, 1874-12-20

Reporter-How long does it tako to locate and
Pfisoner-Not over minute, These me1
understand their businoss-practice makes per
feet, you know-and it doesn't matter whcre the
yeats during tho ar timea and during excite
mensH: Distance does no: dotor them. me!
60 to Now Orleans during Mardi Gras, and te
Long, Branch OF Saratoga during the races. q
any place where = crowd ia likely to bo attracted
Koporter-Aso they never broke !.
prlsonerIThey GENERALLY lavo money, but: !,
out OF funds, can always borrow enough to pay
expenses to their objective poiut they necd no
more, and in an hour Or two after getting there
Or on tho way, they can 1ork dozen !eathers
and get money in that manner.
Keportor-Do they aver follow prominent meE
in their journeys2
Pfisoper-yes, from tho starting-point until
tho tour is ended and WORK every place the trai1
stops. ! was with tho railroad mob in 1856, and
| followed
| PRESIDENT L1Sco1Hs DoDY
from Washington to Springfield. p,
Reporter-How much did you make on the
trip? -. -. :: -
Prisonor-Thero wero tivo Of us, and my share
WAS III the nelghborhood OF ~. o53: =;
Reporter-Wero you never ntenored WITH
PEisonor-Not one accldeut happened. :.
Noporter-say was in q railroad-car, and you
did not know had my monoy, assuming had
some. how would you find out? .-.::
! :: rrisoner-l would know bofore yon got into
| tho car II you took your bank-rou out IN buying
| tickst. One or two OF the mob loiter around
| the ticket-ofice, and watch every ono who buys
! 3 ticket. Moat men who have money are. an1-
lous to let the bystande-B know it. Those nre
tho fellows NO look for, And when the watch
secs man Will, hundred dolara or moro, he
points him out to the tool (WorAer)
/ play his monBy?.
Frsonor-lhat seldom occurs: there is al
! Ways one or tHo in . crowdTho will alght (sho")
their sugar. The watch waits until somo one
| pulls out his roll, and then pipes him.
| Roporter-What is done when the ticket-oldce
| is watched by policemen1 +.
Prisnner-Tako pot luck (chances)-get in
side the CARS or on tho platform. and surround
| and shove the frat man that comes aiung..
! Reportcr-When loather is secured does the
| mob leavo2 >.......
Prisoner-Not un1esB there is saueal. Thny
| first find out whether there is any money in the
| wallet. II there is not, one will drop 1t in Tho
[ seat beside tho man or on the floor near him.
and direct his attention to 1t. That a]lays' sus-
p'cion and gives free scope, and thov would work
| until they secured good sum-
Reporter-How long aro they banged to-
| gether? :.
| Pr1sonor-sometirnes for month or two, and
| then again for on}v trip. They generally sep
! arate after they have accumulated $500 or up
| wards apiece.
Koportcr-Do they spend all they make:
rrisoner-A mob usually keeps S5oo on hand
to be used lu case OF an accident. That ls called
THE "FA1.L XoSEv,"
and is used ii ono or moro OF them meets with
an accident.
Roporter-Do they take caro- of one another
when thev gat hurt
Pnsonor-You are not AZ fly (s:iarp) as como
reporters. mean by an accident, go1ting into
trouble.
Keportor-How do they use the money!
Prisonor-lt ia gwen to tho b21ors and used
L. IL ~oA;,n t,n-n
much as 1000 fall money, and uso it all in that
Napor.of-po they pay
THE POLICE AUTHORITIES
lrisoner-Ncarly all tho police in the United
States in the pay of u1obs.
Representatives, percentage OF their stea1ings
do they give up?
prisoner-F1om 10 to 20 per cent, They rarely
gire moro than 10 unless they hare good protce-
tou; that is, uhcro they are h:ble to be picked
up often.
"Reporter-In case member OF = mob who
werc paying the police was arrested - dead to
rights, how would bis assoc;stcs so: him out Of
the scrapo?
prisoner-The mob is known to all tho poltcs
cd while they are at work; thatis, they arc not
interfcred with. ''*
Reporter-But if ono is arrcsted2
Trisoner-1n that caso they work cut under
bonds. - '.. -
Koportor-That only rclcases him Temporarily?
rnsoncr-Tho detectives AZ general thing
find man to so bail for him, and l,o pays that
man so much, and II he cannot settle with tho
fexpcrt) thief will give up al ho mas rather than
stir five stretches (stir his soup with spoon five
years in the Penitontary}.
Reporter-Which do they do oftenest settle OF
jump?
;f bau Uat trr1or than yYn tarar
them.
Roporter-Who is tho so-betweon in tho nego-
tiations
prisoner-some friend OF detective.
Reporter-Aro there any men in this country
who
ROE WOMEN ExcLUsIyELT?
Prisoner-Yes, quite number; They work
short (street) cars and stages. Tho street-car
dips have the work down so aue that they caunot
be caught only the bunslers arc nippcd. Some-
times they arc dressed very stylishly, and ut
others acedily, lilse workingmeu. They used to
work with coat or shawl on their left urn,
crossing the right under it: The people Of thls
country. however, tunb!cd to found ou) the
paper, holding it in front OF them with the
right or left, conceallng tho other, aud one side
Of the man they intend robbing. While they
nro apparently rca'ling they arc searching the
Victims pockets.
Reporter-Do all work that way now,
-
having hole in it through which they slip their
hands. The men who carry coats now are gen.
orally prop {pin) takers.
Reporter--If the wiro failed to discover where
tho leather Was, and ore OF the otherg did, how
would ho be notified Of the fact?
Prisoner
BY A SLANG TERN.
Reporter-suppose tho mob was working me,
and my pockct~book Gf | had one) WAS il my
right inside vest pocket?
prisonof-It would he in the right jarve.
Roport-say in my outside vest-pocket7
Prisoncr-Iiight-out-ja
Reportcr-And the inside coat pocket?
priaoner-1light pitmau or right pit.
Reportor-And in the overcoat2
prsonct-Rieht benjamin, or right ben.
neportor-1f on the left side, the notice would
be left jarve, etc.s
Priaoner-Yes.
Reporter Suppose had the book in my right
pants-pocket?
prisoner-1t would be in the right kick, or
kick right.
Reporter-Are their communications in an un-
dcrtone? t
pricnner-Nn. nnt 1nr.1 in ;nEino vav in. |