Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-13
ROGUES AT TIL, GALLERY.
SCENES IN THE POLICE PHOTOGRAPH
ER'S STUDIO.

Desperate Men Who Refuse to Give the
Artist Quiet sitting--The Methods
Adopted TO Prevent Good Likeness
from Being Secured.
Next to being sent to prison, the pro
fessional criminal breads being photo
eraphed for the rogues' gallery. lie VIII
resist sitting before the camera with
every means in his power, and nothing
/ short of Il terrific beating will bring nm
to terms. Even this fails when the
criminal has made up his mind not to be
"mugged, rs it is quantity termed III
the argot of this country.
Instances have been known where i've,
and even more, officers have endeavored
to hold a refractory thief so that the
PHOTOGRAPHER could secure a SUGGEST III
Z likeness. and their efforts have failed
/ through the constant struggling OF the
! determined criminal To meet this diff
/ Gculty and surmount it some depart
( ments have arranged concealed cameras,
so that photograph can be obtained OF
any one desired without tho 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 public gallery and photo
! graphing him in the ordinary way ls 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 5
| 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 mufilcrs. He wore
cunningly designed coat with huge peck
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, Coving-
ton iewelcr, Of lot of diamonds. Dur
ing the week ne was sent to the gallery
to be photographed Seating himself
quietly. he waited until the operator
placed the plate in the camera.
Then sudden revolution took place in
his features. With Il rapid motion he
drew his mustachc inside of his mouth,
and, closing his eyes, screwed up his
| face
The detectives tried every possible
means to make him assume a natural
expression, but he dOggedly resisted all
efforts in that direction. His mustache
was forcibly pulled from between his
teeth, and a few vigorous saps admins
tered upon his cheeks. These had no
| effect, however
Two DAYS later the safe blowers, James
Scribner and Frank Boyd, who were
captured at Gerde5' hotel with fine out
fit of tools, were taken out of their cells
at police headquarters, placed in a patrol
.I,.it+
had no intimation of where they We're
vate entrance to the operating room lies
through a labyrinth of back yards and
| Railways known only to the police
UNMoyED BY BLOWS.
This was travcrsad, and tie 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 means?" answered
the detective, as lie 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 your id badly mistaken
| won't stand it. ="
You sit down there, came the stern
order as he was forced backward into
the chair
I'm sit down, but you don't get my
! picture. I'll stand 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
the sub iect closed his ewes and steadily