Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-23

| desperate wen VINO lSefuSe to Give tn
Artist Quiet sitting-The Method
Adopted to Prevent a Good Iikenes
from Being Secured.
Next to being sent to prison, the pro
| fessional criminal breads being photo
| graphed for the rogues' gallery. He vii
| resist sitting before the camera witt
every means in his power, and nothing
short OF terrific beating will bring hin
to terms. Even this fails when tn,
criminal has made up his mind not to b,
,mugged, as it is quantity termed il
the argot of this country.
Instances have been known where five
| and even more, officers have endeavoreC
to hold 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 q photograph can be obtained ol
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 in the ordinary way is in
every Gay 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 Krugs
gallery.
The first was Norris. the jewelry and
dry goods thief who was captured in
Miller Bros. store in the act OF stealing
a number Of silk muf1lers. He wore a
cunningly designed coat with huge pock-
cts concealed in the skirts. in which he
stored his plunder. After being arrested
it was discovered that he was the same
man who robbed Henry Teens, 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 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 natural
expression, but he doggedly resisted all
efforts III that direction. His mustache
was forcibly pulled from between his
teeth, and a few vigorous slaps admins
tered uDon his cheeks. These had no
effect, however.
Two days later the safe blowers, James
Scribner and Frank Boyd, who were
at Gerdes' hotel with fine out
fit of tools, were taken out of their cells
at police headquarters, placed in 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
Il labyrinth Of back yards and
Railways known only to the police.
UNMOVED By BLOWS.
This was traversed, and the two Grim
inals We're suddenly ushered into the
glass rooted room. Like lightning
look of disgust crept over their faces,
and the talIest, Boyd, broke out pro-
fanely: ''What in HI does this mean:"
Cant you see what it means?" answered
the detective, as he pointed to the cam
era. Drawing himself up the safe work
er rejoined: "Wcll, 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 he was forced backward into
the chair.
Iii sit down, but you don't get my
picture. I'll stand a beating and you
can start when you please" he NUT
tered between his teeth.
You'll get it if you don't sit STILL" re-
Piled the detective.
Blaze away!' was the response, as
.he 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
IF a policeman. guilty smiling at the
Efforts of the officers to make his part
Ter tractable. Once in @ while a low
;hucllle indicated that he rather enjoyed
he scene. After Scribner was done
with he was marched away and Boyd
placed in his recently vacated seat. He
made no remarks, but quietly awaited
he preparing of the camera, even sub
hitting to the fixing of the focus upon
lis face But at the moment that the
olate holder clicked into his place his
yellow face changed like
magic.
Smack came the detectives hand
N his cheek, with the order, open
our eyes!"
Without moving of a muscle the
elbow Kissed back a request to go to
ternal perdition. The photographer
waited silently with his finger on the
cap, expecting the thief to be-
,ome tired and then to catch him off his
guard. But it was of no use, and the
developed plate showed hideous pict-
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