Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-14

z men Of several na,ionaliticg on the de-
'cctiNc stan. For example. almost
every kidnapping case is pcrpctrateJ
by Italians against their own people
iu this country, so that il is necessary
|" nave an Italian detective handle tn.
affair II "a German il the principal
FACTOR in case, then a German de-
tcctiNe covers 1T. aud the same is true
OF SraniardS, Norwec ians, Swcdcs and
every other nationality. Women arc
employed 10 obtain evidence in office
boarding -houscS aud apartments hut
"hon there Is grave and apparcnt
danger connected with tho case it is
ciEcp 10 II man.
Thus when Z, to5. 600 robbery occurred
ono day aud Mrs. Goodwin was called
|" cove" TIA" case, ahc WAS acrceablv
surprised. since IL was her ambition
10 work on bigger things :, bank
clerk and = messenger. carrying a har
containing 10000 in a tuXjcab. were
attacked ana the money taken awaS
from them. y glimpse Of a disappear
iur iaAiCab speeding In the other Ill
rcciion WAS tho only clue turned In
AT detective headquarters. The detec-
tive authorities. however, had occasion
t" suspect TWO mon OF the tncN-Incn
Who We're already well known and
much desired ut Headquarters FOR va
rious other crimes. II was also known
that these men frcqucnted a board
Ing house in a downtown street, whore
they planned their crimes with two
women of equally desperate character
IL became Mrs. Givodwin's task. there
tore. to gam access TO this boarding
house and TO secure evidence that these
iucn had committed the iaNi"ab crimes.
Posed ns Irish NaId.
Dressed In untidy clothes with her
h"ir screwed IN "A knot and speaking
with an uunis,akablc irish brogue.
she obtained cmployu,cn, ia tho board.
iliE house as maid. Seeing in tho
new maid nothing but /. Slovcnly. good
Insured Irish woman OF Incredible stu
pidiiN. TIC women ia tho asc allowed
her TO enter their room, run GRAND.
for thcn. and otherwise gain all tho
necessary evidence 10 convict the four
"f them. The detective camo on, ..
thus house, however. with q we'll dc
Nclopcd case ~ nerves, since IL WAS
inhabited by crooks or the most Lai,-
Scrous sort who, If they had once Sus-
pcctcd her mission, would have inme.
diatciy killed her Afraid TO eileen at
night when her disguise might he dis
covered. Mrs. Goodwin kept awake hv
drinking great quantities OF black ccr.
fec and relieved thc nervous tcdium by
planning where to send her daughter
tS school
For her valuable assistance in this
case she WAS made d.tcctivc-serEcant,
and her future As u woman detective
WAS assured She can probably tell
YOU more about thc underworld than
'hH o'hc' Woman ~ New DIX, Win
All its horrors, its pcculiar social strata.
aud lis occasional clements Of pa uhos
There is ono popular fallacy. which the
New York detective force would fain
correct, and that is the assertion as
10 there being honor among thieves
They DO not believe that there is A
single crook who viii not turn States
evidence against another 10 save him
self
There arc now five women detectives
on The New York detective staff. and
they have had exceptionally few fail
ures. The profession is gradually wi
deninS for women. The only difficulty
in securing the feminine force, lies in
the fact that ii takes q woman OF
stony forbcarance and AN unusual ap-
probation. of the public good not to
feel sorry for tho average crook and
let him go. with several suggestions Tor
leading a better aud Il nublcr life.