The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
HARDrOKEEp DOWN BEGGARS.


rtotfes, lncaudfng Some safe DFeehorS
-Persisteut Letter Writers-Artists
IN Throwing Ffts-Fend Of Tatteoing.
Life TO the beggars Of New York il not
10 smooth sailing a. II used to DO. The
professional mendicant has his troubles,
chief of which Just now II an unoommonly
enthusisstio and persistent desire on the
mart of tho officials OF the msndicant de-
partment Of the Charity Organization So
ciety TO make his soqusintancs.
This desire II by no means Of recent date
but the methods now IN vogue 70 accomplish
Il have changed from those In uss nineteen
yeers ago when the sooisty nrst began to
cooperate with the Poics Department
for the suppression Of the ,begears.
Early last summer the force OF the men
diosnoy department was increased BY
mendicant squad, consisting Of four police
ofiosrs. Since they appeared on the scene
500 arrests Of beggars have been made and
most Of the offenders have bean sentenced
for the full term Of six months.
In every CASE determined efforts have been
made to effect . permanent disposition;
that n, to look up the prisoners record,
And out where he came from, II no ever had
q homo and II % to mako arrangements for
him 70 60 there upon leaving prison. The
society also tries to furnish assistance to
any beggar who indicates desire TO become
sslf-supporting. Under the old system
the work OF the department began and
ended with arrest and prosecution. which
alone, cay the experts. does little toward
eliminating entirely professional beggars.
But this 10 not all. The department 10
now working to establish q national bu-
rsau, which shall put at the disposal OF
every similar department in the United
States complete descriptive data OF every
professional beggar, man or woman, Who
has ever operated In New York. AZ all
roads lead TO New York. . history Of tho
mendicants who show their faces here
from time to time will practically b .
, history Of the mendicants Of the country.
Az means to this end no lees than 3.ioo
life records or paste have already been
collected, many OF which include minute
description Of physical peouliaSities and
| body marks and also measurements by
the Bertillon system. Sometimes . pho
toxraph eoss along. In fact, the estAb-
lishmsnt Of q roguss' gallery u another
| project Of the msndicancy department
which 10 well under way.
'Apropos Of body or akin marks said
| an ofioer, cit may be news to some people
to learn that DO class Of wanderers except
sailors show such Partially for tattooing
- the professional beggsr.
| Here, for instance, 10 . photograph Of
John Smith, alias Dennerlein, alias Butler.
an incorrisible beggar, aged u years, now
| In the workhouse who II quite . sensible
| looking fellow, you ses. Well, thar mans
arms are almost covered with tattooed
devices. They include . wreath. hsa1t
and anchor, an anchor. horses bead and
sailor, q ooat OF arms and anchor. and IN
American eagle-dscontions which would
had 70 his Identification anywhere.
Il found out long ago that at almost
svsry headquarters for beggass the tattoo
man doss Q good business. The only e.
plnsassion have for the phenomenon Il
fhat, prevented hy The nature Of his calling
from INDUCING In outer dscorations. the
bsgRar makes up for It By putting on soms
fancy touches under his clothes
The tactics employed by the uendioant
squad vary With the seasons. The pro-
fessional beggar. determined not to isavs
| Nek York, v wise ~ . serpent and wary
- fox.
sIn order TO meet him on his own ground
We generally have handy a. many dis
suises a there are different types Of beg.
aars,' explained one OF the squad
sNovices have no idea how many types
thsrs are or how thsy change from yeaI
70 year. Just now there are the yeeS. the
hobo, dimlight. bllnky, hopper. sore side:
walk CRATER, whesser. scrstch her and d
hay. rb % p as snd tie copper rspr:-
can't The two great clAsses Of non-resident
and resident beggars, The former in
ciudes the yegg, who erst came into fash
pat which dsriysd re si n.ns from one xses g,
Of saies with dynamite cartridges VII lie
On route from the Pacific Coast to New
:He has> had follower sysr sinos. Who
spend thslr winter: I'd V Me- tGr ,. S o
6osntly. dispsrss 70 ANAL country towns
20 resume uelr occupation OF bAowtnl
open eafes. Tbs yegS, LIKE the hobo,
via sidis up 70 msn q nights - hsy save
S 1s Ssf,"ss slmS ana the coast Z olssI.
e likely e. not hs vin b laid out.
sTo csicA them u the game an oehosf
souetinss poses - . sport from the ooun.
Try 90 nan Who hs. dincd and slnsd
e Pan b. . ~. x, Ss1 :os:. " "
sppar emily MANNED, tbs passlyssd and IN.
Jlfsd and from Ansnciai standpoint On
The pnnoss Of ths profession for the rsason
hat they sppssi 70 ssrohsiy 20 tbs unsas.
80 sas the average daily earnings Of {
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