The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-24
TWO DIPS" FROMCHICAGO
WOMEN PICKPOcKETs WHO ADMIRE
THE LOCAL POLICE.
Fannie Morris, Alias Marsh, and TIL
lie Harrington Taken In-COm-
parisOn in JaiIs.

Chief Of Detectives Colbert and Detec-
tives Morgan and McGuff arrested two
good people" about o'clock yesterday
evening. These good people are Fannie
Morris, alias Fannie Marsh, and Title Har-
rington, of Chicago. The ladies are well
known in police circles over the country
ana their pictures grace the rogues gal
leries of all the important cities.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Francis. who
lives on Blake street, was standing in the
crowd at Pennsylvania and Washington
Streets watching the parade. She felt some
one relieving her of her pocketbook and
grabbed for the taker. She clutched an
arm, and soon, found herself clasping the
hand of the Morris woman, who immedi-
ately let go of the pocketbook and hurried
away without even an apology to Mrs
Francis. In a few minutes Mrs. Francis
met Chief Colbert and told him of the af-
fair, giving him a good description of the
woman. Then the chief with Morgan and
McGuff, started on the search for the
woman, and shortly before o'clock found
her and her companion in front of the
Bowen Merrill bookstore. They were taken
to the station house and were promptly
identified as two of the most prominent
dips" in the country-two of the best that
headquarters one of the detectives remarked
to Miss Morris that he thought he had seen
her photograph lately.
YES, she said IT suppose you did. And
you got it from Chicago"
In fact, their pictures had come from
Chicago shortly before the L. A. w. meet
At that time Superintendent Quigley wrote
to the bureau of identification at Chicago
asking for pictures of crooks who might
be expected to work this city during the
meet and the K of p encampment. Among
the big BATCH of photographs sent from the
rogue's gallery there were pictures of the
Morris and harrington women.
The Morris woman seems to be the more
experienced or the two. She is thirty-two
From her conversation it is evident that
this is not the first time she has seen the
night to say that this Jail was the incest
and cleanest one she had ever been in COM
pairing 1t especially with the one at Phila-
delphia. She is also known in Louisville
and Cincinnati. Tillie Harrington says she
is twenty years old. The women were
dressed very ordinarily. They looked like
to the city to see the crowds. They are
very nonchalent over the affair. They took
things as a matter. of course yesterday
evening, and ordered good supper sent in
for them. Miss Morris, or Marsh. had this
comment to make on the detective and po-
lice force:
"One good thing about the police and de-
tectives here is that they aren't gang of
rubbernecks, It's the first time / ever
walked through bunch of them that they
didn't rubber at me to beat the band"
Concerning the charge against her she
would say nothing. The Harrington woman
was content to meekly form the background
and let her companion do the talking for
the two.
The police force yesterday was of a size
which Superintendent Quigley thinks should
be maintained right along. In addition to
the regular force there were 116 special
policemen on duty, and the whole force of
merchant police was called on to help keep
the big crowds in order. The detectives
rounded up a good number of smooth peo-
pie who were working through the crowds.
and they were taken to the station and
slated for lettering John Calvy and ]. B.
Boe were stopped by Detectives Haley and
Gerber yesterday afternoon. They claimed
didn't understand their system of getting
insurance, so they took the men in and
charged them with lettering.