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These ptiotographs are reproduced irom originals In the rogues' gallery or the New York police. Theyshow the
most youthful face of all the physiognomies of suspicious and vicious characters in the great photographic collection of
the New York police department. The original Is Richard E. Murphy, thirteen years old, formerly of St. Joseph, Mo.,
now Imprisoned In New York for passing worthless checks. He has swindled some of the most prominent men in the coun
try. Including Senator Depew, John W. Gates and Russell Sage. He has travelled all over the country, always using
Pullman cars, and putting up at the best hotels. He Is a regular miniature Chesterfield, and the police say he is the most
precocious youngster the world has ever seen.
.shaking out the shrouds or throwing
back the cowls of every apparition or
witch of which the great playwright
dreamed. And his readers know that
spooks, hobgoblins, specters and "awful
shapes" ran riotously through nearly all
his works. With such a theme, such a
veritable gold mine of weird and sombre
possibilities, even courageous hearts
might shrink. But the Anti-Rust club
will not. It has lived through seventeen
years of ever-Increasing success and
growth, and nothing short of an earth
quake will shake its determination to
advance and probe every mystery the
world of letters has to offer.
To Mrs. John F. "Williams, wife of the
late CoL Williams, a gallant Union sol
dier, belongs the credit of establishing
this unique organization of women. The
membership is selected trom the matrons
and maids who read and think. A year's
course embraces the work o some emi
nent author. In the case of Shakespeare,
so full of interest and so wide was the
range of his writings, that three years
have been devoted to him. Elaborate
programs are Issued annually, setting
out each topic and subdivision of the
Work to be discussed. It Is rare that a
person on the progarm fails to attend.
From a desultory beginning the meetings
haye developed the keenest interest.
At the close of the season on Shakes?
peare'B anniversary In April the club will
comprise twenty-one Tlnlshed Shakes
perean scholars women who can, answer
nearly every conceivable question con
cerning his life and works.
From time to time members of the
'Anti-Rust club have moved to other
cities, and established branch organiza
tions founded upon the scheme of the
parent club. There are, perhaps, a dozen
of such in the United States, widely
scattered but yet in weekly touch
' with the pioneer organization by mail.
At the seventeenth anniversary of the
club's existence, an effort will be made
to have every branch represented by at
least one member. Such a reunion is the
strong hope of the president, who will
spare no pains to make the trip worth
all it cost to the visiting delegates.
Youth BaMes
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NEW YORK, Feb. 14. A 13-year-old
boy has confounded the courts and
crirninolesiSts"of New York.
"" They confess never having seen the
equal of Richard E. Murphy, boy editor,
globe-trotter, check-raiser, aesthete and
monumental Har. He is a son of John
E. Murphy, fi. printer of St. Joseph, Mo.,
and was arrested in Washington a few
days ago charged with passing a worth
less check.
"I'm afraid of the'kid," confessed big
Detective Mllburn, who has been trying
to weave a case about him. "He's un
canny, he is so smart and quick and he
knows so much. Bringing him over
from Washington I began to be afraid
he would vanish ou tthe window or slip
through .my fingers somehow, he's bo
slick."
Two eminent alienists who have ex
amined the boy declare that he is either
a great man or a great criminal in the
making. He puzzles the professional
students of criminology.
The .boy's case presented the hardest
problem the Children's court has had to
solve. With a strong case against the
youngster, his bright winning smile, and
frank ways caused the justice to hesitate,
undecided what to do with him.
The crowded court felt the same spell
of the handsome little fellow's person
ality. Audible murmurs of sympathy
came from the crowded room. The
women pressed forward to see him, cry
ing, "Oh, isn't he a dear little fellow!"
'His dupes came to prosecute, stayed to
try to help him to freedom. Even the
hardened policemen admitted sheepishly
they would like to see him get off.
Richard was sentenced by Judge Wy
att, in the Children's court, to the Catho
lic Protectory. The boy heard his sen
tence with the utmost nonchalance.
With good conduct this may mean only
two years' Imprisonment. Under the
rules of the institution, whose age limit
is sixteen, the boy cannot be held longer
than three years. His is accounted the
most remarkable case since the Child
ren's court opened.
At thirteen Master Richard has man
aged to achieve national fame, having
created a stir in the principle cities of
the country. Fresh from Chicago, he
landed here two weeks ago, his second
visit to the east. He was a seven days'
.wonder on his first visit, two years ago,
when he stopped at the Waldorf-Astoria,
chummed with James R. Keene and John
W. Gates, Interviewed Russell Sage and
told stupendous stories about a news
paper he had out west. Russell Sage
subscribed. Mr. Keene took the little
chap under his wing for a time, until
the lfttle pretender was found to be an
amazing little liar and was sent back
west by Father Ducey.
More mature this time. Master Rlch
wd has fallen Into crime. He deposited
$5 in the Excelsior Savings bank, raised
the sum In his own handwriting, first to
$25, then to $50, and cashed his checks
at two big dry goods stores in this city
and at the Albermarle hotel In Phila
delphia. He was the aristocrat of the Child
ren's court when he appeared there for
the third time yesterday. With the
haughty air of a little prince he strode
Into the court room. Big policemen fell
back obsequiously. Court attendants
showed him the way In. The sordid
spectators gazed at him with admiration,
almost reverence. The half-dozen ladies
representing societies moved up close
to see hhn.
The little chap Is pale and slight. He
carried his head high and cast a look of
lofty indifference over the sorry-looking
crowd in the spectators' seats. He was
the haughty patrician in manner and
look, though, strangely enough, he hails
from a large city In Missourt, where he
was brought up in good circumstances.
He stood a childish figure with a man's .
air about him, his head on a level with
the railings of the bar. He wore blacK
knee stockings, a stylish tweed suit, a
fashionable turn-down collar with a neat
little black tie, and had faultlessly
dressed himself before coming into court.
When his name was called he was sit
ting outside on a bench with a tough
looking assortment of little gamins of
the streets Italian boys little runa
ways from the east side, who were in
the sharpest contrast to him in appear
ance. He wore a look of disgust.
"Say, old man," he protested to the
big policeman, "it's a shame to keep me
in here with kids like these a positive
outrage. Isn't there some way I can be
spared this annoyance."
While he was waiting In haughty si
lence, his counsel, a young man appoint
ed by Justice Wyatt to look after the
case, camo- in. - -
"Ah, good morning," young Murphy
cried cheerily, "delighted to see you."
He was all business In a moment.
"Well, let us see now, what is our de
fense?" he began. "We had better go
over matters a little before going in
side." "How can you explain passing that
check?" his lawyer asked. "That must
be explained to the court.".
"Yps, that is true," Murphy said,
thoughtfully. "Well, you see that's very
simple, very simple indeed. Any business
man does the same thing. Of course,
nothing wrong is Intended, certainly not.
I make it a point to be careful about
those matters.
"I traveled with a friend of mine, a
wealthy chap named Fogarty, and I al
ways noticed that Fogarty overdrew". It
was quite a common thing with him. Of
course, he made deposits to meet all his
checks, as I Intended to do. There's
nothing at all to the check matter, as
you see."
"But how about the false entry In your
bank book?" his lawyer wanted to know.
"Ah, that was not made until after the
check was drawn do you see? That's
the point."
"I am afraid that won't explain it to
the court," said the lawyer, doubtfully.
Murphy thought a moment.
"Well, see here, old chap," he said.
"Can't you see this man who makes the
complaint and see if we can't compro-
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was made from a kodak
photo of a Nebraska baby
whose parents reside at
Fairfield, Nebraska, and
own a
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at Play on the Schaff Bros.
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