The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-19
THE HOME LIFE
OF NOTED CIR IMINALS.
THE OTHER SIDE TO THE STORY OF
COURTS AND PRISONS.
BuraIars and SwindIers Who Are Re'
spected Citizens and Prominent
churchmen at Their Homes.

Churchmen at Their Homes.
Mapv instances go toprove the truth
of Mr.. Gilbert's assertion that
when the felon's not engaged in his employment
Or maturing his felonous little plans,
His capacity for innocent enjoyment
Is Just as great as any other man 5.
The picture of the happy home
life of the man who stole the Gains
borough portrait OF the fair GeorgIana,
Duchess of Devonshire, has been
given to the public lately through
the newspapers. A dilettante In art
and a Judge of gems, it seems ne
is. and of course, a respected citizen
fond of children.
Then came the account of the plous
work of Shook, the counterfelter, VINO
has been living for years under an as
sumed name in Brooklyn, where ne
was a much respected citizen and
prominent in the Sunday school. 1t is
nv no means unusual for crooks" OF
the first rank to live DR.. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde existence.
Some years ago there lived IN Brls-
toll, England, 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
we'll furnished house and commanded
the respect of the community as a re-
tired West India merchant OF means
He was always doing good in some
way or other, his special hobby being
kindness to children. Oh, he was
such a benevolent, lovable old fellow.
He was all the time organizing enter
tainments for the dear children and
treating whole primary schools to taf-
fy and toys. He used to gather chill
dren at his house to witness Punch
and Judy shows, where he would stuff
them with candy and cake, and send
each one away with nice little
present.
To the police dear old Uncle Billy
was known as Isaac Morgan, daring ho-
tel swindler and jewel thief. He found
time in the intervals of making glad
the hearts of the children of Bristol to
commit some cof the cleYerest jewel
robberies on record. One Gay he
would be riffiing jewel casket in some
'sswell" hotel and the next, clad in a
long frock coat and cashmere trousers,
distributing prizes to school children.
Il was he who stole the great Pirbeck
ruby from the Duchess Dues. His
last exploit in the liue of his profess
sion was TO steal the diamonds Of the
Princess Eidoff FROM hotel in Scar
borough. For this crime he was run
TO earth by detectives. and there were
no more Punch and Judy shows for
Uncle Billy for eighteen years.
A clever forger named Hooper, who
was known as the 'King of the Pen"
to the police, had large house at
Bournemouth and another at Brighton,
where be lived in luxury and plenty as
Mr.. Hargreaves. Mr.. Hargreaves
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
a lifeboad which did some splendid res
cue work on the coast Two days al
ter his biggest forgery, which Retted
him 5000, he presented the rector
of Bouruemouth with 81, 800 to be used
in founding beds in private hospital.
He had beautiful voice, and on the
very day of his arrest was due to sing
at a concert, the expenses of which he
paid, in aid of the families OF Usher
men who had lost their nets and gear
at sea.
In Norwich. England, there once
lived a philanthropic gentleman, re-
tired merchant, who never turned
deaf ear TO the cry of the needy. Any
laborer or Farmland who fell upon
evil DAYS had only to 90 to kind and
sympathetic MIR. Fennimore and help
was forthcoming. He founded pri-
yate infirmary, which he superintend-
ed personally, and ne paid for the
maintenance of six old and iufirm viii
layers. The philanthropist was con-
stantly distributing hampers of pro-
visions among the poor and making
cash gifte to the needy. Nobody was
better beloved in the. neighborhood
than Mr.. Fennimore All the time as
"Punch" Palmer the kind gentleman
was committing an average OF at least
five burglaries month, in the course
of which found it necessary to commit
several murders. One bank robbery
netted him $4,000, and most OF this
money he devoted to his pet institu-
ton, the private lnfrmary.-Dallas
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