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New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
Cafflen,en Gi,0e Up Long FiSbf

of that prison the cattIemen asked the
United States Attorney General TO sane
ton their transfer to the county jail az
Hastings. Neh. At Omaha new jail Is
being constructed. and at present all CITY
and county prisoners are crowded INTO
single building with the result that tnefs
Ia hardly room for the daily grist from
the city police court
J-pon being assigned 20 their cells AT t1s
Hastings institution the cattlsmen ashS'
as a special favor that they De perrnittea
TO have the use of sheets on their bun"s
and this was granted. the men theniseNes'
however. paying for the sheetiug. Iha' .
the one luxury permitted the prisohe
Instead Of porterhouse steaks and s'ie'
costly viands. to which they have
accustomed Ccmstock and his friends h's
eat corned beef hash and potatoes.
Haviland china has given way 10
plates and a cup of the same hia' -
No damask linen covers the roush o.
from which they take their food. anu 'A,
companions at meals. instead or being sN
u-ed gentlemen. are Ordinary jan PE.''"
"We are law-abidinS men. says I"i'
Richards. I'VE will serve cut cur tetIa
without asking or receiving isNV1S -.
believed that We were strictly "lt"'' -.
rights when We did that for whieh We -,
been sent to Jail. We followed the So.
ot our attorneys and thought tAsi NV -
rithiu the Iaw. The SoyernrF"'
lost ono acre Of ground throGSH Us,
has any one ctse. The statute "''.4 Wiz
Violated had never beer, defined OF 80. -,
upon. aul We We're simply the one -,
whom il was first tried. We ala JUs' ~
hundreds OF other caItIsmen In ali pa q,
the West did. We we're not 'cansn.
any more than We're the others Inv
had to be tried on some one, ana We -
the ones We are not compiai'"s ~
although we would much rather oe Az
jail than held as prisoners. Jus' No
other men would. vet We are not ~.
that We did not have fair triai S''u ,n
not deuouncing any one in eonnecuon "a
the case We have been found >i's
Ne are paying the penalty. We oi' s..,a
thug we could. under the taN' 10 70
an acarittai and We failed We
in jaiI. and We viii serve our seh'e'
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IT was a long time To be poorly fed ;rad
lonesome and dieGraced
But ones sympathy should not be pcr-
mittrd t. run ROT. II must he rcnleIs-
bercd that the hoy coHnmitte1 a crime at
some sort; Otherwise he would not ndsc
been in such nrod of assistance nhen Jic
got cut What did he DO. ia tItc iiret
place: lie Was = thicf Listen:
The crime was serious enough. Jasper
saw pochetbook t was lying on the
floor, and jasper picked it up.
There WAS 81 in the pocketbook. Jas
per gave his aunt 81, and before he coulJ
dispose OF the remainder the owner go!
on The trail OF il, ana So the boy hat
10 give the remaining s. to the persor
who shortly before had possessed tho
whole amount
The owner got & ana the rocl<ethook.
and the negro boz cot six months Al Hart :
Island, partly for nreFentinc 81 that did
not belong 10 him 10 his aunt
o. course. II was too bad tiat any boy
should do auch a thing a. .'asrei did -thal
ls tilc cij. took thct view OF /.
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S,,s,aock Holmes and Monsieur i'upin as
,onisbed the world in the simplest posSipie
NAY. they followed a rigorous logic- -As o'io
majority OF people MAKE 1t prlhcip'e 10
at =. talk and Ia think, when they 90
.,,;,t. ,u incoherent, haphazard fashion,
tbev are easily appalled, by Sherlock OF
taken iu by Arsene.
ltor instance, it might have occurred 10
an, man of average intelligence that while
a knowledge of street traffic regulations
an unusual supply of Drawn and heit' heii
,rous feet and the Sirth majestic cerlaiii'H
do help when it comes 10 stopl9hs ui.
,,,s,,a-eallle horses automobiles or cordiai
fcnds. 4 slim. possibly short. dandiled N
dfHidsal. wearing No Shoes might
shadow a suspect very successfully more
over the dandified one would not a''facI
the attention OF a wary Desperate NAN as
much as a mighty man with too black a
,nnstacbe TOO SQUARE d jaw and toe mill
shoulders.
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pcEhaIS ho Won't find Job anyway.
Iloyv teen. is he going 20 sleep the :if7:
night He :s ont Of prison?
On a cold day last s'r'ns enc o. tnc.-e
bnHs was pat or Tho c-ily steamer Massa-
soft lie nad ~" stockings ~ troTS'rs
lid moi cover his naledmess. = Haistcoat
VAS szIni,athcti"-ily absent, lIc ~ore \
shameful looking bat and hc died
ile didn't die that day. but within tnres
weeks. lie had no money when the I'D
thoiities bade hm depart hence and De
sood. But he dad have diabetes
D". Bray is not a loud dec!aiminS sorc ct
enthusiast. His voice is very finely modu-
lated. in fact But there was conviction
in the sound of il when he said 10 =
Tribune reporter few days ago that Il
seemed 80 him TO bc a Disgrace 10 Ne@
York 10 take a boy out of its own refcr.l-
s1ory s-.d treat him inst way.
s negro lad. sixteen Years old, was re-
Gently dismissed from the Eeformaio.y y
after he had spent six months IN nat
prison. -tr1pEe. bat .tA months 8 The Isa t
t.,at d LVs cah 4lenG there.
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Served in the Civil War and Speaks French with,
Unusual Fluency and Accuracy.

