The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18
CROOKS HARVEST in PARIS.
one BRANCH or INDUSTRY HAs
FLOURIsHED AT THE GREAT
SHOW.

crooks the Police Disguise Them
selves in Oriental Costumes, Hav-
tng Taken a Leaf From the
thieves book in This Respect.
prevalence of the Confidence
came. Called by Partsian- Vol n
l'Americainc Cunning Brown
skinned Babies From the Orient
Who Come BeEEars and Co as
highway Robbcrs-Danger spots oi
the siums Made safer Than Ever
before by Extra Police Guardian
ship.
Paris. Nov. i-"whcn honest men
gather Ia Paris. the crooks viii come by
their own
That Is one maxim OF the exposition.
Hero Is another:
zone eye on your watch and purse. one
cye on your nelghbor. and II you have
smother eye. that's FOR the exposition"
Both have been amply justified with
The close Of the exposition all who have
had a hand or part ia It are bringing out
their books 90 calculate gain or loss
Losers are numerous: and not many have
gained al they hoped But the crooks.
gathered ike vultures over the field OF
acton. have fed full Their ledgers. and
many o. them work on admirable bust
ness lines. must show a substantial bal
nnce on the comfortable side.
~ Lap!ne. Project Of Police. ana NJ
Cochefert. Chief Of the Detective Depart
meni. took extraordinary measures 10 pro-
tect the visiting world from the wlles Of
rho sRiniers. But the swindling fraterni-
a. swoopsd down on Paris from every
po.n. ~ tho COMPASS and the number
NJ victims OF all forms OF swindlrg de-
vice. has been Uncomfortable. Paris be-
came the dumping ground OF all the
Iogucs az the world. No police could have
got the mastery Of such an army q train
"a srouudrels.
Of course the amiahle fraternity OF
Ui-kpockets was the greatest enemy the
pubic had 20 face. The city was noa1si
with the hght-nnsered gentlemen and
ladies. for according TO the chief OF POI
See women are beginning 20 discover tna.
picking pockets Is a nice. clean occuua-
ton. by which "a handsome income may
BE- made without the inconvenience 81
office hours" The very finest artists o.
this KIND that Tho world produces gayo
continuous performances. So numerous
,re. 49,. ,.s,.,i.. 49,, ,,.,,..4 ,b.ir ,,o,,e,
hack ,rat ,b. ,-,If.. ~ tbetr wiz end
r.sr-t.5 ~, 3D.. ,t,,rs, .t.s,ao,,.4 ,s...i,..
~ sig-,itso Tbn tro,cr,y ,.,,ri,,,sr,
enough. almost always took the form OF
an Oriental costume. No matter how non
dcscrpt aud homogeneous tho various
vestmert might be- Wrapped IN the glist-
ching white burnous Of the Arab OF the
san ar Swim, "a. roit~o ,e5.er co,is n,ss
sv,r,v.b.-. .rfI,ef,. t,r.usno~,ea ~, tho
Gamers. o.. no ,-..f.f,,.
a.. ,,,.,-,.
livery professional purse thiet eN-
planned one or these disguised officials 90
tAe "IiicF' mas learned by experience ,o
hna" p police officer in plain clothes. jpst
surely 49, Dig would know oae Ia uni
fm. We almost neveNcalch a man Who
pl Yqs.-v.e b,,.e got to 5r.n him fr.,r
i.lird. y De has once seen us. no maj
a.. whether we are in = uniform or "a
T. j. coat, be- simply lounges away aud
is for a better chance But this ORR
frIal business tuy friend touches the
ds of hts long Persian mlntcI this
q. elves thorn conn lctciF"
Many a riekpCekst had. iU fact. n very
pleasant SURPRISE when some SLEEPY
oriental" amhii-s contemulauveiy along
Ais eide Boz the crowd capped "a sud
Don hand on ms shoulder. whipped ont "a
mir Of handouts and with "a SEN
lisner "N!eas. done fr8nquillcment"'
f.cicd him To- tae iock-up ID is now sug-
sued that This h.gliy successful Oriental
Disguise be continued in Paris as q per
anent police institute on. almost any day
any time OF the year you viii see a
ray Arab or two tn native costume stroll
-1s on the Eouieyafds ~ Paris They are
'sually chieftains, funciionaIics. or we'll
''--o private individuals come Go the
lap.tal from French Northern Africa on
business o. pleasure. one or two more
such Imposing personages. looking quite
aNen 20 the life 81 the city. may take
i' paradinS the main thcroughfares snort
F anu an extra thief or two from the
Permanent gang may be nabocd 10 con-
teQuence
FAKE orlen,.t. ,,1 on. Nal ~.
p oul .ouS me '"e ponce laeo OF en-
&c ''' ism as . uisNulso came
"o - instance y ""uln appeaF.
- ~, tam uls'"u.'' OF '"' ancient ana
$500, '.At,it'i,y OF sheak-'hleves
81. - - 80 'i'ND '' ''H'' i''a''
~ I4St NetN OK 'no h-A'''- ION
49,. ~ w. e'Il a'ui''"'lns aooHt
"o lNu, -. ms when was on.
- 1'Ie ~ W." l,uiN ',luais' ca
0,....,s IN al'l s"hei' 20 ne Nieiu