The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-14

sire cts. Take a man used to SUCH comforts
and place him in the sweater I've de-
scribed. and how long do you suppose lie
will hold oltl
"For instance, noted crook or confidence
man drops into the city. You generally
find su h people about the leading hote's
and public resorts. TIE fly cop waite IS
for two or three days, and tlen some even
ing. as he stands picking his teeth in front
of the hotel. he is quietly tapped on tie
shoulder and informed that the chief wants
TO see him. He Is walked away to head
quarters and has a very pleasant interview
with the chief. OF course. the crook knows
no hing and is merely passing TO Igh the
city, or else paying it a harmless visit
We'll, we'll hold You a little while, any
how, remarks the chief, who expected no
Information at that time; take lin down.
The crook is placed in the sweater
Probably there are others under Oh the
rture. II not the steam is turned on at
1 teryals.
SWEATING HIM TILL HE "sQUEALS"
Next day, if the chief thinks of it, the
crook Is again called up into the office. If
he is not ready to talk he is soon sent back.
he can't talk with anybody, a I'd is i'll con-
slant darkness ID perspiration. Maybe
the chief forgets all about him for a lew
days, or perhaps the crook informs the
turnkey that he would like to talk to the
boss copper If he is very stubborn he is
firmly told that police know he has
some useful Informal n, and that he
will be he'd until he spits it out.
Very probable the police are working
simply on general principles. ANY
how few days experience in the sweater
will bring the crook to a very compldcent
mood.
He knows he has got to purchase his
freedom, and the Jnly = ay is to betray some
other crook. When he reaches this state Of
feeling he is taken before tine chef. Ii he
hasn't been doing somethi e himself he
probably knows somebody who has. The
result is That he gives the chief information
which will throw light on some unknown
crime. Frequently in this way the police
get onto robberies that they knew nothing
ao ut. If the Information prov S correcs
the crook is turned up or released, and given
the advice TO gently slip out of town.
THESE subjects for the sweater are
aim ,st invari bly, professio lal thieves, and
the detectives run no lsk in holding them.
They merely take the chance that the C ook
knows something, and nine times out of ten
the result shon S thef are right Such men,
whatever the romance thrown around
them, are n be ter than the commonest
thieves, and deserve no more consideration.
New York has place somewhat like
Chlcagu's sweater and to this system is
due most of l spector Byrnes' success as
thief catcher. Detroit has sweater but
1t doesn't bring them to terms as quickly as
the Chicago institution.
Here in Cihclnn ii we have to depend
upol the fly cell, which is we'll lig ted and
fairly ventilated. 1t is luxury to what they
have in other large cities. If we cJuli hold
people on su plcion and give tuem dose Of
tne sweater as they do in Chicago and
New York, We would have more success.
The policy with as now is to make no
arrests on suspicion.
They treat the well-known thief and
CRIMINAL as nicely as if he were t the
most dang 4rous ma in the community.
True he is locked up, but with such consld-
GRAFTON that he laughs at bars. He is made
as comfortable as possible under the circum-
stances, and while the food is It as NICE as
that no gets at the hotel it is still good and
wholesome. No pun Ing pressure is
b. ought to bear upol hun except cross-ex-
animation, and the thief is sharper than
those who are trying to entrap him into
some injudlciols remark