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COUNTY'S CRIME INVESTIGATOR DISCUSSES CRIMINOLOGY FROM AN INTERESTING STANDPONT By N. G. SCHLAMM The average citizen pictures the hold-up man as a desparado, rough looking, coarse and shabby. Nothing, however, could be wider of the mark. 'The days of that type of thief have passed; and today we have the neatly dressed 'criminal, dangerous because he is deceptive, doubly so because he does not realize the blindness of his folly. Years ago the house breaker or hold-up man had a recogmized make-up. He wore an old suit of dark color, a sweater or a shirt with a soft collar, and a cap pulled down over his eyes. . He frequented the resorts on the Bowery and Park Row, and cared nothing about his personal ap- pearance. The youth of to-day who embarks on a criminal career wears new and stylish clothes,- ulsters or belted overcoats of fan- ey make, silk shirts and neatly pressed clothing. 'The cap of the roughneck is discarded for a neat looking soft hat the head snugly and in an emergency can be pulled down over the fore- head so that it answers as a mask for the upper part of the face. When a young man wearing good clothes politely accosts you on the street or on a lonely road and asks you the diréction to some place or other you are not suspicious and you stop to advise him. N. G. If he suddenly pokes a revolver into your ribs and orders you to hand over your money and valuables, you are very much surprised. It is then you realize that the rough looking bandit is a thing of the past. The hold-up man of to-day is fre- quently nothing but a shiftless and lazy young fellow who likes to wear good clothes, requires money to fre- quent cabarets and immoral resorts but who is unwilling to do an honest day's work, This kind of thief wants only pocket money for sport and self- indulgence; and., not realizing the acter of his nse will hold up storekeep§r or a working man | returning from l§s toil in the hope that he may obtdin a small amount] of money. Yet the punishment for| his offense is just as severe as if he were an old-time hold-up desperado. The real criminal would not take | the desparate chances run by the youthful ongdoer of the type just ! described. He would not consider a desperate undertaking unless he knew | that the prize was big enough to bal- ance the risk. It is because of their very i ience in_crime, t young are very and on account of their extreme youth they do not realize the enormity of their offense, An element which has been largely responsible for this condition is di- rectly traceable to the Prohibition Amendment and the Volstead Act. Unpopular laws whose enforcement either not attempted or but imperfec undertaken, cheapen regard for nIl| law. As respect for the law lessens, | willingness to violate all statutes be-! tomes more pronounced until finally a condition is reached in which a def- inite type of law breaker is produced, to whom law and prder alike mean nothing. Once t tage is reached there cea to ; obedience to or respect for the rights of others. Again, the Sullivan Law enacted to prohibit the sale or possession of fire- arms without a permit does not deter the criminal from carrying fire arni concealed upon his person. Having entered upon a reer of crime he does not fear prosecution for such an offense; and the youthful cropk-earry ing a gun often yields to the tempta- tion of using it when there is no nec- essity for shooting. - I would advise these who live in the country where there is inadequate po- lice protection' to keep doors and win- dows in cellars-and on the ground floors, and windows opening on porch- es und balconies securely locked. Get m dog. Once a thief gets inside your home, you are at his merey, since those passing by cannot in any way, sense or discover what is going on in- side of the house. A dog's-bark will prevent you from being surprised and taken unawares. Get a police whistle; and if you find a man attempting to enter the house, open a window and blow the whistle so that your neigh- bors or those passing can hear it, and come to your aid. Apply to the Coun- ty Judge for a permit to keep a pistol in your home. If cireamstances war- rant, the permission-will be granted. Once it is known that you have taken | such precautions the criminal will The following day I visited this manu- a roast potato, a vegetable, hot rolls give your house a wide berth. Nassau County is badly in need of a detective service. 'A real detect- tive knows eriminals, watches their heaps erfainal pumm' - quent a eope pl and mo hm order to do this he shoul ve practical um!