The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-03
TIE HOME LIFE OF THIEVES
AT EASE ONLY WIEN SrRROUyDED
by THEIR FAMILIES.
Some who Love their wives ind Children and
Others whose Many Ups and Downs Make
them FnIthle.s-R Rural Ilomcs Pref rred.

Some who Love their wives ind Children and
Other. whose Many Ups and Downs Make
them Fsithless-Rurai Homes Preferred.
In response to the card of a reporter for
THE SUN. pleasant faced Intelligent middle
aged man, famous in the annals " bank bur
Rlary. and now in the City Prison on a minor
charge came down from his cell on the third
tier. The corriDl + in front Of murderer's row
was used as reception room.
Tell me- how mon live" the reporter said
who are pursued by the law"
i've been cfeokcd' the famous robbcr said,
and now I'm square. I've made it all up. II
1should try | couldn't mention more than five
crooked men Of whom | have any intimate
knowledge. / always try TO associate with
square men. don't feel easy with crooked
man. I can only tell you my own experience
and that OF n few men Ike me- never wanted
fvo-dollar bill of Of any man. Tho most OF
the crooked men know are legally married.
and they love their wives and children not only
as well as other people love theirs but use them
a great deal better. They set thoir hearts on
them. These children. and often the mother.
know nothing Of the fathers way Of making
money The crooked man Is often fearful of
everybody. He must constantly be on his guard
with square men and with his own kind. There
Is only one place in the whole world where he
can feel at ease. That place is his home. and
he learns to love it,
Where do crooked men live ?"
Many Of them keep saloons. or hotels in the
suburbs Of cities. They do this for the sake Of
getting cover II gives them the appearance Of
regular business, and they are also out Of the
road Of ordinary observation. They can tell
better whether or not they are being watched
In these thinly settled places But for my
part have always lived in the city. open and
t,latp I,f In I E. ,l,.
man when | surrendered the key that IL any
man presented n hin there for n fye.oent stnmn
h" ~n,,,d s,,, IN ~, n.y., ,',,,r I,,, n 9e''.bhp
d9yIirht ~ '""' '''''' ''oi'V '"'N u J" op'n
II YOU wished tn find crooked man in this
what NM f III. 80, v,,,lh y,,, ~ !, - W. "'i"'
VI wH"ni,f., En1ty migl IN Mi m, c-,,ro1
NJ nl'n H. .n" ,i, Nh' M wm a. any 'anlr Part
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~ t. M H e, , l,,s a. im" ~ n''", Il,in
.lwnv. liz, i f, .t III ,,,i, i,t ,,hh NJ,
MIA wa. aivt- tre-.I Iil,0s ,ly an1 ,ns N.Y.
nrnitnro ~, t,, ~. ,,. ~ -, H. a., ~ ,.,
."nId Iuv n i e., aIn,n KS jest '""' money
Arn II. ,i,.3 - .,r , ol XXI ,,,a, ,,s,,,ii, NO.,
vornnn W. i T.n.s nl crvoN"u men usually to9u
pushon ie .'''r" H'iii'7' anu i"i'''iui ~ 'ncH
n ,,l, r., or, Inn,
uors ~. r , IRE, pu' 'ncte are some excep-
a,i To- nv, III ,, ol ,,ns n,l ~, NH j
sanstonnv IL unS nmu uvwHs; niiu .ne WIZ
sometim,a Tho vrif imorpp W. Irint on, ,E,
iwry,hLns' ana all 70 20 rum nave
irwntarI h. r VI mi *, esp'v,aS w women;
H. ~ a. .r w. ,"n, ~ ",,' u,"n a., ,vu ti'
hu, " ~ a., rr0vH. Hh may nppenr ihletesllE
which he may H.. enl,nd n ia oI En-. nS H.
No ,h ty. NJ l'i.h III prs.Vilio crooAeu
id1nt Know low II ND, with the men I know
Ifoi,nd tLnfr er,oLl mes IA nir na,,,t 49,
snuaro ,'ii,iigh tui,v me- ,nti'il 49,
wins pushnd into the Tmsinrss bnI nanny
was pushnJ M, IL, .r",p,l Inn I'M ,,ni 'i n,i ,
IN" erNnk.i nian ,ri ~. ,,i ,,, w. ,r.s w H., II
only one tha had money and thny want ws II '''i
can star ~ n if I'm, a, ~. t',n "iir'' VA,
I Il. /. - '''''' " 50"