The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
POLICE CIRCULA
Can racteristics of Fugitive
nails aa Aids In Identlflcatio

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Among the curios,ties in the detective
branch Of the New York police department
Is small collection Of scrapbooks such as
are used in business houses to file invoices
and by collectors of newspaper clippings.
Visitors to the detective bureau see the
rogues' gallery, hear the grewsone tales
connected with the men and women whose
pictures make the collection, and as they
pass out Of the room through tho wire
screen which loads to the door they pass
but never SEA the scrapbooks. To tho do
ttctivo department these books are Of great
service, because they contain the circulars
- which have been received from other pc.
lice departments giving descriptions of
fugitiyes from Justice and people who are
missing
The collection contains the names and
descriptions Of men who have been cap
turcd and are now doing time for their
misdeeds, and Of some who IRE still at large
lodging and hiding and living in constant
dread Of being arrested. There are pic
lures with minuts details as to personal
appearance, habits, manners and peculiari-
ties Of men in all walks of life who are
wanted for oil imaginable crimes, and "a
glance at the circulars shows how com
plstely thc fugitive criminal must disguise
himself to escape tho detective. Boards
may be taken of or allowed to grow, visi
Bile scars may be concealed and new scars
may be made, the use of glasses may be
dispensed with In come instances and
glasses may be worn by those who do not
require them for the purpose of disguise,
features may be changed SO that 1t would
bo difficult to recognize the person and de-
fects In speech or pronunciation may be
concealed, but there nre certain character
istics about most people which cannot be
laid .uside, and these are usually looked for
in the police circulars by those who are OH
the alert for the fugitive One Of these
circulars describes runaway thief, giving
oil points as to age, height, complexion
eyes, etc, and contains also this remark
walks with head down and long stride i;
talks always in deep, coarse tone and
very slowly. He always strangles In
drinking whisky"
A murderer Is described as an "al
around bad man who would steal lead
pipe or blow safe and uses an oath with
most every word"
This man, says one circular, twill
talk loud and put on bold front where
he thinks people are timid. but when cor
nered he is a coward He is coward"
Under tho picture of brutal looking,
burly man who Is wanted for murder is
this information, He will apply for work
as u horseshoer and work a few days and
then 90 on a drunk"
A careful description Is given Of mid
die aged man who is wanted for forgery.
and under the head of "Genernl Remarks"
the circular states: walks fast, with iop.
ing step. Will raise his shoulders and
throw his head back at intervals while en-.
gagged In conversation.
A man who was once well known in so.
Cial and financial circles in the city where
he lived and who Is now wanted there for
embezzlement, Is infinitely described in II
long circular which contains also well
executed portrait of the fugitive; He has
the ways Of a gentleman. While sitting
he often places one foot under the chair "
Among the hundreds who are spoken Of
in the circulars the following is a sample
Of the easy" kind, because tho fugitive
can by 10 means conceal his identity
His mouth is slit in his face. Has no
lips His ears have no lobes. He drugs
his feet when no walks and has great dill.
1iculty In looking one square in the face
He has never been IN PRISM, but looks
like . convict in citizens clothes"
THAT man. sAid b police official
"must leave the coants7ts keep ou. of the
pen
This mans weakness, reads enc or
cular, lis neoktics and jcwelry, He will
60 hungry to buy snowy things to wear"
j paragraph Of that kind looks strange in
conneotion with the description Of n man
who Is wanted for burglary York
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