The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-14

Corly Morris Harris Jimmy Lyons Gan admirable ren
eral practitioner crime). Boston Billy Bn vosburs
Ca most capable bank sneail) Doc Long and a num-
Der OF others less known fame.
had long talk with Jimmy Lyons ana became
friend OF his ut once. lie natty young fellow
far above the average general Intelligence Before
leaving 1 invited him to come o,or -, nv. r, -,
came with Bob ana myself. and we dined together
After dinner took stroll. Jimmy informed ,s
that he was about broke and mai no. mus, , 10
and try to earn dollar two. lie proposed tho
Astor as n morning sneak" that should register
that Bob should AXE in bo r,,.ot. r, 's,s''
posal We followed As the result. each OF us made "a
touch We split it up equally. share OF each
Bob decided to visit phnadelpha u. b,oo
Jimmy and me goodby left New York. ana ala
not meet him again for quite while Jimmy and
erort always succeeded in knocking out a fcu dollars
Inc constant merry go round that was having
was an sweet; yet was experience ms nrst
sourness. At the of which write there ras -
faro BANK AT the corner OF ChathaI and Ien streets
~ was IN room directly the rear of the sal,o,
49,, uS eN,Fohceman Polly Hopkins. There the
i,oWery crooks gathered night after night to buck
49, srI' aitnoush 1t was almost that thoy
all. - e''iy ela"ed one evening. after our
dAi!Y labor OF graft over, Jimmy the ,ir.., 49,,
80" '"iS o"Ilk IN company. on several occasions
come infatuated With the game. on this rieb, -
KY ABOUT 800 ahead, but the did MOI ofr r,,
10 way iof nh4ily went dead broke on the last
turn The mania for play now took a er,n t,, %
me. went home, got $500. and brought If b,ri,' w.,
me tigers tore this Doodle pieces in a inv XIX,
went for another instaiment This lima + salh
pack Sl2S: and again broke. lef, tho tti
went to the bar. thoughtfully took larr ALL ''ole
recovered balance voting r,yself 800. ,-,
sucker for bank. and resolving ~ Ma - pIR
"a resolve that, unfortunately dia 80, 40 more
keeping Thus it was that l expertenrei ~, s. -" ~
ness While jogging along the crooked attn sin ~
tme. sours have come In mo t,. w 80
has seemed bitter az the nrst '' oi''
remained in New York until the s,-tr H, ,
s'ai4"s ior " pekpoeket beating the hotels and
ON several occasions stailinE' Tor n bank snoar ~
detectives all knew me- ana 1 knew tno,r ne
IN nose Gays ana to work money had be put OUT
Tor the detectives Like all people in an @
they were in it gain and not for I'm, - ..ss
AZ mat time mad some very clever detectives. f
instance 1ohn Aouns twho arrested Max Shinh,,rn
@iter the robbery OF the West Maryland Hanl1 Jin,
Irwin fwho had famous quarrel vim yo,,
shinourn's arrest; Radford Kelso DusenberrS i
E'1er' r-us'@ee' and toest of alb PHI Farley ~
wrote book on the criminals OF Amerioo NO Mno
claimed TO be ineorruptible soemnly declari, 'ey
never handled q crooked dollar his life r. ~ W
whip Of man. dred-up specimen of ~ " ~ a
Dart yet he was beyond doubt one Of th , N'iu
detectives the country ever had soor -, ''oies1
Forester had beaten the entire detect, "'e' tl'il
me United States. Phil hold and alor ~, ~ ~
aided, this celebrated burglar 80 anu un-
In New Orleans him to Nevy 49,, '''n
roster was long wanted suspicion OF boj, Or
-u.oe.e'. IS me lacucs practced by phi in Tits s
him again hereafter ' speak OF
During this period Of Mfo was .ptnc,os.
twice and of course. by request OF the citiz,,
f"rN ieti counterfeit presentment OF myself IN NY
gallery OF fine arts that located at goo ~, ''
street ana Is by the gross ana vulgar referred to m
the Rogues' Gallery Neither time was i sert 80 80
left New YORK May S. went TO Jh,is I, la'l
remained there for long time not only b
ACQUAINTED win but was pal D. many orstcI
men At this time Philadelphia was a ri,,ri' 'ilss
live in. Everything was wide open ri ,i1 guy
In power consented to all OF rogusrIes r ,S s
besides Tie individual Phladephia products m, hs
city % Penn their abiding place sag
10 accommodate this large group wsr.
drums" each which had IT'S own select ,.
set members OF each coterie grasltated at dimes IN,
best "hung OUT corner Of f,i,'
cnth and SAMSON streets, ana was kept by thu lat.
j. b.. Here found those n.n that M
crooks were the equals Of any individuals any land
among fhem We're Jimmy Hole. 1873 Frank Jimmy
IaFgerty che houscnar). Jim I,osuo jimmy Wlinioi
COR Mysterious Jimmy John Hughes "a burglar and
Confidence mani. Ned McGec Wnia Conucrs rot,
Curtain Big Ned Farrell "a burglar known as Butohsr
Cart because ne used this vehicle 70 afor
robbery) Tommy Mason. split Duniar Jlnr,,
Casey "a burglar and PADDY Williams All these
were residents of philadelphia Aany others were here
for time stop-on il their transit IRON place to
Jimmy Hope was soon TO became rsnou- thro.rb
the Sensational attempt TO roo the national SANK Al
liovatd ana Jim BRADY rho aiten,, ,e.e r'.,',n
on account ~ move made BIS ile Frank. and
was sentenced to sixty dishes number Of, 5,rs IN
thcm esoapcd After an interval ot ten gears nc was
caught oy Inspector byrnes ana returned tho
custody of thc Delaware authorities
Jimmy was 10 tine great i4en of tl, urot.sao,
lie was ~ ~" head ~ ME move t. Aiar ttsn
Bank OF sew York; his PARTNERS ir tLs celeNsated
robbers having been ie'e hmefsun luovn AIS ranjo
ie'e' l-} heis' "h- it was murtau,4 Ay tie 4e-
t'ctvrs young john iiopo Tne aue4 VAS Ht.,eut
"nd pea h4d nothing 10 do with tne robbery but was
conFiced ana senicnced twcnty yehrs lid The penl
fnteiy I.lis Kelis .leaded suits ana hac "a ,en
gear PEI gwen TO hl"
'm liasgero v9o w Hptma ae,aain,
"nce N 'he aHss OF me sFties Dectme famous for o
sensational escape mat hr inado from oourroor
while bong tried NE wua nnaiy .ilcd Dos Re.i, ill.,
A'"ee smith, VINO netea in Helf -aefense
Jimmy Logic was. hrs onl amy a4eltln tt. ,
great nonrir'ii ot hie iue 81. Nts 10. lfr,t..t ~
ond-story man ~ tne age iie could ,liuD r.tli nD
u front 81 'hc house by tnc .d ,f tae ..t,.f Ill.,
made g barrel % money, but hc ll0d without al s.r
John Hughes was a competent Ao.sa .arslar all
connd'n's man HE beeun, famous s. One ,f tho H.
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