The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-07-27
DOUBLE LIVES OF CRIMINALS.
nnppy Home Surroundings of Mel,
WhS Were Notorious for Their
had Deeds.

The picture of the happy home life
of The man who stole the Gainsbor-
ough portrait of the fair Georgiana,
duchess of Devonshire, has been given
TO the public lately through the news
papers. A dilcttantc in art and a judge
of gems, il seems he is, and, of course,
Il respected citizen, fond of children,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Then came the account of the pious
work of Si<oog, the counterfeiter, who
has been living for,years under an as
sumed name in Brooklyn. where he
was Il much respected citizen and
prominent in the Sunday schools. 1t
is by no means unusual for crooks"
of the first rank to live DR.. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde existence.
Some years ago there lived in Bris-
tol, England, u CHEEKY and lSind-heart-
ed man, just past the middle age,
known to all the children in town as
Uncle Billy Nash. Mr.. Nash had u
well-furnished house and commanded
the respect of the community as re-
tired West India merchant of means.
lie was always doing good in some
way or other, his special hobby being
kindness to children. Oh, he was such
IL benevolent, lovablc old fellow! He
was all the time organizing entertain
mentS for the dear children and treat
ing whole primary schools to taffy and
toys. He used to gather children at
his house to witness Punch and Judy
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with candy and cake and send each one
away with nice little present.
To the police dear old Uncle Billy
was known as Is; &C Morgan, daring
hotel swindler and jewel thief. He
found time in the intervals of making
glad the hearts of he children of Bris-
tol to commit so-le of the cleverest
jewelry robberies on record. One day
he would be rifing u jewel casket in
some "swell'' hott |, and the next, clad
in a long frock coat and cashmere
trousers, distributing prizes to schoo
children. 1t was he who stole the
great Pirbeck ruby from Duchess
Dues. Ills last exploit in the line Of
his profession was to steal the dia
monds of Princess Eiidoff from hote
in Scarborough. For this crime h.
was run to earth by the detectives, ant
there were no III. re Punch and Judy
shows for Uncle Billy for IS years.
A clever forger named Hooper, VIII.
was known as the liking of the Pen,
to the police, had large house a
Bournemouth and another in Brigh
1,.> Il
piety as Mr.. llargreaves. Mr.. Har
greaves was one of the best organizer
of church fairs and homes for the poo
ever known, and gave literally to al
charities. He equipped and endowed
a lifeboat which did some splendi
rescue work on the coast. Two day
after his biggest forgery, which nette,
him $4,000, he presented the rector o
Bournemouth with $500 to be use
in founding beds in a private hos
pital. He had beautiful voice, and o.
the very day of his arrest was due t
sing at a concert, the expenses O
which he paid, in aid of the families O
fishermen who had lost their nets an
gear at sea.
Ill Noi "iCH, Elf lduu, tueFc OHC
lived philanthropic gentleman, re
: tired merchant, who never turned
deaf ear to the cry of the needy. An
, laborer or farmland who fell upon ev
days had only to go to kind and syn
pathetic Mr.. Fennimore and help wa
!, Forthcoming. He founded private il
Urinary, which he superintended pei
, sonally, and he paid for the mainte1
!, ance of six old and infirm vil1ager
!. The philanthropist was constant
., distributing hampers of provision
among the poor and making cash gift
= to the needy. Nobody was better b.
= loved in the neighborhood than NJ
Fennimore. All the time, as punch
Palmer, the kind gentleman was con
hitting an average of at least fl,
burglaries a month, in the course
which he found it necessary to comm
several murders. One bank robber
. netted him $4,000, and most of tn
money he devoted to his pet instit,
ton, the private infrmary.