The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-12
Daring Criminals.

Nerve is the distinguishing trait of sue
cessful crooks. Green goods men, bunco
steerers. confidence operators, board bill
jumpers. icebox inserters. bank robbers,
and so-called promoters pry money out
OF their victims. using sublime assurance
as Jimmy and the slippery tongue as
gum shoes.
The French furnish the most artistic
ffeves. the Italians the most subtle, the
English the most determined and the
American the most effective. All kinds
have a bronzy- -braZen impressionless and
unimpressionable, guaranteed to- last "a
lifetime, 99.44 per cent. solid cheek.
Within a year there was invented In
Paris an especially fine and o-date
safe, with all the best inventions at
tached and "a few new ones added. 1t
had a time lock- and a triple combina-
tion changeable at will, and patent au
tomato burglar alarm, and a quadruple
door. IL simple safes had not been
broken into before. this particular safe
would have appeared burglarproof, and
nitro -glycerine proof, and proof against
even the best efforts of the owner.
though he had the thread to the maze.
But such safes have been cracked easily
enough, and so this latest and best
sheckel- guarder had been treated private
ly to few secret recipes. the effect Of
which, il was claimed by the seller,
would cause the safe 10 reach the out
and seize any person who approached 1t
with dishonest intent, choke him vigor-
ously, shake him into submission, then
slide out from its cavernous interior a
little writing desk whereon, under penal
ty OF severe physical punishment. the
delinquent would be forced to sign a
written confession. After that the
shared sinner would have his photograph
taken automatically and he would be
undressed. searched and measured by
the Bertilon system: then the police
would be run for. IL was a good safe.
Two Partisan dandies with pointed and
perfumed boards and peg-top panties
came I'm 10 buy a safe The shoemaker
showed them the wonders OF the more
than human inancier's friend, explaining
its idiosyncrasies and digestive pecuiari-
ties with the intimate knowledge OF the
family physician The dandies were i'm
pressed. and said they'd either come
again or send word. What is your ad
dress, messieurs?' said the exhibitor
THE Little Lambs Hotel" responded
the gentlemen. twnklng all over, The
Little Lambs Hotel is the most notori-
Gus thieves kitchen I'm Paris. or In the
world
Musollno, the modern Robin Hood of
Italy who was recently captured, es-
capped capture during his dozen years of
outlawry as much through his boldness
as through his cunning. He was psy-
chologist enough To know. like Hotspur,
that safety Is TO be plucked out OF dan
ger. 60 grasp the nettle firmly. etc. The
whole Italian army was ont after him.
once they tracked him into a big grove
and surrounded IL on all sides but one.
They planted some sharpshooters I'm am
bush on that side In order TO nail him
when he came out. But he climbed into
one OF the first trees he came to and
waited until the soldiers became con-
vinced that in some mysterious way they
had lost him for the hundredth time.
The next day he wrote a note to the
officer who had been I'm command:
Sir cannot compliment you upon
the behavior OF your soldiers. I reviewed
them yesterday from n comfortable tree
IN which I was seated ana not one OF
them had the politeness 20 look up and
salute me. Yours truly,
GIUSEPPE MUsoLINo."
Another italian bandit, Rosario Bufra-
limo. recently escaped from prison and
sent letter 90 a Sciian newspaper I'm.
forming the world that he had just been
elected chief OF Lodge IA OF the Victor
Emmanuel order OF United Brigands. and
that he Intended 20 take charge and be-
gin business on New Years day. 1902.
In case the editor did not care 10 give
place I'm his Voice Of the People" column
TO his communication. Sig Buffalino In
closed money order TO pay for the I'm
sertiou of the missive "a an advertise
mont among the personals He did
begin business on New Years day. 1902
An English burglar escaped from the
Wandsworth jail last November lie
went into the warden's sitting room ON
his way out and wrote on the slate which
was used for orders for the night watch
a story which he evidently wanted To bc