Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-18

introducing MI. Burns, President
Nierling said: II have the pleasure
to announc that we have with US 2
man whom we've been looking for for
many months. | am glad he was not
locking for us. Ladies and gentle.
men, Mr.. w. J. Burns, head of the
Burns Detective agency Of Chicago,
and one of the greatest detectives in
the world"
Burns Glad to Be Present. &
MI. Burns opened his address with
the remark that he considered 1t not
only a pleasure, but a privilege, to be
asked to address so august a gather
ing as the members of the North Da.
kota Bankers association. He paid a
high tribute to Secretary Macfadden
and the splendid work he has and is
accomplishing in that position. The
| speaker then delved into the subject
| Of Modern Methods in the Protec-
ton of Banks" He advocated pre-.
tentative methods and declared. that
prosecution educates people to the
fact that they cannot commit the
crime of burglary and escape the pen
atty. He referred to the two new
laws in this state, which he claims
will have a tendency to minimize
crimes Of this nature and have al.
ready had a good effect. They are
the laws which carry with them a
sentence Of 20 years for the use OF
explosives in robbery and making it
a pe%nitentiary offense for the carry.
ing of firearms.
Believes in Capital Punishment.
81 certainly believe in capital pun
ishment," said Mr.. Burns. while we
may recoil at the sight of such p pen
atty, it is absolutely necessary in or
der that society be protected. There
are fellows today who will murder for
a price and l recently proved to the
satisfaction of a prominent easterner
who was prone to criticize my state.
ment Ito this effect, that a gunman
could be hired to send him to the hos
pital for $3.50 and agree to kill him
for $500. This mar had the pleasure
of hearing arrangements made for his
own murder on the detectograph and
now not only believes that criminals
Cdll UC .A1A GU w ELL ~ d PAlSC, O4I 40
also a believer in capital punish.
ment." r.,-.N .. ~ .,Q-
Young Men Best Detectives ,5h
Mr.. Burns paid a tribute to the
young men in the banks today, declar-
ing them the best detectives in the
world. He says that they have done
more to identify counterfeit money
and effect arrests than the entire Sc.
cret Service sleuths of the govern
ment. He advises the young man be.
hind the window in a bank to try
and retain a description of every
stranger who presents a check for
payment. The detective stated here
that convictions for forgery were Of
ten made difficult because of the fail
ure of the banker to identify the
Mr.. Burns remarked thatrthere is |
nothing more to detective work than
the application Of good common sense
and Judgment, as in any other tbusi-
less. He stated that it is impossi-
ole for the criminal to, 79eoYer, his
tracks, and that he, with all cot his
knowledge of the methods employed,
would be no exception. EIeh5f "a ~
III Declares Frank innocent. Na
GgMr. Burns, said Matchmaking is the
great crime OF. today, and made scath-
ing sdenunciation5 OF. the detective
,blackmaiiers, who he declared -"'the
greatest lot Of Matchmaking thieves
that ever went unWhipped.b by justice"
The speaker then referred to the
Crank case, and stated thatltheer is
40 question in his mind that tConley,
The negro, and not Frank, isbthe smur-
ierera Of Anna Phagan. IMr. Burns
investigated. the case from start TO
finish and ideclares that to put Frank
to DEATH would be. stain On the fair
name sof1 the state of Georgia that
could never be erased. He believes
that detectives prepared the state
mnt for the negro which convicted
Frank, but hopes God will guide Gov
ernor Slayton in his final decision,
which means life or death to Frank.
. In Conclusion. e.,
In conclusion, MIR. E'urns stated that
the yegg and professional bank bur.
glar has been practically eliminated.
Amateurs are the present day worry
to banks. Whenever any of you
bankers have any trouble that comes
within the Abb. A., the Burns agency
will keep after the man until he dies
or is arrested" said the detective.
He cannot understand how a man1in
the banking business can overlook the
benefits of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION membership, and stated that
the A. B. A. sign, which carries with
it the protection of the Burns Detec-
tive agency, means that the bank rob-
Der, forger, or embezzler, is 4going
to be followed until caught. sUQ5SGr
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