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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-04
HE NIPS CRIMINALS
superintendent Of Police Thomas
T. Byrnes, Of New York.
How He Gained Ills Narne-Turned TO til
Work Because He Could Think
of Nothing Else-Some OF
His Famous Cases.
ICoPYRrGHT. 1871

There is scarcely any line from which
the greatest living representative can
be selected with such absolute certain
ty as that including the detection of
crime and the management OF police.
Thomas T. Byrnes, superintendent OF
New York police. is not only the great
est living American in this line, but he
stands prominent among the detectives
and police managers of the world.
There IS not a country with an organ
lied law and order force on the globe
which does not consult him over knot
ty problems; there is no one man now
living, nor has one ever lived. who has
built up such reputation for himself
among the lava biding, or who has
created such a wholesome fear among
the criminal classes. Scores OF GRIN
inals avoid New York as they woNl6
avoid pestilential city for no other
reason than that he is n il; the busi-
ness men of New York feel greater Sc
curity against robbers than do those Of
any other city IN the world. New
Yorll's record of robbery is notably
lower than that of any other great
community, and when the fact OF
her extraordinary mixed popula-
ton made up largely from the
very worst European classes - is
taken into consideration, the list
of murders in New York is amaz-
ingly brief. New York murders diff
fer materially from those committed in
London. In London most of the kill
ings are the result Of efforts to rob: in
New York ninety per cent. of the fatal
crimes are deeds done in moments of
violent passion. Something more than
fifty per cent. of them are committed
in the Italian district, where the hot
blooded Neapolitans are quick to anger,
and always have knife or sriietto at
hand. This problem of population is
one which has never faced a police
officer so grimly as it has faced Super
interdent Byrnes. In other American
cities the same puzzle exists to some
extent, but no other American city has,
Of course, so large a number of the
foreign born. and no other city has so
low class of them. The most thrifty
and industrious of the immigrants pass
through New York to seek promising
fields of labor elsewhere. 1t is the re.
port OF the bureau OF. immigration that
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what is now the recognized Irish OBJ
servance Of our fete. The usual testi-
mony after the banquets IS a telegram
of congratulation at the end of the
speech-maSing to some friend of Ire'
land IN America, and the preparations
indicate that these messages viii keep
the wires warm this year for several
hours.
On the continent the observances are
more official. In France the president
of the republic is always represented
at the banquet of the American diplo-
matte representative, and it has BEEN
customary for him TO grant our diplo-
matte representative precedence on
that day in receptions at the Elysee..
The French academy is one of the few
learned bodies to take official cognii
zance of the day by a display of the
Stars and Stripes, which has been the
custom since Victor Hugo's famed ora
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the pawVEnbroker had gone he boidII

