The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-15

To the unsophi -ticated public:
 The following lingo is presented by man who has the reputation of be- ing the greatest coiner of words known to the underworld lie has had as much experience with crooks as any man whose duty compels him to come in contact with criminals of yari- ous kinds.
 This man is George Williams SUI perintendent Of efficiency at Oaklawn race track. and who is assisting the Pinkertons in keeping crooks and touts from the course.
 Mir Williams is man small in stature, keen-eyed and one who pos esses a world of Knowledge He for many years Mas considered one of the shrewdest detectives on the St. Louis police department.
 His work brought him in coutact with all kinds of men and women thieves He has to his credit more arrests than any other man who was sleuthing in and about the Mound City
 AIr Williams is a great story teller. He is what one would call the official entertainer for men connected with the police force or private detective agency.
 He is known to almost every good crook that every landed in St Louis, He had the reputation of making" "a man who was wrong just by his walk and shifting glance Mr. Will Hams was not man who had 10 go to the books or put on false beard to catch criminals. He had the nat ural instinct: just like all firstclass detectives in running 10 earth men that are dishonest While on the pos lice department, Mr. Williams was a credit to the municipality. No bis jewel robbery or mysterious murder case ever came off in st. Louis that Mir. Williams was not requested to work on and clear up. In almost all of the cases he solved the mystery
 Having had many years of expert ence. Alr. Williams naturally became acquainted with wcll-luown crooks. His work brought him in contact with these men when in their cells, or in the street so he began to pick up the lingo of the crook Now Mir. Will Hams has the reputation of know ing more words passed only between crooks than any other man in the world He stands out pre.eminently as the best entertainer in the lingo ol the crooks
 New Yorks greatest fiction writers should be acquainted with Nr. Wn. Hams lie would give these writers a fund of information concerning the habits, ways and talks of persons identified with the underworld which would no doubt be great seller
 Mr Williams the other day stood at the front gate of the Oaklawn track when he suddenly looked up at the sky Con O'Brien. Ed Shevlin land Richard Andrews, Pinkerton men detailed at the course. were near him
 N}oys' said Nr Williams. "it looks as though the sky is going 10 cry
 Mr. William, then related how h. captured pick-pocSet in st. Louis in front of a bank. This is how Wil- Hams tells it:
 Say Ed some years ago when | was detailed on jugs Cbanksl, l made cannon in front of the jug l saw him pick up a sap and so I trails him The sap hopped on short (street carr and l heel after him. Just as the sucker is going into the door sees inc tool connect with his partner. They don't see me and just as the tool puts his duke into the mans jerve and pulls out the poke ! grabs him The sucker did not know that he had been nailed for his poke until I told him Go frisk himself In the scntfle, l los. my ship (derby ha1. but ] held on to the tool but the pal. mho puts up his back. lammesed down the street. Several Richards (policemen'