, bclone. 10 one or two associations, the
a.i6 lcealnlS being allied in the jewelers.
D.. etira ,.ninn and the retailers form
No f.u..l.rs Security alliance both
'r7,.ni,1 have headuuartcrs in New York
~ TX! a." ~, ,It, i;}l protection and that the fer-
,, ,f .rin1, may he made ga sie-
,'lIi7 va t,,,.. ,t,,..t,,i1nd and thu Ipint1ar-
WY , ~, ti,.n ,g,7rrv docs their detective
,,,,r. Wh;u that system is the jewelers.
,r,ni,,o rho uuion do not know. It is
,i,t,-,, Ion. IA the rnanagcfnrrlt of the
,,t3H d. t,i,,l,,,.to,I drtrrffy.n uoencI
VVE,' s.,Iesnan is robbed anywhere
in t5e country his firm at once notifies
~ 46',.,,t.rs| of me nrotnctfve unioIi
~ ,,i.,,.biupry- of The agency is sci to
l, -, ,.lsI.o1,ar The property ana CAPTURE
NJ w.. Ni, !" '\Vhrn nat Is accon1plisfed
10 II Il IN , ,naioritv of cases the firm
at;Gai nf tha result through, The
~ i1o,l,,,.,,,,f,.s. hnt uo detailed re-
i"' ar hn,s II uas ,Ionn IS tm;trle to The
;t,n, ms, i{,i,. rest ed That is one Of the
,.rrcis Of m dptectfve agency 80.
AZ ~. - iFsrif., on the' Ioad for the biz;
~ ,tn,,,Id Go,,e.r.e arc known 10 the agenc y
~ ~ YGa1tt, IL kent, on their fnovcnie n +
rt n5 mo tcottnfry Abut what met holds
-. l.,, f., ,,r.ll,nt tho 9s,saiflt and rob
,or, r. Inc tiriIefed drnmmorS i one Of
,h. mi, ~ ma man can find out Robhcr-
f..s Of riti5 nlturc. as a matter of fact ara
very r,lr5 sometimes one occurs almost
.,rjIent,ilc ~ v,hnu a drummcrcarCleSs-
"A, I',,.,. ~ annie case for a moment
IN :, Gnnof DR.. fotoi- and ii is picked IN, by
~ sneak thief mo has no idea of the value
If m, Ia1tv h,. X securing. Occasionally
IF rnursn = salesmau is watched and fol-
loved from one town to another when
he has beo,, seen sdispayiug diamonds Il
,IIStn,y,ar ma l,is wares are taken from
bitp nv force, But SUPERINTENDENT Muir
ray Of The pinkerton agency had to think
Il long. while before he could recall ease
of recent occurrence That was an ac-
.idrnt in lowa- where thieves assaulted
ana robbed a drummer and got away with
has samples. but they were captured and
M the goods were recovered. robbery