The Jersey City news., 1906-07-10
FRENCH SLEUTHS
IN CUSTODY
Two Amateurs Named De
Velliers Charged With
Misdemeanor for Keeping
Alleged Detective Agency
| MRS. LOCKER COMPLAINED
HER STORY OF HER ACQUAINT-
ANCE WITH THE DE VELLIERS
BROTHERS CAUSES THEM TO
BE HELD.


BE HELD. --
Two well educated young Frenchmen,
who according to the age given by both.
twenty-four years, must be twin broth
ers, were arrested this morning and held
on charge of misdemeanor. They gave
their names respectively as One Etieni@
Collona Eugen de Velliers and w. Alex
Andrew de Yelliers. Both claimed to
hail from Paris For some time past they
have conducted an alleged detective
agency at No. 76 Grand street. Their
arrest was caused by Mrs. Middleton
LOCKER, of Brooklyn, who complained
yesterday to Chief of Police Murphy
that she believed herself to be a victim
of bogus detectives. She told the Chief
that about ten days ago she was walk
ing up and down the waiting room of
the Pennsylvania depot, when she was
approached by well-dressed, intelligent
looking man who said to her:
whats the matter, madame, you
look troubled. Can l be of any service
to your
Mrs. LOCKER said there was something
about the man that inspired confidence
and she said:
Eyes. am separated from my hus-
band, and he and his detectives are shad-
owing me and following me.'
According to the woman's story the
man who approached her pulled card
from his pocket inscribed with his name
as representing the National Detective
Agency" He offered his services as
detective and asked her to call at the
office, No 76 Grand street. She did so,
and when told that money would have
to be advanced to conduct the case she
said she did not have the necessary
amount with her, but drawing a $50
diamond ring from one of her fingers she
proffered it as security. The next day
she says she paid the man $5O>
1t appears that after receiving the ap-
pended letter Mrs. LOCKER was advised
by Brooklyn friends that she was being
duped So she laid the matter and the
letter before Chief Murphy, who assign
ed Detectives Dan Lee and Bob Pierson
to the case. They found the men above
mentioned at the ferry this morning evil
IDENTIFY plying their avocation. When
questioned by the Chief both admitted
that they had received no authority to
establish regular detective agency.
They were held.
The letter submitted by Mrs. LOCKER
was from the man who took her case in
hand, and reads as follows:--
Jersey City, July 1906.
MrS. Madelean LOCKER, NO. % Felix
street, Brooklyn, n. Y.:-
"Dear Madam-The reports received
up to and including Sunday noon, July
s, does not show anything new of any
Importance. And outside of few mat
ters everything is the same The small
matters in question are being investigat-
ed and conducted by the undersigned,
and the result vii! be reported to YOU
on Wednesday, the 11th inst. 1t has
been made known to the undersigned
that you have given information to a
party, which information We much should
prefer not be given cut to anybody be-
fore We are through with this case, SO
we most sincerely beg you to maintain
the greatest secresy about your own as
well as our movements. We expect to
land this case, but we cannot do it if
outsiders are to know about our move
ments. A report in full will be made
ANAee ~
by the undersigned to you Wednesday,
the 18th inst, at 4.30, il you win be at
the Brooklyn Annex of the Pennsy yIyan,a
ferry at the foot Of Fulton street. We
are doing all around work now, nothing
can escape US and We hope to be able
to finish before long Until then how
sorry you may feel, do not reveal any
thing to anybdy; we must demand this
If We are to succeed.
please let US know if the postal cards
in uestion have been returned to you.
Also if you will meet our Chief at the
mentioned place and hour. We remain,
yours respectfully,
wv. A. A. DE vILLIERs,
~ ''Chief."
FELL FROM A WAGnN