Arizona republican., 1902-03-08
BLINKEY AND SLIM
Police Learn the Professional Names
 of Michaels and McAndrews.

The sky is beginning to cloud up again for Michaels and McAndrews, two of the three men serving a sen tence in the city jail for vagrancy. The third man, who is really only youth. and who gave the name of Ned Farrell. has broken off friendly relations with them for the reason that they failed to return to him sum of money bor- rowed some time ago, and for spite as much as in the interest of justice, he has unbosomed himself to the police.
 It will be remembered that when tn trio was arrested, burglar tools were found with them and it was believed they were professional safe crackers. Evidence to convict was lacking, and they were jailed on the charge of vag- rancy pending developments.
 Ned Farrell says his right name is Westcott, and that his home is in To- peka, Kan. He is a bright and intelli . gent young man, but has doubtless had a rough experience, and done great many things that are not to his credit. l However that may be, he is now help | ing in putting two supposed crooks where they belong in some good state ! institution.
 | Farrell, or Westcott, says his two companions are professional crooks, and that they are ready for a good opening most anywhere. blowing is one of their specialties. but they are not confined to any one line. He said that one of them, at least, had cracked 1 three 'Petes.'' and only got a total ot $4I, which was hardly worth the trou- ble. He was almost discouraged and had frequently intimated that he would have to reform or starve to death.
 He said his connection with them was professional, a sort of an under study as it were, and that they camc to Phoenix to do a piece of work, but were ''pinched' before they had ar opportunity. His part of the proposed job was to stand outside as lookout and warn them of approaching danger It was also a part of their plan. if 6 policeman approached, to capture hin and force him to participate in the work. In that event the copper would not only no longer be a menace t. their operations, but he would also D, useful, especially if he had had any experience with drill.
 "The Kid" as his companions cal him, says the professional afe-cracker blaze their trails with character writ ing on water tanks and depot build ings. They employ a system Of abbre viations and signs that the ''profesh everywhere is familiar with, and the record their professional names an other information useful to those in interested in this way. Consequent , when a professional cracker sees cer tain things on the Phoenix water tan he knows when his friends were her last. and whether it is wise to tarr! He said that Michaels and McAndrew made their marks on the water tan in the Maricopa railroad yards.
 Michaefs name, says "The Kid Pa. Slim, and McAndrews goes by tn name of Pa. Blinkey. The Pa. stand for Pennsylvania, each man using h state name, and these two both gC their start in Pennsylvania. Had the claimed Missouri as their home the names would have been prefiXed by NJ
 Each mans nickname is general given him in recognition of some pei
 sOnal characteristic, as are the nicl
 names of ether people, and it is seldo
 that the same nickname would I
 chosen by two men from the san
 state. Hence there is little chance
 confusing the 'profesh.' Should u
 name be common one, the state pr
 fix is sufficient distinction as to whi,
 one of the boys made the mark Mic
 aels is tall and slender, hence the tit h Slim" McAndrews has but on ey r hence he is called "Blinkey''
 The police were at first inclined
 place little credence in Ned's tale r c garding his fellows, but decided to ph
 tograph them and send their pictur e to San Francisco. The men object
 very strenuously, saying they h;
 friends in San Francisco and did II
 want the pictures sent there. The mo
 they objected the more the office U were convinced the objections were i
 reasons anything but sentimental. al
 during the day pictures were taken.
 A PRINTER GREATLY SURPRISE