Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-02-23
TO PROTECT VISITORS.
The Elaborate Preparations Being Made
to Give "Crooks" q Warm Reception.
From New York Trihnna IL

The Elaborate Preparations Being Made
to Give "Crooks" q Warm Reception.
| From New York Tribune.l
John Bonfield, who was police In.
spector at the time of the Haymarket
Riot In Chicago, and who was In com.
mand Of the large force of police when
the bomb was thrown, was guest at the
Windsor Hotel the other day. Mr.. Bon.
field. or Inspector Bonfield, as he is called
| In Chicago. is not connected with the
police department of the Garden City
now, but he has charge of the Detective
Bureau of the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition, and he is still the well-known
enemy of evil doors. 1t was not general
ly known In Chicago until recently that
there was to be detective bureau in con-
nection with the Worlds fair, but Inspec-
tor Bonfield was appointed to his posi-
ton as chief of the department several
months ago, and ever since that time he
has been making elaborate preparations
for the reception of "confidence men,
expert pickpockets and ''crooks" of all
sorts. Inspector Bonfield's visit here
was partly to consult with Superintend-
ent Byrnes and to secure the promise
Of the services of several of the best men
in the detective service here to be used in
Chicago during the six months of the
Exposition. Inspector Bonfield, when
seen by reporter Of The Tribune, ex-
planned his plans in detail.
"We have arranged to get detectives
from every city in the United States of
over %, 900 population" said he. II feel
certain that Superintendent Byrnes can
secure the consent Of the police commits
sioners to send few of his men to Chi
cago to insure the visitors from New
York, at least, from being robbed by
New York crooks. These men will 90 10
Chicago two or three weeks before the
fair opens and stay there until it closes
l suppose they will know every thief in
the country who is smart enough to get
enough money together to take him to
Chicago. The others we are not worry.
ing about. 1t is the slick men who fol-
low big crowds that will cause us trouble
These detectives, almost regiment of
them, will just walk around and look for
fellows they know. The cities ! have al
ready applied to have responded literally,
and all the details are being rapidly ar
ranged. They have agreed to send re-
sonable number of officers in almost every
CASE. uc ollCcTS Will pTOIccJ FlslCOTS
from their own cities, for in big crowd
these fellows never stop to see who their
victims are.
"The wages of the men have all been
arranged. The chiefs in the different
cities realize the benefits the season 8
training will be to their men, and they
will simply continue their salaries while
in Chicago. Smooth crooks all the wav
from London-some of London's 100,0 900
slick pickpockets-and Paris sharpere
who will visit Chicago to practise their
best arts and to get rich will be surprised
sure enough. The first time they MAKE.
a crooked move fellow at their elbow
will have the bracelets on them. Scot
land Yard men will be in Chicago during
The fair; and some of the sly fellows from
Paris and Berlin will also be there. Our
men will be stationed at the Exposition
gates and at other convenient points, So
it will be impossible for crook who is
well known either in this country or
Europe to get in or out without beir g
SEEN"