The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-17

and going TO live IN Kansas or the far
west It was arranged that Jones
should join him and Mrs Schwartz on
a western trip. Meantime Schwartz
applied 10 the company for leave Of
absence on the plea that he wished to
arrange some family matters in Phila-
dclA,llia
Mr. Pinkerton. being Informed by
Jones. 81 Schwartz application. used
bis eAiIuence to have it granted.
When the young man started east he
did not travel alone. His every move
ment was watched and reported, nor
was he left unguarded for n moment,
day or night. during an absence Of
several weeks in New York. Philadel-
phia and other eastern cities.
To one unfamiliar with the re-
sources and organization of a great
detective system il is incomprehensible
how continuous 'shadOwing" day after
day, and week after week, through
thousands of miles of journeying, can
be accomplished. The matter is made
none the simpler when you know that
there must be a change of shadows
every day, However adroit the de-
teCtiYe, his continued presence in a
locality would soon arouse suspicion.
The daily change of shadow is easy
when the man under watch remains
in one place: for then it IS only neces-
sary to send a new shadow" from the
central office early every morning to
replace the one who put the man TO
bed the night before. But ii is very
different when the subject is constant
ly travelling about on boats or railways,
and perhaps sleeping in ii different
town each night. Without the net
work of agencies, including large and
small bureaus, that the PinkertOns
have gradually established all over
the United States, the "'shadOWing' OF
a man in rapid flight would be impos-
sible AS it is, nothing is easier
Schwartz, for instance spent several
days in Buffalo, where his actions
were reported hour by hour until he
bought his ticket for Philadelphia
AS he took the train a fresh shadow"
took il too, securing a section in the
same sleeping car with him, and TAX
ing his meals at the same time
Schwartz took his. either in the dining
car or at stations. No sooner had the
train left the station than the Pinker-
ton representative in Buffalo reported
by cipher-dispatch TO the bureau in
Philadelphia, whittier Schwartz was
going. The exact form of the dispatch
which well illustrates a system i'm con-
slant use in the Pinkerton bureaus,
was as follows:
"R. J. Linden. AZ Chestnut street.
Philadelphia, Pa.-Anxious shoes suck
CT Brown marbles man other drop
ing eight arrives put grand fifty
marbles articles along or derby coat
ship very tan seer wearing these have
and is ribbon ink dust central Tues
day for dust 10 rice hat and paper vest
yellow ink get must jewelry morning
depot on. .. ROBERTSON"
In dispatches of this sort important
Information regarding criminals is
constantly flashing over the wires with
no danger of any leak"
Thus. from one city TO another. and
through every part of the country, amy
criminal may be Swallowed" today as
Schwartz was "shadowed," one set of
twenty-fOur hours and the mans every
twenty-fOur hours, and the mans every
word and action be carefully noted
down and reported. without his haV-
ing the faintest suspicion that he is I'M
der observation. The task OF shadow
ing" a person who is traversing city
streets il intrusted TO men especially
skilled in the art .(fOr art il Isl Of see
ing without being seen. This is, in
deed, one Of the most difficult tasks a
detective is called upon 10 perform.
and q few who excel in il arc given
li+''a else "a do Where a criminal like
Schwartz, upon whose final capture
n.uch depends. is being followed. two,
three. or even four shadows" are en-
ployed simultaneously. one keeping in
advance one in the rear and two on
either side The advantage Of this is
that one relieves the other by change
Of position. thus lessening the chance
of discovery; while. Of course, it is
scarcely possible for several "shad-
ows" 10 be thrown off the trail at
once. An adroit criminal might outwit
one shadow" but he could scarcely
outwit four \ shadow" on coming
into a town with a subject reveals
himself 10 the shadow who is 70 re-