at the baseball park He is as enthusis
astic a. rooter as President Taft
He is no less ardent in his admiration Tor
rare stones of every description, and his
collection is declared to be one of the
finest in the capital
The newly appointed Chief Justice -
modest in his dress He always wears 4
close fitting cutavay coat and striped
trousers. He generally affects soft felc
hats, black in color.
Justice White served IN the COHfederste
army during the Civil War, prsetised Jaw
among the people OF LOUISIANA and later
became a sugar planter in the lewlands.
He was several times honored by his own
state before President Cleveland called
him to the Supreme Bench. in 1894 He vas
successfully State Senator, Justice OF the
Louisiana Supreme Court and United
States Senator from that state
IAN extended article on the court over
which the new Chief Justice will preside
may be found on page 3 Of Part III Of this
issue of The Tribune.I
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18

SsYula iats r.onI the Eefo-'l2iory on
T.s1t-s Island hc dumped on the pier ~
:-as; estH street. in ola clothes without
ca-f 'n f1l.ir rocaaisc
l'sfhass a H-rat 'dcal corld 10 s:hd "a
fat.,- al .l.l L..sfIitrlii. al tis'' 'it s l'oys
iaji ia Sc i-I.; 81 h"f an3 b'I5i "a
lss4 trok fho Iscr- Dr- I. \ EIay, an
e.pcf1 in eilcll ..iatrcss. could not r"IDeni.
be- any OF ii
Dr. Bray is the kind Of man who s
usually prepared TO talk. too, when there j.
something worth while TO say
lie is q Protestant Episcopal chaplain.
who believes n the results OF the friend
Iy Joke between the bad boys" III lie
r,forIhatcry and himself. and who Is doiIg
more TO make men OF those unfortunate
foilos-s than perhaps All other factors cou;-
lance.
Tic POINT. 81 COT 80. Is. whIt is soin-
l. ssccogc of = 10Y Nho has 10 friends Raen
tic cit, litersilr 3uraps him at East e6l1
rect r.;to.t . crTt IN has pocket
lIo@ IS n spias T. l..e ious cBops.t lt
"a Je5!
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The Chief Justice is perhaps the only
man on the Supreme Bench who can ar
que a case in French with the same facil-
ity that lie might present it in English.
Mr. Justice White is such accomplished
French scholar that lie might present a
brief and make an argument before any
court in France and his presentation of
the issues would he a linguistic gem. -
The fine memory Of the Chief Justice also
is remarkable. He seldom refers TO note
or manuscript in delivering an opinion, no
matter how intricate tho subject may be.
He has been known TO express the decision
of the court, covering many typewriter
pages. without pause CT without reference
to any law book or other work of refer
ence. His decision iii the income tax case
was an Illustration of this wonderful gift
and it excited the admiration sof the bar
and his associates upon the higher. bench
In this instance, when Mr.. Justice White
delivered the dissenting opinion lie laid
his manuscript aside and proceeded for
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
AN UNSUITABLE DETECTIVE.

To sum him up: An unspectaculsr indis
vidual who does not care how the thing
looks nor what people say or write abous
IL A hard worker, who knows that tbs
least said about detective work the moro
will be detected; willing to keep the papers
and the public in ignorance OF big XIII.
ing'' that would place q radiant halo ore
his ponderous head for the sake OF noS
missing two or three little subsidiary kill<
ings of no news value. though Of extrerns
Importance from the point OF view OF pub
lie safety.
He Will not waste his mems time on SONG
sensational corralling OF some nniserabIs
women Of the street or on the easy bue
''newsy'' frightening of sneak thieves OUT
OF their winter haunts. He knows thas
only bondsmen are benefited BIZ such dis.
play work. Work. patient work, homely
work, inglorious work. but work whose reS
suits are tangible, such 4, F1ynn's aim,
His influence viii be revealed not By
mound Of clippings. but by the gradual
cessation OF certain forms of Iawbreak.
ing. GALL1CUS
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NO CLOSED CASE FOR FLYNN.

