Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-10-06


John Howells and Isaac Isaacs, and
have been identified as English crooks
from Petticoat Lane, London. In
spector Shea stood them up so that
every detective in the city could study
their faces. They were then heavily
fined and were told tc leave the city.
Chicago excels III the number OF
young thieves that have made their
debut during the Fair. DANNY
Shay, a lO-year-old picl<pocket, was ar
rested last week. An officer wa
watching the boy at the corner o.
Dearborn and Madison streets, and
saw him snatch something from
lady's pocket.
lie followed the child and arrested
him in the act of investigating the
contents of purse, which contained
quite sum of money. The woman
had disappeared, unaware of the fact
that she had been robbed. Young
Shay interrupted the officer while the
latter was testifying against him in
the police court. and said Say, ye
didn't see me take the stuff; ye seen
me lookin' at it, dat's all
There is one thief in Chicago whom
the police would be glad TO get rid OF,
but they cannot induce him TO go
"Slim Jim" Wilkinson has caused the
police a world of trouble, and for
years past about the only charge the
police could bring against him was
one of crookedness on general prir-
ciples.
He has been fined and ordered to
leave town by nearly all the police
justices in the city. He simply defies
them, aud says they cannot drive him
away. "Siim jim" is not only good
''stalp for pickpockets, but also has
quite a reputation at film hamming
and as a confidence man.
Among the criminals of national
reputation that are here now, or have
been seen in the city since the Worlds
Fair opened, are many noted conf
dence men. gold bri:k operators, shell
workers, flim-finm gamesters, bogus
check men, climbers, hotel thieves and
room workers
Such men as Ed Hepnessey, alias
"Big Ed" Bill Traitor, George iIavel,
alias Harry Thorne Rock Cannon,
Emanuel Marks alias "Minnie Marks,
James Carroll, alias "Nosey" Carroll,
John, alias Red" Beane, Joe Pryor,
alias "Walking Jce," Ed Rice. Soap"
Burns, Billy Hopkins, "Old Eli Cor
bett, ''Scully" 10 dan, John Harvey,
"Brocky" Maguire, John Horner, alias
"Old Horn" Frank Kinney, Roberts,
alias THE Gorilla, " Red Hyle, Nick
Moran, Micky Regain, George McCand-
lass, Paddy QuiDn, Zip" Farrell,
"Yorlxy" Moore, Paddy Guerin, Henry
barrow, Capt. Ward, "Vau Slyke the
Dip" Connecticut Ret" Canada
Johnny" Billy llif, William Kerr,
1.-THE Dodger," Tom Leonard, Harry
Webb and host Of others.
minnie Marks is an old-time pro-
fessional, whose picture adorns every
rogues' gallery in this country. He
eau be met with almost any night
strolling along South State street, on
the lookout for a Wet m, and is gen.
orally accompanied by John Cook,
alias &c asseyed Johnnie" clever
sneak thief. Marks sprang into no
toriety some years ago, when he was
arrested by Inspector Byrnes in New
York and taken to Detroit for the rob-
berry of the First National bank in
that city.
. A trio of crooks met ]. w. McKenna
of Chillicothe, Ohio. in front of the
Auditorium hotel the other night and
after few drinks at the hotel buffet,
piloted him over to the Lake FIR mt
park, where Red Diane, the she'll
worker, was manipulating the little
joker. After failing to induce Nc
Kenna to bet on the game. Deane
handed HIM a $50 note and told him he
might keep it if he could show S1o0 of
his own money. McKenna pulled out