The New York herald., 1870-09-19

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tnction is quite visible In these likenesses. e
ART IN INDIA NK-As INFATUATED TASTE.
II is singular what 9 taste tne tnieves have lor
this indeble character are eagerly looked Tor 6y tlo
detectives They are pretty sure means OF identio
ncaton when all Others fail: 1t is strange faulty
that induces the professional rogues to render
themselves thus liable to detection. ana u
tenvey no Se ne ey wSrsf ~ Sn ne less
crlmlnally inclined Among the ink marks on sna
rogues IN the gallery are-anchor and hope on riEnE
arm, woman on right arm dancing, heart ana ahcnO4
above soldier and female, woman with wreath, two
nags on heart, shield and cross bracelet OF strpee
rogues has most extensive dispIay-a bracelet on
left arm. pedestal and flowers and American naaJ
hand. 1t would be strange no could escape ident
fcatiOn with such multitude of marks on his per-,
arm and Liberty with the initials T. s. (rom SmltnI
on right arm At this particular moment liberty ID
not exactly personined in Tom Smith, as ha
Is serving the round term of ten years within the
high gray walls OF Sing Sing. Fortune set her face
against good many OF the rogues, ana the number
entered as pOckmarked Is uncOmm0nly large. II not
p0ckmarked they are SCARED In some unaccOunta-
Bile fashion, and thus rendered an easy prey 70 the
detectives. The pOckmarked face is a better and
quicker means of detection than the devices In India
INK and, Of course, impossible OF concealment
WHAT HELPS THE DETECTIVES
The utility of the photograph as means OF detec<
ton is not very great but It Is convenience 70 the
police In more ways than One II. for instance,
person is robbed and can recognize the r0DbeE
among the crowd in the gallery the detectives ind
comparatively easy to lay their hands on ne perS
wanted. unless the tnlel leaves Ln6 CITY
It is impossible for him to avoid being recognized
by the police Each station keeps duplicate
OF the rogues on exhibition at The Central On1cet
and when one happens to be identified as havlnQ
committed an offence his number Is telegraphed tQ
all the precincts, the police going upon duty take 4
snaTp & sp de for the rSs
tectives have signs Of their own for recoRniztn9g
the thieves which photograph could not possibly
convey. The color OF the skin Is matter Of sOW4
moment, but the photograph fails to produce It.
fair and o sallOw complexion are alike to the
wide difference between them. various mino2
points not to be caught by the best ph0tographera
pressed into the service Of Identifying the truanf
THIEF. ,T,r'a% -,
The nocrous 1eaaurs Of soaSss e6a collection ind
efforts which the thieves make TO disguise themi
selves when their hkenesses are being taken. 60m9
kinds Of contortions to do away with the POSSIBILITY
of q correct transcript OF their features. On theq
last page Of the frst volume No. ls7 y onsries VII
arrested at New Haven and brought to New York on
a charge Of robbery. The fellow evidently felt the
lery and refused to turn his face In the directou
Of the Photographic instrument. The remark
ssna ss thing oDssrSsd ssSpt ns ssnss side e
rogue. firmly clutching his whiskers ana holding
his face fun to the instrument. HIS mead = nroW9
expression is there to recognize who the rascal is
Another character, VINO Is handcuffed, notorious
bent down and his whole face convulsed wltf5
laughter, This dodge prevents the taking OF true
the ne noce Is s his dssse %
self are an utter failure.
m . ,,,a REDpY a THE a1'd RoUsM; n,.aov ,ne e,.cr.
smith," entered as .age tnlrty-fve, England. fv9
feet seven and three.quarter inches, stout
beard, light brown hair, full large eyebrows, ar.
