The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
A WESTERN THIEF TAKERS VIEWS.
Major HarriEan OF 81. Louis Talks Inter.
estinsly or Criminals.
From Me 81. L0uJ Globe. DenOcrt

Thieves-Imean professional thieves, GRIM
inals OF the higher ~grade-pursue their crooked
career with the Same feelings that honest men
expects a certain percentage OF losses during
the year, lust as he has reason to believe that
lUss wt!i or m gains w ars e np e ute IN f Ell sroa Th sns
loss account. The professional thief or Grim
inal philosophically argues to himself: What
serve a portion Of my years in prison. II 1t is
little; So much the better fer me; IL it is much,
Major Lawrence Harrican. Appraiser of the
Port, was the speaker. For upward OF o quarter
q century the Major Was . thief taler Of ma;
down to the dull routine Of Federai once. the
old IRE Is still IL him. and 1t is NOT a difficult
has beer, a close study.
sd MalHt H MaaIs se,d aiissu .ss To salRniI|e en sa as Gsa.
ist but as an officer, knowing they do exist,
He. perhaps. believes that In the eternal econ.
omy Of things thieves are put on earth to give
Yes. sir" he resumed. "the thief looks upon
Is, il The game. Ii . : shiei. and ne as4 e To %S den
Dor the property that belongs to others. his
mind is bent on dey!sing ways and means to
st e,ardsHh wins or ios s. Ire recall % ana in n,aslns
about 5 o'clock, after waiting out ali nigint." !
put my bands on him he knew what he was
ESian's snd fS When pf I toae %ss : Rid, dead on t Ease Sagaii59s.
and said that the Captain wanted to SEQ him. [
have, no doubt that he made up his mind to
BBiIsad guilty and Gst on a. chsaply as possi-
geiher down Morgan street on the way to the
police station. We passed an old cobbIer's shop.
was, too. ! we'll remember, the Old feIlow" was
w. II. neGGinG away at his work by candle light,
m nne lhi and g ;hnn "a 4 n at the Industrious shoe
- have spent seven Of the past twelve years
Ia prison. and yet haye done better than that
!hsp + he n dSssn e IT, fs: al ais r sf1 'as r9 az meat N prIs snd
Of eff tb @hf Ian ! am W, On 1 the Outside t. : ! liys on the fat
COMPANIONS. gaysr girls. and everything that
money can buy. wouldn't trade places with
o. 3 i TIP p TTE; a road! ! know that lam booked
the "T %r.nt, 1h1et sp q Il, hi eI honest sentiments, and
Does the thief not look forward to making n
ne I,e nanI;, an, retiring IRON his criminal lifs9
~" Sf finSF' oite aST tell each other that. an, th,,.
mat they mean 1t, but cases Of genuine reform
or retirement on n big haul are so rare that
case OF lKissans, the jean Teua'vvt al He ro of Inc pas ahs
ff op ,sa the b %an i Tho was a. SGnSsa fcrgsr. and mas
fact is that all thieves are men Of appetite.
T Tbbsy w do not %o steal fer ths sake Of Stealing.
and II most always .is-it is for cards
or inyis drink, Thc thief. when in funds,
card table. Some Of tho shire and most
hdroit thieves are the v%eriest children in the
hands OF = iaro dealer. Say u thief who has
reforming, does get several thousand dollars,
what good does II do himp Women. wine, and
stealing again. These things he must have.
ne won't work for his money, so he continues
70 steal Ihere have undoubtedly been cases
OF REFORM, ana manya small town has It's hotel
or saloon keeper. held in esteem az an honest
man by al who know him, and yet that man
A police officer is not much OF a believer in
rrt"rmaiio4H. There wHS n ease of a man
here In ~. Louis who mad served a term In an
Eastern penitenliary. He came to 81. Louis
aad settled down 70 maxim an honest living
az shoemsking' He was iudustrIous and tom
years he was the owps Of a fns piece OF PROB.
ATTY a. the corner o. Ninth and Morgan streets,
no SOLO tor $4,000 cash y removed to