Chicago.—Keeping pace with the ]
Ingenuity of the criminal class is
one of the most difficult duties of
the modern police of large cities. j
There is no class so up to date in
Its business methods as the criminal
class. Successful businesses of a lei
gitimate character must change their J
systems constantly because of com- i
petition. Hetween the professional
criminal and the professional crim- !
tnal catcher, aided and abetted by !
all good citizens, there is a constant
war of wits. That the criminal so
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■often gets tho better of his opponent,
hired for his sagacity and paid to
catch the thief, the hold-up and the
burglar, is sufficient indication of the
average superiority of wit possessed
by the professional criminal when
compared to the criminal catcher.
One quick-witted thief can often keep
100 famous sleuths busy without re
sults for weeks, months and years,
and be plying his particular calling
all the time. The old adage that
the same amount of ingenuity expend
ed by the average criminal in earn
ing a dishonest lTving would, if ap
plied, be the means of his achieving
unlimited success in legitimate busi
ness channels is exemplified in crim
inal records every day in the year.
There is a vast difference between
the methods of the old and the new
pickpockets. Criminologists of world
wide reputation tell us that there is
a new school of pickpockets arising
■which is so far more astute than the
pioneers of that class that tho old
timers, skillful though they may have
been, are themselves occasionally
victimized by the "youngsters."
There are probably hundreds of
•young fellows in Chicago, ranging
from 15 to 20 years of age, who are
so far ahead of the older pickpockets
that it is impossible without an in
timate knowledge of their operations
to form a fair idea of their skill. For
merly when a pickpocket took his vic
tim's watch he was satisfied to twist
it from tho ring that held it to its
chain. This method is quite obso
lete now. The younger element in
.the light-fingered profession consider
ithernselves disgraced and unfit for
honors unless they can take watch,
chain, charm and whatever may bo
attached to the other end of the
chain in the opposite waistcoat pock
et. They consider the ancient sys
tem coarse work.
An inspector, whose intimate ac
quaintance with criminals dates over
a period of several years, declares
that he has never yet had personal
experience with alleged schools for
the education of thieves along the
plan originated hy the late Mr. Fagin,
of the Dickens' period. Uut whether
there are Fagin schools for pickpock
ets or not, it is a positive fact that
in the larger cities of the country
•the pickpocket problem at this period
is a very serious one, and far more
difficult to deal with than was the
case several years ago. In those
days the professionals were not near
ly so numerous as they are now, and
nine times in ten when the detectives
"became acquainted with the details of
a job in the pocket-picking line they
-could tell offhand who did it, and
all they had to do was to look up
the man or woman whose peculiar
kind of handiwork was shown in the
crime. In those days, too, there were
less people in Chicago who bought
stolen goods, and It WAS a compara
tively easy matter to trace anything
lost through the pocket-picking proc
ess.
Formerly, too, there were a few
concert halls, principally in the
"levee" districts, where the thieves
used to congregate, and the police
often found the criminals when they
went nfter them in these places,
working on the theory that "where
the molasses is there you will lind
the flics. Thieves who acquire their
money quickly and occasionally in
considerable sums almost invariably
make a bee line for some place where
their female acquaintances congre
gate. The pickpocket, the burglar
and tke holdup man are usually
merely agents for some feminine
charmer, or charmers, and where the
criminal escapes the police and the
just results of his thefts he in turn
becomes the victim of the women
who infest concert halls and similar
resorts.
There was a time when the Eng
lish were considered the most expert
in this branch of crime, but that is
no longer an existing condition. A
crowd of English crooks came to this
country a couple of years ago. They
got no further than New York, which
has the system of apprehending pro
fessional crooks boiled down to a
fine art. This party included four of
,tho wiliest and most skillful pick
pockets of Loudon and the continent.
The New York police caught them
all, one after another, so rapidly that
they were dazed. The same kind of
performance occurred when a party
of German thieves landed in Phila
delphia. The thieves were arrested
very quickly after they began op
erations, one of them being caught
with seven watches on his person.
In the cases of most thieves who
ply their calling between New York
and .Chicago and other of the larger
cities the process of making the de
tectives acquainted with the criminals
makes it difficult for any well-known
crook to be in the city any length
of time without being recognized and
watched. For instance, at the Har
rison Street station or the old cen
tral detail, now housed at the Des
plaines Street station, the criminals
and suspicious persons picked up dur
ing the night are held until morning
for scrutiny and possible identifica
tion by the detectives, a simple proc
ess that has for some time been in
vogue.
