Show I o- o TRUTH ABOUT THE T TIlE THE MOKAL R UNDERWORLD CODE EE EER R WORLD 18 aeries rl 8 of ot articles 1 I Is written 1 b by ne ate of or the best special writers In this from material l supplied J by hy one o othe of i the he greatest 4 ron confidence men and ramblers t f his time lime who Inho l only oily last Jut July i r Joll which 1 h bar ear ar on th the j present far Al' Al reaching caching in Investigation nf 0 the relations pen the tile criminals and the tho police pollee In pew York ork a ork City 11 neither will consent to the ju use c of or his hiI name The he article however I date are re absolutely r reliable the they give he for Cor the nt 1 time exact Information on the un tin erl arld and the methods employed inthe In l the e operations of or It tta various crimes crime To the Jaundiced eye cro c looks cooks J- J f n The smart ra farmer pill pat on his 1113 cow OW to make her think tn ha s were fodder And In the them mental m vision Illon of tho tito grafter which I Is assisted and ond crooked like tikI hi way of or a I living the whole hole world worM appears I II z I to be with crookedness g The grafters grafter's viewpoint was Waft fairly well gummed Bummed tip Up In something that was n said to lo me b bv by the the- con ex-con man who ho helped l the m fur tor the these there c stories I I 1 never skinned shinned R g man who ho didn't think he was W skinning me h he said Id the hinge on which nearly every e fon on game Jn n the world turns turns turns-to to make I oth other r fellow th think h he cant can't lOR lose that pies pie's les le's putting up his money mone on an absolute certainty to Jet get more mone money which h he been told Is 18 t tainted That's why hr m my conscience never ne hurt me and that that was wag wl why ty t took a It hunters hunter's pleasure tar far nr be- be ond 3 ond what the stake taka was Qi worth orth some some- sometimes times in skinning some particularly Its It's greedy unscrupulous customer with ratting grafting 1 way vay 1 After a awhile lh the grafter begins to avo a II contempt for rot th the neap map he skins ilo fo 10 M says to himself Im only doing out Olt- wide tide Ide the law what business men do llo e cn I la is try try- tr triS day day ay Inside of or the In Everybody F. else but Im I'm the S i ng to cheat everybody C framer namer amen man of ot the two I 1 take a It 11 risk k 01 oil heat beat up or shot up or landed intall In tall SiaH aU and this other fellow makes a Q bluff blu tit t t. straight because hes he's a cow cow- rd and afraid to take the same chances bat loot I tak take 1 I I 1 know knot now since sine Ive I've quit th that t there thero arc plenty o cr of honest men everywhere c but bu I when I was grafting I 1 met all aU sorts of or nett mm that showed the crooked streak the I held the b bait lt of oC temptation put I o tb them them lawyers lawyers doctors school teach tuch- frS merchants straight Itral ht laced farmers peen en preachers and priests or bucks as nr grafters always Ii call tRU them and nd churchgoers church- church J gofers goers er of ot all an kinds il ti I did business R. R with county and nd city officials police rollee authorities a horl- horl ties il s politicians bank bankers oven even jud judges a d. d they all aU h had d to be bc crooked or the business wouldn't have e b been en possible t As long as as' as ft a thief stays tBS tB'S a It t thief h hJ he stands inlands J small chance of or coming Into direct contact contact with v very rr man many straight people At every angle where Vh re he touches the rest Jest fAt lot ot humanity humanity- the shiny preen green bra brass shows s 's through The man mart nc next t above f him In Inh h underworld e scale Ie c certain tt ln Kinds of or lawyers and policemen professional bondsmen pawnbrokers ar are arc the crooks lot Hof their ther several callings or thc they wouldn't Abe Ahe trafficking with him Often onen he hears h ar arlor of lor some flomer flome r magistrate