Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . MARGARET BROWN. ELIZABETH DILLON. TJIH V RIM IS Ah iro,l/,lxV. 373 tenced to receive forty lashes at the whipping post. FromBrazil she came to this country, and soon made herself noto-rious as a pickpocket and shoplifter in all the principal citiesof the Eastern states, in company with Lizzie Myers, BlackAmelia and other expert thieves. She married in successiona number of professional pickpockets, bank sneaks andburglars, and her last known husband was the
Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . MARGARET BROWN. ELIZABETH DILLON. TJIH V RIM IS Ah iro,l/,lxV. 373 tenced to receive forty lashes at the whipping post. FromBrazil she came to this country, and soon made herself noto-rious as a pickpocket and shoplifter in all the principal citiesof the Eastern states, in company with Lizzie Myers, BlackAmelia and other expert thieves. She married in successiona number of professional pickpockets, bank sneaks andburglars, and her last known husband was the notorious BigTom Eiglow. When he died in 1886, she put in a claim ashis widow to property which was estimated to amount to over$100,000. It is not known how this claim was settled, but oflate years the widow has contrived to keep under cover. Shehas always dressed well, and her gentle, quiet manners haveenabled her to mingle in crowds without exciting suspicion,and prosecute her dexterous thefts. Upon a second page are given the portraits of four othertypical criminals. Marion L. Dow can probably boast of havingassumed more names a
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