The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-22
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mush (umbella) and put my thatch
to the cleaners destroyed my hat).
And was just after slipping John
BIS widow five bucks for 1t (paid
IS for a Stetson.) l blew this mob
(quit the crowd as their work was
out of my line, and took Jimmy the
Mouse with me. We soon sights a
guy (met man who looked like
likely prey with swell go away
bag (fine suitcase) and he stops to
lamp up a bunch of red neckties in
a glass front inspected neckties In
a show window and sets 1t dawn.
Jimmy stalls (blOcked the mans
view and glOmmed the keister
(stole the suitcase). Well, we
fenced 1t for sixty bucks (pawned
the suitcase for 500 as 1t was full
of good junk (pawnable articles).
Met 'Hophead' Kelly, 'Suds' Cor
man, Big Larson and some other
yeggs "a class of thieves who make
speciality of robbing country post
offices and banks. They will not
hesitate to kill IL cornered. They
are considered the most dangerous
thieves in America today. They
are going to go down state and puff
a few boxes dynamite a few safest.
'Hophead' has been over the route
(knOws the ground thoroughly and
has all the gophers pegged (knows
the exacxt location of the safes to
be dynamited), the soup planted
(nitro-glycerine where 1t can be
readily obtained) and the handcars
and speeders for the getaway
planted (has made all arrangements
for escape). If don't cop a bundle
of kale (if he doesn't make a good
hauD on this hike, you'n find me
Ripping Clodging) at Hogan's Flop
instead of the Annex on my return
to Chi. (Chicago.)
Say. kiddo, begin to think from
the tone OF that last letter that you
are In wrong with yourself (some-
thing wrong with his BRAIN. You
had better lay off that stem (Quit
smoking opium) or get a new chef
to cook your hop (get someone who
knows how to cook" an opium
"pill.~ Pass up the yellow label
brand furnished by Hip Ling Tong
(quit using a certain brand of
opium and try the blue label i'm
ported by Hi Sam Tong advises a
better brandt. "Dopey" Agnes says
It's the best ever and she ought to
know because she's performed on
the bamboo (smoked OPIUM for "a
years" He signed 1t "Slim Jake"
There Is wealth of expressions
in the glossary of the thief. He calls
an attorney "mouthpiece." A
title Taper" Is one who raises
money on for dgdeeeds. To him a
braggart is hand painted shoe
string" When he refers to bum
shat" he means "game leg"
Among thieves "a smart fellow" Is
one Of the profession who makes
good hauls and escapes arrest. "A
swell mouthpiece" is the best attor-
ney attainable. When a thief serves
a short time in prison he calls 1t a
valentine" A 'gun Mol" Is q
woman thief, and sweet booster"
is successful female shoplifter. II
a thief serves five years In the pen.
itentiary he tells you he drew a
five spot" "Stir" Is the criminals
word for prison.
"A bundle" Is a package from
home. Sometimes It means q
woman. A benny" is an overcoat,
and a trousers pocket is referred to
as clutch kick" "A bull buster"
Is one who makes a practice OF as.
saulting policemen.
Shutting pete" or blowing a
peter" means forcing a safe with
the aid of explosives. 20 bowed In
tho glass stiff" IL trustworthy pal
or n professional thief. The thief
calls lover 'boilermaker" and
diamonds with flaws are known az
bum rocks" When arrested the
thief says he broke leg" Police
chiefs are known as "buzzards" and
Ian Irishman Is referred to as a