Show Purse Seizers Fail to o Operate On Circus Doy Old Thieving Customs Pass and Police Protect ProtectS S S. S L. L Crowds Not one complaint o of pickpockets ets snatchers purse or other gentry pentry gen gen- tr try usually operating In a crowd reached tho police as a result of or Saturdays Saturday's circus Police officials are arc unanimous in the belief bellet that this was tho the first local boil circus da day on which some such 8 complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint has not been mad made It was vas formerly a custom ac according ac- ac cording to lo Chief Chic of at Police J. J Parle Parley Parley Par Par- le ley White for circuses to carr carry In ln their train a group roup of or professional thieves thle and house breakers who worked tho the circus crowd and entered the homes of sho show patrons patrons pa pa- thievery r was at that time considered part of or the thc circus company's 8 stock In trade and concessions concessions concessions con con- cessions for thieving privileges sold nere to to- tho the highest hest bidders If IC ono one of or their number was the circus had a fixer fix fixer fix fix- er cr who remained behind to lo spring the circus thief thle from Jail Other Oilier thieves thle used to work In Inthe the thc wake of u u. circus The They d de depended depended de- de on suspicion roused against circus men to cover COYer their theiron ori oU-n oU n activities Tho The practices have C been eliminated dim elim mated of or recent years and now Instead of or thieves alert detectives detectives detec detec- tives are arc on the tho circus payrolls to preserve the thc prestige of at the tho organization The local lorol police ef- ef handled the large rge crowd crowel and prevented pre the thc successful operation operation operation op op- of or crooks |