Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-03
TOLD BY A HOOsIER SHERIFF.
Little Stories of His Experience,
With Men of Evil Deeds.

With Men OF EVIL Deeds.
A group Of men sat in front Of ho-
tel one hot night last week relating ex-
periences, Among the star storytellers
was DR.. Albert D. Simpson. sheriff at
Anderson, Madison county, Ind. The
professional title Of Doctor" was worn
by Sheriff Simpson while living in
Louisville, where he practiced medicine
for ten years previous to entering this
particular branch Of the public service
up in Indiana.
People wonder how criminals are 80
easily recognized in strange cities and
picked up by the police and detectives" !"
said he. "but an experienced officer can
tell crook anywhere. There Is an in
def1nable something in a crooks ap-
pearance and manner that at once
Identifies the class. About six months
ago had occasion to go over to Rich
mond. Indiana. and had no sooner
walked in the door Of the hotel there
than I saw sitting in the Office seve-
raj men whose appearance Immediately
aroused my suspicious. One fellow had
his hat pulled down over his eyes. and
as passed he looked up at me with a
rolling glance that confirmed my first
Impressions
without taking time to register I
went out again and around the corner,
where telephoned to the police station
to send four men up there at once.
They came in few minutes and sta
toned one at each door of the hotel.
Two windows remained unprotected,
and I sent for two more men. When
they were quietly put on watch the 9TH
er four and myself entered the hotel
from each door and corralled those fel-
lows in one corner Of the office as
sleek as you please. They were
so surprised they couldn't say a word
and not a man drew a gun, although
each one had a derringer of the latest
pattern.
I'VE found among their baggage sew
eral kits Of the finest burglar tools I
ever saw. There were chisels that
would cut steel and saws that would go
through iron without making the
slightest noise. And 1t turned out that
they were a noted band Of bank rob-
bers wanted in Syracuse and many 9TH
er places.
Scenes Of sorrow as well as excite
ment come to every sheriff, however"
ha
I took to the penitentiary an old man,
gray-haired and feeble, who had been
sentenced for receiving stolen goods.
He had two beautiful daughters. They
went to the train to tell him goodbye
and never saw a more affecting scene.
Parting at the bedside Of death would
have been uess terrible. He went all
the way to the 'pen.' and when the
gates Of the prison closed behind him.
all hope of future happiness on this
earth seemed to leaye his heart and he
broke down completely.
About the strangest case that ever
came to my notice was that Of youn
man who stole $4,000 and planted
with the purpose of simply laying up
in prison and coming out that much to
the good. This fellow took the money
from a grocery in broad daylight, and
was arrested a few hours later without
resistance. At the trial he pleaded gull
ty, declined to accept the services Of a
lawyer, also refused to tell where he
had hidden the money and was SEN
fenced to imprisonment for four years.
AS was taking him down to the train
he asked me If would go down with
him to a certain street. He requested
It as a favor and did so. Arriving at
shady spot of somewhat unfre-
uuented street, he stopped down and
pulled up a loose brick in the pavement.
under which was the $4,000 in paper
money, just as it had come out of the
bank.
What are you going to do with
that? I inquired, my first thought be-
ing that he intended to return 1t to
the man from whom he had stolen It..
OF course I had no authority In the
matter, for the reason that the money
was his own, and that sentence had
been passed upon him. Well, sir, that
fellow insisted on my going to the bank