the pawnbroker had gone he boldly
asked what 10 meant.
'-0h, nothing replied the inspector;
st is merely pistol which / wanted
to see" Then he picked 1t up. Hand
some weapon, isn't it, McGloin? Might
Kill man, eh?'
Then laying the pistol down again
! the inspector went on calmly talking
about tho crime. hcGloin, beginning
to feel the mystery and dramatic force
/ Of Is all, was getting nervous Finally
he began to look out of the window
again With that he regained his self
possession 20 some extent.
"A man named Barber saw that
crime committed" said the inspector,
quietly.
McGloin started trffe at hearing
the name. Then Byrnes saw his face
pale, and his mouth twitch, and knew
that hcTlOin was. looking down into
the courtyard and seeing Barber led
scross II between two police officers
McGlOin did not break down however.
Five minutes later, though, when
Flint the second witness. was
%A--4 NhC-- hT-%fNf~a bNt blEtCDdJc aL4B--
the court, he almost started from his
chair.
''Sit still. McGIofn, said the tnspec-
tor, impsssirely. Another Of those
witnesses I spoke about was named
Flint"
Then McGloin began visibly %
weaken Having spoken about Flint's
connection with the crime, Byrnes
said. few minutes later:
''And third witness, Mcgioin- was
named Henry Farley
As the words left Byrnes' lips. Par
ley began slow progress across the
yard
McGlorn yielded all a. once With
cry Of terror he literally sprsng from
his chair and told the Whole miserable
story. He wept ike child. end
begged the inspector on Ii. Lnees not
70 have him hanged His prayer was
not granted, however. lie vas
hanged q year later. Anorg The ropes 4
and black caps in that glass Gaze there (
i row one with d card pinned o. !, i
bearing The name -Mcsiloin--
4 case almost a. drzmat5 - that os 4
AeGloin was that Of Uager. vvho killed 4
q nan IL N-T York and shipped the
body. cut uP. u trnnl,. 20 .sIse aS-
e-~ss in Baltimore Therc was 10 d.
gsSt cTisenee connecting Ia-e- with
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would not let politics stand in the way
in upholding the honor of the city.
The most important arrest that
Byrnes ever made was almost unknown
to the public at large. The newspa-
pers, even, knew almost nothing of ii.
1t was In connection with a certain
anarchist case, and pro. ably saved New
York from an outrage very much
greater than that at the Haymarket in
Chicago. The people of New York
will probably never know how mar
rowly the town escaped the greatest
criminal sensation of its history on that
occasion.
The most dramatic arrest that Byrnes
ever made was IN the ease OF q muir
derer named Billy McGloin. He was q
notorious tough, and Byrnes was
morally certain that he had killed a
Frenchman who had been found dead.
There was no positive evidence against
him. Byrnes, who was then inspector,
had gone over the case himself, how
ever, and made up his mind that Me-
Gloin had killed the man, and that
three of McGloin's friends had wit
messed the murder. McGloin had also
pswned pistol. Byrnes guessed that
It was the pistol with which the crime
had been committed.
Notwithstanding the lack Of proof,
Byrpes had McGloin and the three
witnesses arrested, taking care that no
one OF them should know that the
others had been taken into custody. He
then occupied room at police head
quarters, which was lined with glass
cases containing the relics of famous
crimes One of these was filed with
the black caps and ropes which had
been used in the hanging Of murderers.
This case he had moved out into the
center OF the door so that ii should be
the first thing upon which McGloin's
eye should rest as he entered the room
Byrnes sent for him and met him
pleasantly at the door. Then he
took him to this case and told
him about each one of the men
who had been hanged with the
ropes on exhibition. Then he
took McGloin over to chair which
faced window looking into a court
yard. He seated himself in a chain
with back turned toward the window.
Then he began to argue with the sup
posed murderer. 1t was of no use,
however; McGloin would not confess.
Then Byrnes touched a bell. and the
pawnbroker entered, laying on near
By desk pistol McGloin's attention
was attracted by the noise of the new
conner, and he turned to see-the pistol
with which he had killed the French
man and the pawnbroker with whom
he had pledged it. Neither Byrnes nor
the pawnbroker said word. 1t made
IcGloin nervous. however, and after
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WHAT The DOCTOR IS.
The Power and UssfuIsess of the medics,
Profession.

