Dodge City times., 1877-06-09

as the Sing Sing convicts, and they were
taken back. Since then they again
made their escape in manner almost as
bold, but were again re-captured.
ANOTHER NOTED CRACKsMAN
who has lately honored us with visit,
but who did not ply his calling here.
was Billy Forester, who is one OF the
ablest professionals in the country, and
who in some quarters is accredited as
having been the perpetrator of the IA
nous Nathan murder. Forester has
for several years been sojourning in the
Joliet Penitentiary for one of his jobs.
but was recently pardoned by Gov. Cul-
lom, and comingto St Louis took rooms
at the Lindell. where he remained sew
eral days while taking in the sights about
town. OF course he registered an as
sumed name, but his presence was no
secret. 1t will probably not be long be-
fore he is heard from again.
A calling which requires higher or
der of ability than any other in the
crooked line is that of bank-sneaks or
confidence operators. 1t is beyond
question that some of the brightest in
tellects of the country are devoted to
this calling. Bank-sneaks travel in pairs
or trios, and their game is TO enter a
bank at an hour while some of the en-
ployees are at their meals, and while one
of them engages in business converse
ton with the remaining teller or clerk,
the other jumps a rear counter and
makes off with liberal supply of the
money which American banks delight to
stack up on open desks to dazzle custom
ers. They are the same class who do
some of the finer burglaries of dwell
ing-houses. sometimes gaining an en-
trance and view of the premises by
some business pretext, which enables
him TO locate the places TO be visitedfor
valuables in a night-visit and some
times taking the chances and entering
an upper story by means of a balcony
at an hour when the inmates are at sup
per below. A very large business of
this latter kind is carried on through the
country, and the operators are seldom
caught The same class occasionally
stoop 10 the ''hall racket, (which consists
of trying front doors in residence dis
tricis at an early hour of the evening,
and, in case any are found unlocked, of
stripping the hat-rack of hats, coats
and umbrellas. At times these opera
tors pick up some shrewd and
HANDSOME WOMAN
who has the tact to carry out a trick
which has often been successfully prac-
ticed on large jewellers. The woman
goes to the jewelry-store, examines Il
stock of fine jewels, makes liberal selec-
tons and orders them sent TO her hotel
room, c. O. ID. The messenger who
takes them to the hotel is so accommo-
dating as TO permit the jewels to be
taken to an adjoining room of the suite,
to be shown to the lady's friend, and
after half an hours waiting he realizes
that the Jewels and lady are non est. Or,
the man orders stock to be sent to his
wife that she may make her selec-
tions, and the messenger who takes
them is found some hours later tied up
in the room where the wife was to be,
with his valuables all gone. This line of
business, as has been stated, requires a
high order of ability. The operator
must haze good address. must be a
good conversationalist. well posted on
current events, and possessed of excel
lent judgment As to whom to yictimize
and when TO abandon a dangerous pro-
ject. They are always dressed in the
height of fashion, and so long rs their
money holds out they always stop at
first-class hotels. Although their oper-
ations are necessarily very bold, it is
very seldom that they are caught.
PiCK-PoCKETS
are class next In the order of respect
ability As rule they do not venture
into other lines of thieving except when
tempted Ivy exceptionally good oppor-
tunities. In these operators address or
polish is not necessary, and some OF the