The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

-NtN 1'ahF IS--SndOOWltl5 "o-'
streets captains of industry" in order
TO learn In advance what is doing" has
become a regular recognized branch OF
the many detective agencies.
So far has the business been developed
taht some agencies make a bid for what
th4 call financial work
!scr a consideration they viii furnish
-=:=-ise information as TO where GER
'=in individual gees. whom he sees and
even what ne says, for a day. for week
or FOR a year. for that matter
And they are doing lots Of business
NJ. 7. p. Morgan. it is said. is constant
J. under surveillance and whenever j. j.
Hin comes to New York his every move
is watched.
No one knows who sends these shadows
forth TO pry into the private affairs OF
men
The managers Of detective agencies
keep the secret we'll.
frequently even they do not know for
whom they are working, the real client
beng hidden behind a lawyer so-betWeen-
But the purpose and value or the eS-
pionsse are plain even to the lay mind.
it is important for rival hnanclers 10
kJsSE who supplies the millions which go
Aest for the purpose OF building rival
n serves to explain the future actions
of the firm in other deals and enables
those who have the information to judge
as to the purpose Of their rivals
They make them show their hand De-
fore they are ready TO show II. and since
the rival believes himself undiscovered
the advantage rests with the man VINO
employs the detective
When David II. Moffatt returned 70
Denver, Colo, last spring he told some
interesting tales OF how ne was shau- sh
owed during his stay in New York when
he was financing the Denver. Northwest
eTn and Pacific deal.
He was trying to raise money IN wan
street to build the road and other imam
ciaI interests were trying to prevent MN.
Agents supposed to represent these op-
ponents were engaged TO watch his move
mentS ana learn who visited MIN ana up
on whom he called
sHADowED NIGHT AND DAY.
Everywhere he went some one was
watching.
Finally, Just as his financial affairs
Here reaching a decisive stage. MI.
NIoffatt decided to outwit his opponents
Ne left his hotel. registered at another
and awaited results.
Half an hour later a well-dressed man
engaged room adjoining and seated
himself inside. with his door open.
He read a book and complacenuy
smoked 4 cigar.
as though TO retire for the night. In
stead he turned out the light and took
his departure quietly through another
He reioiced over the ease OF his deliv-
erance and repaired TO another hotel. THIS
time an Out-of-the-way place, where ne
thought no one would think Of looking
for him.
He engaged lodgings without register
ing and as he started toward the eleV1-
tor he was dumfounded to see the Wen
dressed stranger appear at the 'front.' uooi'
lrn1 smoking
Though the financier's scheme had
failed he was not defeated He next spent
the night with relatives.
Those fellows never did find out where
Aeot The money to build that road, ne
SAD, describing the event rIheF-
more, they never Will. =,
too sure about his success in many
hlffiing his shadow, because the men VINO
make shadowing a business are not so
easily thrown off the track as shown py
Tie case OF William y. AmoTy.
FOLLOWED ANORY AND BRAKER
When subpoenas were issued about
March q 1875, for Mr. James r. Keene
and for his son-in-law. Mr.. Talbot j.
TAYLOR. by the defense in Mr.. Amory's
action for criminal libel brought against
II. II. Vreeland. president Of the Metro
politan Railway Company. 1t was deVei-
oned that Mr. Amory and Mr.. Henry ].
Br+,ker who was backing the former IN
Tho fight against the railway company
were being contantly shadoWed. a.
Every tune Mr.. Brakcr Ieft ms once
four men followed him. whenever MI;
f5rakcr turned his head these men would
secret themselves in convenient QUOT
T;e was not molested and was rather
amused than annoyed by the actions OF
his guardians as he called them.
lin the case Of Mr.. Amory the pursuit
was more persistent. Soon after he be-
gan his Investigations OF the Metropol-
ran Company's condition he realized that
he was being constantly followed. some
times by two men and on various ocCa-
sons hy . man and woman
While on a trip to Norfolk. Va, he was
constantly under espionage anu Al otie
time was approached by detective. VINO
tried TO engage him IN conversation ABOUT
ono dsv. while driving in Central Park,
The two men who had followed hiIp Tor
months kept q short distance behind him
i'm cab. and two others. man and
woman. on horseback, rode almost at the
III is true.'' Mr.. Amory asserted at the
time that / called upon General Greene
two or three days ago. but ii would he an
persecution and asked police rejection.
i have long known that vacant house
on the corner of Lexington avenue AMI
Sixty-second street. near my nome, haI
heen made a headquarters for a band of
detectives and I have recently advised
the real estate agents of the fact he
Srecting the published statement that my
teIeuhone wire had been tapped ana my
mail tampered with l have nothing at
.i,resput to say. as the attention or the
PfToper authorities has been called TO
kthesc matters. ,,,-
tiresurlc II has continued for nearly
wear and II wears upon ones nerves
what crime have l committed that l
ssbo,,,d be bounded in this manner? My
counsel. Air ]. Coleman Drayton. is also
watched as closely as myself
The climax or that case SIna,,in,, SaIIe
causcd the arrest Of one of the men VINO
followed him into a Broadway onlcs
building The manager OF a weil-hnoMI wef9,.
Jetectiyo agency went on the Sleuth
bond and paid the slight fine imposed up
", M ~. Amory's real purpose in causing the
arrest of his shadow was TO ascertain ~
,,oe~il,le who was interested in having MS
,,novcpeuts watched. but all he got WAS
tbe name of the detective agency
T,,c identity of the power behind II. az
though strongly suspected. was never es-
tablished.
uoI-NDING OF HILDRETH
--ha case of William II. Hildreth OF
.,rcbmont. some years ago. was equally
Interesting ~.
york agency TO follow the suburban resi-
,,or, MIR Hildreth was member oil the
or, of Abe Stcen & Co.. which was ae-
cneei of rehypothecating bales oil soat
skins. -, sac,re-d on the
Line which were shipped back 10 L.ohuoi' ,''l
~ ,herl reshipped and other loans Sc
anu a,, IN the same goods ffnanciers VINO
cI.s 80 ,,,ee,I money wanted 10 find this OUT
:, NJ be able 10 prove il -,
,ttIor he had seen twe men ioiterinS
,,,,,,,-d the railroad station in New 9ork
nd lstcr in Larchmont he attaeneg q, ~ ~
5,in ,i, Itsnce TO the fact until his FRIENDS N
: az . tSi,,i1ont told him he was being shad-