The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-14
Beware the Dictograph
REMARKABLE NEW INVENTION THAT HAS ASSISTED IN SOME
RECENT SENSATIONAL CASES.

business morals were undesirable. The
inquirer was one Of the latter.
He said he wanted to hear his op.
ponents while they were actually con.
spring. Could 1t he done? 1t prob.
Wy could be done. Mr.. Turner said,
but first he had to look over the
ground. He wa taken to the Chicago
oinces OF the company and was shown
II room in which the conspirators
met to plan the downfall OF their as
sociates.
1t was a large room arranged by a
suspicious man. Tbs walls. we're ut
terly bare. The ground glass windows
were unshaded. There was not a stick
OF furniture in the room except the
oig table in the center and the chairs
arranged around 1t. Apparently there
was not = spot in sight where the lit
tie transmitter. about , IL inches in
aianleter and less than an inch in
thickness. could be concealed.
The ceiling was searched, and the
problem was solved. Over the table
hung a big chandelier. At the bot
tom OF Its stem, was \ hollow brass
oaH from which the arms of the chan.
delier ~protruded. The ball was mere
~ Tor ornamental purposes. Its pos
stele usefulness had never been dis.
covered it had never been made or
bought. Mr.. Turner's eye caught 1t at
once.
Can tina, ball be opened:" he ask
II. certainly can" said the seeker
after truth. And you can GO as far
As you like. only get it in quick"
IL was easy to open the ball, hang
the transmitter in its hollow center,
CLOSE i; up. run the wires up throuSh
the pipe. then between the joisrs into
the room above. where the ear piece
was placed in the bottom drawer of
the mans desk.
That was the las, Mr.. Turner heard
OF his client for several months. Then
q he happened to be down in
the wall street district OF New York
ak!ns lunch with one Of the directors
OF MS company. a lawyer now dead.
they We're discussing the dic,agraph
and ITS possible uses. and Mr.. Turner
Fne lawyer opened his mouth in
amasement and when he finally got
lack his voice. he remarked. :
thatS where he go, his information. is
it,"
Then he told how the truth-seeksr
IN the case had been his client in a
row among the directors OF the COM
rany. and the client had been able 20
win his case because he was able. with
such wonderful prescience. 70 tell az.
ac,iE what the opposition had in mind.
ana what they and t:leir lawyers had
proposed TO do from LAY to day. SO
shat he Was always prepared for evorv
Development in the case.
And TO think" he added, ",ha,
even though a director in the COM
pany. I never suspected he was u.s.
low.." "
"And since then" said Mr.. Turner.
Il don't mention names Of customers
to n one"
Another lawyer il the New YORK.
financial distric,-oae 81 those LAWYER,
Whose practice is OF q sort tina. makes
its difficult 60 say whether they could
hes, be described as lawyers or imam.
eiers. has n all trimmed in Flare.
his ink wells l. is . stand with two
ink wells, and the dictssraph serve. a.
Il PEN rack. the whole being Suil, in
unison with the heavy mahogany Of
the ONCE Furnishings. lts purpose i:
70 be . mute witness and repeater .!
everything hat IS aid 10 the lawye,
by any n who cocsui3 him Wher
the conversation IS one he thinks il
necessary 10 preserve. he rings a bel
and his secretary. n an adto.nins
room. MS the 4 piece 20 his head and
writes down every wc:d OF the convsr.
satton. exactly as i: Is u,.ered,
The dicsagraph IS 10 respec,er O,
persons or OF things. II viii do III.
dirty" work OF e scn-mer as readil,
as It will do the clean work OF ont
who aims 70 punish crime.
Thus. in Salt Lake. Utah, 4 broke,
and his telegraph Clerks were chareet
With using II as an Aid in q vi.e-tap
ping schene The broker wanted III,
New York Stock Exchange qUo,a,ion.
and. il VAS ALLEGED. Installed a dicts,
gra ph ia the Wal! or which was a re
Peter on 4 private wi-e running fror
he ONCE - 4 \s~ YORK hFoker :,
san Francisco, Il was 10 trick 4, al
snr telegraph operators IN the wire
tapping brokers' 80. - COPY ever,
quotation and crsssaxe ,hAr ra.sec
over the private @.rs. He net oui,
got ,he use Of sss QUOTATIONS. hln.els