The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-01
SLBUTHS MASSAGBD IN VAIN.
NEVER A BIT or EVIDENCE COULD
THEY GET IN a WEEK.

went Hunting Vice In squsre-Tsed Boots
Got Thumped and shampooed TIL
They're Lame All Over-Found Nurses
In Low Neck Gowns. hut Nething Worse.
Ceary's nails are pinker than Culhane's.
hut Culhane is more highly perfumed. and
| as neither got any evidence honors are
| even for the two plain-clothes men Of the
West Sixty-eighth street police station.
after their weeks invest CATION Of the mas
sage par lors on Columbus avenue. The
search was without results. for everywhere
they went the police were baffied by their
own square toes.
They have had lots Of hard work since
Capt. Kear called them into his private
Office and gave them secret instructions
clean the precinct he said. make frequent
reports
Cleary had been looking for thieves
down in the slaughter house district for
weeks and the change wasn't easy for
him.
1T was awful sudden" ne said. 'The
old man called me up and then jumped me
from the abattoir to the boudoir without
any warning"
1t has also been a nervous week for the
too, because they have poured pints OF
red wine over the detectives just to make
good the bluh that II was liniment they
werc using.
The sleuths worked together so as TO be
able to corroborate each other in court,
but they won't 60 to court. They filed
their final report last night. when they
wrote with aching fingers, cramped and
etfnanAd ~ forty tpoo fv,,a fe xxyith xraAL,
mo evidence. Everything seemed legal
Our identity apparently suspected"
Cleary and Culhane began their work
on Wednesday evening at fat on Columbus
avenue near Sixtieth street. 1t was s6
dark In the hall that the head nurse couldn't
see her callers very well when she opened
the door and said Come In, boys Five
under nurses all in full evening dress were
inside. As Clearly whispered to Culhane,
II wasn't anything like a ward In Bellevue.
Cleary began to ask questions about
nurses in evening dress. but the head nurse
explained that they were all going 10 the
Massage ladies' Benefit Society's recep-
ton as soon as the days work was over.
But there was less cheeriness after tina.
question.
The head nurse seemed suspicious and
told the patients. rather haughtily, that thoy
could have nothing but. shampoo and a
se s Ssshns " of s sss ens
shampooed and had their faces pinched,
and then were ushered out with the sug-
gestion to come next morning. when tho
men operators would be on duty.
In the second place they tackled there
were only three operators all wearing
nurses Bingham dresses with caps and
long white aprons In this place the nurse
who had been assigned 70 care for them
took one look at their feet and screamed
cop toes Then she ran out to tell the
head nurse
.Gentlemen,~ said the head nurse who
had put on window glass spectacles and
looked ten years older as she came into
bs p.n eases sebs b
all patients alike and will manicure you |
and give you our Incompatible shampoo |
and massage the face for % apiece.
Cleary and Culhane got another shampoo |
and decided that Il wasn't wise TO 90 sleuth- 4
ing with square-toed boots on.
Before ringing the bell next door they |
agreed 10 ask for arm treatment. Even |
ing drees was worn In this place. Ciearv
the Sub Treasury and asked a young
woman whoee hair had been dark when she |
was q child IL shc hadn't read in the news
papers about counting that million tons Of |
gold and silver.
Sure said the girl. clutching at imag-
mary coins with both hands.
We'll. we counted it,. said Cleary. and our
arms are 80 lame that we want bit OF
rub
Six nurses jumped at the detective. at
once, but the matron came in Just then and
institution. just then the matron caught
q glimpse Of those feet.
You will have TO come Tomorrow
she said cly, If you wish complete treat
poo this evening Ell that viii make Ssu both
sleep better"
Can you stand another'' whispered
Cleary TO Cllhane.
whats, the use; Let's tackle . new
sleuths went along the block till they came
TO another massage sign and went in.
II was evening dress here, too, and less
suspicion. Cleary and Culhane had their
nails pinked for the fourth time that evening
and then got their arms squeezed and rubbed
and jumped up and down till they cried
quit. Then Culhane recklessly asked for
treatment for his ankle-and the sleuths
were again baffled by their toes.
They tried to be gay and to fool the
nurses. Culhane saw a bottle on a side
board In the next room and asked for a
glass OF wine.
Sir said the nurse, .there is no wine
IN this house. That Is massage beauty
And she soused his face and
In another place Culhane spoiled the
game by asking nurse to PLAY the Piano |
70 that his back could he rubbed to music.
That is not a piano. sir sputtered the
natron. Did you ever hear Of a piano
n a hospital. sirf That's--a massage bat
cry for the electrical treatment. made in
he form OF piano just for ornamentation."
That's the way the detectives got u all
he week. The detailed report Of their In
,eetigation contains these statistics:
Cesry-Manicure 10 times. shampooed %,
acial massage ~. arms twisted 7. back
ubbed O.
Cuihane- Manicured rs times. shampooed
S with wine 4 timesl, facial massage 20,
umed l.