The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-23
ROGUES GALLERY OF BEGGARS
HABITUAL MENDICANTS TO BE
TREATED LIKE CROOKS.

Pictured and Measured and Put on Record,
50 They'll He known to All Graft.Kill-
ers--Desperate Tactics Of These Easy
LiveFs When They Are Detected.
The vagrancy department of the Charity
Organization Society spent most OF the
time Monday in laying the foundation
for a rogues' gallery OF beAgars. 1t did
this in response to Police Commissioner
Greenes order Of Sept. 10.
Letters were written to various county
penitentiaries for descriptions Of such
Migrants AZ were serving terms, and such
photographs as Mr.. Forbes, the head OF the
department, had were hunted up.
Only one "mepdicant' has been photo
graphed since the Commissioners order.
He is George Allen. alias Jewell, to whom
Mrs. Miller, the beggars' lodging house
keeper, left SIS, 900, the proceeds Of her
place at o. Concord street, Brooklyn, last
April, Allen was seen squatting ON
Kings Highway last Saturday, pleading
piteously to racetrack goers for aims.
Society Officer Hayes recognized him at
once from his deliberately combed and oiled
hair. His picture was taken, according to
the Bertillon system, next morning
About one hundred and twenty photo
graphs are slowed away in the society's
Offices. Two were taken only two days ago.
They are of -Laporte" Marvin and Cali
fornia Bill" Lamos, both found crawling in
hideously distorted attitudes through a
Sheepshead Bay train week ago Friday.
Martin was handing out Sunshine Thought
cards while Lamos, car behind, was
selling sticking plaster. SO thoroughly did
they fool the crowd that when Hayes and
Forbes yanked them out Of their poses
half dozen sports sprang from their seats,
accusing the officers OF cruelty.
Still another picture is Of William Will
hanson, alias Murphy" who three weeks
ago came begging Forbes to send him out
Of the city to pick hops up the State"
Forbes fell, but didn't find Murphy" next
day at the Desbrosses street ferry, where
he said he'd be. On his way home, how
ever, Forbes encountered his petitioner,
legless, on the street His inquiries were
answered with a blow from crutch. Will
hanson is now doing nine months on Hart s
Island.
A fourth confirmed beggar's mug"
which is ready for insertion in the mendicant
gallery is that of a negro, Webb Mcdowell,
alias the Florida Shine" He, too, re-
ceived money from Forbes to get straight
ened out. A few days after the gift the
Shine" was found on two crutches on
Forty street by Officer Barry of
the society. Mcdowell damned Barry with
one of his supports, and the officer had to
signal for aid by firing two shots from his
revolver
Among the photographs which Forbes
is particularly anxious to get are those
OF Robert Anderson, -Kimpton' Williams
-Poppa Johnny" Gallagher, Ed O'Connor,
alias "Troy Sticks" and John j. Kenney
About the time that Supt. MacFarane of
the Goddard society was murdered last
June Mr.. Forbes received letter saying
st reet, Brooklyn, he would make good
arrest Mindful Of Mac Farane's fate, Forbes
put OF the visit for night. When he
finally looked up the address, he and his
officers rounded up the whole quintette.
Anderson ard Williams, known as the
kings" of New York beggardom, even by
themselves, would be inclined. in the opinion
of the officers OF the society to do any
man that tried to run them in. Among the
most interesting photographs The society
will reproduce in it's gallery is that of the
latter king" and Mamie Largo. The
picture shows Williams seated, clad in well
fitting black, with a fox terrier in his lap,
Queen" Mamie stands behind him. In
stead OF the one-time proprietors of POP
Eldridge street they might be taken for
prosperous clerk and his wife.
of her beggars' lodging house Mamie has
done begging herself, either with the
"high heel or "band ged hand She Las
also been detained as witne ss to three
murders.
Among the very first photographs TO be
put in the gallery will be that Of Baron Won
Manteufel, who, as the son of Gen. Man
teufel, dictator of Lorraine" and a metal
lurgical specialist" told successful hard
luck story to W. c. Whitney, Abram S.
Hewitt and Edward Cooper some years
back. The latter appeared against the
Baron in a police court. unsuccessfully.
year ago. The man was convicted, how
ever. on a confession he made to Officer
Thomas F. Hayes Of the society, Won
Manteufel told Hayes that he could have
learned profession In the time he had spent
taking up metallnrgy in public libraries.
Just as some OF Inspector Byncs's
"rogues" have some rodeerning qualities.
go have some of the "mend icants," whose
portraits are dest med to be ign ominously
held up to notice. Twenty-year-old John
Roach, alias George Allen, was arrested
some months back lot begSlf < IN flghleehtn
street. He was telling a pitiful. story Of
caissons for Western bridge and to the
socetys agents said he really had done
crib work in a Cleveland tunnel.
The authorities OF Cleveland not only
confirmed Roach's story but said the boy
had rescued several persons In fire panic
in the tunnel. They sent or money for
his passage home and the lad pretended
@ol-o Nt,l,v 90 Ia,
later begging in Brooklyn. He is now in
the Kings County Penitentary.
"We hope SOON" said Mr.. Forbes yester-
day afternoon, 4to make it as easy to secure
the evidence necessary to convict con-
firmed mendicant az It is now 70 get the
record Of confirmed crook Whenever
henceforth n mendicant liz arrested, We
will be informed. II OUT agents recognize
him at Headquarters as confirmed beggar
he will be Bertilloned."