The daily gazette., 1881-03-18
Not Indicated in the Features.
RoaUEs WHO LOOK LIKE HONEST MEN
-PIcKPocKETs WHO LOOK INNo-

CENT.
From the New York Sun.
''Do you think the ysiognomies
of criminals betray their oceupation?".
prominent official of New York de-
tective force was asked.
sometimes they do, but oftener
they do not" was the reply. "1he
fact is often illustrated in court, where
the sheriff has been pointed out by
ways as the criminal. When the ia
nous Lew Baker was tried at New
burgh, Orange county, many years
ago, for the murder OF Bill Poole, the
court and the prisoner went up to
Fishkill on The same train. OF course
there was rush to see the culprit.-
A practical joker in the party pointed
out the judge as the prisoner. The
judge happened to be a tall, athletic
man. Though he was, in fact, the
mildest of men, the crowd saw in his
face the most wicked expression
Such is the power of the imagination.
If you know man to be criminal,
you can readily see it in his face but
if you go into a crowd to pick out one,
you may find that the most forbid
ding looking one may turn out the
pattern of innocence, while the gen.
tlemanly looking man is the worst
criminal"
ado you find such to be the fact
from your contact with all crooked
men?"
Certainly. Look over the sixteen
hundred pictures in the Rogues' Gal
lery you will see that there are'typ S
of some OF the most prominent and
unques ionably honest men in the Uni
ted States. 1t would be unpleasant to
name these unfortunate resemblances.
Begging your pardon, | could show
you The picture of well known pick
pocket which might be mistaken for a
poor likeness of yourself. Begging
their pardon, could show you two OF
our police captains their counterparts
in the gallery"
what explanation would you give
of this ?''
Merely that the successful crimi-
nal must be able to deceive. If a man
goes about with a sign on his face that
he is thief, people watch him, sus-
pect him, and give him a wide berth
1t is the aim of the expert to wear
look OF innocence. The story Of suc-
cessful confidence men illustrates this
Their charm of manner their cool,
business like airs, are the most dan
eerous traps for the unwary. There
was Charles X. Titus, who drew a
forged check of 500, 900 on Colgate s.
Co. lie was man of stroag, firm,
determined features, but you would
readily mistake him for large whole
sale merchant. There was Bill Con-
molly, the hotel thief, arrested at the
Aston House. You would take him
for a regular high liver, a man who
had eaten good dinners all his life
Nobody would think of suspsctisg
such gcntlemanly looking man,
here is Meyer Stuff, alias Snatchem,
the sneak thief genteel, elegant
looking fellow. Eddie Miller. the ho-
tel thief, has positively broad and
generous face You would think he
was about 10 do you favor rather
than TO rob you. That plausible
scoundiel, Ike Vail, who used to pick
up men along the river front and en-.
ploy them 10 go South with horses,
taking deposit to secure his victims
honesty, was most seductive person,
1t was almost = pleasure to be swim.
died by such man. John MCGUIRE
alias Sheeny Mcclure, the pickpocket
was one of The most insinuating and
| persuasive fellows you ever saw. lie
was dainty, natty, we'll dressed sort
of a fellow, with a miIcng gait and
winning look. You might mistake
him for young medical or law stu.
dent. He was the very pink of nobby
fellows. When he got into the peni
tentiary they made him librarian be
cause he was such nice, sweet you'll
The next thing that happened he wal
missing. Nobody knows how he go
away. He is wanted to serve out his
term. His deceptive face imposed
even on the prison officials. Look al
John Gantz, now doing time in Queer
county penitentiary for picking peck
cts. He has a massive, honest face
You would hand him your pocketbool
to hold for you. 1t il almost rul,
that the best pickpeckets do no
arouse suspicion by their general ap.
psarance. They dress well and the,
live well most of the time, when no
in jail. 'Deafy Prince, who work
the railroads and robs women who 81
next to him, is good looking fellow
so is Charley Dayton, another pick
pocket.
GLOW is it with the womenS d,
you think they carry their wickednes
in their faces more than men 7"
"Not at all. Lock AZ Little Annie
the notorious dishonest servant. Sh
is a demare, understanding littl
piece. She deceives even the women
It is easy enough to deceive men wit
pretty face, but women are general
supposed to be more shrewd, Ye
Annie and others of her kind neVe
lack for place when they are out 0
Jail. Mag Field, the pickpooket, wa
another siren. lilly Miller. who es
capped from Raymond street Jail, wa
another. They have never been abb
to catch her to make her serve he
time out. Another siren was Molli
Holbrook, who escaped from the sher
if of Chicago. She induced him t,
carry her to her destination through
Canada. When she got on British sol
she informed the sheriff that he coult
not take her without warrant unde
the extraditioa treaty. Mollie was