St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-03
U,Jack the Kisser.C -


The man to whom this apellation be-
longs is unique in his class, from the
fact that he appeared in two guiSes and
fIequented two locallties-the extremes
of social life. Clad in torn and SOiied
garments, he showed up among the ten
ementS on the east side about year
and a half ago. and brought himself at
once into prominence by kissing school
girls as they were returning home from
the afternoon session.
Dressed neatly,a and showing excellent
taste, he would parade Fifth avenue,
and politely ask every young lady who
happened to catch his fancy to kiss him.
Complaints were made to the police
from both districts, and it was found
that the physical descriptions of the
1.-TWO" men tailed exactly. Upon in
veStigatiOn it was found that he would
remain in one guiSe week and then
assume the other, after the fashion of
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. He was never
caught.
'sJack the Haircutter.s.
This title explains itself, and the ins
tentions of the man to whom it was ap-
piled are easily guessed at. He terror
lied the young girls on the east side Of
the lower portion of the city for over.
three months last spring. and was looked.
upon as some terrible being, although all
he did was to snip their hanging locks
while they we're not looking, and then.
escape. The theft was generally made
while the victims were looking into
shop windows, and those who suffered
thus prided themselves on their wealth
of hair, which they allowed to hang in
curls or bralds down their back.f The
cutting was done with big pair of keen
scissors, and one clip was all that was
ever necessary. The police searched
long for him, but without success. He
probably sold the hair at good price
to dealers in switches and wigs.
ssJack the S,niler.s,
For the past month complaints have
been received at the Nineteenth Police
precinct from women who said that an
elderly. well-dresSed man who fire.
ouented the shopping district stuck his
face close to theirs and smiled and made.
himself otherwise annoying. Last week
avenue. was inflicted with his smile.
and she promptly called a policeman
and had the man arrested. AT the
jefferson Market Police court he gave
his name as Henry Hartman, and said
he lived in Brooklyn. He could not ex-i
plain his peculiar actions and was dis
charged with reprimand, after paying
a small fine. He will be kept track off
however.
slack the Hugger.s
On Monday news reached this city.
that the ruffian who created reign of
terror in Danbury, Conn. two months ago
has resumedEhis work. and, as eonse-
quence, every young woman in the
town is afraid to venture out on the
streetat night unless accompanied BY a
sturdy male escort. A few nights ago
two girls were passing through Har-
mony street, when man sprang from
behind tree and threw his arm around
one of them. The girls screamed loud
ly, and the man released his grasp upon
the approach of two men. The man APP
peared in Connecticut two months ago,
and Rugged two or three young girls
nightly. Once or twice he has kissed
his victims, but is generally content to
hug them tightly until their screams at
tract attention. Searching parties were
unsuccessful before, but they are being
organized again.