Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-15
STUDENTS OF CRIME.
why Policemen Try TO Exclude Some
Boys from the Great Thoroug fares.

From TIE Esto York Herald.
st may look cruel,' said a Broadway
policeman who had just sent flock OF
street boys flying down aside street, Ito
act like an orge With little fellows like that
and to drive them away from the thor
oughfare where there is so much to see
and enjoy. But it's necessary TO do it for
public safety. You see the youngsters Of
New York are the most dangerous set OF
pickpockets in the whole community.
It's sad to think that children of tender
years should take TO such business. But
it's fact. And what is more, they don't
drop into il OF their own accord; that is
not generally. You Will find wagon
thieves and youngsters who will tap nils
and steal fruit and all that in nearly any
part OF the city. But your boy pick
pocket has to BE- an expert and he needs
training. Now it is known that on the
east and west sides there are a lot OF tu-
tors who prepare these lads for their
criminal career. They are all fences
regular Fagins in their way, but they are
such slick, shady cOVes that there Is no
getting on to them. 10 is only once and
awhile that YOU catch fence and then
it's one OF the hardest things in the world
to &c. evidence to convict him.
TEACHERS OF CRIME.
81 dare say they are more numerous in
the river districts than anywhere else.
There ii Is easy for a boy TO steal old iron,
cotton and ropes. And there are lot OF
rascals-mainly iunkmen-whO buy the
loot and encourage the boys 90 keep on
stealing. But your regular kagiu is gen
orally IN the heart OF the city. Not long
ago there was one discovered in RiYlng-
ton or stanton street, / forget which. lie
i q tHaf n tFt an
tenement hOusc. lie was a gray old viii
lain, and none az the neighbors dropped to
his lay. Even when they saw the Young
sters coming and going they thought the
man was attached 10 some charity mission
or something OF that kind. Wen, the
truth was ne kept those boys working the
parks and public places, ana they turned
in no end OF jeVelry and the like to him.
OF course, when they got purse they
were cunning enough TO keep IL 20 them
selves. But any other kind Of valuable
was grst tor his mill. When the police
got INTO bis place they found quite an as
sortment Of trnkets, and heaven knows
bow much he had disposed Of, for be was
sharp enough 70 keep very little of the
stuff on hand
AN EX-CCNVICTs SCHOOL.
1T s not many years since a regular
school was discovered IN the neighbor-
hood OF Hester street and the BOwery.
There was a man there an eN-cOnNlct
ana an adept IN every kindof villauy. He
made 10 his business 20 prepare boys ana
girls not only FOR picking pockets and the
like, hut for burglary and the higher ord
crs Of crime. he turned out apt pupils,
too. and made a very good thing OF % an
some detectives dropped 20 his racket.
But bis scholars aid him credit. Most OF
them made tu0hey enough 40 go INTO huHi-
res7. and d. rest made enough Co get
them into trouble and have them sent 90
Sing Sing. lrs sad Oh think or But we
cannot teli .H0W many Of these rascals are
sIIll dlIue ouch work H'dffuIY. Aud 30
we hayt t.Iln.k oIt i0r Arml DODGERS
lu sll sHpt@a aaf Keep scsmInely ln01eu-
slYc yoInslrra 0II thr tn0raurlhfes.