New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29

four hundred and another hundred be-
sides"
Tho money rad been placed in the hands
OF the lawyer by the arrested mans pals
and he hold it in readiness for tho prose'ut-
ing witness. 10 0e restored 20 him rs soon
as he had failed 10 identify the prisoner.
In all such dealings the advice and CO.
operation of the fall lawyer as an IN
termediary is essential
one afternoon I dropped into the once
Of "fall" lawyer as shabby genteci
client was passing out the door.
well. I'll let YOU know what luck /
have" he called out 10 the lawyer as ne
departed.
An rignt. Jimnr.'' responded the Jaw
YER. pleasantly. BE glad TO hear how you
max, QUE TN watch the papers. too
Then. to me. after the caller had gone.
That fellows on his way 10 Buffalo TO
pull of a job or two. He's burglar.
This offhandedly. Just as II it we're the
most natural thing in the world that
Jimmy should be going to Buffalo TO
work al his trade.
on another occasion, in the same Office, l
found young crook in the back room with
cur mutual lawyer friend. gleefully showing
him neat little device he'd invented for
blowing safe The fellow-a mere boy
: was as proud Of the contrvance as II it had
been Il scientific discovery Of lasting value
I'D humanity All the lawyer did was TO
Z Chide the young man good naturedly for
fouling with such a thing "NoL j use that
once too often. some day" he said. and
then ycU'u be sending for me and wanting
10 know how quick can get YOU sprung.
so close are the relations between fall
lawyer nd his clients that they would come
10 his aid just as readily as 10 one OF their
own craft. II happened not long ago that
a lawyer OF this type in mid-Nestern
city needed 5000 to avoid exposure in d
question: bic business deal lie raised the
money in less than five hours, from as
many different cities-and all from the un-
derword
IL should be understood that while vast
number NJ high class crooks are able Il
raise fall money within few hours yet
there n no formal organization for this pur-
pose. No one s bound hy oath 20 supply
his share of a fund 10 spring" a brother
who has fallen But tho police In over,
large city know that il is done with almost
a. much regularity as II the funds wer.
collected through formal organization
Neither are there any set arrangements foi
the return Of fair money II isn't the way
OF crooks 90 keep books on their financial
operations Money. 20 their way Of think
ing, Is made TO be- spent. and so long a.
they are not IN need OF money they do no
worry about the return of loans. When
crook who has advanced far money get,
into trouble himself il is time enough fol
him 90 call on a pal 10 liquidatc an in
dcbtedncss Then there are crooks VIII,
maintain funds Of their own 10 insure then
against languishins long IN Jail These ma,
be intrusted 90 the care of an intimat,
woman acquaintance, a Trustworthy saloon
keeper AZ whose itce the crook hang
out or 20 some dial friend who may b'
reached quickly bJ telegraph II the occa
sion should arise
In Toledo-Whlch, like 81. Paul. MINI. d
! notoriously "A town 4herc crooks may abide
though the police ido rot allow them L
operate in the cittt-thcre used To be
salooukeeper who bad advanced hundred
4 VI dollars 10 keep his friends VI the un