The sun., 1888-02-26

THE expert forger belongs to still higher
sT 81 aa is the H Is Of all
how to preserve semblance OF intense respect-
ability. and II you were TO meet, him on the
him business man. professor in some COL
lege. a preacher or even hGh-toned literary
mai fhs ine professona d picfpoeket too is sleek
rascal. gonteel looking. well dressed. and OF
good presence and manners. for he. too. like
pocket from sheer love for the business more
efs sng Pae Is
q the sss Of
in Philadelphia. faSori!e haunt for him is on
Twenty-third street line. A more handsome,
be and Rse ses dqSs
front OF the car and Is very courteous In passing
up other peoples dimes and, nickels to the box.
AS he does 80 he sizes up the wallets EXPOSED.
sS!edfS sn as and f then he goes or it, Ike IS
other. He is nearly six feet tall. always ele:
6% ana Sea Topa yoa
an operator on the Petroleum Exchange. A
lot OF rickpockets together on the street look
only " Surprisingly SUI Well dressed-mors than
any other class that happen to, think Of, and
there. ali The same and comes to the surface
when an officer who knows them looks into
The confidence man also has to keep up q
good showing. for appearances to him are ev-
erythnG But the foxiness is in his eyes, how
Vision Hu HSn R
one one Of the best specimens yop could have OF
aaa bs might f his
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simply sayingth hat it is in his expression. The
confidence men, like the forgers bank sneaks,
pos out fs ar Sh
vidaaS At ths same t!me good s1 .s detectSo. tfS
YOU'D likely 70 ssht q SisfiIsao%ss ~tb
out kmoW9g hS MAN MAN shsd ne e beirGok
that can recognize. He He IS an Criminal an
and looks it. Born in Q tenement. raised in the
gutter and educated In some one Of the many
Ignorant to seet adSaneemsnt e By eiIy hcnest t94
methods. too lazy to work for living, and too
well as his necessities, he looks what he is. As
O rule. he Is undsrsized. has a sneaking sui
and Vicious dSxprsssiion Of co1n,enance and
Is small oDraine1-merel' d stuhted weed in the
You have spoken ,n, Of looking your crook
idea that the one thing the dishone snI man may
bs counted upon to ddois to avoid directly meet
ny ~ Know; 6at people take good deal too
like to meet mans eye particularly the low
NJ.
will glance up ut you furtiyely, lurkingly. while
talking to you. and quickly let his gaze wan
der away. But the higher tho intelligence OF
tho crook the better he knows how to control
that natural DISPOSITION. and play tho popu-
larly imagined honest man who meets unlinch-
ingly your most ingniring gaze"
Are visitors and inmates interchsngeable?" ?"
| visitations so as to exclude as far as possible
| tho mere friends OF the conyicts, and SO mar
row the chances OF that. Not infreauently.
| however one member after another OF crimi-
nal family comes here first as visitor and later
| under sentence We would sec more ofthat sort
OF alienation II we permitted tho convicts 10
receive visits from their fellow members Of the
| thOy belong. They are all OF the same mental
| aud moral status, all 4re under the same hnr-
| hatred lor work and love, for liquor and vile
| women. aud arc OF about the same age. from 10
| TO 23 years old-so IL Is natural for them TO
grayitate in, the same direction, toward tho
| State prison."
You have had some tough jobs In recaptur-
ing escaped prisoners. have you notw
In oysrtaking and finding them. yes. There