strate or Justice still hl hither higher her herliP up liP who ho Is la known to be fixed or friend nd- nd ly Ir- His own On ass associates clat and those thole below him In the social or order r of or stool crime crime pigeons burglars members of or criminal gangs ans plain thieves ies and prostitutes pros pros- have r have ten fewer r scruples even eien than thanh h he He lIe lives and moves mO In a moral miasma that Is surcharged r ed with Ith suspicion suspicion sus SUB double dO dealing dulIng and chicanery It ItIs Itis Is 18 a R. part of ot his trade to brag bras to his own little JUlie circle e to lie tie to them and If It it ft s suits suite his pu purpose e to fo de deal l treacherously herou l with I h them He Is generally ignorant nearly nea I ahra always s 's superstitious and takes a de deep p I pride pride- in hiss his criminal l cleverness s. s A J. J r few w Y years rI 8 ago 0 In lit a prairie state we west wesl l r f th the e railroad which dominated ted politics In n that particular ar section had a on Its hands handl in tn the legislature If It f wanted certain favorable legislation e ct Th There re was AS a 8 strong opposition Element dement This The chief lobbyist of or the railroad rail rail- h of ot the Mr trunk lines was lines road Its oarl-It's If on one was cr with who stood flood high at t the bar neI He Hid Wads Wad's a n f fine military record for service In lt e civil war which gave IR him added aiMe pres pres- I He Ht came time on to the state the the- tate state capital to 11 V personal 1 charge of or the tho corruption mi tI t. t Ca Call 11 him Judge Lampblack k t. t thou though h. h the Judge took a quiet tie trip down n to Hot Tot Springs Ark r hr a. a Ii a gamblers gamblers' ws 1 war had put a lot of or orr r rafters ands sure thin thing out ot of j sc He made mad a dl dicker r k r with two l t pr or h ot a house 1 Tt 1 tt t 1 sad iad closed fd bv by n fl hostile city rt and a shrewd con man vi fr ft Jf was W a 1 wl ar l with a It neck deck of or cards two to pulled up stakes keB I In Ip tot Hot n went lo to the ca capital J of r Judge JT r state tn te and 1111 p f them them- I C-I s r-s 8 In a a. suite of or rooms room a at t the Jhc hc best bestIn In- In 0 t Tb r she foun 1 1 It to tf buy hu hun a n ar r 1 1 titan members of pr the the legislature t ut ht Votes were cr around s five and fr from m there up to tob toor b 11 a t II or 1 n hundred fl t t vp f Ji about the average era e. e t I r. r i would 0 r flip slip a i. i T ito hie this coonis at night nay him 1 the money V l In cash lb And thon under then under r pretest t t of nf insuring s lead rr him by Q byH H HM able nUle door In into o the adjoining suite of r rt t ms m 1 Ii Ili that Suite 11 tilt the two wo croo crooks s from lint Hot J would be bt nt at a n t table Ile deal dral- OI rig c poker noer harda h to achi r. r The introduce he the tor whose t tolf ole ote he 11 hid tJ- tJ hit gist l ril t tv the h Said there ther follow fellow an invitation hn to tolk toko Ink ko n a drink T The e corrupted man nor ncr lk rates las s a a member from a a. ivl n It decent enough f pt rL home ps' ps t uM Nave a guilty f fe flIner which h he hI toned roped alcohol ml l b. b H n. n would take c from Crom the w well stocked In Inic he ic corn r. r nd f than n under lamn l imn- imn ok's kindle guidance nce som something more h lf tipsy he ju wr wo nM 11 cJ hint him bu buying Ir chips hip for n little curl rd name ramI rhe he rest real was wan en eny III y When the th i dazed lee Ice 1 1 lator Bt steered l ered erld out of or those e ro mis In Inh lit hs' hah earl ah dawn pf tit th th next morning his hll OO 11 his life n is the tho case might bein be- be oe v In of the t two crooks and hett hc were wr h handing on third one of or It back backo o the judge before going ort off Th amt rah mh off rr and on 00 nil one win winter and antt Int nth nto the hr lie and nfl b between them hem soar bar Inc Inc- and sharing sharl alike th the Judge his hili tW