The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-19

III. 70 WORK \ INuuatuNN n~"'
nnsuapccslae keeper Of a roomins-
anss iIls purpose undoubtedly was 20
gain fhe freedom 81 the house BY rent
Ing ttSom and ihcn. Il h believed. his
ln|enlSn was 70 steal everything he
could lay hls hands upon. Ihis form
ol erookeaneas = looked upon BY the
more expert thieves and swindlera a.
fdalomptIhYe This man himself says
that he has losi his grip and that he
D. compelled - resort 10 the safest"
meano known 10 get money to keep him
finn starving
JAMES Grant. alias Graham. alias
While. ,diss English Bill" and half
hnndIfd other cognomena. Is accorded
hY sx-Chlci 81 Police Dyrnca. Of New
York. The n1ioriety Of being the most
expert nan 10 bis line when his favor.
1e form Of thloycry was doing the
eresltfl dempfe. he Il en- Engliahman
hs b|f,h ana alill spsals with o cockney
aeteat that rsminds ono Of tae repre-
ssnlailons Of the coElermoheers We sec
ep ~ ysudrpllla stage today. he has
q hislot worth telling. and hia exre-
'laictS eoAld make "a interesting book.
Grant h So years old and admits ,nat
ne has tttn eontilusily following the
pccppatinn % crook since he was 20
foarl ~ age on fhe hsly-nve years 81
his uinlnal carcer be has spent thirty
nthsnd he bars rhreo times he has
1ssn sent to Sins sing from the New
tetk coefis. once 10 Auburn and several
.Easea 10 TIE wcrkhonsc. The exact
1umbtf 81 times he has been committed
. p1fal Ihflliaticns b. admits hs hiu.
sfll does not know he has met most
II nv fkieiE Ct poliss and detectives IN
sa4sofn cities face "a face. and declares
that BE has Deserved some Of them.
A few days after Grant was arrested
ie eas brought down to the central
station 90 60 shown up" 70 the dotcc-
lives. he pcftintently denied hts lden-
llls anlll he wrs shown his picture taxi
fn from tho roguos gallery. and then
Ne ndmlilcd thai he was the famous
bank sneak. The Photograph was taxi
~ 10 Washington. d. c.. only two years
aee. 30 that the resemblance could rot
be denied. ard he talked freely about
rs experiences Il was much more com
Portable spinning yarns IN the nice
warn oflce than ln the dingy cells be-
low stairs. Hts line Of conversation ran
70 the differences between English ant
American police and prison methods
and be gave the officers some pointer
which they admitted would prove val
liable 20 them.
American PEOPLE think that English
nen tome here because Il 10 easier L
work Ia the United States than IN Eng
land. said he In the course Of a two
hours talk THAT Is not the case. Il
fact. Il n very much harder TO work II
tlIs country. People are much NOR,
rasehfnl. more suspicious and brayel
uhea Il Genes TO making a fight FOL
The protection Of their property. TIT
police are Just as Efficient In proper
ton 10 the numbers and population
Tie methods OF the old country arr
what makes Il 20 hard over there. II
England every prison has an expert Il
laeuilicatlon. or 'hawlcr out. as We cal
then. attached. lie draws an lmmens
salary because Of the work he is com
PEELED to do and tho experience he mus
acquire lie makes the rounds Of tn
prisons and courts. and iixes In hi
memoiy the faces Of every one he sees
gni his memory must retain fomethial
about each which viii help him L
identify the Individual IN the future
lie has a regular round to make an,
iAe expersa a the ether prisons follow
him right around much the same a. sir
cull judges DO In this country.
IN England sentences are not axel
- much on the crime As the characte
Of Tie criminal. Before a man 4