New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13


CRIMINAL Ffu.s 70 ro,,cEhI. THOSE
WHO Fill EASY VICTIMS
hu,,,,g tho .urositics ~, the detective branch
of ID. Nev-yor PoIic' Department is a smaf1
collec non of s.rapboukS such used IT.
business houses to hic invoices and by collectors
Of new spapr, clippings Visitors to tho De
tectiv. Bureau .ec the Eogues Gallery. hear
IA. crcveoi,, tairs connected with the men and
women whose pictures make the collection, and
rs Tho, pass oui Of the room through Tho wire
screen which leads to tho door they pass but
never %. the scrapb"oks. 70 the Detective De
part1nont these books Of great service be
causo thcy contain thu ,ir Ilars which have
been received from other police departments
giving descriptions ~ fugiriVes IRON justice ana
people who missing.
Tho collection contains tho names and descrip-
ton. vf acn who have been captured ana are
nov dong ''fIm, FOR their 'nisdeedS ana OF
some who s,r. still al ARG. lodging and hiding
and nyinc H. constant dread Of being arrested
Their, ar, Dituree It'll minute details a. 70 per-
soma, ann. aranoc habits manners and pccul-
aritios 81 men il al walks OF life who are
wanted foi all imaginable crimes and a glance
al INC -ir-Uiars shows how completely the fugE
tive crlmina! n.ust Disguise himself to escape
the detective. P"ards may be tahcn OF or
"a lowe t. gov. ,Isiblo scars may be conceaico
ano n.W scars ma, be plad". III" use OF glasscr
MAY b. dispensed With in some instances and
gIass's may t' wori by thos" who do not re-
qur' th"r, 70, th' purpos. Of disgust 1ca''
ur"s may b. changed s" that y would DE dirn-
cult to r"' ognize tho person, and defects I'D
sper"h 81 pronunciation may be concealed Duh
th.rs ar certain characteristics about most poo
pic whi.l .aunot 10 iald ASIDE, and these are
usually looked foi u N. police circulars by
hose vho ar' % ~, alert FOR the fugitive one
OF these ',r"u'ars DIES ribce runaway thief
giving az po,nts "a to age height, complexion,
Eyes, ct. am contains also this r"narh. Walks
VIII hoan dow ana long stride taxi, always
H. deep oars tone, and very SLOW, E' al
way sfranrl"s drinking winsk"y.'
+ ,nordrrr IS described al "ali-arcund bad
/ man, who vouid steai lead pipe on blow "a safe
;,nG Al oati Y IN most every word
This maj. says one circular, " III talt loud
an1 pur on bntf trout where h" thinks people
are tinid, but wh.n .ornered h Is ii coward
He Is a coward
Under the pi.turs o. brutal looking bur'y
man who Is wanted for murder is this informa~
ton He viii apply for work as horseshoer,
and work a few day., ana then go or drunk
careful description IS given % middle
aged man who 10 wanted FOR forgery, and under
tho head " "t:on.ral R.marks' the circular
state, Walks fast, with Looping step. WiD
rais, ms shoulders anJ throw his head bach at
intor, ais while engaged IN conversation
4 man who was once We'll known IN social and
financial circles IN tn" lily where he lived, and
" no T. now wanted there FOR embezllement.
mlnut.jy described in "a loni; circular which CON
taIns also a wcli-c1"cDtrd portrait of the fug1-
tive. He has The ways ~ q gentleman. While
sitting h. often places one foot under the chair.
Among the hundreds v no arc spoken OF in the
cr.ll;ars the following = sample Of the easy
kinG because ia. fUgilllc IAN by no means con-
ceal his identity Hi. mouth Is slit in hir
face Has no hps his ears have no lobes. lie
drags his feet a hen ~ walks. and has great
dinI.ulty IN looking one square IN the face. he
has move, Lcon IN prison 'at look hk' con
Wet - citizen .io'h"'-
That man, ss,ld poii'' vilicial, must leave
Ia. country to keep out Of the pen.
TIN. man = weakness, reads one circular, k
ecktIcs and jcw.lry. il VIII so hungry to buy
snowy ,hings to wear. A paragraph OF that
kind looks strange IN connection with the de-
scriIt..r g :. man " no IS wanted foi burglary