arr j conspirators split spilt up 1 a nourish- nourish ng f um rum or of of One OM of or the tho Hot Hote e men told n nic e a It himself Tian TI underworld has Its Us own on hero heroes r. r andin and nO In Indulges In hero worshipping of a sort port or Tor lo example a R. certain lead leader r Is 13 a Hero t tr to the resident I Ne New York gra graft grafters t- t cre- cre ers r Oh hes he's a a. friend of It mine I Ct could 1 id yV tt to him an any time Ume and b borrow a couple coupleT T f thousand Is JJ a 11 thin thing I 1 J heard h ard often Er nouh nough while flUe In th the company of or the conen con au auen nen en who Jo loaf f about t Da Dressy Daves eI cafe caff cat catt n the tho tenderloin T I am that no crook co cul t from tits this man in R a a year f H He Its would woul uI h hand nd out Jut 53 5 or orin IQ in to RU soy any r whether he h knew urn but or not if It the Ilie borrower claimed d acv ac- ac and S to he c need need- n ns cash 5 Just Junt SK g ho hr a has lias handed out olL deli urh sums a tho thousand times to mein who i tre 1 not The fren free han handed of or this thU man Inan is h an as q a aM ass down clown on the Is Bowery r j I This Title mon man mons s is a fool Cool said ald a hr d j ton on n man roani to tp m me mg Ho Hoone one on of ot lh the 4 1 11 t politicians in this country I Suppose Upp se but he has line a personal vanity hat that cost St him a h heap l JJ of money He Ho lobos lovos 0 o n h have haVi people a ay that he lie known knows nil all I 1 Ind of or people and en as s a result r hell he'll Land hind for tor A ant an cheap grafter who ho pretends to kno know him ny n y torum to- to rum urn n in l tile tie T l' l way ay of or rc real 1 political politics service lee he ha ever got Jot any n grafters for Cor the theoney money oney he tc has handed J out t to them rl right ht and and tn lef left he could put pilL In his eye ere iut dut ut I affecting his wight i ht The guerrillas of ot the the Now Xo York gangs ln g organized e b by trade 3 and dep dependent depend depend- epe dt d- d ent t nt upon ward Vo for tor what the they et t t. Ar are Infinitely J more dependable In Inn inn an n election eJection than the tho straight out graft graft- r wl who o h belong lon lo to on an entirely different lass h The grafters ar are too selfish to riot their bides In political fights Under Un er promise of or efforts have hav i been m do in certain of or the larger clU cities notably Chicago o to organize th the tha higher hla grade rade thieves for or work ork at t th the polls pou with wilh o n keepers keeper and tumbling gambling hou house e own own- firs Sn rl ee e the and captains but eKe ett effort UI cra bly failed At the h e t fused nute the drat grafters weak r nd nf and pe re ree re re- to toso so go e 0 through with their Ir part parl or true state lae true e-true to tb the Instincts of ot their callIns call- call Ins In they toe turned around and double doubler f r CIO crossed th the men they hey hud had promised to 10 cr Tho 1110 crook who d does 5 t the h talc toU t oth h b work on en election d tI day v In its n R hl h big city I is not out nota outa a soft sort palmed dressed on ten i Ulan man nn It II Its It's a tits tough rough li necked d thug twi from ruin th nuni tI dl district willing lit Ii o give l e haul take tato a n In Jn 4 of M his cause lII C. C A strange and ind t tri to m me an Inexplicable h i I. I If that ib tIll the shout bollt tho the underworld s lower 10 orders ol tr o of the pram plain thieves 8 and the members o 1 of panes gangs I H IY tie iTe tt wore me t I Ibe l-i l libe be depended upon t to 1111 fairly ut Ing fo to their theta n 11 01 I lUll of f the with Uh those who ht be- be th tire m than thul at aie alC C tha Iho au grafted r- r Winn wio 0 SC IK-SC 0 as us lh the nf r and look bolt down upon uron und and t 1 11 tI site t ethers as 5 of ur a 1 lower of or rite Tho r who wh will J keen cn his word I Is t the h In T experience It a 1111 have r