The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-06

LEROY, the murderer of Mr.. Gold, on
the Brighton Railway. Here is the rope
used by Marguerite Dixblanc to strangle
her mistress, Madame Riel, in Park
Lane. Here are the boots of the unfor-
tunate girl, Maria Clausen. murdered
at kidbrOok Lane. Ethan. and the plast-
erer 5 hammer which did the deadly
deed, With another plasterer's ham
mer, also here preserved. Mullins mur-
dered Mrs. Emsley at Stepney, in 1860.
Here, too. are sundry memorials of the
Wainwright case. or Whitechapel MUIR
der, of 1874. Here are the chopper with
which the unfortunate Harriet Lane was
dismembered. and the spade which dug
her grave. Here is one of the buttons
cut from her dress, and a correspond
ing button found with her body; and
stranger item st;ll-the piece of shin
bone taken by a surgeon from the leg
of the living Harriet Lane. and which
formed a last unmistakable proof of the
identity Of the Dameless corpse. Even
the cigar which Henry Wainwright was
smoking when arrested is here preserved.
Turning to offenders of a more frivol-
Gus character, we have the peep-show
apparatus wherein a pretended as
trOloger, calling himself Prof. Zen
davesta, and residing in Homer Street.
Marylebone Road. London, was wont,
for consideration" to call up the
image of an inquirer's future wife or
husband. To illustrate the audacity of
the Professor and the fatuity of his
dupes. we may mention that among his
pictorial collection of promised hus-
bands were found Mr.. Holman Hunt
and MIR. Henry Neville. Another branch
of the Professors business was the
casting of nativities; and a number of
his hand-bills, showing the great ad-
vantages to be derived from possessing
the straight tip in this particular. are
preserved with the peep-show apparatus.
Next to this latter is circular board
with number of shallow cups or de-
preSsions. painted of different colors,
but higgledy-piggledy, like a solitaire
board .gone wrong" This is an appli-
ance for public-house gambling. A
marble, being dropped into a cylin-
drical arrangement at the side, is
allowed to wander at will over
the board, bets being made as to
the particular color in which it
will finally settle. Not far distant is a
bundle of flash notes, used by sharp
erS to simulate unbounded wealth, for
the purpose of the confidence trick
and similar frauds. Flash" differ
from forged notes, the latter being
intended to be actually passed as money,
and consequently made as like the real
thing as possible. The flash note is a
very rough affair, and only aims at sim
ulating the general appearance of
genuine note. The specimens before us
are headed Bank of Engraving" and
run: 81 promise to engrave and print in
letter-preSs on demand for the sum of
ten pounds. in the first style of the art,
or forfeit the above sum. London 90
April, 1910. For Self & Co., Bank of
j. DUCK" There is the
customary Ten" in large Gothic letters
in the left-hand corner, and the paper
and printing of a genuine note are imi-
tated with sufficient closeness to deceive
an unwary observer who merely sees
the note in the hands of another person.
Among curioSities of a different kind
is an Egyptian courbash, or bastinado,
an article having the appearance of an
ordinary walking cane. tapering consid-
erably. 1t is said to be of rhinoceros
hide. Whatever the material, it is of
great weight and flexibility; and when
applied. after the mild Oriental fashion,
to the soles of the victims feet, must be
extremely persuasive. The specimen
before us had the honor of being exhib-
tied during recent debate in the House
of Commons. Hard by it is an ancient
s rattle, with which an ex-
pert performer, if allowed full opportu-
nifty to use it. could make noise audi
BILE at nearly two hundred yards dis
tance. As matter of fact, however, it
was chiefly used to batter the head of
the watchman himself, for which pur-
pose it was greatly approved by the
malefactorS of the period. A similar
appliance in an improved form was
used by the police up to a recent date,
but is now happily superseded by pow
erful whistle, which leaves the wearer
full use of his hands for attack or de-
tense, and can be heard for nearly three
VI Il IllllC IICIC, dlSO. dIC Htuu-
cuffs of various dates and construction,
the pair in which the notorious
Jerry Abershaw, the highwayman, was
hanged in chains Q795) on Wimbledon
Common; and an ingenious wristlet of
Yankee cOntrivance for securing an
on his way to durance vile. 1t
S not unlike pair of caliper-compasses,
0ut with crOss-handle, like that of a
,Orkscrew. The compass portion. being
slipped over the wrist of the criminal,
closes with a spring; and the handle |
oeing graSped firmly by the officer in
charge, the captive has small chance of |
reeing himself. for broken wrist would |
De the probable consequence of strug- |
,le. ApropoS of the useful appliance, |
sergeant Bradshaw favors us with a
title piece of professional advice. which
will appropriately conclude our paper.
Always grip your man." he tells us,
on his right side. Then, if he shows
ight. he can only let you have it with |
lis left and you have your right hand
rec to tackle him. If you grip him on
lis left side. you leave him the use of !
as right hand to yOur left. and like
nough he'll get the better of you."-
Chambers Journal.
\ Happy-Go-Lucky Yankee Farmer. |