The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
IN The NICK OF TIME
DETECTIVE LEARNED OF PRES
ENCE OF SAFE-BLOWER.
HUSTLED OUT OF TOWN.
''HANDSOME FRANK" AND PARA
LYTIC PAL MADE TO ''LAMB."

Detective Frank Wall Received a
Straight Tip a Short While After
the Men Reached the City-BOth
Said to Be "Yeggmen" and Way
Up In Their Line-Man Who Is
Said to Do the Actual Cracking
Was in the TenderlOin With a
Large ROII-Denied That He Was
Crooked But Took "FriendIy Adj
vice" and Disqualification Work
Is Done.
With a ticket to New York in his
pocket a we'll dressed stranger, reput-
ed to be a safe blower of some note,
left Savannah last night.
On the same train there was a para
lytic not so well dressed, bound for
the same place. Both men were
hustled out of the city by Detective
Frank Wall.
The we'll dressed man, called ''Hand-
some Frank" was tipped Off before
he had been in the city three hours
He spent his money lavishly before
the plain clothes man had a talk with
him and caused the. Tenderloin to take
on new life for short while.
The paralytic was under cover and
had done no begging. The fly cop re-
ceived information that the strangers
were "Yeggmen" and decided that the
wisest plan would be to hustle them
out of the city before they could get
an opportunity to do anything crook
ed.
Neither had been in the city long
enough to come under the Calvin vag-
rancy law and neither had transgress-
ed. They could not have been held for
and offense and Detective Wall decid-
ed to give the men little friendly
advice" and see them started on a
journey northward.
Each denied that he had even been
guilty of criminal act, but the de-
tective had but little difficulty in con-
vincing them that it would be wise
to Lamb" and '1amb" they did with
out much ceremony. Neither would adj
init knowing the other although they
probable got together on the train and
Joined in a good hard roast of the Sa-
vannah Police Department.
Wall Given a Tip:
Handsome Frank" had been in the
-SAANOA AOAlA Oilly d SuOTL time WnGn De-
tective Wall received a tip. He was
told that the fine looking well-dressed
stranger who was spending his cash
freely was a craftsman who could
blow safe with as much dispatch
ana neatness as any man in the bust
ness.
The plain clothes man was also made
aware OF the presence of the paralytic,
who is said to be an important assist
w I,a
nitro-glycerine. AS it was explained to
the fly cop, the paralytic visits the
places of prospective victims and begs
In this way it is easy for him to get
the lay of the land without arousing
suspicion. He is a close observer and
upon the information furnished by him
the safe-blower does the work One
is just as necessary in the business
as the other.
Strangers Were Yeggmen.
Wall was assured by his informant,
whose identity he will under no circum-
stances divulge, that both strangers
were 'yeggmen." The yeggmen make
up band of professional crooks who
have been working the country for
several years, but whose extensive OPP
erations have only recently become
generally known. They travel in pairs,
and always stick together.
DCISCllNe wall lOSC no Time IN 10
eating Handsome Frank" and in a
few words told him that he would have
to take the first train out. The strang-
er appeared incensed at first, but final
ly agreed to leave, without admitting,
however, that he was not on the square
He denied all knowledge of the where
abouts of any paralytic, or his con-
nection with any such Individual
The officers tip was a straight one,
however, and he had no trouble in To-
eating the second man. He, too, pre-
tended to be surprised, and claimed
to be an honest begger. He had a
fat wad, and purchased his own ticket.
Nothing contraband was found on
either man, and had the safe blower
done any work here he would have
probably purchased his nitroglycerine
in the city, 1t was said that the men
came to Savannah from the south.
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