The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-29
CRIME CAN BE PREVENTED.
Vigorous Treasures to Be Taken
in Time.
RESULT OF A GOOD DAYS WORK.
Twelve Local and Imported Crooks
Captured at the Midwinter Fair
Grounds on Saturday.

The detectives did well at the Midwinter
Fair grounds on Saturday. Captain Lees
was there in person and he had sixteen OF
MS staff scattered about the grounds
They were on the lookout for piekp0ckets
| and members generally of the light-fngered
fraternity. And they were eminently sue
cessful, as they succeeded in capturing
twelve of the most notorious local and i'm
ported crooks.
Ever since the Midwinter Tair project
was set in motion Chief Crowley has been
kept informed by the Chicago police
authorities of.the departure Of crooks fol-
this city with an accurate description OF
their appearance and s.their particular
branch of crime.
A large number had been arrested and
either sentenced to six months for vagrancy
or sent out Of the city prior to the formal
opening of the fair on Saturday, but il
was known that many had been keepiD g
themselves under cover so as to begin
active operations when the big crowds
gathered on and after the opening day.
Those arrested on Saturday were: Fred
Kelly and Emma Taylor, by Gibson and
Cody; ID. ID. Livingston and +. h. Small,
by Handley, Holland and Allen; John
Pickett and Frank Murray. by Cody and
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Taichman, by Cleary, Gibson and Egan
Daniel Jennings and j. ID. Knowles. by
McGrath and Campbell: f. E. Young. by
Seymour, Gibson and Anthony; Charles
Norton. by j. j. Langford.
All are Eastern crooks with the excep-
ton of Fred Kelly. Emma Taylor and John
Pickett, who are local celebrities.
The woman Taylor has caused the police
more trouble than a dozen other local
crooks. Three or four years ago people
who attended the obseQuies of prominent
citizens were in the habit of having their
pockets picked. Suspicion fell upon a
short, stout woman with round smiling
face, dressed in black. When the next
large funeral took place the whole detec-
tive force attended and soon the woman in
Olack was in the midst Of the m0urners.
She was closely watched and was caught
with her hand in the pocket OF one OF the
m0urners. She was arrested and con-
victed. Gibson and Cody saw her on Sat
urday close to the north entrance to the
grounds, and standing beside her was her
stall" Fred Kelly. They have a dead
cinch on Emma and Fred.
Pickett is looked upon as the ceyerest
local picpOcket, and that is saying a good
deal. He left the city to attend the
Worlds Fair and operated so successfully
that he returned with a sack containing
over $4,000. Cody and Egan have also a
dead cinch on him.
John Lavell is about Is years of age. He
halls from st. Paul and is a clever young
pckpocket He and his companion Joseph
TaicEman took up a position near the
scenic railway. Lavell was caught with
his hand in a visitors pocket and Taich-
man lad few purses slowed away in his
pockets.
Livingston is a scarfpin artist and was
fortunately caught in the act of abstract
ing a diamond pin from the scarf OF a
ga Ham N In il mil
Charles Norton had his hand In the
pocket of Mrs. Emma MeCone's dress
when LaDgford put bis hand upon his
shoulder and took him in charge. The lady
resides at 1882 Sanchez street.
Small, Murray, Jennings, Knowles and
Young are well-knO WIN Eastern crooks and
will. at least, get six months each for
vagrancy.