The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-02
CRIMINALS HOME LIFE.


Dallas News.
Many instances go to prove the truth of
Mr. Gilbert's assertion that
When the felons not engaged in his en-
ployment,
Or maturing his felonious little plans.
His capacity for innocent enjoyment
Is just as great as any other mans.
The picture of the happy home life of the
man who stole the GainSborough portrait
of the fair Georgiana, Duchess of Devon
shire. has been given to the public lately
through the newspapers. A dilettante IN
art and a judge of gems, il seems he Is,
and, OF course, a respected citizen fond OF
children.
Then came the account of the pious work
OF Skoog, the counterfeiter, who has been
living for years under an assumed name
in Brooklyn where he was a much re-
spected citizen and prominent in the Sun
day schools. IL is by no means unusual for
crooks of the first rank to live a DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde existence.
Some years ago there lived in Bristol,
England, a CHEEKY, and kind-hearted man,
just past the middle age. known TO all the
children I'm town as Uncle Billy Nash. Mr.
Nash had well-furnshed house and COM
manded the respect of the community as
retired 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 entertainments for the dear chill
dren and treating whole primary schools to
taffy and toys. He used to gather chill
judy shows, where he would stuff 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 swim
dler and jewel thief. He found time in the
intervals of making glad the hearts of the
children of Bristol 10 commit some of the
cleverest jewel robberies record. One
day he would be rifling a jewel casket in
some swell hotel and the next, clad in a
long frock coat and cashmere trousers.
rfl. efr,cr IL, IL
was he who stole the great Pirbeck ruby
from the Duchess dues. His last exploit
in the line of his profession was TO steal
the diamonds of the Princess Elidoff from
a hotel in Scarborough. For this crime he
vas 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 the king of the Pen to the po-
lice. had large house in Bournemouth and
another in Brighton, where he lived i'm lux
ury and piety 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 char
tiles. He equipped and endowed lifeboat
which did some splendid rescue work on
the coast Two days after his bigges.
forgery, which Melted him $1,000, he pre-
scented the rector of Bournemouth with
ST. 800 TO be used in founding beds i'm a
private hospital. He had a 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 fishermen
who had lost their nets and gear at sea.
In Norwich, England, there once lived a
philanthropic gentleman, retired mer-
chant. who never turned a deaf ear to the
cry of the needy. Any laborer or farm
hand who fell upon evil days had only To go
10 kind and sympathetic Mr.. Fennimore
and help forthcoming. He founded a
private infirmary, which he superintendent
personally, and he paid for the mainte-
nance of six old infirm villagers. The
philanthropist was constantly distributing
hampers of provisions among the poor and
making cash gifts 10 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 a month in the course of which
he found il necessary to commit several
murders One bank robbery netted him
$1,000. and most of this money he devoted
TO his pet institution, the private infirm-
arV.