The Power and UsefuIn-ss of the Medicat
Profession.
Let any one. when his life is in the
balance, try 10 realize what he would
like his doctor 70 be and To know. 10
does not need vivid imagination in
any man 20 conceive how much NAV
depend on his doctors knowledge. on
his skill, and on his experience. IL i
trite question. 'What is life without
health?" Few persons but have had is
truth wildly before their minds when
10 pain or weakness. Ones doctor
may make all the difference whether
life Is worth living or not. He is well
come when no one else Is admitted
Not only his knowledge and skill aud
practical resource, but his tone of
mind, his hooor, his courage, his
sympathy, and his innate power of in
spring confidence. may make vast
difference to any of us, a difference
II may be between sanity and insanity,
between pengry aud competence, OF
even between life and death.
Few realize how much they are de.
pendent on this sense of duty and the
honor Of the doctor apart from his pro.
fesSiOnal skill. What do they know
about the effects of the powerful drugs
he gives2 How can they detect o.
counteract his mistakes? Their bodies
and their lives are in bis hands far
more absolutely than are the lives and
fortunes Of his subjects in the powee
OF any eastern deSpot. From the pub
SIC point Of view the profession Of med.
icine IS filling year by year a largcs
space. The community is looking 10 10
for more light and leading about SAM.
tation, about education. sscut tho
choice Of occupations and p<ofessious
for young people, about hos 90 keen
well and happy. Prtcticss questions
connected with hereaity loom in THO
near future.
Well might Mr.. Giadsteus say THAT
OF all tho professions n is the ons
which il in the ascendast az present.
Mr.. Disraeli did not without cause
construct his epigraa. "Sanitas san.
itstum Onnia saints" as being tho
question OF questions at present Lord
Salisbury has lately added his EN-.
phatic concurrence ~ 10 the power
and usefulness Of thr medical profess
sion IN modern iifs--~Scsttish Review.
so1ncrs tells ane be mas been Iook-
ing for comfortable quarters every
where ''Jupitar' he never strik.s
me for anythiH. iess than a tive
IEteF Ocean
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HoNoRED RI TIE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE.
whole building renovated. and this
work is now proceeding. He will give
the usual dinner in the rooms of the
consulate.
1t Is the American college in Rome
which is most elaborate in the prepara-
lions II makes to honor the day. The
young men who are there studying for
the priesthood viii participate. with
out exception, in the solemn high mass
which IS sung in honor of the Fourth.
and al vespers in the afternoon there
is to be procession of the collerians
on the occasion Of the blessing Of
the new American flag sent bv the
Papal delegate 10 America. The
pope always receives a delegation
OF the students in the morning of
the Fourth Of July and the flag of the
United States is carried in procession
through the Vatican as the younr men
make their way TO the audience cham
Der. One Of the features Of the dav is
the recitation Of the litsny of the
Blessed Virgin in honor of her who
Is deemed to have taken the republic Of
the new world under her special pro-
lection
The American church in Rome is re-
sorted TO by the transient visitors to
the Eternal city, as special services are
always held there on the Fourth. All
the Protestant clergy take part and the
services are, of course. elaborate and
impressive. The Episcopalians of
America are very numerous in Rome
and they attend in large numbers the
ceremonies which take place in this
famed edifce.
Those who remember Eulslia Will rot
be surprised 20 hear that she gives a
dinner this year in honor OF the Fourth
of July. She invited Gen. Horace Por-
ter to be nresept when she VAS n New
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only the least Industrious and least IN
telligent take up permanent residence
IN New York. l give these facts a
prominence which they have never per
| haps been accorded before IN such con-
nection, but it is fully justified by their
Importance. The complications of
/ population are The most difficult
/ which confront the head of the police
department in New York city.
How did You happen TO become g
deteetive?" | asked him the other day
81 suppose" he answered, that be-
came detective for the same reason
that you became newspaper man
couldn't help it. was born for the
work, and nothing else could satisfy
me. From the time l was seventeen |
was full of ambition TO be a detective.
worked night and day planning and
schening to bring this result about,
but did not succeed in accomplishing
II until l was about twenty-five years
old At that time New York wa. very
thic<ly infested with piclcpockets. who
worked with particular diligence on
street cars and Broadway stages !
had been bothering Capt. Creery for
long time 70 give me . chance to show
what l could do. and finally one DAY,
when he decided 10 send out lot of
men as car detectives. he gave ne that
chance. II was that very DAY that
made my first arrest. In fact. Il / an
not mistaken made seven before
night / had my opportunity and
worked II for all il was worth. I was
all eyes Whenever I saw hand move
n the direction OF another mans pocket
I began to make preparations 70 lock
that hand up. ! don't remember now
whether all ny captIves Were convicted
or not, but II seems very likely 10 ne
that my excessive zeal may hare re-
suited N greatly SURPRISING ard great
iy irconvenienciny so-ne entirely re-
sPectahl people. Be that a IL nay. u
was my beginning, and 1 have Kept
hard ~ IL ever since.
Probably the most important detec-.
tive work that Byrnes ever did was N
connection with the DOODLE aldermen
cases 1t = not. generally seknorl-
edged. but it is nevertheless true. that
the Tweed rInc would probably lot
has = been hrczen kzd il not been Tor
Byrnes' wonderful skin n elicitiaz
confessions from one OF two Of the in
plieated officials L; was then that
5Ernes showed himself as Ea. > 10 J
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the crime. but he roomea with the vic.

