The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09

having more dangerous criminals than
any othe. city ON the entire
list New Orleans, which has . reputa-
tion for bad men. 10 second rate In COM
parison to the city Of highbinders and
all-around crooka The police Of Boston
gave 400 pictures to b selected from, but
when the cream Is chosen the city Of
baked beans and Goldfish aristocracy will
not have 100 names on the list For some
reason. presumably Jealousy. Superin-
tendent Byrnes. Of New York. has refused
70 give the Chicago rogues' gallery any a.
distance. In every other city Mr.. Nc
Claughry says he has been given al tho
assistance possible.
I'VE have got big job ON our hands,.
he said, speaking in reference to the
Worlds fair, land my father 10 taking
every precaution possible to keep crime in
check. We do not anticipate great trouble
on the fair grounds, because they are too
open and not fitted for crooked work.
The chief Of Chicago will have general
supervision over the whole system. both
In the city proper and on the fair grounds,
but the main work will b In the city.
When You come TO think Of looking after
165 square miles Of territory, with twenty.
seven railroads and eight depots. the ex-
tent Of the task commences to become ap-
parent. Every train that comes into the
city will b crowded and the same will DO
true Of every train going out. The Per.
eentags Of unsophisticated persons on
those trains will b large and the conf
dence men will be ready to pouncs upon
them at the first opportunity. The pres
ent force numbers 2, 800 men, but ct the
lowest calculation there should b 5000.
AT the present time my father 10 trying
to raise Sc. 900 to secure 200 first-class de-
tectives ct . salary Of S. day and ex-
penses during the fair. This IL matter
entirely outside the proposition for cities
to send two men Ut $50 . month, pay to
still go on In the city represented. Only
the most experienced and skillfal men will
be chosen, and one Of the special requisites
will be knowledge Of criminals and faces
from Q special section. These men will be
dressed in civilian costume and travel at
will throughout the city. Iexpect that
by this time law has been passed by the
Legislature for the special purpose
Of aiding in getting well-known
criminals out of the way As soon q recog.
nized and verified with the rogues' gallery.
This law provides that If detective or
officer sees . man known to him to be
criminal he can arrest him. Then BY tax.
ing his measurements and cons uiting the
gallery it will be ascertained if he is ON
the list. II there. the criminal will be
taken before q justice and sentenced to
prison for six months on the charge of be-
ing a known criminal. At the expiration
of the sentence, or, in other words, tho
close of the fair. he will be turned loose"
Mr.. MeClaughry, although young man,
has had every opportunity 10 study GRIM
inals and know them by face and feature.
His father, before becoming chief of police
Of Chicago. was warden in Joliet, the Illi-
nois sta.e prison, for many years. and his
son for sixteen years saw criminals of all
kinds and classes daily. In his trip over
the country he has met several men whose
records in Chicago would fill q good-sized
volume. In New Orleans he was instru-
mental in putting George Clark, alias
Carr and Henry Meyers. alias SHARK"
Meyers, behind the bars for picking peck.
cts. At Portland he found two men, pass
ing now under the names of Williams and
johnson. who are 10 the Chicago roSues'
gallery.
were expected in Chicago Mr.. McClaughry
saiu tnat ne nau Ast Oh SU, each OF
whom would be jailed the moment he
struck the city. One Of these Is Well
known to every police force under the
name OF Ed Rice. He is king pin conf
dence man and halls from Boston. An
other is Joseph Atterberg, the notorious
housebreaker. and third, but not TO b
overlooked, is Emanuel Marks. alias Mn.
ME Marks. the red-headed Jew. Jimmy
Hope. the great craftsman, was released
from prison about year ago, but 10 20
years old and will probably never give the
guardians of the law any further trouble.
Mr.. McCiauchry left last night for Chi
earo nve. tho Nnrthern Pacific