Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
Letter FROM RON, YyEGGMMA4NN yEGGMMA4NN
IN NEED OF TRANSLATION
EPIsTLE INTELLlGIBLE ONLY TO
THE INITIATED
Typical Specimen of Thieves Lam.
guage Found on "Brakebeam
Tourlst"-New York Kid
the Writer

This letter was taken from the pock-
cts of typical yeggman at the central
police station Yesterday
pal: Texas Curley is on de rocks
in Frisco. Nailed for nabbin a super,
an let his jaw flap to de shines, tinkin
dey was his pals. A dead showed up
and frisked Curley and copped de super.
1t was slum, but de kid tout it was
ocre when he pinched it. Dey frisked
him agin at de Jail an nabbed a pole
wort a safe and q punk white wort
safety dey naid was de genuine, an
Curley gets him. He was soaked fer
ninety an his cut was clean. I got
deuce Of cases an If you got any bucks
ley from behind de iron.
'T got home here. Northern Slim
is worlSin in knowledge box an ]
sleeps on de grist. Tim Max was nailed
while liftin de iron in swell box on
Van Ness last week. He gets de limit.
Say got a good push in hook joint
on Main street dere you can get fer
tree cuts. If you nail it you can get a
safety fer 1t. I'll shove you de pass.
Send me de dough so 1 kin set Curley
out.
"Send de goods to old place.
IN. Y. K"
The man had been arrested by Pa
trolman Pautz on East First street and
was booked on suspicion. At the sta
tion he refused to talk, having evil
IDENTIFY mastered the proposition that
by telling anything he lessened his
chances of regaining his liberty. He
gave the name of Jim Jones, insisting
1t was his own.
The letter, which attracted a good
bit of attention from the detectives
when translated, reads as follows:
EpistIe EngIished
"Friend Texas Curley is in Jail In
San Francisco. He was arrested for
stealing watch. He talked too much
to the uniformed police thinking they
were his friends. A detective showed
up and searched Curley They found
the watch. 1t was a poor one. but Cur
ley thought it was good gold when he
stole tod it. onS curlsy ns.Hts again
worth S. and a phoney diamond worth
$3.50. They said the phoney diamond
was good and Curley was punished.
He was sentenced to ninety days and
had no money in his dress suit.
have $40, and II you have any money
send it to me through the mail. Then
I'll get Curley out.
nave d BOOu plaC6 10 live n6Te
Northern Slim is employed at school
house, and sleep in the coal bin. Tim
Max was arrested while breaking open
the latches on window in fine resi-
dence on Van Ness avenue last week
He will be given long term. Say,
have q good umbrella in pawn shop
on Main street you can get for rs cents
You can get $3.50 for 1t. I'll send you
the pawn ticket Send me the money
so can get Curley out.
Address me at the old place.
NEW YORK KID"
According to the police, who have
questioned the man closely, he is evil
IDENTIFY one of the leaders of the usual
winter crop of brakebeam tourists that
makes Los Angeles headquarters. From
his talk he is judged to have passed
his entire life with hoboes. According
to detectives the man refuses to give
any information about himself, and
claims to have found the foregoing let
ter on the street. He denied knowing
New York Kid, but the detectives are
confident the letter is from that noted
crook
The man will be held at the station
a few days longer, and it is probable at
that time he will be discharged IL he
agrees to leave Los Angeles