South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-11
MANY WOMEN ON
DETECTIVE FORCES
Are More Than Making Good in
Battle on Crime and
Criminals.

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Crime and
criminals have new foe 10 contend
with ia these modern days-the wo-
man detective. And in matching wits
with her the cunning criminal mas
more than met his match. AS a mat
ter OF fact. he is hgnting at a dlsad-
vantage from the very start-hgnting
IN the dark, with eyes D1ndfOlued, so
10 speak. Why? Because he does
not know her.
The regular detective the real
disciple OF old Sleuth, the bull" as
he is called by the underworld, is ac-
cepted by the criminal as a matter
OF course. He is an enemy TO So
ciety.
Probably the best known detective
in the country is Isabella Goodwin,
who is enjoying the salary and title
Of a first grade lieutenant in the New
York police department, the only wO-
man detective OF 50 high q grade in
any city in the United States. Mrs.
Goodwin was a police matrOn. She
won her spurs, so TO speak, a couple
of years ago when, becoming ac-
quainted with Swedish Annie she
brought about the arrest of the rob-
hers who held up the bank messen-
ger travelling IL a taxicab from the
Produce Exchange band TO the East
River bank and got away with S25.
000. The robbery occurred at Trinity
pi. and Church St, and was one of the
boIdest daylight hold-ups in police
annals. Rhinelander Waldo put his
best men on the case, but they were
puzzled. There was no apparent clue.
He called in Mrs Goodwin. who had
previously done some good work in
the detective line. IL was her work
that caused the arrest OF the robbers
lrE-r IL
grade detective by the commissioner.
Today her activities are chiefly di-
rected against the so-called fortune
tellers and alleged physicians, but she
turns into headquarters many a valu-
able tip.
Another Woman Sleuth.
Another woman whom Capt. Jim
mie" Dunn at headquarters regards
as one Of the best sleuths in the de-
partment is Miss Marion A. IL. Young,
also a matrOn. At present she il de-
tailed at headquarters in the bureau
of Identification OF unidentified dead,
under the immediate supervision of
Lieut.. r. Grant Williams.
Miss Young is now on a 30-day de-
tail at headquarters and will be kept
there longer If Lieut.. Williams can
do so. she is one, of the most clever,
most intelligent members of the
police department" said Lieut. Will
liams "She is too Intelligent, has too
much inherent ability as a detective
to be a police matron. She is q Won
der. I'd rather have her working for
me than half a dozen men, not be-
cause the men are not good men, 1
don't mean that. but because Miss
Young is such an extraordinary wo-
man"
And what Lieut.. Williams said is
Endorsed by Inspector Craig and In
spector FaurOt, in charge of the de-
police matrons, are called in by the
bureau at intervals 10 help out the
bulls" Among these are Mrs. Ida
Mcmahon and Miss Adele Priess.
With the possible exception of Mrs.
Goodwin, not one Of these women is
known 10 the criminal or to the
criminals female associates. Nor If
headquarters can prevent IL Will they
be known. They are too valuable to
the bureau.
Used ny Diplomats
In Diplomatic circles especially in
the chancelleries of foreign nations.
the woman is often employed to
worm out secrets. Handsome of
face. figure and gown. educated and
clever. she performed the duties for
which she is richly paid. She knows
everybody in whatever capital she
takes UP her residence and everybody
seeks 10 know her. That is part of
her business. According TO a man
well up in affairs Of state. a man at
tached To the ambassadorial staff OF
a European nation. a woman is neCes-
sary for the service.
ION an average" he said. "her