Logan Republican | 1903-04-21 | Page 5 | Detectives on Wall Street

Detectives on Wall Street. Ono of tho most Important details in the mechanism of Wall street Is Hn ciaborato system of detcctlvo protec tlon. A very effectlvo dead lino has been established at Fulton street for years, beyond which no crook known to tho polico nor oven a suspicious looking person Is allowed to pass. As an additional precaution a scoro or moro of central odlco detectives are constantly on guard at the principal entrances to tho financial district. Thoy usually congrcgato near tho United Slates treasury building at Broad and Wall streets. Millions of dollars aro constantly being carried past this point. Tho money comes in gold, packed in sacks and carried by tho ton In steel wagons. It is brought downtown In cabs or carried In ordinary traveling bags or In the pockets of tho crowd which constantly pours Into Wall street. Such a thing as a hold-up Is unknown.