The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-26
GETTY DAVIS"
The Notorious Paris Exhibition picl<pocket
Again in the Toils-A Resume Of The Ex-
ploifs Of the Thieves, Captuir.

The Notorious Paris Exhibition PiclSpoclset
Again in the Toiis-A Resume Of The Ex-
ploiis of the Thieves Captain.
Oilcer Field, OF the Fifth Police precinct, sue
ceeded in arresting well known ana notorious
character whose history would furnish matter for
interesting volume The individual in question
bears The name OF James Doan, with four aliases
the principal alias being tnat OF Fatty Davls.n
Yesterday morning he was seen on car OF the Grand
street line with coat hanging loosely his In
the manner which lne ngnt-ing cred fraternity
OF which he Is KIND oil captain or oyerSeer, work
the car routes.r Being known 10 The oificer
as a notorious pickpocket he run In.
For many years inns audacioas character
has lived by his nearous practices picking pockets
burglancs and every other method Of securing the
property of Others In 1861 lie left this country Tor
Paris, IN company with pal" taxing also his
wiie for the purpose OF
woRKiNG L'ExPosITIoS USIvERsELLE,
which was opened that year For several weeks
himself and companion succeeded IN stealing as
many watches anu articles OF lewelry az they knew
how 10 dispose OF, lived IN elegant style, walking
the bouevards on Sunday-pieut de glotre-with an
occasional hau from tue pockets CT enthusiastic
Frenchmen 10 pay them for their trouble. Meeting
a gang OF English plckpockets one afternoon IN the
Rue de Rivol the Americans agreed TO coaesce Tor
the purpose ol business, and IN short time the
parties were Of one accord. and stole and Ieasted
ana revealed 10 their hearts content, all the While
evading tue vigilance OF the not very sleepy French
detectives, who, NJ mat thine, Were stationed IN
aud around The Exhibition building. On The occa-
sion Oh the
VISIT op THE vrcERoy or EGYPT
TO the exhibition tue gang succeedcd IN making
glorious haul OF watches the English being even
more fortunate than their American cousins. In the
evening al the same day supper was ordered IN a
low restaurant IN the Rue 81. Nyienne. and the
tre gang resorted thither TO discuss The DAYS pro-
ccedngs and divide the spoils The Americans.
hewever dd not care for division OF ihe property.
Jbey wanted ALL and they secured IL. ordering a
quantity oi spirits they
''HIXED IT'i FOR THEIR COUSINS,
and soou had the sasfacton OF seeing them rolling
under the tables ia state OF helpless lntJxcation.
Taxing advantage Of tkeir condition the Yankees
secured tue whole o. the property and skcdaddled
with t. Next morning che police were upon the
<, enc. ard number Of the thieves were arrested
an sentenced 10 penal servtude. Shortly after II
fell TO the l8t OF "Fdtty' To visll the
IbTRRIoR OF FRENCH PRISON,
where he had been consigned FOR several years By
COMM ssalre de Police at the Court OF AssiZe. lie,
however served only part OF the time and was re.
leased on "tcket 81 Leave which required hlm 20
present nm 1sel at Ihe Prefecture every two weeks
ntll after tl Iull term OF years Of the original
renee nad bee 4 completed Patty did long con-
na himself 10 Paris and short time before tile late
war he returned 10 America, where he has doubtless
done good trade - .-,.. . -,
Downing.