The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-04
Gave Up Ralf.


prisoner Why don't you give il to the
bunch who works the game? I'm only a
recruit and do as I'm told. only get
hale Of the dough. AMI have got to give
up the other hals 20 the bIokes who A.
me up and put ne in a place 10 do bust
ness"
IA inclined to lenient With those ubo
VIII give information that viii enable us
10 break up such q system OF imposture
on me public, said The magistrate
ne serEeants outside On the street
the recruiting sergeant. uiean. He takes
TIE com from me. saw him when I
came IN and he passed ne up tho word
that he would pay the fine. the prison
er asserted.
The magistrate told the policeman TO
take the prisoner out and get the other
nan. sullivan pointed out a young man
ln lhird avenue and the policeman took
MN 10 the court. He gave the name Of
Ludlow Street
SO YOU are TIE one who fixed this
young mans ann in spIiuts. are YOU
asked the magistrate.
Yes. sir"
You get one-haIi Of his money. do
youg'
Not for myself The money goes 10
responded the prisoner.
FlOpPeIs and Sores.
The magistrate asked the man IL he
would give the names OF others in the
business
There's a whole rOwd OF them in the
game. know Of three foppers. hve cane
men. two pensioners. four diu-ligh graft
90 nd
Hold on, there. young man GOI seln
able to speak English What a:s yen
talking about interrupted the ..tr g.
trate.
That's what We call en-" rhe ,,-is-
ouer explained. When a recruit goes &C
The main guy for work the main guy says
20 him, What's your line Can YOU
flop That's 10 sit on the Sidewalk with
your legs doubled up under you. cane
man holds his left hand as il 10 was para
WED and carries cane in the other hand.
4 dlm-Ight CRATER is supposed 10 be
blind and pensioner PLAYS the wounded
soldier racket. The sores are the ones
who have burns or their hands.
The main guy plants the grafters in
different parts Of the city and keeps EN-
there for a couple OF hours and then ttkes
EN- away and puts others in their places
You see. a CRATER gets all his money in
side Of two hours and a different kind
OF man Is needed .fere 10 get more
coin. Tho best places IS about theatres
in the night time.
From s. to So Trip.
"A recruit gets 81 10 So trip and has
TO give up haf to the main guy He can't
hold back because the boss has rounds
men looking after the business sharp. ]
am a rouHdsman. The men spend their
money mostly on booze"
This is a remarkable revelation Of
takers. 7 shall hold you IN $1,000 bail or
in default Of bail send you 10 the Island
for six months. announced the magis-
trate.
The prisoner said he would give the
name and address Of the main guy and
furnish other Information against the beg
gar combination and Agent James Forbes
Of tho Charity Organization Society asked
The magistrate to make a full inyestiga-
ton Of the beggars' system Turck de
clared that Andrew Meyer was the head
OF the system Of which he was rounds
man and that he lived at $50 FORSYTH
Street. The magistrate issued war
rant for him and Court Policemen Harti-
gan and Commiskey went 10 the house
and arrested him.
main Guy" Weighs zoo.
Tie said his name was Anderson and
that his father lives at Perth Amboy. He
is six feet tall when standing on his one
leg. and weighs about 200 pounds.
He and the other two were sent down
stairs for further examination. and
Hartigan and Commissioner Key got two
more warrants and went 10 2O4 EIdridge
Street. They found a dozen men in a
room drinking beer Some were cripples
and the policemen picked out Earl vii
liams who was named in the warrant.
Comiskey went to $50 Forsyth Street and
got Charles Harris Both are one-IePged