The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-08
MRS. GOODWIN
SEEKS SKILL
And Cleverness in Her New
Work as q Detective.
Taxicabs a Bad Lot.
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New York, March 81 do not
care for the distinction Of being the
first woman to become a member Of
the detective force. But / hope my
work will be so successful that Will
be- known as one pf the cleverest de-
tectives in the department"
This was the statement OF Mrs.
Isabella Goodwin who was made a
detective sergeant at a salary of ST.
$50 a year because sheg succeedsd in
obtaining the evidence that led 70 the
arrest of the taxcab bandits who
committed a $4,000 daylight robbery
In the heart OF the financial district
And II the suceeg4 that she has al
ready met with Is any criterion, Dep
uty Commissioner Dougherty says,
the male members of the force will
have to look to their laurels If they
do not want to be ecllpsed by a
woman.
Mrs. Goodwin, the widow OF po-
liceman, was acting as police mat
ron at the time OF the taXlcab rob-
berries. She had some experience in
detective work in running down
clalrvoyants and other takers. When
the police failed to make such head
way on the taXicab robbery case, In
spector Knsman pressed her into
service The detectives had learned
that Edward Iiinsman and jess AL
brozo, two OF the SUSPECTS, were
sweethearts of Annie Hall and Myrtle
Hoyt, inmates Of dive. Mrs. Good
win went to the resort disguised as a
woman of all work, and secured em-
ployment Today she told the story
OF her adventure as follows:
even my own people did not know
what | was doing j stayed in that
dive for a week and during that time
did net get more than ten hours
slep. / was obliged to drink strong
coffee every hour to keep awake. L
knew that ] might miss the opportu-
nifty to obtain the information
sought If / was not constantly on the
alert
81 wore a klmona of doubtful
freshness and put a shuttle into my
walk. | did not have anything to
say to any of the inmates of the re-
sort and they evidently did not think
knew CROUCH to be anything but
harmless
'fOften / would tlptoe to the door
Of Annie and Myrtle's room and listen.
to their conversation. IF l heard one
of them make a move TO come to the
door, | would knock and ask to bor-
row needle or make some other
excuse.
"The language that came from that
Al / al
my ears TO their vile remarks and
prayed that they would talk about the
robbery. Finally l .eard one of them
say:
'wen Eddie, the Boob, turned a
great trick, didn't heT
"Then Annie began to boast that
she would soon have so many fine
clothes that her friends wouldn't
know her. At another time she com
,plained that Kinsinan had failed to-
call her by long distance from Al
bany.
"At the various times / would
sneak out of the place and telephone
TO Commissioned Dougherty | had
TO be on the lookout constantly for
fear some one would follow me.
''Finally, however, | got the infor-
nation that was reeded, and Kins-
man Albrozo and the rest of the
gang We're caught.
Now that they have made me a
detective sergeant, l expect 10 earn
my salary instead of accepting it for
the work have already done. II
hope that I Win be detailed TO work
on cases similar 60 that of the taxi
cab robbers i love the excitement