Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-17
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Of a not over swell saloon on the
Bowery has most effective and
valuable "chucker out" His name is
Pucking Billy. He is large goat,
and in his younger days rambled on
the Irish hill. Billy, as he is most
familiarly known to the Bowery
boys is a capital Judge of human
nature and is always ready for the
word of command to do his duty.
Now Billy has most puck-uliar way
and all the barmen need do is to
point out an Objectionable customer
Zone who has spent all his money!
and give the command outside"
Down goes Billys head and flash.
There is a little commontion, and in
an incredibly short time the enemy
finds himself stretched on the flags
outside the saloon door, with Billy
standing at its portals TO repulse any
attempt at re-entry The attempt has
never been made in Billys time. AS
nothing will ever tempt him to share
schooner Billy is said to belong to
the Father Matthew Temperance AS
sociatlon, in fact he will on his own
account attack men walking on the
street who have jag on. He is
great favorite with children but will
on no account tolerate any familiar
ity from grown up people.
Nearly one thousand hunters"
participated in the opening of deer
shooting on Long Island. Over fifty
deer were killed and nearly as many
persons wounded by promiscuous
firing. The so-called hunters were
so thick at Oaksdale that in places
they beat the bush only a few feet
apart. The destruction of property
from this rabble has been so great
that public sentiment might result in
a permanent close season. The deer
on Long Island are so tame that
stalking of any description is un-
necessary and all the butchers have
to do Is to walk within a few yards
of the unfortunate animals and shoot
them down Still this is called sport.
a wise man is Watson Raine, an
engineer employed at Keith and
Proctors theater. He was visited by
lawyer few days ago and told
that his uncle had died leaving him
nearly 100000. II was expected
that Ralne would Immediately throw
mp his job. but to the lawyers sur
prise he stated he could not live
without working, and though glad
that the windfall would give him an
opportunity of helping HIS children,
he would stick to his Job. Raine is
SO years and draws a pension of $13
a month from the United States gov
ernment for injuries received during
the Civil war.
At the trial of Harry Stein, New
York's 'Fagin" who has over $50
boys to become expert pickpockets.
some interesting evidence was alb
duced. On raiding Stems house the
police found suits OF clothes on lay
hgures with concealed bells 'on which
the pupils were first tried. If they
could get watch out of the pockets
OF the garments without sounding
the bells they were promoted TO the
next step, trying to get one from
Stein and his wife and when they
could do this 10 satisfaction they
were put on the street. Stein was
convicted largely on the testimony OF
Hyman Grossman, fourteen years
old, former Postal messenger hoy
OF extraordinary brightness, who
stood at the head OF the senior class
in Stems college for crooks as the
most eelever dip" in the city re-
gardless of age. He was in a class
by himself the police say. "You see
judge" said Hyman, addressing
Justice zeller, 81 got tired OF that
Jop carrying messages for the Pos
tai Its no eineh working for four
dollars a week when I could make
as much an hour. was the best of
the whole lot of the bosses dips"
and the only one he would come on
the street with himself. We worked
Fourteenth street amongst the
shoppers. He'd frame up a case ana
ask some man or woman where a
street was pretending to be deaf like
ana ia sneak a watch or pocket book
Whiie ne was working the cover. "
! IN court young Grossman gave the
learned justice an illustration of
how to pick pockets and how to hide
watch or purse after getting IL.