New-York tribune., 1902-12-28

| out suspicion and after the settled they
| retained me for time in their employ. | think
| must know the history of every prominent di-
that has occurred in the last ten if-
| teen years.
i've been Mrs. and Miss and even Mr.. more
times than / can remember. I've been on the stage
and have travelled with sleght-of-hand magi-
clan. I've played long lost daughter, poor relation
hancee, and spirit medium. to gain ends
and win the Of my case. I've literally been
all things to all men,. When took the character
of medium employed to separate two peo-
pie who were already married to others. but who
were evidently becoming infatuated with each
other The mother of the man employed me- He
had lately lost very dear friend. and the woman
them for some time and ascertained that both were
nearing what would mean ruin for their respective
dunn in the..local paper. and the mans mothers
my employer for the moment adrotly drew MS ; at
to At last they all decided to go together
Sna y9h er may dear Warpng them Of dire
disaster II they dsobeyed. They never saw each
Then lived for some time in family where
costly esa and an %neI ware 5eaag
by my rich connections. and forced TO find some
to know them si ali WE'LL Visited Their homes and
their the t sod With a tne Be- ara 70 Of bf h
Then / pretended to become infatuated with the
to spend some time in my rooms About this time a
valuable stickpin disappeared and suddenly
who / was. He confessed. and everything but the
wine eventually recovered from q popular
actress in town. The case took more than six
months.
ASSUMES MANY ROLES.
mo 1 can't map out action in case as lawyer.
does for we have to work suspicious only.
simply feel my way, step by step. Often If give
them time enough my work themselves out.
It's not easy work, from my point of view. One
has to sink all personal interest. and if one
is ill., one must never let point in the evidence
slip L remember one breach of promise case in
which l had to stand four five hours at time
with my eye at a certain crack. was sick enough
to be in bed and you imagine what the ordeal
meant.
quainted with certain persons, whose signatures
were needed in important will case. Each one had
picion. was housekeeper in the home OF one.
typewriter to another infatuated autograph col
lector destitute daughter of dead sailor friend,
the whole collection. I've been in Jail for kid
napping'-that was very exciting, but we won our
point and got the child back TO her rightful guar
dian again. Once 1 wealthy Canadian.
travelling with maid and secretary 1t was case
In which had to have witnesses My uns1p.
stantfated word would not have answered. But
neither of these people knew they were to be so
used They with a year, cognizant of all
the facts and when the evidence was needed
subpoenaed quite independently. and don't know to
this day that they weren't in my personal employ.
$500 by my client just to keep the facts from the
public. so 1 cannot give any details oa ,o,o,z
money, gifts and kindnesses of all sorts. and like
the work; you see all sorts of human nature
clients come and say, Now. here are the circum-
stances, and this is the way l want you to work
think they know more about business than
do Women don't often dispute a bill. We give
hand over our information. a report of each days
work is made every night, one copy sent to our
client with expense snp ana on one iea aT, we t hgep
Special qualifications for detective work? Oh,