“ and knowledge not alone of own | locality but of the large cities and other territories. F4 Recently a prominent resident :of Freeport was relieved of $14,000 at Narragansett Pler, Rhode Island, by means of a confidence game. The vie- tim appealed to the District Attorney of Nassau County for help and that offcial assigned the case to me. After obtaining a description of the mon, I visited certain places» and persons which, 'for obvious reasons I- cannot on and within a week confronted mum” Lb hawk» “Mini; with \neve to ree o these were [Sandi-r: by (him and within a week, two of the three ware taken into custody and extradited into Rhode Island for trial The third fied to Canada. before he could be am prehended. 'The notoriety given \ ease by the newspapers brought for- ward several other victims, one from Newark, N. J., who had been swindl- ed out of $10,000 and another from Augusta, Maine, who had been reliev- ed of $8,000, Notwithstanding the fact that both men under arrest had criminal records, the best attorneys in the State of Rhode Island were re- tained to defend them. Alibis were furnished to prove that at the time the larceny was committed the prison- ers were not even in the State of Rhode Island. The crooks had little difficulty in getting witnesses; perjury to save a pal is of little consequence to men of their class, The authorities despaired of a conviction, for the testimony of many, agains charge of the one who had been vic- timized. It occurred to me that I might find some corroborative evidence in the house in- which the larceny was mitted. Unknown to anyone I v this house, (which was unoecu one night and gained entrance through a rear door. In the front room were two new ouk desks, with the name of a manufacturer in an adjacent town stamped on the bottom of cach one. facturer, showed him a picture of the two men under arrest and he identi- fied one of them as a man who had bought these two desks from him sev- eral months previously. He brought forward one of his employees, a cab- inct mikes, who also identified the photograph as the man who had sent | for him to repair one of the desks; and the identification was . cinched when the driver of the wagon who de- livered the desks to the house in which I found them, identified the photograph of the man under arrest the person who had received them. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty after a deliberation of seventy minutes. Another element promoting crimin- ality today is the introduction of re-| S- form methods in prisons. It is true that the inmate is deprived of his lib- erty but there is no other punish Me is no longer required to hay head shaved, to wear a striped prison uniform, to work hard or to undergo solitary confinement. He is given many of the comforts of home. He is permitted to witness motion picture performances about once a week and cecasionally musicales and other forms of entertainment are provided. He has uniimited opportunity for men- tal, eulture and is furnished the best mo I attention when necessary, He gets first class, well-cooked food. I recently visited a peniteniary in Ponn- sylvania where for breakfast, a large bowl of cereal with milk was served, hot rolls-and syrup, and a large eup of coffee. with: sugar and milk, For mid-day meal, the menu provided a good portion of roast beef with gravy, with syrup and coffee with sugar and milk; and for supper there was vege- table soup, roast beef hash, several slices of fresh bread and toa with sug- ar and mill. | The cells are provided with a cot, warm blankets, running water, and every sanitary convenience and are cleaner and more comfortable than many furnished rooms. The mate plenty of outdoor exercise, ipan-u pates in baseball, football, med- ine and when he ball and ment he has ressived and dro into his campaign of crime. The detective service should be so of athletics, ed and all suspicious persons kept un- der surveilance from the time of their arrival in the county. erime would be minimized, for after EAST ROCKEAWAY'S NEW VILLAGE PRESIDENT JAMES REYNOLDS * East Rockaway Notes The Campfire Girls held a regular meeting at the home of Miss Dillaye Riendeau of Main street. The mem- bers present were the Misses Emily Trapmell, Ethel Eichstadt, . Althea White, - Marjorie Compton, . Dillaye Riendeau and Grace Seagraves. Mrs. 3. Freck, guardian, was unable to at- tend because of illness. Mrs. M. Rice and daughter of New York were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs, John Poters of Front street. Mrs. Edward Clark of Carman ave- nue entertained Mrs, M. Glick of Ja- maiea on Thursda; Y ~_ attack of rheumatism, and is now able to be out again. Miss Ruth Thomas of Bayside spent the week with Miss Matilda Wagner of Front street. Mrz. and Mrs. J. Price and family have moved from their home on Atlan- tic avenue to Philadelphia, Mrs. C. Kobel of Ocean avenue is recoyering from an attack of pneu- monia. % Miss Catherine Johnson of Third avenue is confined to her home by