The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
BEGGAR GANG MYADES TOWN,
REVIVAL or THE "kE.NXr0N
PUSH" or PAN0ANDEERS.'
TAeiP Queen and Ctcverest Seheater u
Jati. hat With the Man She Tsssht
they Have Got Together AEain-A
DANGEROUS Lot Of Crooks and FAkiTs.

they Have Got Together ASain-A
DANGEROUS Lot Of Crooks and FAkiTs.
The Exemption push" OF "yeggs" and
pandhandlers has invaded the city again
and all the forces of the Mendicancy Do
partment Of the Charities Organization
Society have been marshalled against t.
Once before, the Mendicancy Department
under the leadership Of Agent Forbes,
broke UP this gang. Mr., Forbes has made
a good beginning this time by arrestins
Ave OF the advance guard. "r"
The gang was broken up in April lass
year and the police do not intend that Il
shall get together again. Agents Of che
organization. assisted by the poiios, then
raided their den. at FOG Eldridss street. and
caught the two principals and about tiIirty
Of their workers. Earl Webster Ksmpton
and Marie Largo, known respectively
among professional beggars as Earl W.
lsms' and Spanish Mamie were in
prisoncd. Kempton was freed by soma
means but the woman was sent to the
Bedford Reformatory for Women whoes
she now Il
Kempton Is the beat organizer Of Bog
gars who has ever appeared here He
with another organizer and learned some
tricks from him. Then he met 'Spanish
Mamie. who is his superior In cunning aAd
daring, aud together they established a
headquarters for beggars In Eldridse
street. 70 them gathered "yeggs, fob
bers." dips. -hoppers." flanders out
"moll buzzers. cane men, and all ehe
varieties of professional beggars Who
work TIE graft in this city. which ID tbs
richest on the continent Z
Kempton sent out his men every aftSf-
noon-your professional beggar will se-
dom work in the morning-to do four hS,Rs'
work. With every beggar went lookout,
whose business it was to protect the begUr
from policemen or others who might "
terfere with him kempton followed thsUe
men with roundsmen. whose biisiness3it
was to see that the looltouts perfornled
their work we'll The roundsmen In turn
reported to Kcmpton as their chief. A4d
were held responsible for the good and r.
ilcient work OF the lookouts.
Kempton hired the whole house in Ed
ridge street. He was thus able to lodge
about thirty OF his worknfen and their
women by renting to them his roomA,nt
exorbitant prices. This was al the rettrn
he required from the beggars for his TEACH
ing and protection. but this was enough
He 80 arranged his prices that his income
was more than 500 a month. He eetAb-
lished school for teaching the tricks Of
the beggar's trade. and offered practical
protection. =
II "yegg" was arrested it was an easy
matter for the rest of the gang. at Kemp
;,,t to Ia u-S,cr ~
nesses If need be, to get him out Of trouble
Frequently one Of the women would borrow
a baby and appear with 1t in court ~
plead with the Magistrate to let besgar
90 so that he could care for his wife and
Young child This was a very suce4ee-
ful game until Agent Forbes complied
individual histories Of many Of the pro
fcssional beggars to Offset the plea. Il,
There was another circumstance which
was dealer-perhape is now--in the .WAite
House. . large gambling house In Albany.
where he became acquainted with many
politicians. Through the influence Of this
brother kempton himself when arrested
year ago got out of prison after having
sentence. This or other influence war
powerful for tho release Of nembers OF
kenptonS gang and many professional
beggar has escaped scot free through II,
kempton has been working in cities UP
the State since his release from prison
to time He disappeared from Schenectady
short time ago and his whereabouts was
unknown until just after the Heffernsn
murder in Ardsley. which caused a round.
ing up Of professional b"egars and "yeggs,'
who had begun to infest that section OF thu
country. Forbes Learned, then that the gang
had held meeting on canal boat opposite
Hastings and that Kempton had visited
them there. Some Of the gang then went
over TO Jersey City and Communipaw 10
work, but Kempton decided that. Mnce
the '-'ather was not favorable for the gang
should he made on New York. kempton
sailed meeting at 40 Stanton street on
June IL and decided to go TO work at Once
On the following day Supt Macfarlane
was murdered in the Criminal Courts Build
ing, The beggars thought that his death
organizations for fighting cri1e. On the
day after the murder 4Pekin Eddie Ans
truther. "thrower out and "cane man ="
called Forbes up on the telephone and told
BIN ,hss Tn gang was GEM, e. to wIdk IN
be worth cent II he attempted TO stop
them. Every other officer OF the Chartiea
Organization was threatened by name
The gang then went to work. IL was
several DAYS before Forbe. succeeded
In UEUlNR IIletN. INeT Win tTle dS>isNtIl'S
Of the Brooklyn police he captured five
or these Two we're lieutensnts Of KeYnpton
One named Anderson known among his
fellows 90 Foot and a half" because he
has lost half of one foot is a giant, q feet
3 inches tall. ard is very strong Like most
of the "yeggs" he ia extensively tAttooed
On his left arm there are a snake and
dragon a cr,icifix and heart. His right
arm basrs a rough sketch of a nude woman.
n pair OF rlasped hands. butterfly. shin
and tomb inscribed; I'm memory OF
mother.
Kempton himself has not vet appeared.
but Agent Forbes saye he knows where
he is and will get him If he cotnmits any
overt act.
Detective Ferratti Of The Headquarters
staff ia working now on story Of murder
committed by two members Of this Kemp
ton gang in November. two years. ago
in r. Dels ncey street The -yicttn was
a woman know n rs Swedish Clara The
story es the begears tell it. ia that sLe,d
Vile Jimmy shot her in n quarrel. nd with
man known as "Texee Red" afterward
r<idled the wonnn's body with bullets
The police never learned of this until re-
Gently "Texsa jimmy" wea caught rob-
bins hank in Texas about a year egg
and sent TO prison. He became inss n.
end WIS sent TO the State psvium, lead.
vile Jimmy has not heen hesrd Of since.
Spanish Mamie" will he in the reform
atory for several years vet unless she es
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