The case was closed. Not far as Flynn
was concerned, however. He decided TO
follow it up. He kept tab on Davis, as
surning that Davis was bound to drift back
to this country after a while and to resume
his old trade. And, in fact, Davis actually
came back. With his return conceded the
appearance Of counterfeit $40 bills in New
England. Davis was not to be found any
where. but Flynn had an excellent means
Of running him down. Without any ap-
parent reason he had watched with solici-
tude the movements of every man or
woman John Davis had associated with at
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CRIME WAS UNPUBLISHED.

Soriolo-ists and kickers have remarked
from time 10 time that crime remains gen
,ralfv unpunishcd in this city and that
>er- little detecting is done by detectives
Don't blame the detectives for it, they are
doing their best; blame those who unleash
a pack Of lame elephants when they reach
the fox hunting grounds
There is now, and has been for few
weeks. at the head of New York City's
detective bureau, with the title of Second
DEPUTY Police Commissioner, a man who
is changing all This His name is William
] Flynn, and those who steal children 10
hold for ransom. those who counterfeit
United States money, those who in cow
ar.Iiv bands assault lone individuals, have
already learned TO fear him nightly and
TO curse the day when the former head OF
the federal Secret Service in this city un-
dertooll the reorganization of the detec-
live bureau and-miracle Of Tniracies,-be-
s-au to make astute detectives out of some
police officers. the initial step being to
make them lay aside entirely the methods
ard theories upon which their work had
previously been based.
This is the first subversive theory OF
William ]. Flynn: \ policeman is police
man: a detective is a detective; while
detective might far as bulk goes, make
an acceptable policeman, none of the po-
licemanlv virtues is Of much use in the
Sherlock Holmes business. All this sounds
llatituainous: and still it took Flynn s
and GaynoT's insstence to demonstrate the
fact Possibly an incident Of Flynn's biog
rapny brought this point TO bear very
heavily upon his mind
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cases has made him the wonder OF the
legal profession.
The Chief Justice is a devout Catholic
He was the one member OF the Supreme
Court to attend the Pan-American Thanks
giving Day celebration held in Washington
at ST Patrick's Church last Thanksgiving
The President and five members of the
Cabinet, as we'll as diplomatic representa-
tives from all Of the Latin-American cOun-
tries, were also in attendance.
Owing to his religion Mr. Justice White
has strong opinions on the divorce 1ues-
ton. 1t was he who handed down the
opinion In the famous Haddock divorce
case, the issue being whether the service
upon the divorced party was legal If other
wise than by personal process. The court
held that the divorce was legal only IN the
state where the action was brought
The Chief Justices hobbies are baseball
and the collection OF precious stones
Whenever the important duties OF his OF
flee Will permit and when the average OF
the much maligned Washington baseball
team is above par, the justice may be seen
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la stride when he has 50 in his pocket
lie believes that boys dislike charity. ana
in their hearts want o. be men.
Il" goes 10 the reformatory two Or three
t,mcs week. H.: docs not preach IIe
has been doIns his work there for q ltt!.
wore than year and soon learned, he
says. not 10 preach to the hoNs Ne says
what they want Is practical help, He has
heiped ~ that way 4 great number, and
only cne disappointed him.
If the city would simply provide the
cloth. suits for boys who are released could
be made in the reformatory for So 30
apiece said Or. Bray. 1T means so much
TO boy to so out of there with decent
suit of eloshes. 1t would be so much bet
ter for the city To do this than to depend
oE the charities OF the people To make
men ont of these boys YOU must get them
away from the charity idea
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A LONG TRAIL TO SUCCESS.

