The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
THEY'RE SLUUTHTNG ADAUONBT
SOMEBODY INTERESTED m SIN
WEETMAN PEARSON.

Every Time British Contractor Leaves the
20. Regis the lsSss Bleuah Win . Ned
TIE WlgwaEs Ills AlhlaRs 60 Follow
Can % Ne Tor the standard @lI
n you pas by the corner Of Fifth ave-
niue and Fifty fifth street on one Of these
hot mornings, say between s:SO and II
O'Clock, the chances are that you will
suddenly find yourself IN an atmosphere
Of mystery For just about a week the
region has been haunted by detectives.
and Il you hagpen 70 look like . certain
English haronet you are watched from the
time you heAvc in sight until you dis
appear n you are a certain English
baronet one Or more Of the detectives
will follow you wherever you 90.
4 Sun reporter who has watched them
for two mornings learned that Sir Weet-
man Pearson IL the object Of the sur
VIGILANCE. which has been constant ever
since ~ arrived az the st. Regis on June
a. Sir weetman IL tho contractor for
some Of the Pennsylvania tunnels, and he
IL also in the I'll and other businesses
in Mexico He Comes into contact With
certain interests affiliated with Standard
Ell A detective who has talked with some
OI tho shadows saws thay are employed
by thOse interests.
On the day Sir Weetma1 arrived a
group of ak men. more or less roughly
dressed were grouped on the stone fence
outside the old Hartman house opposite
the hotel When the bAronet came out
o. tho hotel each took q good look al him
and then their work was on.
The chief slsuth ~ the lot seems % be
tail young man. whose Distinguishing
mark is a red tie. which your well regu-
lated sleuth Of tradition seldom wears
His job il n uit ON the stone fence ana
watch tho doors " the ~ Regis An
other stands in a shady SPOT by the side
Of the With Avenue Presbyterian church.
Two others afe pOstsd in fifty-fith street
and the other two m Fifty fourth street
The man with the rod tie l. the busy ono
When NOT engaged in pursuit the chief
task % the others - % appear uRcon-
Uerned
The day before yesterday tho sleuths
were on the job early. all IN position. but
there was little doing until the haronet
came ont uf the hotel doorway about
n O'Clock Immediately you could $40
the two nearest sleuths wake up The
Bririahar mmned into taxicab that was
waiting Tor him ard strated ~ IN the
direction 81 Madison avenue. He turned
around and got a good look at hls trailers.
The man with the red tie gave q signal
with his hand The man near the church
repeated it ~ the men a. fity-tourth
street and a. Sir Waetrnan's cab nASaed
the corner n that street on Madison
avenue another taxicah containing two
men was following him.
The man with the red tie stood watching
tho first taxicab a. II rolled away When
II turned south be took out book. made
A note ~ the hour. the number Of tho
taTirah and other circumstances and
hurried NJ Fifth avenue "a look Tor
telephone Ne returned later IN the day
and took up hls watch
Yesterday h. was on tho job ~ hall
past nine o'clock Ne waited until 10. hut
the har0nst did not leave the hotel. NJ
ha hurried over ~ Sixth avenue, eau
tiontnR his confederate az The church 10
h. on the lookout After about haN an
hour h. came back and climbed upon
the stone fence again.
SIR Weetman stuck close 20 his quarters
Yesterday morning II was not until
I O'Clock that anything occurred 70
rpawaken interest This was when severel
important looking men heRan 70 arrive
a. the hotel the identity % whom was
apparently known 20 The sleuth with the
red tie. he pulled out his book and
jotted something down. He waited and
waited. but the men stayed inside. 40 |
finally h. went 20 q telephone and re-
ported n somebody or other that Messrs
So-and-so we're lunching a. the hotel
with Sir Weetman. And ~ u vent on
through the day.
Several rural visitors who were IN
town seeing the sights yesterday ga1cd
open mouthed from the top 81 a bus
al the man with the red tie when he vas
pointed out to them a. a New York de-
iective They were visibly disappointed,
Where's his disgIIise'- one ~ them
wanted 70 know.