rested at San Francisco, by officers Woodbridge and
Dunn, Sixth precinct, August 20, 1862" 30
keddy is looked upon as harmless curiosity by
the detectives. They say he is nothing more not
less than rough and has no skill as pickpockeS or
anything ese 1t is only his reputation in connec-
ton with the Graham robbery-a mererrci0us claim
altogether to the high privilege Of figuring In ths
here. He has the most good. d.natured countenance
OF any In the collection, which Is saying great
deal in his favor without peing specially recommen<
datory
No. 477-James, Scott alias ''Old Hod," age nfty1
four, is a confidence man OF somewhat impressive
and respectable appearance. He has Q large iul3
face, plausible manner, no doubt ana gust the
into the belief that "Old HOd is the best and pures
friend he ever met. "Old Hod" Is now enjoying th9
confidence OF being inside the walls 81 sing sing
folks are better acquainted with the ways OF New
ork city.
No. 503-Michael Ryan, IS fOrlOrn weather beaten
tramp, who has passed half his lifetime roaming
about the country robbng farmers houses. Ha
looks now as If drenched with the rain Of
desolation and lost to hope and happiness
this side the In order @ r, e ts get sent up g
the extraordinary course OF proclalmng himself tAs
murderer OF MIR. Nathan, but when the police dis
covered he was attempting to pass himself OH as an
assassin under false pretences they kicked him OuI
and set him wandering on the world again.
CHOICE THIEVES.
Joe Butts, welLknOwn bank sneak thief, looks
much Ike clergyman Of the Episcopal persuasion,
He is deft hand at his nefarious business and has
performed some telling 1eats IN his day. Charley
Wilcox, notorious confidence man has space neal
Butts. The deeds this rascal has accomplished are
better known to the rural districts than they ard
river, and the llveliest recollections OF New Yor5
bV hs 'S shsrper msr CHARACTERS to tne
going iSDOc Long. He has had his day, and is now
quietly Illuminating in Sing sing: Billy Jackson is
at Long Branch. He Is good.ooking rogue, aud
was cut by nature for slratagems aud spoils
A GREEN THING In THE BLACKENED WASTE.
In all this collection Of depraved and wretched
humanity there Is a single face that looks out with
the longing. eager, wstful gaze Of misdirected and
and redemption, profoundly sorrowfu for the
evil in the past, and trusting to better
saa dressea in Tn with saopH pan
cross suspended on her bosom, large, round rus'
tic hat her of regular nS
balcony, and, as to mark still more the sngularX
OF her appearance here amid all these vile, forbidi
graph are much superior to all the rest. Her crime
was shoplfting. Might it not have been kleptos
was not responsible ior her actionsS She looks
solitary green thing In black and blasted waste.
FEMALE PICKPOCKETS.
Mary Hyde and Mary Williams sit side by side as
plckpockets. They are true specimens OF the class.
Mary Hyde tries to look innocent as babe and II
she sat beside you IN the With that Serenely
sanctimonous air you would never dream OF hold
ing her responsible for the loss or your pOckeDoOks
She wears gold chain and many rings; she wears
dainty hat but IN spite OF her embroidereti slls
dress and other decoration Mary Hyde 10 thief I'd
any one who takes second glance at her counte-
nance. Tne rogues find 1t hard to wear the sem.
blance OF honesty. Educated rOgueS can do the
thing easily. Political rogues can preach and lOok
honesty for a lifetime, but these poor, debased,
brurisl ignorant wretcnes whose life OF crime dated
from the cradle, nature mas stamped them with the
irrevOcabe seal OF her condemnation.
No. l36-Margaret Bell has the remark appended
to her name, "NOt good looking" Decidedly not
The face is one Of the most hideous imaginable In
woman. The forehead is low and the chin seems 10
be lost IN the neck. Opposite to her is Ann Cava,
nagh, shoplifter. She Is smiling and wmking al
the operator and looks altogether satisfied with the
situation.
| No. 299-J0seph Johnson, Swiss, who attempted
to rob and murder, Is very villanOus looking char
acter. lie resembles one of those Greek blgands
recently executed for the murder Of several English
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