the crime, but he roomed with the vic
tim, and in the room were found 4
bloody couch, 8 bloody meat saw aud a
bloody hammer Blood was also spat-
| tered on the wall. This was evidence,
! but it was not of the kind that eonvicts
| q man of a capital offense. There was
no positive proof that Unger had shed
/ the blood he was arrested, but 1t be-
/ gan to look as if he would have TO be
released. Finally, Byrnes took the
case in hand In person Unger was
locked up in a cell at police headQuar-
tiers, near which was room of about
the same size as that in which the muir
| der had been committed Bvrncs had
| every particle of furniture In the MUIR
der room taken to the room at head
quarters and in very few hours the
latter had been transformed into a
good duplicate of the scene of the
crime. Then the inspector went 10
Cngsr's cell.
Come with me, Cnger," he said
Unger looked up defiantly-he was
phlegmatic German, and il had here
tofore been absolutely impossible to
get him to say anything to commit him
seh-and stepped out of his cell.
Byrnes walked with him through tho
the counterfeit murder room
''Let's go in here and talk the matter
over" he said, calmly, and opened the
door,
Unger stepped In uDsuspectingly.
For moment he was dazed. Byrnes,
in the meantime, had seated himself
on the only chair in the room. No seat
was left for Unger except tho bloody
couch.
''Sit down. Unger,- said the In
spectOr; Il want to talk to you"
Slowly and with great effort 20 con-
troll himself. Unger sank 70 a seat on
the couch. Byrnes spoke casually again
about the crime, making no reference,
however, to the furnishing of the room.
Unger, white and trembling did not hear
him. His eyes wandered furtiveIy from
one familiar object toanother; his body
twitched with excitement; his nervous
tongue sought vainly to moisten lips
dry with a sudden fever. Still Byrnes,
apparently unconscious of his COM
panion's agitation droned on in slow
talk. Unger dropped one hand at MS
side. He touched a big, dried blood
stain on the couch That was tho last
straw. With yell Of horror he jumped
up from the awful seat. In I've minutes
he he'd told the Inspector every detail
of the crime. He was convicted.
These fugitive chapters from the pro-
fessionai career Of the great detective
really give very little idea Of his char
aeter or the scope Of his influence. an
criminals the world over admire HIN
and fear him He is a big man IN big
place. EDwAHD MARs2ALL-
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ton on the Fourth in 1884. In Paris
son Is honored on the day our nation
was born, while the Lafayette society
always gives dinner on the Fourth.
The descendants of the Frenchmen who
helped US achieve our independence
and who hold social position similar
to the descendants of our 'signers' in
this country, always give dinner on
the Fourth of July to which the de-
scendants of the Bourbon dynasty are
invariably invited, and which invita-
ton they always accept. if even by
proxy. The Fourth of July has IN
France achieved the unique distinction
of being the aristocrats' holiday, since
only those who have an ancestry are
deemed entitled to hold any commemo-
ration of it whatever. This is because
the Frenchmen who aided Washington
as officers were Of "the first families"
and to prove ones descent from them
Is in itself guarantee of social posi-
ton. The mass of Frenchmen gener-
ally have the vaguest notion of the
Fourth of July.
Turning to Italy, the land which has
the most Americans resident within
its borders, next to the countries al
ready named, somewhat unusual con-
iiitiOn of things is to be noted. It is,
of course, superhuous to state that the
embassy will honor the Cay with the
usual banquet and the usual display of
bunting. But this year Mr.. Wayne
MacVeagh viii not hold any celebra-
ton in the hall of the building so long
made memorable by the celebrations of
his predecessors, since It Is not in con-
dition for such exercises. The recent
fire rendered extensive repairs impera-
tive, and when Mr.. MacVeagh took
possession he determined TO have the
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Not a JacK-or-zIi-rrzoes-

You don't seem 70 want employ
ment~
Yes ! do. replied Meandering Mike,
in an injured tone.
But you don't do the work when it
Is offered vou.~
i know II. Ye see. I've spent 50
much of my time lookin' fur work thet
/ can't git my hand in on no other kind
OF a jon. Washington Star.
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Mamma. said Willie after he had
come from school, II saw q poor little
boy on my way home who had never
even heard Of ice-cream-
That was too bad-~ said Willie's
mother. What Gid you say to him.
Il said,- replied Willie earnestly,
THAT had almost forgotten it NY
self--JudEe.
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nf course. why nnt9-

"'Cause you won't. that's why not.
Any kind NV fish that'dlet you ketch 1t.
don't make no difference what kind it
is, is a sucker"
And the boy, utterly unable 20 con
cesl his feelings, disappeared in al al
Jacent thicket.-Ciolden Days
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NPU Sercirira.