"John Smith," for example, the in- !
spector, lieutenant or sergeant in
charge of the operations, would call
out in gruff, imperious tones: "Hold
up your right hand." The individual
addressed on one such instance re
cently, a dapper, well-dressed young
man with a narrow face and bright,
ratty eyes, had raised his hand high
in the air. Then the inspector had
repeated: "John Smith, pickpocket,
works the surface cars aild bridge
entrances."
To Smith was thereupon addressed an
inquiry as to who was his partner.
He pointed out another youthful, but
rather more roughly dressed fellow
in the crowd. This "dipper"' was or
dered over to stand beside Smith.
By this process the detectives were
enabled not alone to fasten in their
memories the faces of the two of
fenders individually, but to associate
tb.em with each other, and in this
manner simplify the task of picking
them out in future.
Everybody brought into this cham
ber of sifting is photographed and
measured by the Bertillon system,
after which all hands are taken to
court to be turned loose by the va
rious police magistrates, many of
whom seem disinclined to hold pris
oners of this type on a vagrancy
i charge or to remand them for further
1 examination with a view to adding
| to their discomforts, and thus en
couraging them to seek fresh fields
j and pastures new. It is the aim and
purpose of all police orders that this
! class be apprehended whenever and
j wherever they turn up.
Some women engage in the work
| of picking pockets, but that sex is
! not so commonly found nowadays as
formerly. It used to be that such
women, when they were not en
! gaged in shoplifting, plied their vo
i cation en the street, cais and other
i crowded places, usually with a male
companion. That was straight pick-
I pocketing. The business is now done
| after dark, more often late at night,
j by women who accost drunken men
! or unsophisticated strangers and back
I them up agaiust a fence or lead them
into a vacant hall, ostensibly for con
versational purposes. Then they
start into fondle their victims, and
i it is all over.
Some of these women are so very
! clever that when they have sue
, ceeded In removing a man's bank roll
they manage to replace it with a bun
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1906.
die of blank paper so familiar in di
mensions to the money they have ab
stracted that he cannot tell the differ
ence by touching the spurious roll
from the outside. There are both
white and black women In this branch
of thieving, and they are a busy lot
When one of them has landed the
prize she has been afler she makes
a sign—usually in tho form of a
cough—and a man or another wom
an steps smartly up and "splits her
out" from her prey.
A Pinkerton man, who has spent
most of his life in finding out tba
habits of criminals, says of the new
generation of pickpockets: "In Chi
cago there are several classes ol
pickpockets, the newest of which,
perhaps, is made up of the boys who
operate in State street and in the
theater districts when audiences are
leaving the various playhouses.
These are ostensibly newsboys, cry
ing the hardy serial with flaunting
red headlines. Their scheme is to
push the papers up into the faces of
pedestrians, and, while under cover
of the ruse, they 'get off the froaU'
of the dupes, who either stop to buy
the paper or who cannot escape the
onslaughts of the persistent young
sters.
"For instance ,a well-dressed m.in
with a woman companion may be
emerging from a theater slowly fas
tening his coat. A boy rushes up to
him and pesters him with a paper,
so that he becomes irritable and
angry. He growls at the lad, but
that does not bother his tormentor.
Having centered tho attention of tho
gentleman upon the newspaper in
his left hand, the boy slips his right
hand underneath the 'extra' and In
an instant is in possession of a watch
and sometimes a chain. These young
sters go mainly for fobs, which are
more easily acquired than the other
sort, but they are sufficiently skill
ful to take watch, chain and all when
it is convenient or necessary.
"This line of thieving lias been de
veloped mainly during the last 18
months, and it has been carried to
such a pass that the public ought to
be warned to keep a sharp vigil when
unduly pressed to buy a paper.
"In the street cars there are vari
ous methods of working, and it la
seldom that less than three or four
operators ply their trade together.
If there is a mob of four only one of
them engages in the actual work of
depriving the 'mark' of his or her
valuables. The thief is called the
'tool,' and the others are known a3
'stall.' Quite often a woman is em
ployed as a 'stall.' Py some secret
code of signals the 'mark' is de
cided upon and the woman picks a
fuss with him, either accusing him
of trying to flirt with her or exclaim
ing that he has clumsily stepped upon
her foot. Then, when he is busy with
his expostulations, the others crowd
about him menacingly and the 'tool'
takes his money and jewelry.
