The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-07

b'd men In the municipality who Travelled
ard transacted business under the names
Or Fritzie" Cannes. "soapy" wadlow,ani
,'Frenchy" Iatane. In the class beneath
Rlderick McKlowd they were the great
,st and the most envied Under World
,ebriiies living IN the community. "F'rit-
zo' was gamester from London.
Eagland. who betted when he knew be
forehand that he could not lose because
he had fixed things that way. "Soapy'
Nas tool from Frisco. who could
"renf a leather" In driving rain AMI
yale OF wind and "Frenchy" was
stall" from Quebec who was a crowd
.r himself and could create a push ana
squeeze on an open prairie. II the victim
marked for the dip should take refuge
there. He could arrange n "frame-up' and
relieve "soapy" OF the stolen pocket book.
after "Soapy' had lifted X from the vic
tns pocket with a rapi8ity that made
h's less practiced fellow stalls proclaim
him a Wonderland.
Pc Il known THAI the three bad men,
With The severe simplicity OF taste that
belongs TO an sristocracy. dctested
Uose." In the event OF Renshaw's cleo
ton a. Mayor tho three believed that
CoTvilie would assume a pose OF rectl-
tude which was the less agreeable to
iacm because u would hurt their business.
Therefore when Renshaw's nomination
WA announced they took counsel with
themselves and with Ruderick for the de-
fent Of Renshaw ana the better govern
r1e1t Of Corny1lis. 1t was Ruderlck's dis
tnc'ion In every community where he
happened 90 settle for any length OF time
"a b" asked for his view on all matters
% importance to the Under World. Speak
ne Eenerally, no did not give advice I'M
ists he felt nike Il. and for the most
T"rt he did not feel like 90. He looked
unon chewing the rag" az a vanity, use
less before a man has done his Job. and
rnirous nfterward More good guns
'aik Themselves into the stir N a year.
ha said. than ali The force could cop
cog in century" He was By tempera-
,heut "singla-handed" specialist. what
%" lad to do professionally he liked 20 10
atone and no questions asked and no tales
lol "A sun that works by himself can
never turn states evidence. and there
'"ho'iy 10 blame n the fob turns had
,.d rohoiy 20 share with n it don't" was
.nFarlahle reply &c all suggestions that
o. JON push
here were times however whom Ru-
I'oN saw points for his own hand IN
N'aeral discussion. aud "Fritzie." "soapy"
s1l frerchy dropped IN upon tim at
i'he when he was very seriously consid-
,'ns what cards NJ the moment he held.
a. was meditatinR the Great idea.
Hizie' was the Spokesman OF che
70 and he gave Rnderick. from the
's point Of view very conclusive ar
-hents why Herbert Renshaw. Esq.
.,.l'd not be elected Mayor OF Cornviie
he's elected" Frltzie explained. 'It'n
mo same thing over again that we was
against in York when that reform
u'nietration was 90 Office. You know
fri that all us blokes had 10 get out
,lse We was known. and the outside
.N, That che front odlcc wasn't next
roaded 20 town and1 copped out tho
'e got my stake IN Barwood. an
hh we ought 70 elect him. He's
.'d ~ course but blokes like us that
H. Hnown can't do business whore the
st an police amt crooked. Rem
H. make some old Rube chief o po-
on well all set the chilly nit"
riss reform administrations an
49, reform administrations" esid
l-,.lk' after pause which was rather
s4'@ Tor such an intimate eonclaye.