Smyrna times., 1889-02-20
ROGUES AT THE GALLERY.
SCENES IN THE POLICE PHOTOGRAPH
ER'S STUDIO.

Desperate Men Who Refuse to Give the
Artist Quiet sitting-The Methods
Adopted to Prevent a Good Likeness
from Being Secured.
Next to being sent to prison, the pro-
fessional criminal breads being photo
graphed for the rogues' gallery. He viii
resist sitting before the camera with
every means in his power, and nothing
short of terrific beating will bring him
to terms. Even this fails when the
criminal has made up his mind not to be
''mugged," as it is quantity termed in
the argot of this country.
Instances have been known where five.
and even more, officers have endeavored
to hold a refractory thief so that the
photographer could secure a successful
likeness, and their efforts have failed
through the constant struggling of the
determined criminal To meet this diff
ficulty and surmOunt it some depart
ments have arranged concealed cameras
so that photograph can be obtained of
any one desired without the knowledge
of the latter. In this city this develop
ment has not been attained, and the old
process Of taking the criminal through
the streets to a public gallery and photo
graphing him III the ordinary way is in
every day use.
TWISTING HIS MUSTACHE.
Three clever thieves successfully re-
sisted all attempts to secure photographs
of themselves by distorting their features
when placed in the posing chair at Krug's
gallery
The first was Norris, the jewelry and
dry goods thief who was captured in
Miller Bros. store in the act Of stealing
number of silk mufflers He wore a
cunningly designed coat with huge pocll-
cts concealed in the skirts, in which he
stored his plumber. After being arrested
it was discovered that he was the same
man who robbed Henry Teens, Il Coving-
ton jeweler, of lot of diamonds. Dur
ing the week he was sent to the gallery
to be photographed. Seating himself
quietly, he waited until the operator
placed the plate in the camera.
Then a sudden revolution took place in
his features. With a rapid motion he
drew his mustache inside Of his mouth.
and, closing his eyes, screwed up his
face.
The detectives tried every possible
means to make him assume q natural
expression, but he dOggedly resisted all
efforts in that direction. His mustache
teeth, and a few vigorous slaps admins
tered upon his checks. These had no
effect, however.
Two days later the safe blowers, James
Scribner and Frank Boyd, who were
captured at Gerdes' hotel with fine out
fit Of tools, were taken out of their cells
at police headquarters, placed in a patrol
wagon and driven to the gallery. They
had no intimation of where they were
being taken, nor did they ask The pri-
vate entrance to the operating room lies
through labyrinth of back yards and
Railways known only to the police.
UNMOvED BY BLOWS.
This was traversed, and the two Grim
inals were suddenly ushered into the
glass rooted room. Like lightning a
look of disgust crept over their faces.
and the tallest, Boyd, broke out pro
fanely: "What in hi does this mean?''
Cant you see what it meaus?' answered
the detective, as he pointed to the cam
era. Drawing himself up the safe work
er rejoined: "Well, if you think YOU are
going to get my face and send it all over
the country you're id badly mistaken.
| won't stand it."
You sit down there" came the stern
order as lie was forced backward into
the chair.
I'm sit down, but you don't get my
picture. I'll stand q beating and YOU
can start when you please" he NUT
tered between his teeth.
you'll get it if you don't sit still, j." re-
piled the detective.
Blaze awayl' was the response. as
the subject closed his eyes and steadily
refused to open them.
During this episode the other subject
sat in a corner of the room under guard
OF policeman, guilty smiling at the
efforts OF the officers to make his part
ner tractable Once in a while q low
chuckle indicated that he rather enioved
the scene. After Scribner was done
with he was marched away and Bovd
placed in his recently vacated seat. lie
made no remarks, but quietly awaited
the preparing of the camera, even sub
mlttlng to the fixing of the focus upon
his face But at the moment that the
plate holder clicked into his place his
wrinkled, yellow face changed like
magic.
Smack" came the detectives hand
on his cheek, with the order, "Open
your eyesp'
Without q moving of q muscle the
fellow Missed back q request to 90 to
eternal perdition. The photoprapher
waited silently with his finger on the
camera cap, expecting the thief to be-
come tired and then to catch him off his
guard. But it was of no use, and the
developed plate showed a hideous pict-
ure.-Cincinnati Enquirer.