Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-06-13
DOUBLE LIVES or CRIMINALS.


The picture of the happy home life
of the man who stole the Gainsbors
ough portrait Of the fair Georgiana,
duchess of Devonshire, has been given
to the public lntely through the news
papers. A dilettante in art and Judge
of gems, it seems he il, and, Of course,
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 years under IN as-s
sumed name in Brooklyn, where he
was much respected citizen and
prominent in the Sunday schools. It
Is by no means unusual for '.crooks"
Of the first rank to live Q DR.. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde existence.
Some years ago there lived IN Bris-
toll, England, Q CHEEKY and kind-heart-
ed man, just past the middle age.
known to all the children in town -
Uncle Billy Nash. Mr.. Nash had
well-furnished house and commanded
the respect of the. community as . r.
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
benevolent, lovable 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
shows, where he would stun them
with candy and cake and send each one
away with q 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-
toll to commit some of the cleverest
jewelry robberies on record. One day
he would be rihing jewel casket in
some ''swell" hotel, and the next, clad
In long frock coat and cashmere
trousers, distributing prizes to school
children. 1t 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 ElidoR from 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 1s years.
A clever forgcr named Hooper, who
was known as the "King of the PEN
to the police, had large house 1t
Bournemouth and another in Brigh-
ton, where he lived in luxury and
piety as Mr.. Hargreaves. Mr.. Har-
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
lifeboat which did some splendid
rescue work on the coast. Two days
after his biggest forgery, which netted
him $1,000, he presented the rector of
Bournemouth with $500 to be used
in founding beds in private hos
pital. He had beautiful voice, and ON
the very day of his arrest was due to
sing at concert, the expenses of
which he paid, in aid of the families Of
fishermen who had lost their nets and
gear at sea.
In Norwich, England, there once
lived philanthropic gentleman, re-
tired merchant, who never turned a
deaf ear to the cry Of the needy. Any
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 private in
Urinary, which he superintendent per-
sonally, and he paid for the mainten-
ance of six old and infrm villagers.
The philanthropist was constantly
distributing hampers Of provisions
among the poor and making cash gifts
to the needy. Nobody was better be-
loved in the neighborhood than Mr..
Fennimore. All the time, as "Punch"
Palmer, the kind gentleman was COM
hitting an average of at least five
burglaries a month, in the course Of
which he 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 infirmary.
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