Another case-;he case Of the English
banknotes-is typical as application OF
the follow-up system. In 1900 man by
the name of John Davis tried TO exchange
four II notes OF the Bank of England at
Grand street bank. The cashier, having
some misgivings as to the genuineness or
the notes, refused to exchange them, and
notified Headquarters. John Davis stood
the fire of a rigid cross-examination brave
", and his simple, convincing explanations
of the way in which he obtained the spu-
rious bills carried the day for him. Still,
Flynn thought that it might be of interest
to follow Dayis's career. Even il Davis
were absolutely innocent, his trail might
eventually lead to the source Of the coun-
terfeited notes.
a rather wild hope in itself. AS a mat
ter OF fact. it happened that a year later
the London Secret Service arrested several
! individuals suspected Of passing counterfeit
! 3 bills. Flynn, just for the sake of in
formation, entered into correspondence with
Scotland Yard. The outcome Of this was
that his advice and presence were solicited
while the investigation was going on.
Among the suspected individuals he rec
ognized Davis. Davis, who had until then
appeared in the most favorable light, coll
lapsed entirely, confessed his guilt and
offered to turn states evidence if pardon
We're promised him The London bank
agreed to take care of him if he would
reveal the cache, give up the plates and
save them from further losses. Owing to
his denunciation, the whole gang was In
dicted and its members We're sentenced TO
long terms. Davis received $500 in cash and
was escorted TO ship sailing for Australia,
with the peremptory invitation never to lei
himself be seen again in England.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18

When Edward Douglass White was in
the United States Senate, nearly two dee
AIDES ago the people of Louisiana were
anxious that he. should resign and become
Governor of the state. His law partner at
the time is declared TO have urged such
action on the part of Senator White. The
latter is reported to have replied:
No / intend to remain in Washington
/ hope some day to hold the most impor-
tant position under this government
What is that position, the Presidency?'
he was asked.
Il regard il as more important than the
Presidency" responded the Louisianian.
DO You wish 10 90 on the Supreme
Court: is that what YOU mean?
"Ycse, but it is more important even
than the position of associate justice Of
that court l hope some day to be Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States I regard that as the highest posi-
ton 4 man may attain.
Senator Whites wish has come true.
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the time Of the Grand street incident. His
patience was rewarded.
Through his former associates John Da-'
Wis was tracked to Revere, Mass. \ COM
Portable cottage in the most exclusive Sec
ton sheltered a small but well equipped
plant. No hasty action was
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
Mt . Halo Of Gov but Cessation of Crime FmnS Aim
As a Result of HIS Recenf Work kidnop.
perS, Counferfef1erS and ConSSfers
SkuM Closer in 6beir DenS

puts it. The English banknote story va,
volunteered by faithful associate OF hi,
who said: None but Flynn could hsv.
done that IL certain famous bits OF Ac.
tion were real episodes. much Of chs ered,s
for Sherlock Holiness big coups vouIa
have to be given to anonymous associates.
II the truth were known much OF tho
credit to "our Office should be given to
Flynn.
To tear away from his big frame N.
confesses to about three hundred pounds,
the last veil of romance, we will add thas
he is the father OF eight children. Whats
ever tender feelings are not appessed bp
his wife and progeny he lavishes on his
garden, and from time to time baseball
game provides an outlet for his surplus
of bOiSterofIS spfrits
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ion. He also raised his voice. just as
though Ire were arguing a case. 1t is sell
dom that a United States Supreme Court
Justice raises his voice above a whisper
when handing down an opinion His abil-
ity TO review eXtemporaneously involved
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taken; evidence was gathered against
every suspicious acquaintance OF DAVIS,
and the whole gang of eight landed in the
Atlanta federal Jail. No more convincing
proof could be given of the advantages of
always leaving a case open.
If in some ten or fifteen years Flynn is
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still in the detecting business he viii in al
likelihood reopen the Davis case when
Davis crosses the threshold of his At
lanta cell and makes a new start in life.
Speaking of a start in life, Flynn was
not brought up with a Sherlock Holmes
romantic future in view. For some years
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18

more than an hour with All exposition of
the intricate views of the minority.
In this decision the then Associate JUS
tice brolles the unwritten rules of the de-
corum of the court and pounded the desk
In front Of him while rendering his opin-
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Side Lights on the Chor0 cer of Chief Justice White

|. trollable desire to cry at times. L may be
! walking along the street, when suddenly /
seem to want to weep. l can't explain it.
can you?"
The friend couldn't. but suggested that
the peculiar manifestation might be form
of hysteria, and that the eminent jurist
should see a physician TIE saw a half
dozen OF them, il is said. with the result
that his health is now much improved.
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the correspondent spread the report abroad
in the press gallery
Another correspondent, in search of side
lights on the career of Justice White. hot
footed it for the Supreme Court offices.
Never heard of such thing" said the
clerk of the court Mr.. Justice White
doesn't know a sharp from fat. and is
not on a speaking acquaintance even with
the piano Picture him al the piano or
Justice Hughes at the pipe organ. They're
no VaGldel iile team
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Was Mabel's irst public musicale sue
cess"
'Aee. indeed she received rour lunches
of roses Detroit Free Press.
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This reminds one of the time a year ago
when Mr. Justice White was on the verge
OF neryoC- "rostration Oh account Of over
work lie met n friend the street one
day and said:
II considerably worried concerning
myself You know, l feel an almost uncon-
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FLYNN's HIP DEVELOPMENT.

