New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

away BEFORE they can get through the turastileS
11Iq 5q '7s 6UsUU MoI 'Esp eAIsAl e5s1sAa I11A
and succeed IN running the aext gantet 10 q cues
ton. OF course. which best be answered BY ths
number OF complaints Of pockets picked and bun
CO games perpetrated which Slr Pinkerton "a
ceives- There IS seldom a day goes BY that a
number OF these complaints are not received, but
upon INVESTIGATION many Of them are found 20 be
"hal N racerrack and police parlance are known
a 2l"ay. Men and women who have lost mora
than they a-1ord betting on good thingz'- viii
come crying 20 the detectives that tbev- ba7,~ 49,
robbed evidently hoping IN their despair thar tbev
can succeed in holding up the owners AZ tba
racA -oT tAe amount OF their losses. u dOes not
taAe captain Haus Or Mr- Butler long 90 convince
Iese losers that The time they devote to rshsarstn
these trurnped Up stories OF hold ms a-E -,L
berries is all wasted
me showers of the Guser'-as the men WIN A.
tempt % e1 mango BAD money for good are called
form the mcst difficult element with vrbfel +r -.
tectlNes save 20 contend In the excitement OF the
betting ring where men are stv-abIf,q ,v.- ~,
aAo'Aer IN teverish hurry 10 give avav tb.f-
money 1Ae opportunities to get rid OF a "ouser.s
zen or twenty dollar blu would seem 70 be unev-
celled- IN the course OF the present season az
least dozen such attempts have been uaass. a,l4
at Saratoga gang succeeded IN the co,rzs - g.
oeI-IilS on enc race alone IN unloading cozsna 90
pad twenty dollar bills. CUriousIy enough their
victims did not discover the game that had been
played on them until one OF the bookr,a Iyar- ~
paying Il wiHni- bet TO John A Drake ,r,y-. - :
OIL tnat had been showed him. Before the arter-
noon was over detective had collected a ha1de,I
OF ths Dad money A Wen known countsrreiter
supposed 70 be the head OF the gang Wa y-a-7..5
that his hand had been EXPOSED ana ,L.. a. -
did not call on his men his peace and tranauiuf+-
would be rudeIy disturbed The threat OF COURSE
was only a random shot. but il hit the ra~gat s,S
TIE racetracks have not been troubled BIZ that par
Ccular gang since
The amateur sIun visitor. who Ands pIsa.,,r. a.,
the study OF lines and
doubt. enjoy himself Thoroughly were he n aDenI
an afternoon with Captain Haus In the course OF
II he would at least have presented to his view al
complete variety OF lawbrealzers. drawn from
the worlds great horde OF mavericks as could
be found outside prison walls. Suave. plausible
confidence men. plckpocSets. whose digicaI dsx-
tertty enables them 10 remove diamond sunhrrsr
without the slightest disturbances to its owner:
wire tappers and showers OF the queer sravftars
TO the raCetrack as naturally a stoua rolls DOWN
Hill 1t is Captain Hauss duty to see that thev
gravitare only so fur the entrance. Aside from
the wonderful personal knowledge which a man
must have Of the criminal classes. the task is one
that requires great tact ard diplomacy. For obvi-
Gus reasons, the owners OF racing plants have an
aversion To anything approaching Scene when
it becomes necessary 10 eject an Unwelcome guest.
1t Is the mission OF Captain E3us TO see that none
occur He knows each crook by his drst name
and he Invariably calls him BY it, One OF tbs
captains notices is "a soft word VIII turn away
a crook where niGhtsJicx would incite a riot"
IL was only few days aso-the last day. n fact
OF the COney Island Jockey Clubs autumn meet
inE-that a young graduate from a metropolitan
school Of pocket picking almost succeeded IN get
ting by him. He got so Tar on his way in fact
TO have a sran5stand badge fastened 20 tho
lapel % his coat and vas hurrying toward one
q the lanes lea5ics to a turnstile when the cap
tain discovered him. and tapped him the shOul-
der. Billy he began. and there was more Or
grief than anger in his voice ct m surprised 20 see
you here after that uttle heart TO heart talk We
had up n Buffalo. You weren't really thinking Of
going 20 the races to-day we're yOU? The look
OF annoyance which had come over "Billys' face
when he first recognized the others voice gavs
way TO an expression a bland and uurufIied
the captains He was a nice looking young rsl-
low. wen dressed and apparently prosperous. He
might have been the son or banker merchant
that he could lay claim There was as much
Erieved surprise in his voice there Nad been IN
the captaIn's "An this the last day OF the meet
In" he exaostulGted- You sure amt gOin' 20
throw me down that vay2 I'm on the level any,
way: nothiu' doin' since you up n Buffalo
an honest al want is 10 get q bet down on ons
they're goin' TO pun OF to-day"
The captain shook his head regretfuIly. I'm
sorry Billy but you WON'T d. III see that you
get YOUR bet down. thoUsh
what are you goin' to do II ! starts 70 60 mr.
Billy inquired. but IN tone of curiosity rather
than defiance.
'Irs back 70 headquarters for you-s Silly.