The Washington times., 1910-02-05

forces are working IN sympathy with
I the employment Of MS hands and head.
/ sent 60 Paris for Michael O'MaIIey,
whose long residence there had out
wardly transformed him from an -ish-
man to a Frenchman. and who for
/ convenience spelled his name Malet
I thus retaining the sound without the
substance He opened a cafe, which.
! because OF its excellence. speedily be-
came the resort Of the higher officers
OF the Russian army stationed al St
Petersburg Every one Of the walters in
his establishment were spies In his en-
ploy brought with him from Paris, and
not one OF them knew Of my existence.
Thus they did their work in The dark,
but they did it we'll. Another Irish
man, Tom CoyIe. who looked like a
Russian, established a cab stand on
the English plan, and he had a small
army Of men under him who worked
IN the same way as AIalet's servants
4 Frenchman and his whether
names we're ST Cyr-ran a high class
in.a IIisence office and furnished vai.ets,
maids. cooks, COaChmen. etc, for the
Z best families at the Russian capital.
had one assistant who taught singing
10 the nObilIJyG and another who was
master at arms, ana gave lessons in the
sc enCe OF handling all kinds Of Weap-
ons. In the less pretentiOus quarters
of tie city 1 had proprietOrs of fourth
rate cafes on my list: also loungers,
Oafers, seeming druukards. laborers.
But more important than these, 1 sue
ceeded in securing for one OF my best
meu-an American-the management Of
the city messenger service, and one 10y
one lie contrfved TO replace the messen-
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until many OF them were unknOwingly
members OF my staff Unknowingly,
mind you, for there in existed much Of
the secret Of my power Ny workers
did not know what they did Garfield
really did Erest work for me while he
held that position, and I must not neg
IeCt TO give him credit for II.
O'NaIley. CoyIe. the ST. Cyrs and
Garfield were really. therefore. the sew
eraI component parts Of my immediate
staff. and those nve were the only per
sons among all ms hundreds Of workers
who knew Dubra-nik 10 be their chief.
and II is a perfectly safe statement 10
say that in all St Petersburg, nay
In all the world Al that time. there were
but nine persons living who had the
least knowledge o. even suspicion OF my
business. the r-ne were the Gar.
myself. and More now in solitary con-
dnemeut, although ia a comfortably ap-
pointed rD0m IN one OF the prisons
II is wei that 1 should say a word
or two ID reference TO these assistants
OF mine. in passing
O-daTev WAS an Irisnman Of the
finest type Of bluff and honest man
hood have known him ard tried him
through many difficulty where MS
sterling Qualities OF character, ms rug
ged honesty Of purpose, his unfaiiiuS
loyalty and devotion 10 me and his uu-
Canny qualities as an investigator had
endeared him 10 me both professionally
and personally beyond The expression
Of mere words 10 describe It I knew
that I could rely upon him dbSOluteiy
in all emergencies, and that he Wa
utterly fearless in the face Of any
danger thai might present itself b.
by the elite N the Russian capital he
merely follows ed out q plan long before
undertaken in Paris for a Ike purpose
and through the workings Of his wait
erS and other employees he possessed
sources Of Information and facilities for
inveSti cation unprecedented in their far
reaching possibilities There is many 2
whispered word and uudCTtCned CONVEX
SaJIDn carried on at . supper table over
the coffee OF e bottle Of vine which
rluds II way ln,c the ears Of servit0rs
and O'Malley's duties consisted not
alone IN piercing together after they
were supplied 10 him these scraps OF
conversation, but in having his work
eTS SDy upon certain uersOnaEes when
they apDea--yi AT the cafe and so anti
ciTgote secrets which they might have
20 unfold Even he had lesser men in
authority under bin and many Of
those who were almost directly under
his employ believed that they were al
lied 70 the Re -JlIsr secret police and
did not know IF their employers OIL
cial capacity
Tom CoyIe. huge rough-bearded
Irishman. who in outward appearance
might have passed anywhere for a Rus
sian, was not less efficient or less loved
and trusted by me than O'Malley. As
q proprietor Of a cab stand every driver
was a minion Of his and served him
precisely IS O Malley'S walters did their
chief and il may readily be determined
that the power thus exerted for making
reports for knowing the distinction and
the engagements Of certain individuals
was far-reachings indeed. Coyle also had
served me in the execution Of many
delicate missions OF the past and I
could depend upon him almost as ALSO
luteiy as 1 could upon myself.
Ihe two St Cyrs. husband and wife,
were equally important factors in my
work; indeed. hey provided the most
Iar-TeacnluE assistance I had for If
You VIII stop To consider a moment and
VIII realize how absolutely at the mercy
Of house servants the ordinary citizen
IS compelled TO be yO1 viii understand
now an employment agency ODpra Cd
1or the purpose Of espionage can dis
cover and reveal secrets which other
wise might never find their way outside
the family circle There is no written
document. no locked bureau drawer. no
hidden pocket, no secret hiding place
into which the pTying eyes and fingers
OF maid or valet, hOussmaid or general
servltor. cannot penetrate. These peo-
Die did their work for the St Cyrs and
reported to them, knowing nothing
whatever Of why they made these re-
ports, or to whom they ultimately found
their way
Garfield was also invaluable As man
aging director Of the Messenger Service
with many Of his employees working As
spies, II was a comparatively easy mat
ter TO intercept letters and MESA g-es /
ana TO obtain a. knowledge Of the con
Ienls or documents through their skilled
have given this resume Of Condi-
uons as / established them to avoid /
gong into detail respecting the so4.l-~e- I
OF the Information I made Us Of h1,t I
II VIII be understood now how tlo-