The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-17

like a border ruffiRn. He had over
heard the two talking together in a
saloon on Cottage Grove avenue where
the stranger had discussed the murder
Of Nichols in great detail, showing a
remarkable familiarity with the whole
affair. Schwartz had g. sort Of Jesse
James theory (Which he seemed anx-
ious to have accepted9 that the crime
ern desperadoes and that this fellow
was connected with them.
Mr.. Pinkerton listened with interest
to all this, but was less edited than
Schwartz imagined, since two OF his
most trusted Shadows" who had been
following Schwartz, had given him
reports Of the latter's movements, max
ing it plain that the red-haired des-
perado was a myth, and that no such
meeting as Schwartz described had
taken place. Nevertheless. processing
to be well pleased with Schwartz's ef-
forts, Mr.. Pinkerton sent him out to
track the fabulous desperate. Schwartz
continued to render false reports. Fin
ally, without a word to arouse his sus-
picion, he was allowed to resume his
work on the railroad.
The shadows" put upon Schwartz
after this reported suspicious init
macy between him and Watt, and a de-
tective Of great tact, Frank Jones, was
detailed to get into their confidence, if
! possible. He was given a run" as
/ brakeman between Des MOines and
/
/ he should come in from the west and
/ lay over at Davenport on the same
4 days when Schwartz and Watt laid
over there, coming in from the east.
Jones played his part cleverly, and was
soon on intimate terms with Schwartz
4 and Watt, taking his meals at their
/ boarding house and sleeping in a room
adjoining theirs They finally came to
like him so well that they suggested
/ his trying to get q transfer to their
! IOaVennOTT
cagO. This was successfully arranged,
and then the three men were together
constantly, Jones even going to board
at SchWartz's house in Chicago. About
this time Schwartz began to talk of
giving up railroad work 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 to the com
pany for leave of absence, on the plea
that he wished to arrange some family
matters in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Pinkerton, being informed by
Jones of Schwartz's application, used
his influence to have it granted. When
the young man started east he did not
/ travel alone. His every movement was
watched and reported, nor was he left
unguarded for moment, day or night,
I during an absence of several weeks, in
New York, Philadelphia and other
eastern cities.
To one unfamiliar with the re-
sources and organization of a great
detective system it is fncomprehensible
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-
ttective, his continued presence in a
locality would soon arouse suspicion.
The daily change of shadows" is easy
when the man under watch remains
lin one place; for then it is only neceS-
sary to send a new shadow from the
central Office early each morning to
REPLACE the one who put the man to
bed" the night before. But 1t IS very
different when the subject is constant
I ly travelling about on boats or rail-
ways, and perhaps sleeping in a diff
Iferent town each night. Without the
network of agencies, including large
land small bureaus that the Pinkertons
have gradually established all over
the United States, the "shadowing" Of
a man in rapid fight 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 it 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 dis
patch. which we'll illustrates a system
In constant use in the Pinkerton bu-
reaus, was as follows;
"R. j. Linden, AL Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, Pa.-Anxious shoes suck
er Brown marbles man other dropping
eight arrives put grand fifty marbles
PARTICLES along or derby coat ship very
ltan seer wearing these have and is
ribbon ink dust central Tuesday for
dust to rice hat and paper vest yellow
ink get must jewelry morning depot
lon. D. 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, any
criminal may be 'shadOWed' today as
Schwartz was ''shadowed, one set of
electives relieving another every
hours and the mans every word and
action be carefully noted down and re-
ported without his having the faintest
suspicion that he is under observation.
The task of Swallowing a person who
lis traversing city streets is intrusted
/. to men especially skilled in the art
(for art it isl of seeing without being
seen. This is. indeed. one Of the most
difficult tasks detective is called upon
to perform. and the few who excel in II
are given little else to do. Where a
criminal like Schwartz, upon whose
final capture much depends, is being
followed. two, three, or even four
shadows are employed simultaneously
one keeping in advance, one in the rear
and two on either side. The advantag &c
: of this is that one relieves the other
by change of position, thus lessenine
the chance Of discovery, while. Of
course, 1t is scarcely possible for severa
shadows to be thrown off the trail
at once An adroit criminal might out
wit one shadow but he could scarce
" outwit four. A shadow" on com
: ing into a new town with a subject, re
I veaIs himself to the shadow" who Is
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