The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-04
New Honors Won by
Detective William ]. Burns

finally became convinced that II was ~
so difficult to do the work, was III c..
tainly not. They turned il over 10 4.
Then there is detective agency ia sht
country called the Pinkerton's. Did yoa
ever hear Of thcml"
Voice: "Yes."
Mr.. Burns: well, I am clad som..
body did. daughter and applause)
They wondered what happened IN,
caused the Bankers Association 10 tur,
the matter over TO me- Then they issued
a circular. Do you remember thaty
Voice "Yes, | got IT,"
Mr.. Burns: They told you in that eli.
cular they were no longer protecting the
banks. | don't know whether they ever
did or not. But they carried the ide,
you could now look out for robberies:
that all the banks would be robbed and
plundered, and the rates OF insurance
would go up--all that sort OF buurombe
You know they go upon the theory that
they were there first, and nobody has
right TO run a national detective agency
except themselves.
"By the way. this Pinkerton fellow b
New York. when he learned | had tie
job, went 10 the President OF the Amer.
can Bankers Association and begged and
pleaded with him TO give him another
chance to get il back. He said, No, Mr.
Burns has the contract for a year. and
II he makes good we will give him two
more. Then they got peeved and started
their own Association; and the banks a
over the country were many Of them
frightened to death. and were looking fn
burglars; and | guess lots OF them ~
not sleep after reading the Pinkertou cir-
cular. That circular was practically n
invitation to every thief in the country %
get busy. They were not on the job
don't you see that-and they published
il in paper called The Detective
paper that is read by every thief In the
country.
well. some OF those bank burglars gct
busy, first at Ford, Kansas. than 4
Chatsworth. Illinois, and we promptly
got them and remained on the JOB until
they went to the penitentiary, except one
who was killed; and after these men
woke up up to the fact that there was
somebody on the job, and that there va
a better man on the job than had evef
been there before (Applause) they gut
troubling you. You know ! beiieve 2
blowing my own horn once IL q vhis
Great laughter and applause, - e.
prove il when | am called Oh 1ea
know that is the best part Of Il. So "
caught them and put them in the pent
Tertiary. Just before we got theSCh,is'
worth bank robber, Pinkcrton ms run
ming around over the country giving osf
interviews: The Chatsworth bank hss
been robbed'-for fear people would n0
see it in the papers, but It was nothing
more than the barking of jisaPpotntea
competitor. Then we caught them ~
sent them to the penitentiary--two
three Of them for twenty-one years ihs1
is what has an effect on those ielloNA
You put them in for about twenty.o.
years and that puts the fear OF Coo y
them. They will let you alone after ~!
"Now then. say, those fellows :slea
the banks that are easiest to get iss!
will overlook the Association bank. O.s
il there 10 a great deal OF money %
and it is a very easy bank to get mo
as they say. they will sometimes take
chance. especially in those little 'oum
where your police or watchmen are ony
on till midnight-they naturally take ~
vantage of that. You should always
on watch. II you have it in mind: ~
can catch the fellows always. ins!
always send a man ahead to look .',en
proposed victim over. This man IS e'',s'
an umbrella peddler. or selling spee'as't.'
or something of that sort. He comes =
and looks the bank over, locates wv
safe, acquaints himself with the MAKE ~ :
the safe, where you keep it and now ~
door is locked, and where It y pI,ess
Then he goes out and locates the oss
smith shop. which is always OPEN .e1a,
for the bank burglar to get tools. y r ~
then the car house of the railroad inss
they will look to find where they can =.
your telephone and telegraph w ,,s',
when they get there it is easy 10 DIV
the safe"