"The best pickpockets do not work
as a rule in what are known as the
rush hours on the elevated and sur
face lines—the hours, that is to say,
when workingmen, cle.rks {ind sales
women ai'e going to and from their 1
homes. It is the theater crowd of
the crowd going to the races that at
tracts the pickpockets, who aro after
the people that have money, not those
of slender incomes."
Pickpockets, like other criminals,
rarely have any money when they
come to lay down the cares of a
busy life. The only noteworthy in
stance to the contrary was that of a
famous pickpocket known as "Gold
Tooth Kid," who died five j'ears ago,
and whose efforts for the "relief" of
humanity were largely confined to
New York, although he had graced
Chicago and other largo cities with
his presence at various periods of his
career. But in addition to picking
pockets he hurl worked with the
"yeßss" or "hobo" thieves and was a
versatile criminal, lie was an Eng
lishman by birth, and of thrifty hab
its, which is a condition not at al}
usual.
FOR TRADE.
Japan Undertakes Great
Experiment
IN COMMERCE.
Development of Manchurian Interests
to Be Made Under Control of
Japanese Government,
\\ asliington, D. C.—According to
advices received by the bureau ol
inaufacturers, the Japanese govern
ment has undertaken one of the great
est experiments in the world's his
tory, which indicates a clear purpose
to protect, supervise, develop and na
tionalize all Japanese industries.
The question of Manchurian devel
opment has received careful attention,
and it is now proposed that a com
pany should be formed by the govern
ment and private capitalists jointly
for working and developing the rail
ways, mines and forests in Manchuria.
If successful along the lines Japan is
now working, it is stated that the in
dividuals and corporations of America
that are striving for the trade of the
Orient will discover that they are not
competing for this trade against indi
viduals and corporations of Japan, but
that they are in commercial conflict
with the Japanese nation itself."
A great guild of cotton manufac
turing companies of Japan has been
formed to capture the Manchurian
trade. In connection with the enter
prise the government has decided to
make the loan through the Yokohama
Specie bank, without limitations as to
the amount not only on cotton tex
tiles, but on matches, cement, beer,
marine products, lumber and other
goods to be imported to Manchuria at
the rate of 4 l / 2 per cent, per annum.
The government will pursue a simi
lar policy with regard to Korea where
the First bank is to act as the Specie
bank acts in Manchuria.
TRAGEDY IN A MAD HOUSE.
A Patient Kills Two of the Inmates
and Mortally Wounds a Keeper.
Scranton, Pa. —A terrible trag
edy was perpetrated in the Hill
side home Wednesday, when one of
the insane patients killed two of the
inmates and mortally wounded one of
the keepers.
The murderer is Ignatz Krewzyp, a
deaf and dumb Pole, who was not re
garded as dangerous. He was given
work in one of the wards with two
women, also insane patients, Mrs.
Ann Golden and Mrs. Ann Van Valen.
The three were moving some cots un
der the direction of Keeper Richard
Davies, who left the room momen
tarily. Seizing the opportunity af
forded by the keeper's absence the in
sane an ran into the doctor's office
and there picked up an amputating
knife with a blade about ten inches
long and ran upstairs to the upper
floor.
Keeper Davies ran after Krewzyp
and the latter turned upon him and
buried the knife in the keeper's
chest. He then attacked the two wo
men. He stabbed Mrs. Golden in the
chest., the knife piercing her body
twice, and then stabbed Mrs. Van
Valen once. Both women died soon
afterward.
Mrs. Golden lived in Elkdale and
has been an inmate of the home for
nine years. Mrs. Van Valen was a
resident of Scranton and had been in
the home for four years.
Krewzyp is 35 years of age and was
one of the most powerful inmates of
the institution. After the deed was
committed he jabbered in a vehement
manner and 110 sign or motion could
be obtained from him. He is now a
raving maniac.
Burned to Death.
Boise, Idaho. —Charles A. Justus
and three children of his sister,
Mrs. Samuel Moudy, were burned to
death at the family homestead Wed
nesday night. The parents of the chil
dren were in a hospital at Boise,
where Mrs. Moudy had recently sub
mitted to an operation. Justus re
mained w r ith her seven children.
When the house v. 1 as found to be on
fire th 3 four older children escaped.
