New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-26
THE R0GUES GALLERY.
"CoUSrERrEIr PREsENTMENTs" OF A HOST OF
NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS.

"CoCNIERFEIT PREsENTMENTS OF A HOST Oh
NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS.
The Rogues' Gallery, as the collection OF
pictures Of noted crimnaIs-cspccialy professional
thisyesis called, has lately been crreuily rraranged
and the photographs at the Police Central Office have
been mounted n n tine cabinet ia the Detective Bureau
The name Roues Galery given 10 the colecnon OF
criminals pictures that begun with the organization
NJ the Metropolitan Police In 1887 At that time the
to uctnrrs taken were rndc duerrcotypes poor means
of Identification ut best, but made still more difficult TO
rceoabizc by contorons Of the sitter These pictures
,crc haunted in large frames Each frame eoutar1
from 10 To II pictures, anl they were scattcred
about the Detective Office aud the adjoining ROOM LII
short time the frames warped by the heat ana the
asses in front Of the pictures broken dsar
Inuced Tic detectives regarded the gallery with dis
fvor end jealousy and 1t became daPidlted aud
useless as reference. Detectives believed that they
were acquainted with the faces OF criminals this was so
much stock I'm trade To have the pictures or thieves
dspaycd where everybody became familiar with them
WA ike dsoosng n large share Of their business capt.
tai Bpsdes 1t was said that professional thieves we're
cfau willing 10 give considerable of money 10 have
their pictures taken out of the gallery Whichever the
REASON it was true that the principal pctnres began to
dsspuear from the frames and In short time the re-
,painder were regarded yaluelcss except rs cTiosls
TO bs exhibited 10 visitors at the RJgues' Gallery.
In 1866 tho pieap0ckGts became so numerous and
daring that every public place Infested with them
Persons on emerging from crowded omnibus or street
chr found that their watches poekctbOohs, or b0tn
had been stolen. Complaints became so numerous that
In,pector Carpenter proposed that special force known
n car detectives be detailed TO the VaIiOus city railroad
and omnibus lines 10 watch for and arrest pckpoekcts
10 fnciitate this work IL determined that each pick
racket shoud have his photograph taken and that these
ictres should be placed ia albums. Thee ALBANIA were
20 lac cut not only at tine Police Central ONCE but dn-
cates we're to be 10 all tbe p9heo stations that
Tho etirc force might become familiar with the faces OF
,5ctposkets The plan was found TO work admirably
ana In a very short time host OF plckpoeket was sent
=, ,dsou or driven 70 SEEK a field OF operations
Afer time the photographs Of higher classes OF proies
,noIs were added 70 the collection OF duplicates dStrlD
go .. al, the eoice stations Then the old feeling OF
;tt', LeU, 10 ie manifested by some OF the hlca.-
% ~ tlr detective force. The work OF EccplnS up l.e
,, br 10 he neglected, and te registration OF rct'
a. Ti 10 the eases grew and more ineiEsf fLt
~ ,Ic,Ire believed 10 be In the lection WOui1
fuenlS and frr careful search found 60 he rssiny
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. keaiey placed 10 charge VI tno D
.s Ods I'M March. 1876, he found tnat 40
NJ nieres had been Sent 20 the various poee
Co. t INST foIr years The matter vas iuOnsnl peiDsS
~, and orders were gwen 10 INV e'e
iIu,ns reaTrangcd and put In good order, 90 ~.
aaIe, detailed Detective Thomas r. Adams 10 atsenu W
~, ;;,ar lie ,roerei such duplicates as were neces-
& ana a,out 900 pictures sent To the various
c,ncs IN this city make good their iS
lie Adams that now every police stlto IN @
tas a dnnrae OF every picture st tho foncs
0tteo fns Il regular system was estapilsnso oa III,
isfa All Che new photographs taken 10 sslsl
WlencyeF TIE pictures ordered al lc rViOo