Hubby-So we are to have our old
cook back again.
Wife-Yes; but you hadn't better let
her hear you call her old r-Cincin-
rafi E.o-;rr
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Hrogrcss Of Time.

"What IS going to happen when the
foreign dukes have married all the
American heiresses?-'
The ducheSses will come over and
marry all the American heirs. Vogue.
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TIT brain % an AIT il snTYer In pro-
portion % It's size than that Of any
other known creature.
TEE green ants of Australia rnzks
nests BY bending leaves together aud
uniting them With a kiBd # natural
glue
IHE famous agricultural Rnts- Of
The sSuth-e sterB United States often
bald tAsE houses or EeS:s from ,yelvs
q twenty feet high
IHE aphioss are 'hs EnsIeh kfps %
the aa,s and sTs regularly approached
AID MIXED by the lstt>r ABtz have
been known % keep ~ aphi@es "a
captivity, "a COWS zrs KEEP. ~ eit.s&
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citizen - thls c.tv satsly returned
from . tour around Tie vsrid dsscr. sses
Port Sad ~ tee Eeditsrrz aean snd a
the sgez canal - ths vickeAest pisrs
Dc ever waited 'Durihz he Eve DAYS
was detained tzers waiting 1sr
stezrasr ssid DC. Il scarcely da~.i
venture "A To- streets unnt.sna-d. 20.
asa uits zud rohb~rses a. usi19sv ser.
of the con a-sasst occurrrnes Al ~
t0ns Srr represented there. and "a.
emit = between thr consntt t. such thzt
criminals are rarely trSaghi % 5Gsssoe.
] ~ rrorz ~ ira; I sraUv eff ths
hotei J sss hoFrsh-d % end th- BODY
q Aorvegiaa sailor ca tA~ slas~ag<
ssitA 30 threat cut fron ear 20 ear ard
= ROPE sr0us4 kis meek b. zs.zs a
which - 4as@i.Ants haa sv.dsn,!y A~x.
cr@gglEE hian About tie street 80.
boy E1anifsst-d saes risat iateres, "a
- eT-at - ~zsn r~rnose ths f..sv.~-
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IL Tnnk Hia Errnfh-

Mrs. Henpeck-Now, suppose I should
die.
DIR, Henpeck-Good heavens. Is
there any doubt about it2-Life.
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caieny yaivan that
t prov most aIvanfa- for epin,
ofgdh heal sgrOId ndScO "
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20 ll rel
en- provide FOR c
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lows A deny.W ratak sr14
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-'soIners tells ans he mas been Iools-
Ing for comfortable quarters every
where" 'Jupitar' he never stIik.s
me for anythiH. iess than a tive
Later lceah.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-01-13
BY AUTHORITY.
SALE or LEASE OF ISLANDS.

On THURSDAY, the 18th day of FEB
RuARY, 1891, at the front entrance of
the Executive Building, will he sold at
public auction. to the highest bidder for
the privilege, the lease of the following
Islands:
Morrel, Ocean. Pearl and lIermes
Reef, Midway and French Frigate shoals,
SO far as the Hawaiian Government
holds the right of possession of the said
Islands and shoals for a term of twenty
five years. Such lease giving the pur-
chaser the exclusive right to remove
from said Islands Guano, Phosphate,
Fertilizers and other materials for their
free Use during said term.
The conditions of said lease are that
the lessee shall pay to the Minister of
the Interior, for the use of the Hawaiian
Government, royalty of fifty cents for
each ton of 22l0 pounds o; the materials
removed from said Islands and shoals,
or any of them; such payment to he
made seml-annually at the Interior
Office.
And further, that if the said lessee
shall fail to begin operations or to re-
move fertilizers within five years from
any of said Islands, the exclusive righ,
shall then cease, rs to such Island Il
Islands.
Interior Office, Jan. H., 1894.
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior