Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-30
HOW A SLEUTH
DISSIPATED ONE
DREAM OF YOUTH
Tells of His Plans to Annoy the
Leni Lenapes for Polit-
ical Effect.

Detectives, that is to say, those OF
the brand selected to root out any old
kind of sensation or Islander to suit
certain-purposes and for special occa-
sions, are not half as cute as the de-
tectives read about in dime novels.
They will talk when it is up to them
to do the NUNS the-word" act,
drink with strangers. are just as sus-
ceptible to the influences of liquor
as other human beings and reveal
! business secrets in a manner to
amaze one who had been reared to
believe that the Sphinx had nothing
on a detective when it came to
j matter of conversation.
That's what an Evening Star re-
porter thought until last night when
ideal and the ideal conJured up IN
earlier years were rudely shattered.
With one or two others the reporter
SAT-. down to lunch. At table near
by was q smartly dressed stranger
who kept looking around. He SEEM
ed lonesome, but didn't remain lone
some very long.
without the formality of introduce
ton he announced himself as folloWs'
"Say, this is one nice town! Live
here? I've been in the city two days
but | must say like 1t,
He was so nice about 1t that no one
objected to the intrusion. One OF the
PARTY who had travelled some, replied
that himself and friends were not
really residents of Newark, but knew
the town fairly well. Come here
often to transact business with the
leather manufacturers.
All hands had to join the "detec-
tive,' as he later proclaimed himself
to be, in treat. He could drink some
could this Sherlock Holmes, and he
enjoyed himself in his own way while
others smoked cigars.
"Drink never bothers me; you see
| take small ones" he said as he
moved his chair over to the report
ers table. Have to, you know. we
detectives are UP against so much.
Seeing as he was a detective the
others became quiet, respectful anu
apprehensive. There was really no
cause for alarm. The "sleuth' rat
tied away in entertaining style.
lust watch the Evening News
and you will hear from me and my
teammates" he volunteered. "They
are doing the lodging house lay, and
tog out accordingly. I'm on the
LEM Lenape Club job and dress well
to keep UP appearances. We are after
this Democratic bunch around mere,
You know. We don't care whether
we rub it in to Democrats or he /
publieans. 1t all depends on VINO
puts up the coin. Easy money, too,
/ can tell you. We furnish dope TO
suit, get our cash and beat 1t. Don
have to care whether we tell the
truth or not. Just work in a rev
names, describe the surroundings
and IL looks good.
La A. from mo. il great graft, |
! was with Burnss detective agency
for d few months, but Burns was too
particular. Had TO have facts. Wen, !
llfe's too short for that.
Now take this Leni Lenape lay
that am on. | worked myself in as
a member of the club, made good
fellow OF myself and was soon right
In with the boys. | am going to turn
in a story to be published in the Eve
ming News Saturday night or Mon
day about policemen and city OIL
cia's meeting there, playing CARDS
and gambling and planning frauds /
1t will take all right and l will be
far away when IL comes out you |
see. IL won't be published until too
late for The Star or the police TO
contradict or disprove the statements
until after election
us this an election scheme?' asked
one of the party.
"Snre II Is. What else?" answered
the confiding sleuth. 1--WE work that
In lots of places. Those who hire us
don't care much, so long as we get
results and their own ends are
gained" ~,
ming News will print your story?' he
was asked,
"Oh. don't worry about that?" and
he laughed a shrewd laugh. "Thats
part of the game. It's all understood.
It's pie for the News the kind OF
stuff we hand out"
"But aren't you afraid OF getting
into legal difficulties imposing upon
the people in such a manner"
ITO HI with trouble" was the re-
ply. "They can't get us. We don't
give our right names, and, besides.
are here today and away tomorrow.
Let them kick until they get red In
the face"
"How about the clearinghouse bust
ness you spoke off" was another ques-
ton.
ooh. there are six or seven of my
| pals rooming IN Market street lodg-
| ing houses They are playing the
homeless bum role and getting in with
! the floating voters. We don't count
on doing much in this line, as we are
paid to catch Democrats, while II APP
pears that the Republicans are in bad
! in the clearinghouse section. But I'll
score by cracking up the Leni Lee
napes."
| The sleuth then proceeded to tell a
| lot more of his plans how names of
legal voters are being reported to
committees as not entitled to vote
and such other things.
| 'There'll be nothing to it but an
noyance to men who are real citi-
zens," explained the great detective.
! at will serve to stir up newspaper
| talk and make people believe that
| the town is overrun with repeaters.
An old game, as I said before. but
1t pays us, and that's all we care.
"By the way" he concluded, 'if
my crowd was on that survey Job
| we would have dug up vice when
there was no vice. That crowd was
too conscientious. They told the
truth. The truth doesn't pay in this
business of ours. That is, it never
pays u.s."
Fined $24o for 112 Terrapin
ATLANTIC CITY, oct. sO-For
having liz terrapin in his possession.
Risley Giberson. one of the Oldest and
| most resnapted residents nf Port Re-