an attack of tonsilitis. Mrs, Ethel Zeigler of Third avenue is visiting relatives in Newark. g of the Bellml in the Grant Avenue Hose House on Thursday evening. The members pres- ent were Mrs. W. Mott, Mrs. P. Smith, Mrs. bins, Mrs. J. Goldstein, Mrs. lyer, Mrs. J. Slater, Mrs. S. Smith, Mrs. H. Carnricke and Mrs. W. Owens. The next meeting will be a \hit and miss\ supper, to be given April 5 at the home of Mrs. John Goldstein, 400 Atlantic avenue. Mrs, E. Rose is confined to her home on Second avenu®by an attack of grip. Albert Edwards of Atlantic avenue is able to be out again after an attack of scarletina. visited friends here Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Morse and family of New York City e taken a house! on Front street Tor the simmer months;. which they will occupy next congratulations upon: the birth of a son on Tuesday morning. Mes. Philip Williams returned to her home on Althouse avenue on Mon- days after visiting her husband. Carl Gasser was the weekend guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gasser, of Scranton avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas of Astoria were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs, William Clemente of Second aventie. Mr.-and Mrs. Harry Stultz of See- ond avenue entertained Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison on Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. John Brendel! and son of Ridgewood were guests of Mrs. M. Anderson of Front street. Elizabeth May of Garfleld place was the weekend guest of her grandmoth- Mrs. Philip Williams of Morton ave- nue retu from Boston on Monday after a week with her hus- band, who d# first engineer on the ocean-going freighter, Glendareul. Mre. Jobim Laird of New York City was the of her sister, Mra. Jos- oph ever the week-end. Miss Marjorie Compton of | Third avenne the weekend with Miss Dillaye of Main street. Harold of Centre avenue is spending a. weeks in Connecticut. The Masonic Club members will be the guests of the Square €lub in Val- ley Stream at the Corona avenue fire- house. 'The Masonic Club has also been invited to attend a social and lecture, to be given in Spartan Lod bandits-Inga I?\ Thursday evening; arch 29, by Freeport Cl Fark por Chapter, The regular meeting of the.Cosmo- politan Study Club was held Thurs: day afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. Anderberg, 24 Pearsall place. -The Blue Circle entertained . the Green Circle of St. James' Church at the home of Mrs. F. C. Hitcheock, At- lantic avenue, The luncheon proved a very successful affair, and {ifty-four members were present. The Women's Guild of Christ Church held a regular meeting on Thursday afternoon in the - Parish House. The Violet Crrcle held a regular meeting Monday night with Miss Alice Convert of Merrick road. . It was decided to hold a Salmagundi party at the chapel on Thursday even- ing, April 5, The members present were Miss Bessie Lewis, Miss Adele Romer, Miss Frances Vernon, - Miss Helen MacHarg, Mrs. Emmet, Mrs. G. Wingert, Mrs, Ray Alges, Alice Convert, Mrs. Howard Snyder, Mrs. Frank Murray, Mrs. Raymond Con vert, Mrs. B. J. Pow s, M. Ow- ens, Mrs. Wesley S \Edith Mrs. , M Downing, Miss D. Wingert and Watts. The next meeting of the Violet Cir- ele will be held at the home of Mrs. | Howard Snyder of Sherman avenue. BALDWIN PERSONALS A daughter was born te Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jenks, of Nomh Grand avenue, on Tuesday of last week at the Nassau Hospital, Mincola. 'The child has been named Shirley Eliza- beth, and Mr. Jenks is kept busy re- ceiving congratulations of numerous| friends over this latest addition to his Mrs. John Stewart of Hempstead avenue entertained a number of her friends at luncheon on Friday. The rgoms were prettily decorated in a color scheme of green and white. Miss Elsie White of Richmond Hill} family. The guests were: Mrs. T. Lau, Mrs. C, Albin and, son of Rockville Centre, Mrs. 1. Brown, Mrs. O. P. Turnbull, Mrs, Edward Dibbl John Stew- art, Mrs. W. E. Gillen and Mrs. Henry Raynor. The warm heavy fain of day brought the frost out ground to. such an extent 'that many of the side streets in and about Bal win were almost impassable for ty LYNBROOK PERSONALS RE-ELECT STAUDERMAN PRESIDENT LYNBROOK PRESIDENT STAUDERMAN -___&_____ Mrs. William J. Hyde of New Hav en, Conn., spent several days . this week at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. F. Peckham of Oakland avenue. The Hustlers of the Epworth Lea- gue will hold a Minstrel and Musical Friday evening, April 6, in the James Chapel at 8.15. Tickets Miss Rita Goldsmith of New York ras a week-end guest of Miss Claire Billingheimer of Highland avenue. The Green Circle will hold a regular meeting on Wednesc March 28, at the home of Mrs. B. Fithian of Second