Show IN A NAME colorful nicknames abound in underworld IM FBI learns Fea features turis cotton patch molly bowlegged bessie 11 iron foot flor florence 11 butcher t her knife lizz high ball lill t mustache anniel annie these ese probably bly arent the type of nicknames which the typical Am american woman would choose for herself but they are among the colorful and unusual which demele characters of the underworld are known this is revealed by t the he identification division of the federal bureau of chic which h nicknames as means of tracking d down own criminals I 1 in tits its relentless drive against law violators files on nicknames palm prints footprints and general appearance data are maintained by the FBI tor for identification purposes to supplement its collection of fingerprints largest in the world indicative ot of the thorough and systematic effort to maintain complete data on members of the underworld mob the me file contained nicknames at the start of the year during the past year alakna nicknames mes were added to the list although an individual may change his real name many times as a general rule his agent nickname sticks FBI agents t point out in emphasizing the et ef of this means of identification this has been found particularly true in cases involving check forgers or gers imper sona tors and extortionists the comeri hareno have no corner on the unique nicknames found in FBI I 1 flies also included in this category a are re such cognomens omens as alibi good kid am I 1 blue barrell I 1 house ouse shorty beet beef stake bob blue shirt slim chew to tobacco b a c ca lewie goldtooth gold tooth frenchy liver lip sweet cakes and whoop em up willie notorious public enemies of the are recognized more often by their nicknames than their true names therivin the given givin name of baby face nelson was lester M gillis the owl was in actuality B basil asil rugh hugh banghart Polly nose kator balg galg a member azember of the touhy gang was 3 FATSO AND nicknames stick the nickname ot of august john lamar roger touhy was commonly known as black roger joseph raymond negri associate of Baby face nelson was dubbed fatso 11 members of the barker karpis gang also had their nicknames ma barker was the name accorded kate barker by her sons and their underworld pals arthur barker was known as doe doc alvin karpis was n nicknamed I 1 c k n a m e d old creepy because of his cold stare and precision in carrying out his crimes charles arthur floyd was widely known as pretty boy A criminal may receive a nickname because of some physical characteristic unusual personality trait or criminal specialty cockeye mary was labeled as such by her underworld pals because of her facial appearance aether crial alm nals extensive vocabulary prompted the nickname ed it dictionary diccio sweet lips lip did n not 01 live e up to his name FBI agents ascertaining that he had been 1 in cu custody of police several times lines for offenses Tenses of ranging from vagrancy through counterfeiting the nickname wildflower also proved misleading the individual bearing that name was arrested for assault in many instances law enforcement agencies will havi have little if any information about a wanted criminal except perhaps a nickname and a smattering of descriptive data when this information is forwarded to the FBI a search through the nickname file sometimes results in an identification kent kentucky C ky red was the only name known for an individual who was selling drugs in new york city FBI nickname flies furnished his correct name descriptive data and his whereabouts at the time nicknames have not been confined to the criminal element machine gun kelly originated a nickname for the special agents of the th e FBI when they apprehended him in a dawn raid at memphis tenn on september 26 1933 dont shoot G men dont shoo till he cried this name caught the fancy of the public as well as that of the underworld to this day FBI agents are known as G men 11 |