New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-22
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~ the report Of the New York Prison Assocja-
ison sgT 1853, just from The public printers hands
mere y. anoug ether interesting matter u lie
paLsr lft n lion; John Stanton upon the condition
81 the county iails Of that State in which, under
tne head If Repression Of Crime, y SONG re1stks
occur, which lei Us into the secrets Of certain
thieEing operations
says Ar- Gould: Suppose q lady ii an onlni-
pus discovers that she has lost her purse which
she u certain was in her possession when She en.
tereu the stage Al well dressed gentleman sis Nv
Ter side, whose arms are quietly crossed before
Al' ail9 l5 Agers, elcased In spotiess kid gloves
aFe entWlaed il his lap ID plain sight Of III! the
passengers. Who are sure he has not moved thetn
since hs has been III the stage Oh the dis-
coFery Ct the robbery, the nearest policeman II
summoned INTO the vehicle. Atthe first glance he
aeea tlas the arms OF The spruce looking gentle i
Ilaa sitting beside the lady, and which have been
20 eohspian cusiy folded during the ride IRE false
ms real arms being all the time free to move WITH
entire liberty beneath the Wiags OF his taIrua.
HE eAleersEnows} and every one else knows ss
soeA IS fRis discovery is announced, that he and
none ont be- is the thief. Why should he wear
laiss arms, II nottor this very purpcsag Here,
taen, we have robbery actually committed
person ingeniausly Cited to effect such robbery
without exciting suspicion. He Is III a position
pssE salted 70 aecomDislisi and If. in addition to
81 tiis, m Is known to have psFpetrated dozen
lnst 4s1iea acts--aay il he has been again ana
agafu convicted thereof before Competent tribtt
mai tsir trial. would not plain people be kpt
20 say thaE the proof Of bis guilt was complete
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put 4. ct tle instant Of committing the deed he
has tossed ihe purse thathe had taken to a can
4eaerate whom be has espiad III tie street. "a that
q te tine OF bis discovery he has it not on bis
person he canHot be convicted of She crirne He
must be held To be Innocent until he id proyed Ia
ne equity. As often happens in large cities
crowd VIII rush into an omnibus or a street car
Al olaear sees well known pickpocket OBJ
sFuefiisg the entrance: another picbDecket Il I
abusing him in the sharpest tones for doing Sd.
#iie 30 the same time he ia eagerly ASSISTING a
Esspeetanie gentleman or well dressed lady 10 I
pass the obstruction; one or two other nielnoolr
cts stand near. All this is AS fnteHgibie to & no.
ice officer as the letters on street sirn. hi
Knows that tbs man who is assisting the fespeet
aDie gentleman or the well dressed lady is picking
ms Or nef pocket; he knows that the man who /
epsbfQets the entrance is his confederate he
Knows that the others, who are hanging about s
aii receive the contents of the pocket as soon ~
.leir principal pas aesiraetea the same but if he
0ees not see the act itself distinctly that he can
swear TO IT. nc dare nor arrest the euprit he ia
lanle 70 sniL for damages II he does So The man
nass % presumed TO be Innocent until he is
s,lth that rapid, rolling glance of the eyes which
cnafaotei1zes the tribe now he checks himself IN n
ls professional career; it is but for an Instant:
" eye directed toward him would il
1etice M DIT the sudden pause would sneak ynI |
nmes q an experienced police officer ID
he knows that the fhief,s eve has eaueht the
s.gnt O silver lying exposed in the basement In fl
~ noar siler ne hears that basement has been
f
WY nas lahen Is as well as if he had seen the man
ake = With his own eyes; but if the thief has had
s 70 fnn 70 the nearest receivers den the silver II
Z already in the melting pot beyond TIE reach of y
aentlhcatiun the officer must not arrest him for 81
w laY presames him TO be innocent, until he ia
Raosed p pc guilty. servant girl is seen stand Il
W ih sle area, toward evening, with broom in u
aer land by her side il man who Il conyersine, Ia
with her; the policeman, as IL passes 81
aec gnizes him as notorious burglar al
sns I lle house is broken open and robbed N
ea ~ peIrhaps some Of the family murdered The "
o N IS, Knows perfectly well who did IT, but il none Sc
IL nv properly i traced to his possession m
a1 no aaoed y found upon his person Ne can not b.
IS proved 10 be gnilty.H - ~ UNI ne