The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-26
True Stories of the Secret Service

persons Offering information in regard
to the various crimes against the gov
ernment. There were many secrets,
suspicious and surmises offered for
n sale al at prices ranging from $l00 to 81,
100000. The greater part of tie IN.
identity.
On one particular occasion nv offlee
was visited by a gentecl APPEARING
young woman. She came into the main
ONCE and requested a private inter.
view with the chief She was care.
fully yelled and cautious in her man.
ner; Her interview with me appeared
to be more for the purpose of obtain.
ing information than giving it. In the
course of her conversation sho in.
CURED as to the disposition of persons
arrested for counterfeLting and tho 70.
! suits or confessions, etc. She hntcd
OF & counterfeiting scheme, but she
either did not know OF was unwilling
/ TO give. any definite information. [
nnally drew from her that she might
| De able to find out something that
YOU'D be OF service to the government.
Ehe conclusion / came to was that
some Of her family were in some way
connected with counterfeiting and that
sne was seeking a way to check their
operations and at the same time save
them from punishment. I questioned
her carefully but was unable to gather
'sunlclent information to lead to any.
enlng tangible. thought there was
something worth looking after, but
When she left my Office she was fol
lowed by detective but the officer
was unable to shadow her without
giving himself away, as she repeatedly
turned around and looked about as
though she suspected she was being fol.
lowed, and the detective finally lost
sight of her.
Some weeks after this / received an
anonymous note couched in somewhat
singular terms. 1t was in. a fine fc-
male hand and read as follows:
ITO the Chief of the Govt. Secret Sery-
ice, 56 Bleeker st.
Behevlng that confidential commu-
nlcatlons may be addressed to you with
out fear of exposure, I have deter
mined TO give You information that
am sure Will be valuable. This brief
note may form an important leaf in
the history of life begun in the love
light of fond home and epdearing as
soclations to end in felon IS cell, pos
slbly IN felon's grave. To demon
strate the truth of what ! say, go to
No - - street, and examine for
yourself !"
It was house that had long been
considered undesirable. and located upon
a fashionable street, that was thus
brought to my attention. 1t was only
n weak suspicion, but yet I thought it |
sufficiently pointed TO warrant an in,
vesIigation. 1t was soon learned that !
this house was occupied by an elderly
gentleman, apparently a Russian or
German, tall young man of 25 or
thereabouts, and a rather comely ap- (
pearing Young woman. In their COM
ing and going they appeared much like
other people. This particular house.
however, had long been pointed out and |
stared at because of great crime
its walls. 1t had stood empty for |
months at time and its owner was
only too glad to secure tenants. and |
no questions asked.
The Rhetschlags, as they were |
known, were n very secluded family. !
No one seemed to know where they |
came from or by what means they |
earned their livelihood. 1t was rare
that any person had been seen to en-
ter their door during the day time.
While the detectives were on watch |
young man of prepossesslng appear
apce called at the house on two occa-
slons in the evening, remaining a
short time. When he left he carried |
q small bundle. 1t was also learned |
from the people on the other side of
the wall that strange noises had been
heard late at night There was a
clicking and iarring sound as of
some one pounding upon the floor with
heavy instrument. The neighbors
thought there might be something
wrong, and that was all the thought |
they gave to the matter. Each night
a bright light was seen cleaning from
an upper window. and the shadows of
persons moving to and fro were cast
upon the closely drawn window shade.
The detective had slipped up to the
front door and put his ear to the key
hole He heard the clicking and was
positive that it was n printing press in
operation. For time l was undeter-
mined iust what course TO pursue. /
finally concluded to employ q ruse TO
get into the house and learn what was