The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-12
DOUBLE LIVES OF CRIMINALS.
who Were Notorious for Their
Had leeds

of the man who stole the Gainsbsr-
! ough portrait of the fair Georgiana,
duchess of Devonshire, has been given
20 the public lately through the news
papers. 4 dilettante in art and n Judge
Of gems, II seems he Is, and, Of course,
a respected citizen, fond of children,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Then came the account Of the pious
work Of Skoog, the counterfeiter, who
has been living for wears under an as
sumed name in Brooklyn, where he
was a much respected citizen and
prominent in the Sunday schools. II
is by no means unusual for "crooks"
of the first rank to live q DIR. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde existence.
Some years ago there lived In Bris-
tol, England, q CHEEKY and kind-heart-
ed man, just past the middle age.
known TO all the children In town as
Uncle Billy Nash. Mr.. Nash had q
well-furnished house and commanded
the respect of the community as Q re-
tired West India merchant Of means.
He was slways doing good In some
way or other, His special hobby being
kindness to children. Oh, he was such
. benevolent, lovable old fellow! He
was all the time organizing entertain
ments for the dear children and treat
ing whole primary schools to taRy and
toys. He used to gather children at
his house to witness Punch and Judy
shows, where ne would stun them
with candy and cake and send each one
away with a nice little present.
To the police dear old Uncle Billy
was known as Isaac Morgan. daring
hotel swindler and jewel thief. He
found time in the intervals of making
glad the hearts of the children Of Bris-
tol to commit some Of the cleverest
jewelry robberies on record. One day
he would be rifling n jewel casket in
some swell hotel. and the next, clad
in n long frock coat and cashmere
trousers, distributing prizes To school
children. IL was he who stole the
great Pirbeck ruby from Duchess
Dues. His last exploit in the line of
his profession was to steal the dia-
monds of Princess Elidoff from a hotel
in Scarborough. For this crime he
was run to earth by the detectives. and
there were no more Punch and Judy
shows for Uncle Billy for ~ years.
A clever forgcr named Hooper. who
was known a. the King of the PEN
to the police, had a large house at
B"ournemouth and another in Brigh-
ton, where he lived in luxury and
piety as Mr.. lI~argreayes. Mr.. llar-
greaves was one of the best organizers
of church fairs and homes for the poor
ever known, and gave literally to all
charities. He equipped and endowed
II lifeboat which did some splendid
rescue work on the coast. Two days
after his biggest forgery, which nctted
him $4,000, he presented ia, rector of
Bournemouth with 81 $500 to he used
/ founding beds in II private hos
pital. He had "A beautiful voice, and on
the very day of his arrest was due to
, sing at n concert, the expenses of
which he paid, in aid Of the families of
fishermen who had lost their nets and
gear at sea.
I'm Norwich, England, there once
lived n philanthropic gentleman, n re-
tired merchant, who never turned n
deaf ear to the cry Of the needy. Amy
laborer Or farmland who fell upon evil
days had only TO go to kind and sym
pathetic Mr.. Fennimore and help was
forthcoming. He founded q private in.
Urinary, which he superintendent per
sonally, and he paid for the mainten.
ancc OF six old and infirm ~,illagers.
The rhilanthropist was constantly
distributing hampers Of provisions
among the poor and making cash gifts
to the needy. Nobody was better he.
loved in the neighborhood than Mr..
Fennimorc. All the time, as Punch
Palmer, the kind gentleman was com
hitting an average of at least five
b~urglaries q month, in the course OF
which he found II necessary to commit
several murders. One bank robbery
Melted him $4,000, and most Of thi,
money he devoted to his pet institu'
ton, the private infrmary.