known in my itty c TS cHI N flew lw w York police potice poll Cc reporter I reporter POI rT and n later a I r whole while uns several l In- In Manc tl 8 s of oC out nut and 1 d ml rut wl wh-i wh would Iol t on ho j t t wh rh Ill ift trusted tIm ni and who who-n n 1 l. P Perhaps It Is h because the till thug gets t his hlo loot loot- It by acts acts' of onn UlI n violence n f a Wi M H rree I grafter works bv Iv trick lc and ull device I that Nutt tilt the I former Is l Ih the Ilse more mor and reliable of or the two When hen the boxing boring gate gam st Rt t jay el height ht In Nw York Vork a n Tow few sn s U 1 fI Ran ago O Othe the late the well 11 known sporting authority who aJ later ator went one une night nl to Io an nn nth th J tlc dub tr to referee n 11 d f chits A mob moh o of aide fd had cot pol Into the hall and T 1 r wort Ing ng indu l In ht I t the h ho Jain il aisle Ba Barley Bacley IE felt frit It a n tu tug at Rt hi hl hii h and 1111 when lit he reached th the in to inthe the th center hiss hl watch wins nl I H Tie Tic turned to on on of f Ih the then men with him with n a startled c Th Tit I other calling b by nann nano H. H asked J what hat was wan the matter Some Porno pickpocket filet fust got ot T ni III v explained Uarley Ill tell h the police POUl captain Nix ho bow boas dont don't tell teU no cop cap 1 lab dal t wouldn't do 10 YO l e no said P- P voice behind him one and Jl he lie I tt tr see sec cc n 1 I thievish Ih looking east cast alder Von Vein sta stay right here nn Ill I'll git 11 r kettle for you rou In Ina n a It minute said paid the Ih speaker II In Tn another second he lie W was gone gote Ol wormIng worm worm- I In Ing mg hl his lean Ian hod body through the pros with I amazing activity In a few v rw minutes hf lie fought his hit way II 1 bare back 1 and slipped lh the ly teh into Inlo hand nel Dats s all right he explained PI Ie mob h didn't know 1 an nn so 0 r no of or ord d dam dem m touched you ou You see cI do lc hn boy dev J like a I g good od scrap and anil tlc ties ley nM touch n no lic youse dat flat l was to run things How Hon did you YIU get act it hack back so sp s soon OIt on a asked tho tite astonished I Well ell II hn has boss said tho th thief with I Im de boss boas guy of or ills die mob of dips lpt I an I je Jet jest t went wf-nt nt J. J lo in d de fella w wot ol had hall your kettle an sn tol tole him you wius 1 do de r referee r t an An course ou h he handed cI her right hark bark For hor several e vests vest's the tic six day bi Ilc races 1 at JIon Garden d degenerated de- de generated from rom straight et rata Inlo into something t that tt was ns very n different E East side Fide Id gangs invaded the place In numbers to rob tipsy or ot tor tors 1 or p hom hom being badly hitt bitten hitten n with whit the bicycle hug bug would stay sUy In the Garden for t th hI whole wc week k taking inking snatches snatcheR of p upon the seats seals and lit liv- liv log on heR A certain writer wh who was covering the story won th he the admiration of nr a leader of or one mob moh moby h by y his style le of writing up lip the Hie t races H CS One night late the gangster st r approach ehe l the hp reporter and asked him t lo to go 0 o with him ilm to a basement bai under tinder the G Garden Wondering the n newspaper sp p I mun bl a. rom rom- p panic the thief to 10 a Q dark dl corner comer where two wo others of the Kamo iamo t type pc were guarr- guarr ing In ng a heap o of something There hl his guide told the reporter he 1 liked Mss his style tlc wind and nd Invited d hi him with a generous lt wave nave of or hl life his arm to take hi hl pick The Th neap heap contained sixty it etolen stolen overcoats It t was WaR merel merely an east cast R t side thief's thiefs Idea Idra of or expressing his appreciation of good writing I 1 was IU no better and no wor worse e than Ulan the the he run of or grafters grafters In tJ the days Qa day wh when n nT T i was as as on th the road rondo said my |