The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-12

Red super" a gold watch: white su.
per- a silver watch. Ringing a super"
means to take watch and leave the
chain by twisting the ring that fastens
the watch 10 the chain. Sugar" or dust
means money; a ease" is a dollar:
century" a hundred dollars; Doodle"
a considerable sum of money Queer"
is counterfeit money doodle carrier"
carries queer, which HIS pals" the
queer showers get rid of, one piece at
"A time.
A head worker" is a citizen, frequently
of good standing, who learns where
money Is kept He informs another, who
tens the gang. THIS crooked head work
en- Is said to put up job" and when
the trick comes off or.+he robbery Is COM
United, he receives usually 90 per cent.
for his information More than haTf the
large robberies are brought about in this
way.
A con. man" confidence man; a
"bunko' or monte man" may be q
gambler or one who inveigles innOcents
into gambling houses or skin games" thai
is games unfair or set up against the
player. A ''joskin' is a countryman I'M
used to the ways of thieves: a "rattler is
a train of cars; 'ducket" is a rallro I'd
ticket; a "tyi" is a railroad Office,
prod" a horse; drag" a wagon. ana
"pinched" or "nipped" means arrested.
or clear case against the prisoner.
"Gooseberry lay" low or little worth,
picking up trifes. Holster" or "shop-
litter" is generally one who robs store
counters in business houses. A climber
or supper sneak" scales a veranda to rob
a second story while the family are down
at meals. This was originated by the cell
ebrated Dock Ryan in the West and South
and is a favorite plan with Mysterious
Jimmy" of Philadelphia, and Paddy Civ
ems. the bank sneak. A stretch" means
a year in prison, and six 'lunas' or
moons means six months. Cooler"
or "quod," means Jail; tally" trial;
settled" means convicted and sentenced
TO prison. A "mouthpiece" is a lawyer
and a "beak" is a judge; ''snltch' or q
"squealer, is crook who gives his pals
away. or turns states evidence to escape
punishment himself.
Turned up" means discharged from
custody; stir and grand quay means
the penitentiary; a jug" is "A bank; a
digger a door; a "gllm' Is a light or
match "douse the glim," put out the
light "sloughed" means imprisoned put
ting one in the hole" means defrauding
him of fair share of the plumber
Cheese your platter means stop talking;
"jerve" is an outside pocket: kicks" are
pantaloons; "over ben" is an overcoat;
STAMPS" are shoes or slippers, and
''churns' are boots. "Darbies' are hand
cuffs; dukes are hands; forks are fin
gers; right crook" is right elbow; prop
is a finger ring; "crib" is a house; Peter
is a trunk; glaze" is window; crews"
are keys or prison guards "LearF'
means afraid; "moneker' means name;
whats the bloke's moneker at your
crook?" means what is the mans name at
your elbow? Feed soup is pumping or
soliciting information.
1t win be observed that a number OF
these terms have become the slang of the
street, many respectable men, women and
children using them without thinking or
knowing where they obtain them. When a
strange crook is Jailed his grade as a Grim
inal is soon determined by the amount of
slang he uses. The really expert thieves,
the old timers, are most direct and
straightforward in their talk. many of
them using cultivated and polished Ian
guage.