Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-15

of gen raj education, and OF business
experience They fall through family
troubles. disappointments. or discour-
agements of some kind. Olce
having committed the overt
act that makes them thieves,
their Intelligence is such that Their
progress in crime is very rapid. 1t is
much greater han that of the ignorant
persons who perpetrate a low mean
class of robberies. In forgery this Is
particularly noticeable. Some of the
men who are know intern ationally a
the perpetrators of astounding for,
geries, are men of good origin and
splendidly educated.
How do thieves look upon their
bnsinessP Does it seem legitimate to
themP"
well. you can not tell much about
that. You would have to be THE.
or live among them to get ut theil
IDEAS in matter like that. They
speak of going to work when talk
ing among themselves in a matter of
fact way. 1t is the same with conf
dence men. When they set out to en-
snare people and get their money.
they ALWAYS speak of 1t as going to
work. Every time thief starts out
to do job of thieving. he knows that
he tak's some chance of FILLING -
that is. of being arrested and i'm
prisoned. In many cases the job
seems to be practically without risk.
and however dangerous it may be he
never undertakes one that he does
not expect to get away with.
No man is moro Jealous of his
liberty than a professio al
thief More ordinary offenders are
much more reckless in taking CHI ances
of being locked up. One of the first
things that a gang Of professionals
does nowadays wher planning for II
piece of work is to subscribe in equal
amounts what is called fall mt" ey ,
This is TO protect any one of the gang
who may happen to be arrested. an |
provide him with counsel and 9th +
necessaries. 1t protects them against
each other also. A common owner
ship in fund like this helps to keep
hem together. And the one arrested
is protected against the desertion of
his friends. And if disposed to remain
sleadfast. they are we'll protected
against the risk of having to try to
connect with him to help him. The
fall money is left in the hands of n
confidential common friend. usually
not a professional. Sporting people
and saloon-keepers are generally the
ones who are we'll enough acquainted
with thieves TO DO with them, though
not of Them"
What arc the rewards Of successful
thievingP DO these men look forward
to u time when they can stop ealing
and enjoy what they have amassed of
other peoples wealth."
II do not know a pers on who has
been professional thief and has ac-
cumulated money who is not ready to
do any thing that he considers safe
to increase his wealth, no matter how
crooked it may be. He may have
enough, with prudence, to live on all
his life. But he will always be ready
to put up for the expenses of a Job
out of which he can get some prof
or by stolen property when it can be
done with any assurance that there
is little risk. Their greed for money
is Unsuitable. There are men in this
country and in Eur opel mean Amer
leans in Europe, for l do not know
much of foreign criminal matters -
who have got pile of money rs pro-
fessionals. They have nev,r aban-
doned the ways by which they got
it. But they pursue their ways so as
to greatly redu ce their chances OF
either going to prison or of contribut
ing TO the enrichment of LAWYERS.
Their money gives them a position
among their own class. They arc
sought out by first-rate crooks til
only kind they would have any thing
TO do with. and by paying expenses
and remaining in the background
they can share in the profits OF
thieving at a very little risk"
That reminds me. Inspector Who
is Adam Worth. who is reported as
living in such great style in London.
somewhat af.er the fashion you have
;ndIcated?"
adam Worth Is one of the class !
have referred to. H. is an American,
and some of his people live in this city
to-day. He fed the country on ac-
count of Massachusetts bank rob-
berry. He took over large amount
of money and set up al elegant pri-
vate csi abishment in London. H is
home j. in Piccadily. 1t is frequented
by the highest class of English crimi-
mails and of American crooks who go
across. He is reputed to have added
largely to his wealth through his
shrewdness in disposing of stolen
property from the continent. He is n
swell. tell you. He lives and acts
like gentleman, owns yacht, and
all that sort of thing. Any body who
goes over there from here and is
known as a good man is sure of be-
lug ROYALTY entertained by Adam.