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

end had been borrowed end stolsn from
sailors In port By many OF the most no
torious and skilful beggars IN New YORK.
] can tell you that fashion kept u sprfnung
for good many weeks.
duced for the frst time about two Year,
axo BY q respectable-l looking German.
thinly clad, who would pounce upon Z
crust In the gutter at the very momeos
when . Kindly looking woman or bstter
along and would begin eating y ravcnousy.
This man was soon followed BY French
man. also past master IN his profession,
and the two operated probably for 4 long
time before they came 70 grief. hey
shso act the fashion for lot o. humber a
discouraged since the two principals were
lodged Behind the bars where thcy are
.Ths more cultivated type Of professional
hssseSrs .re .sSs'nnf E. 'f E. %sSsts
Kempton pride themselves on being or
ranlzers, which means that they have
the ability TO gain command OF . certain
number Of younesr beskars AND sI Whn0
direction OF their movements.a , %ns1
men q his little colony, which was pr.s-
ticslIy the last Of It's kind, as far - We
know. to be formed in this city. 1t 70 sale
10 nay that Just now there 70 not one scno0i
OF beRGAre or an ORGANISE peoo W "S
The D.scrstchers, or begging letter
writer's, are one Of the plaques OF the men.
delaney department. A favorite disguise
OF the scratcher 10 that Of priest or clergy
man. There was much elation last Dece N
who for wears, under various aliases, mao
been begging from well known men ana
women ali over the country. When ~
last brought to bay he was posing a.
clergyman and In his possession were severn
books filled With entries Of the sums s o.
money received from time to time from n''
Ths story OF wilhelm Troehner. alias
Prof. Won Humboldt, alias Baron Maunteisl,
q polished German beggar, who 6o .,,.u
that R As rsSe rom the oSSSs9
LAnox By invitation Of the owner rs equally
The si;sron,. As he prefers to 30 called,
has been for ten years successiui o. yon91
belief. He win not work, and when released
mitted on q charge Of vagrancy one year
ago, he made bee.line for Canada.
He l. expected bach. again. how;yer'
and the mendicant squad " ready Tor MIN.
His career ID the United statss y prac c;i
sdorns In: rogues' gallery OF the Charity
ORGANIZATION Society and full list Of his
sccomplishments is entered In ito books.
As for women beggars the ecoiety. -
particularly keen Just now cfter tne
Of the street beggars who tell pitiful tales
to unwilling listeners are called, are not
nearly SO dangerous to the community. u
the officials Of the mendicancy once are 70
be believed, as the feminine 'scratchers' or
fhe begging spirit once acquired,
aid an ofYiosr Of the society. Seems TO be
an Almost incurnble disease, or TO cay the
least, it y . habit like that Of alcohol. hard
TO break. We are making many arrests
and securins almost as many commitments
sverv dsy. but OF course the resulting term
Of imprisonment at the most u six months.
MANY Of US believe that the only way 70
srsdioate professional begsary V TO com
NIT persistent offenders 70 state or NUM- !,
iasss. during which they shall Be compelled
IN lsarn how to do some sort OF WORK
Vherehv thcy might earn living.