Justus wont into the burning building
to rescue the younger ones. Soon af
terward a shot was heard and neither
Justus nor the children were after
wards seen alive. Mr. Moudy says that
a loaded rifle was kept hanging under
the stairway, and he believes that the
heat caused the gun to explode and
kill Justus while he was on the way
to rescue the children.
Signed the Scale.
Columbus, O. The joint scale
committee representing the Hock
ing valley operators and miners
met here Wednesday and settled two
minor points remaining in dispute
and signed the revised scale, which
will be in effect for two years.
Banker Suicides.
Dos Moines, la. —Martin Flynn,
president -of the People's leav
ings bank, of this city, shot himself
In 1 he brain at a downtown drug store
Wednesday, dying almost instantly.
11l health is the supposed cause for
the act. Mr. Flynn was prominent
throughout west as a cattle breeder.
Mount Etna Is Smoking.
Palermo.—The eruption of Strom
boli continues with undiminish
ed forte. Mount Etna, after a long
period of quiescence, is emitting
imoke.
STOMACH WORMS IN SHEEP
Ailment Which Is Best Treated by
a Change of Pasturage—Other
Remedies.
The bane of the sheep grower in
the humid sections is what is called
the twisted stomach worm, the
Strongulus Contortus, a small, fine,
thread-like worm found twisted to
gether in the stomach of the sheep,
red when filled with blood, white when
dead and empty. So far as we know
it is to be found in all flocks in the
humid and perhaps in the semi-arid
sections of the United States.
it seldom does any appreciable in
jury to the older sheep, nor to vigor
ous early lambs. It is frequently fatal
to lambs out of condition, and espe
cially to lambs that come as late as
the first of June. It is taken into
the system from pasture infected from
the droppings of older sheep or lambs
that are infested.
Hence the one important thing in
fighting this disease is change of pas
ture. If sheep are kept for a number
of years on a blue grass pasture, and
especially if they are watered from
sloughs in the pasture, they are al
most certain to have a severe attack
of stomach worms. There are just
two preventives. One is not to allow
sheep on the same pasture more than
two years in succession. The other is
to have your lambs come as early as
they can be cared for, and then feed
them some grain and keep them grow
ing vigorously from start to finish.
If they can be sold fat in June at
the prices usually current, sell them.
Five dollars is just as good pay for
a lamb in June as it is for a lamb in
December and January which has
eaten a great deal more feed and in
curred greater risk. If weaned they
should be put on a fresh pasture. Old
pastures sooner or later become sheep
sick.
As to remedies, Prof. R. A. Craig,
veterinarian of Purdue experiment
station, upon the authority of Dr. Law,
recommends the following:
"Arsenious acid, one dram; sulphate
of iron, five drams; powdered nux
vomica, two drams; powdered areca,
two ounces; common salt, four ounces.
This mixture is sufficient for 30 sheep
and can be fed with ground feed once
or twice a week. In case the symp
toms are already manifested, it should
be fed -once a day for two or three
weeks. In giving this remedy in this
feed the necessary precautions should
be taken or each animal may not get
the proper dose."
To which he also adds:
"Turpentine is largely used in the
treatment of stomach worms. It is
administered as an emulsion with
milk .(one part turpentine to 16 parts
of milk). The emulsion should be
well shaken before drenching the ani
mal. The dose is two ounces for a
lamb and four ounces for an adult,
and to be effective should be repeated
daily for two or three days."
In handling sheep an ounce of pre
vention is worth a good n.any pounds
of cure, and the one maxim "change
of pasture is good for sheep" is worth
about all the medicines that were ever
poured down the sheep's throat., says
Wallace's Farmer. We remember
once looking through tin old copy of
one of the earliest of the agricultural
papers. It went into the subject of
diseases of sheep very thoroughly,
dealing with almost every disease we
ever heard of and some we never
heard of. The remedies described
were purely vegetable, decoctions from
various herbs such as were used by
our wise grandmothers in treating the
ailments of their children and grand
children; but we noticed that at the
end of each prescription there was
this sage advice: Change the pas
ture.
THE LIVE STOCK.
No blemished horse should be used
as a breeder.
Good horses cannot be produced
from inferior parents.
Hogs grown under cleanly conditions
make clean, wholesome pork.
Horse breeding should receive more
attention by the general farmer.
Pig pork is juicer, tenderer, healthier,
costs less and sells better" than hog
pork.
Cleanliness Is as necessary for the
health and well being of hogs as for
other animals.
Oats fed to hogs will produce bone
and muscle and will prevent sows from
getting too fat.
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