Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-16
Criipp!es
No One Feels
Sorry For

" handicap Seven deaf mutes were quietly taken to
Y the station house in New York long ago charged
with hodup. AS only magistrate in the city speaks
the sign language and he his vacation at that
time there great deal of scrbbng in the
another judge tried TO figure it all out He found them
guilty
The underworld has its stool pigeons and its lame
ducks out for Recently, crippled hod-up
made desperate attempt from the custody
of deputy sheriff by telling him with crutch outside the
Tombs Prison.
Out in Colorado Tmeo Valdez vainy tried two
years get together enough money buy leg.
When he heard that they handed them out free State
Prison Tmeo went out "a job" Win lose he figured
he was to get his new leg
what am I supposed about armless craps
shooter" demanded New Orleans police rookie who had
sent out with instructions to stop gambling IF
pull him in I'll only get the hawhaw because nobody will
believe the charge"
He explained that the gamblers arms were off the
elbow. but that he hired small boy stand by and pick
up the dice for him. Then he clamped them under his
pit did few Utter bug steps and rolled out the dice
the CONSERVATION of his fellow players and passing
Determination goes the underworld any,
where else Long colonial governor of Mexico found
forger in order to stop to his activities The ncor
rigbe rascal grpped pencil between his teeth and
tced until could better governor could
with his hands.
Before feeling too sorry for the blind men who pro-
verbally get robbed by the meanest crook just
that blind sometimes robbers Statistics
show they particularly fond murder perhaps
understand how they might manage throttle pedestrians
who refuse TO buy shoe aces pencils but of their
stunts more perplexng For example there the
blind man in Rochester who confessed three burgaries
That nothing at all, he said for he get
- around in the dark-Mhat he was really proud
breaking law BY memorizng eye charts
he had actually obtained permit
mobile Maybe he could get along well Sunday
drivers
Have you anything say yourself sentence
is passed upon you?" Manhattan judge
blind
How many spectators court room asked
the blind man
When told only or three remained he decided
that it not worth while deliver lecture on
to make good when sight fails But before
away to serve out fifteen in prison he let reporters in
the secrets of his business He spread
word that he had 100000 he in jewery
safeguard against initiation When some offered
for sale he would drive up with iveried
young woman secretary" guide him Quite above
pcion he would jewelry entrusted TO him
for appraisal That owner would see of It.
Not only the lame, the halt, the blind can make
good in the underworld Judges to think
sometimes that all the freaks sidesho have taken
up crime a A bearded lady robbed a hank in
More one thug looks like the Wild Man NJ
Borneo spite of all lifting operations can do
for him. The Human Eel who his limbs out Of
Joint is in great demand to play stellar
dent
a giant whose height would have been regarded as in
credible by Bertlon the father of measurements
had to have bed heightened for him Massachusetts
Prison midget popped up the office at .Ill
penenary Probably he got in through transom
he good at that He demanding taor-made out
fit because prison clothes small enough him
did not come up to the table AS for work assignment
the Principal Keeper declared that easyhe would
the mascot for the prison teams
In Sacramento 40 FOUNDER had to be dubbed trusty
and left sitting the corridor because cell big
enough TO contain him At night two beds showed
geter 10 make sufficient foundation for his supersucture
On the day Of his trial he declared that he good
hy he should walk to court te he sentenced
years al hard labor The guards could not figure out
70 him But the Judge just laughed when he heard
tho cause Of the delay and suggested that they tell Man
Mountain that the TO the dining led past the
dicial bench He got into motion long before court
adjourned for the day.