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Show uu CRIMINALS ORGANIZED "Pickpocket Trust" Run Systematically in New York Underworld New York. Fob. 14 A pickpocket trust" a.nd other compact organizations organiza-tions of 1 riminals exist in this city's underworld, according to testimony of Judge Edward Swann of the court of general sessions, a witness today before be-fore the aldermanic committee Investigating Inves-tigating vice conditions Pickpock lets dispose of their loot at central 1 "fences" after being assigned to sections sec-tions of the city to ply their trade and when they are arrested they are able to get bail readily and lawyers to defend them The "trust" Is run like any lawful business, he declared "Many strong associations of criminals crim-inals exist, well organized and conducted con-ducted for the purpose of theft," said Judge Swann. "There are, however, munv different kinds of associations I For instance, there Is the blackmall-! blackmall-! iog organlzat Ion." Detectives Organized. To nmanh this trust. Judge Swann advocated that detectives be divided Into separate groups, nominally known a6 homicide groups. bomb throwing groups, and so on. Referring to the "pickpocket trust. Judge Swann told of one member be-Ing be-Ing assigned to Broadway and Forty second street for five years, rifling pockets and pocketbooks of meu and women in the raattnec crowds. This member was arrested four times and always the "trust" came to his rescue |