Some years ago William J. Flynn, whose
anatomy never exemplifled TO any degree
the wasplike incurve from armpit to hip
which adds to Boni de Castellane's charms
vv;sS running down some kind of male
i3Ctor. Through vacant lots and back
yards Flynn and his brother detective pur-
sso9 1he miscreant. When they almost had
their hands on his coat tails the aforesaid
1liscreant took his leave neatly by dropping
between t7go boards covering up eAca-
vaiior. After him dropped Flynn, only
I'iynn's hips stuck and-well the rest of
1hc story is undignihcd- Being the big
cilicf NOW. Flynn has made up his mind
that = mans hip development would never
count much toward his promotion.
Ilynns next theory Is that a case" is
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
effect of Nox,el 0beor1eS AppHed 0J
Nctc Head Of CHy'S De1ec1'Oe 0u'e"u
c,uees Disnoy of MaIefacforS

never closed unless, of course, a criminal
and ali his accomplices have writhed their
last on the electric chair, which happens
infrequently. A cat will come back; an or
fender will offend again Even if you nave
TO let a man go for lack of proofs, keep an
eye on him: proof may be forthcoming lt
YOU feel that he could very well have done
it, do not lot him out Of your sight; he Is
Bound TO .'do it, Don't break UP gangs;
the pals are mere easily watched when
they are allowed to hang out together.
The Morela or barrel murder case is
good illustration Of Fiynn's methods the
mystery was apparently unsolvable. There
was no cIew that could enable detective
even to suspect any one. What flynn did
was to keep the case in his mind and for
six years to investigate carefully every
trivial incident which could in some way be
connected with the barrel case. At the end
of the sixth year lie had solved the enigma
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18

The Hon c. c. Miller, President OF tha
Borough OF The Bronx, will review the St1
Regiment next Friday night. and a num-
be- OF decorations will be presented Zoo
faithful service.
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he carried a plumbers kit. then somehow
he didn't tell me how, for he loves 10
talk of everything but W. j. flynn' ne oe-
came a detective. A scrapbook crammed
with clippings concerning W. j. Fiyhh
would be a welcome first aid to the inter-
viewer, but W. J. Flynn could never see
the use OF "alI that dead newspaper stun
about him. and clipping bureaus have
given him up rs a prospect.
In 1890 Flynn occupied the post OF night
warden at the Ludlow street jail. Then ne
went to Pennsylvania and took charge OF
the Secret Service for the PittsburS DIS
trict: later he came back TO New York In
the same capacity. And now he is reor-
sanizine the city's detective bureau
The first thing to do will be TO find de-
tectives who detect Every department OF
the Civil Service will be invited to mention
TO him clerks, employees and others who
seem to be especially gifted for research
and investigation work. They will be put
on probation for year. watched carefully
and then either returned to their depart
ments or assigned to places on the force
II tits does not make for efficiency little
else will.
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GLORY DOESN'T ATTRACT HIM.

OF romance there has been little in the
American Sherlock Holiness life. IL ne
has had any narrow escapes he is too
courageous to have even noticed them OF to
remember them now. The newspapers were
infinitely more scared than he was himself
over some of his assignments, such as
protecting the Russian and japanese pieni-
potentiaries at the time of the Plymouth
peace negotiations.
Where there is romance he refuses to
see it. For one good reason-he is a mod
est man. II he ever dared to say, II did
it, what plots he could supply for detec-
tive plays and detective stories, But II
you take his word for it he never did any
thing: "Our office did it, is the way he
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mental Veterans. Brevet Brisadier Gen.
eral John B. rockingham has been pres-
dent for the last ten years. and has been
active in behalf of the association A COM
mittee on nomination has, however, named
ex-Colonel John N Partridge for the presi-
dency, but as he lives in Connections
some members of the association are OF ths
opinion that this will prove a detrincnt
A number OF them prefer TO have An officer
in Brooklyn as president. and favor the
retention Of General rockingham at thu
head OF the organization.