street, The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a card party in the Legion | Rooms on Atlantic avenue on Friday evening, April 6. Mrs. Wilson of Union ertain the members of at their regular me Ince will he Blue ing on Circle Wednesday. days, and many trucks, passeng autos and other conveyances became! fast in the mud for several hours. Costumes of Baldwm Designerw wane oo . Wor Prizes At Neighboring =| Village Ball honor of Baby Joan Doris, on Thurs- day, March between the hours «of three and five, and,efll of her friends are cordially invjsed to attend. - . Mrs. H. Maykels, of 274 Grand avenue, Baldwin, again reports the ed fame as a violinist, will leave next of four prizes by her social month, for a concert tour to the Pa-; Within costumes, this time at the Thc\ Const. {Red Men's Ball, held last Saturday © evening, March 17, at Masonic Hall, in Rockville Centre. Miss Alice Raymond, who has gain- , received sec- nd Miss Gladys both dressed as ( ond and third p , Anderson, as. A rich .Chine l... won. another handsome prize. agave!“ young Adolph Schmidt as a daring Sheik was also given a prize. . All these young people reside in Rockville Centre. Mrs. Maykels wishes to emphasize the fact that she does not take all the credit for the attractiveness of the costumes, which are her own designes, but much of the success attained is due to the persons who wear them, and believes they fully deserve the Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith, of R R Brooklyn, who have been visiting at | \\* “mum“ Greinsman sisters, the residence of Albert Bedell, on b prizes, as awarded by the judges. Cornwell avenue, have returned to the | city. | MEET ME AT Mrs. O. D. Lyon, wife of Cashier @ Lyon of the Baldwin National Bank,) {) 9 cas ctu. ss DRCK'S REST during the past week to Setauket, L. I. a : returned home last Wednesday. @ Rockville Centre's Newest Eating Place s ed e a dw I a lt unfiffl | E Luncheon, 60¢ Afternoon Tea Dinner, $1.00 h r h The Sunday Dinner, $ © yed by all {@ > e is Special Attention Given to After-T c ¢ \n 4 : Mrs, W, M. Howell of Thomas ave F5; 238 MERRICK ROAD ROCKVILLE CENTRE, L. I {A} nue, has been i!l f 5 - ' mr nesemen as now entirely rec came Hugh Gannon, m he Roul- | & em ton store on Merric who was | ) d upon for appendicitis at the [B) Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, { Easter Cards thout ten days agro, is still confined to H . that institution, . He improving, | & 3 however, and expects to-be home in a fi‘i HA PP F few day / _L Mrs, Walter Calhoun, of Central av- | enue, Baldwin, will be one of the guests at a musicale to be given by Mrs, Hill, of Valley Stream, during the coming week. Several plano selec- tions will be rendered by Mrs. Cal- houn, among them being \Valse\ by Moszkowski, Op. 34, and \Whispering Wind\ by Wollenhaupt, Op. 38. \Mrs. | Calhoun is also the composer of twi songs which will be sung during the evening by Mrs. Hill. ROCKVILL 1730 1289 TELEPHONFS} The annual meeting of the annn'xl m Advance Club, Inc., of Baldwin, will be held in the Baldwin Free Library STATIONERY AND SPORTING GOODS UNITED CIGARTSTORES nom m camer \ and] Booklets _ CANDY EACENTRE Gilman Bros., Props. next Tuesday morning, March 27, at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Kathryn Pease her home by ilIness. “rammed to er in Brooklyn. of Circle .of Wiit.hold a party at| Mrs. Joseph Slater, with her son, W. B. Hautsch, Mc- William, of avenue, spent sev- will be eral days last week with her mother,| for t of the Home for A Mre. J. DeGraff, of Richmond Hill, P Me, N. Y. e =- of the are Mrs. Mrs. Alice Parker Reardon of See , Mrs. W ond avenue has recuperated from her Mortlock and Mrs. H <+ which to to. Let Nassau County Mrs. , New York once ire a reputation for stern was | of Mra. E. Bresnihan, and promt dealing with its eriminals.) of on Monday, who ll “pundit-hm.“ i wa- lio Rinds won. Sheehan y Editor's Note:-Mr. Schiamm wai of as appointed Crime Investigator of Nas- sau County by the District A ni? in tin mpniity st Inns in ca 'in - .Unm“umm ) ret praier of Agent and Asslstant Ap- Customs, Port of New York tovering a period of over eighteen years, advancing from a subordinate civil service position to an a; ment at the hinds of the Presi for Man-MW \| men's Hall on Baldwin avenue will be It is expected that the new Fire- completed next month, and the mem- bers of Baldwin Hose Co., No. 3, are planning to give a ball in the new building. Mrs. Harold Steele entertained the K. K. K. Club Monday evening at her THAT HE HAS OBSERVER STREET W. A. Komder, D.C. ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHED HIS OFFICE IN THE POST OFFICE BUILDING ROCKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC Homes Man - Wed - Fri - 40-48; 1-4 M-n-p-hl-Hlu wows canus wt Arropenone
