The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-15


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der shish be sosil never b. r,cospir
ed, Jessrh L'wis, better knovn % auen
sry Joe," ws carried 10 hi. sr.v.ro,
long ssc, After snaaipe from Bheht'.
disease Tor fonr or n,e vseA, tho polc,i
ous eoraiepes nan died 10 an .p,,t
meet house 10 Nsw York eil, Ksssn
vsrioasly nader the nsmes OF Jossph
Lssns osorss Howsfd. fnncs Alssp.y
cod cieers, ,hs meme nndsr Which uun
cry Jcs sss b'pilE,d be tepl carefully
su'rdee, sud even bis irtima,rs never
hoe. hs family 1.ms,
For q garter oi . eetinry Hunsry
Joe VI" Que oi the most conspiciou,
nsutss 10 criminal lite. lie Vas wherever
Tue Ensll.h language VI. spolep. bat
could net take care OF himself In the
French or 0stmsn capitals qulis 90 easily.
do =" q man OF sopds,iul poli.h, ss,il,
made ff'sods Of his victims and sppsrsnt
" suofe'ded for many ye.u 10 dupios
even the police.
when former Csptin AhI,pasr vii
liams wn 10 cenmsnd Of the Tender
loio DO ordered bis men TO keep Huusry
Joe and other const icuous "buuho ,ls,r
era" ont OF The district. lie also tola
Joe TO sisy away from tho district OF b.
sould bsvs bin locked mp every time
be was ssep, Joe smiied. bat the s,rt
day hs vas met by Williams sunnins
himself 10 front OF The Brosdwsy tbsstsr.
When .isd what be meant, he said,
We'll, every gentleman must tale his
constitutional. and no ssnilemsn would
walk elsewhere than on Broadway.
Nothing has ever been leaned OF Han
cry Jos's bir,nplscs or early liie. bat "A
vas back 10 the '60i that he nut bss.n
to make himself conspicuous 10 criminal
life 10 Nsw York, His schemes to 90,
money were adroit aud we'll executed,
and but lev whom be marked a. bic
victims ever escaped.
Probably Hungry Joe most notorious
victim ". Gen, John A, Lossn, The
old soldier was staying st tie Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel when . sleek and oily -toneued
young stranger ingrtistcd himself into
bis favor He was lesrnsdly discussing
questions OF inisrnstiopsl importsboe
shen the hotel detective stepped up and
warned the general that he was talking
TO The most remarkable confidence opera
tor In tho world, Huogry jos.
Ger, Logan wss visibly snpoysd At the
Interruption, aud in his brnsqas wy
Told the detective TO attend to bis own
business, o. the man With whom he was
was the son OF one OF bis old
'st friends, A few minutes later Hapary
Joe dashed Gen, L)san's order on The
'sshisr oI the hotel for $500 and walked
way smiling.
The lsto Judge Noah vas also one Of bic
'srly victims. and Charles Frspca Adsps
ell Into bis net. Another conspicuous
'iolim was Oicar Wilde. 0iosr paid for
'is scqusintsucs with Huusry Jos the
um OF VI 900 10 cash and 81 800 in not,s,
Iitsr be went to Capt Williams snd told
lis tale OF woe, and sid that while bs
'robsbly could not regain the money he
'ould lihe to get the notes. Williams
enl for Joe and told him hs would have
give mp, end with good grace tho con
dsnce man did 90.
That 10 the 6rst swell who bss eysr
quealed on me, said Joe
The downfall Of Hungry joe occurred In
$50. He was arrested. ohsrsed with
catching roll OF bills from the hands OF
victim. RsmsdeD, ths victim. testified
bat be was led into ths retrsst OF tho
unco steerer, and that he hsd taken on
10 money, when Joe snstchsd II from
Is hsad and fed. Joe wss convicted
I'D sentenced to four years 10 sists pri
IN. When he was released be went TO
altimors, bat bis luck had turned and
9 was soon arrested again and was sen
need 10 the Maryland psniteatisry,
here he remsiued until 1893