The Washington herald., 1915-08-10
HE WASHINGTON HERALD. TJEsbz
Women Sleuths Are Being Used
By Cities, Bureaus and u. S.
Crime Has New Foe About Which 1t Knows Nothine-Nine
tenths of Crooks Would Not Try to Harm Her
Even if They Knew Her Mission.

New York. Aug. 9-Crime and Grimm ais
| have q new foe to contend with in these
| modern days-the woman detective. And
| In matching wits with her the cunning
| criminal has more than met his match
As matter of fact. he Is fighting at a
| disadvantage from the very Starlight.
ipg in the dark. with eyes blindfolded. Sc
to speak. Why? Because he does NOT
know her
The regular detective. the real disciple
Of Old Sleuth. the "bull.' a. he 10 called
by the underworld. is accepted by the
criminal as q matter Of course. He is an
enemy OF society.
Mrs. Goodwin Leads Them All,
Probably the best known detective in
the country is Mrs. Isabella Goodwin,
who 10 enjoying the salary and title Of a
first-grade lieutenant in the New York
police department, the only woman de-
tective OF so high a grade in any city in
the United States. Mrs. Goodwin was a
police matron. She won her spurs 10 to
speak. couple Of years ago when, be-
coming acquainted with Swedish Annie" d"
she brought about the arrest of the rob-
bers who held up the bank messenger
travelling In taxicab from the Produce
Exchange Bank to the East River Bank
and got away with $4,000.
The robbery occurred at Trinity place
ana Church street. and was one of the
boldest daylight hold-ups in police an
nails. Rhinelander Waldo put his best
men on the case. but they were puzzled.
There was no apparent clew. He called
In Mrs. Goodwin. who had previously done
some good work in the detective line. 1t
was her work that caused the arrest of
the robbers, and as reward she was
made first-grade detective by the COM
T1la he,
ly directed against the so-called fortune
tellers and alleged physicians, but she
turns into headquarters many q valus BILE
tip.
Another woman whom Capt, Jim
mic" Dunn at headquarters regards as
one of the best sleuths in the depart
ment is Miss Marion A. H. Young, also
a matron. At present she is detailed
at headquarters in the Bureau of Iden-
tification of Unidentified Dead, under
supervision of Lieut.. R.
Grant Williams.
Lauds Miss YOunR's Work.
Miss Young is now on a thirty day
detail at headquarters and will be kept
there longer If Lieut.. Williams can do
30. She 10 one OF the most clever,
most intelligent members of the police |
department. said Lieut.. williams |
inherent ability as a detective to be |
! police matron. She 10 a wonder. I'd |
rather have her working for me than
half a dozen men. not because the |
men are not good men, I don't mean |
that, but because Miss Young 10 such |
In extraordinary woman" |
And what Lieut.. Williams said is in. !
1orsed by Inspector Craig and Inspec-
,or Faurot, IN charge Of the detective
L.
are called in by the bureau /
1t intervals to help out the bulls"
Among these are Mrs. Ida Mcmahon
md Miss Adele Priess. With the pos
sible exception of Mrs. Goodwin. not |
one OF these women is known to the i
or to the criminals female |
associates. nor II headquarters can pre-
vent 1t will they be known! They are
100 valuable to the bureau.
In diplomatic circles, especially in
he chancelleries of foreign nations.
he woman is often employed to worm
,ut secrets. Handsome of face, figure
Ind gown, educated and clever, she
performs the duties for which she IL
-ichly paid. She knows everybody in
capital she takes up her resi-
ience and everybody seeks to know
her. That is part Of her business.
According to a man well up in affairs
u STATE, Il man attaCHeu " lue an.
staff of q European na-
ion. q woman is necessary for the
service.
Diplomatic Careers short.
'On an average" he said, .her ca
'eer is but Ave years. There are
ew who double that, but not many.
,ecause their identity becomes known.
( the story OF a dozen women / could
,ame in European capitals were toN,>
he best sellers of the present day
would never have that title"
Uncle Sans Department Of State
Ioes not 60 in for the woman detec-
ives, for that is what they really are.
o the extent that their activities are
Employed abroad. But in the Secret