The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-11
MONDAY. JUNE II, 1906
THOSE RUDE DETECTIVES

THOSE RUDE DETECTIVES
After all, one can scarcely blame lit
tie MIR. Fowler for feeling annoyed at
the way in which those naughty de.
tectives took advantage of his unsus.
pecting friends when they were con-
Quoting their business here on q GER
tain Sunday in a perfectly gentleman
ly way, calculated 6 attract no atten.
tion at all. Their conduct in sneakiug
around to thu back door OF che saloon s
as the other customers were dong vas
extremely thoughtless; 1t was certain
ly impolise if not posi- lively uds. How
very unfortunate that the detectives
could not have used .npright methods
in securing their evidence against lit
tie MI Fowler's crowd. What pity
that these men from another town
should come here and bring shame to
the name Of our highly esteemed sa
loon keepers. bawdy house keepers
and gamblers! What a shame that
these men should commit acts that
would blacken their characters when
little Mr.. Fowler himself says tina
the Law and Order league conid have
obtained all the information of the
kind they desired from our own police
force-from Pete Wheeler, Might
Marshall Baker or Deputy Sheriff
Evans. These men paid by the city to
maintain law and order knew just
what was going on, according to Little
Mr.. Fowler, yes the Law and Order
League ignored them and brought
in two rude detectives from Spo-
kane to get the information which will
cause these good people endless bother
Why couldn't these detectives have
detected in a gentlemanly manner!
Why rid mt they have detected in
way wbicn would have met the appro-
val of little Mr.. Fowlerl Instead OF
sneaking around to the back door of
the salonos as the other customers
were doing, why couldn't they have
called the saloon men up by phone
just previous to their visit, told them
they were coming and instructed them
to have a good crowd of customers
present when they arrived. On their
arrival they might have gone to the
front door. upon which, if they found
it locked. they should have knocked
in a subdued manner, politely request
ing az mittance, telling the proprietor
that they were there to secure evil
dence that the thirst parlors were be-
ing Kept open on Sunday; that they
wanted good and conclusive evidence,
such as would beyond doubt, con-
vince the saloon men, that if they
were not prepared to furnish such evil
dence at that tine, would they kind
ly send a messenger around to the
hotel when they were ready. This
plan would have no DOUBT met She
approval of little Mr.. Fowler and the
saloon men thems lives and would
have stamped the detectives as gentle
men of the Fowler saloon type. The
detectives might at least have gone to
the saloon men and gamblers as well
as to the rest of Mr.. Fowlers frienqs
upon their arrival here, and told them
who they were and their business
They should have then gone to our
highly efficient police force and given
the members the chance to have sup
piled the Law and Order league with
information first, instead of carrying
on their work just as if we didn't
have highly efficient police force.
Mercy, buc kets. What nasty mess
they made of it. Don't try to stop
me, now, / am going 70 wash my
hands and clean my typewriter.