The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-22

WOMEN rIcAPocKErs IN TOWN.
SATURDAYS Domos.
The facr that the city ID infested with thieves
who nightly enter houses, committing the most
daring burglaries, supping, smoking the costly
cigars and drinking the choice wines Of wealthy
citizens. Is % we'll known, % well ss the inef-
that it s almost useless to recor to them. But our
people are unaware that another class Of rssc ala
are preying upon the community, who, mot pos.
eessing the courage Of burglars. have recourse to
make dishonest vins rofsr % the IuSsr ssns of
pickpockets who have recently arrived In New
Orleans and are reaping hsrvests Of gold the hard
earnings OF the honest people.
book, containing seven dollars. as she was step
ping out of on Canal street. A little later
another lady, while priceng some fruit ct the pea,
nut stand, corner Of Bourbon and Canal streets, /,
had her pocket book snatched from her hands.
fellow, started down towards Rampant street, bat
We are told was overtaken and led to the Second
District police station. Later still-as lady was
her~an English, Welsh or Irish woman. % some ifsy
years old-and two or three seconds after the
lady m:esed her pocket book. She raised an alarm.
The Welsh, English OF hish woman was arrested
District station and there the matter rests for In.
vestigation. About two O'Clock the same day.
when the Academy matinee closed, there were no
less than 1--WE recognized pickpocketsl In the thea
ter, on the left side Of the auditorium, and the
fact was made known to tho management, who
took the pains es the crowd went out to repeat
the cry, "Look out for pickpocksts."
This precaution, probably. prevented many
from suffering the loss Of . chatelaine, breach or
earrings.
MAN OF CONVICTIONS.
During the day strange spectacle was presented
on Canal street, BY Q man apparently from the
country, whose strange garb attracted the stten-
ton of everybody. BE seemed to have donnsd all
his wardrobe, and his head was covered BY two
hats one superposed on the other In his right hand
he held . revolver, while the left firmly grasped
bag or purse containing money. The two day
Ofiicers on o the street yhom We have found to be
the supposition that the letter Of the law which
forbids man from carrying concealed weapons.
authorized weapons to be carried openly In civil
lied community, and upon the principal street Of
the city, but finally the dictates of their common
sense caused them to bring the individual before
Judge Gsstinel, where an investigation OF his
strange conduct was Immediately held.
To the questions of the magistrate the country
man plainly answered that he had been advised
that the city was overun BY negro thieves. whose
race reigned supreme In New Orleans, and that
being possessed of some money, he had deter
mined, on bis way to deposit 1t In bank. to de.
SO strong that be was allowed to go, with the ad-
moniton not to carry full cooked revolver in his
hand on the streets.
ON MONDAY, I.
at an early hour, several cases Of pocket picking
came to the writer's knowledge, among which We
will mention the case Of Mrs. Geo. II. Clarke who
was, on the side walk Of the Touro Buildings. de-.
prived of . pocket-book containing about forty
dollars. and some very valuable papers belonging
to her husband, this while
THE DWARF
was passing. The dwarf 10 an individual about
thirty inches high, dressed In black CLOTH claw
hammer, swalow-tsil or dress coat, black pants
and garnet colored velvet vest He sports Q
watch and chain. His appearance denotes that
he is about twenty years old; he is quick in his
writer does not know more about him, Because he
DID not try to ascertain, ct pour cause. The
dwarf may be an honest man. but It seems strange
that he should walk about the streets,
esspSs Of which g sa sell moi s' pnS ss
one an hour, from the writer's personal observa.
ton, instead of being where he should be- in some
museum, with monkeys, gorillas aud iusus nattu0
like himself Our friend Col. Ames would no
doubt offer him an excellent engagement, aud
both would make good deal honestly by the
operation. As 10 10, however. the dwarf serves
the interest of thieves, unconscousy We hope,
Yesterday while passing the corner Of 81. Charles
and Gravier streets. an acquaintance, who has in
former days been on the police, called the writer's
attention to o group standing on the opposite
corner end told him that he would wager his
greenbacks that the seven men there standing
were thieves. AZ the dwarf was plying his avo.
cation yesterday on Canal street. between st.
Charles and Carondelet streets, about 4 O'Clock,
the writer noticed one OF the suspicious indvid.
uals mixing 10 the crowd, and presently saw him
on two different occasions come out and hand
something to q pal, but what 1t was could not be
seen. The second operation was effected imme-
diate,y 10 front OF the large crockery store Of
ofp Dci( Tha~ .I ErIIo "A h.
dwarf until he reached the store Of Mr.. Zimmer-
mann. There man, dressed in common butternut
clothes, who was pressing against the crowd, with
his left band passed yellow paper parcel, about
wearing dark coat and alpine hat. aud with .
small gray shawl thrown over his left arm; he In
his turn, after leaving the crowd, was met half
way from the corner Of Camp street. by thick
red. trimmed mustaches, and wearing light
clothes. TO whom the parcel was passed.
fourth individual nov crossed the last mans
path and extended his hand to receive the pack.
age the man in light clothes said never mind, j"
retraced his steps towards Camp street, up which
he walked, while the neatly dressed fellow no
ticing that he had been observed, wskei across
to the opposite side of Canal street. Shortly af-
block, between Camp and Msgazine streets. both
returned. but seeing that they were watched,
the buffer looking fellow disappeared, and
t1ss.sd the neatly az dressed young man again
the door steps of the lsdies' department Of
tia pasfafiaA and -6neiiy, altar ayratina among
the premises, shot straight towards Customhouse
street. which he turned, taking the direction Of
the river. Meanwhile no less thar seven OF eight
of his pals were lowering around the crowd, a
well as two women lowered, who wore brass cha
teaines. and by their sudacious following and
minRling with the crowd, and the constant efforts
they made TO use their nimble digts left no doubt
In the mind of the writer that they also we're
thieves. r--r -.-11 ~. s... - ...--.t
The dwarf by this time had reached the corner
of Tchoupitoulas street, and disgusted with the
entire abseuce Of the police. except one officer,
to whom be had committed these facts, the writer
left to call the attention Of whom il may concern
to the dangers which are daily incurred By our
people.
And where Is the remedy viii the people ask.
The only answer We can give D. that the LegsIa-
ture has repealed he vsgrant Law. through the
efforts Of the Hon. Curtis Pollard and Pondsxtsr,
These honcrable senator's (so are they ell
all honorable meal sdvoestsd die repeal
on the ground that the white police in this
city abassd thsir privilege Of anesting people as
vsGants and suapicious charactsrss TO the especial
prejodice OF Tie colored labosers. -.
Some relief must ~ obtained at the next session;
fnr - nnftarn uru oeand on0h Of the police force