THE MODERN CRIMINAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3387, 16 January 1920, Page 2

THE MODERN CRIMINAL.

RATHER A SUPERIOR PERSON

In the dock at th: Central Crimillal Court -one fl‘cqlw.ntly sons the latest fashions in men’s and w01n0;_1’:s wear, says a Daily M:-lil’s cor:-sspondent. It is ‘J. sign of the times-‘. ‘ T\v;:>,llty years -ago the a\'ol'age' criminal was ill educated and ill—m:mne‘l-rd and s-lovonly in -appcaranc-,e. To—d:ly many thieves, men and wonl,.en, are intelli.g}:n't, pur.ctih'ous in behaviour, and dressed in the height of fashion.

Rleccllt‘ly 2», notorious West IT]:-A‘. sVllarpm; confident that the jury would acquit him, ordered his( Inotol'—(:a.l' to be 1-eady to take him honie! It was a szul blgw to his dignity and ‘pl‘(‘:-I‘Cig": when someone. else‘ ordered T-zluck L\l£cri-a. for ‘him_

The modern criminal who illfests t‘n-:~ West End craves for the» bxst of everything. He dines in Hl’) ‘best I'o st aurants, drinks the most expensive wines, smokes the choicrst cigars, and makes love to prettv women. His Clofhes- are fallli3“‘s:s. in nrat;'>l'ial and style.

And fhg women “crook,<” am‘ just :19 t‘:».stidiolls. Parisian gzovvns cover them; 'l'al'o j;awul.s adorn them; sparkling eyes and a .roa.dy wit can-_v them allywhore. 'l"he_v all :.=p:\nd momy as f'l'<‘o as a war profitemz One Woman--A clo\"cr jc-\'.'vl thief——:lppc:l2'od in the dock wearing a. dresay ‘FOl’ \\'-hich shtpaid 70 guil]z‘a.‘<. Hm‘ £3OO fur coat bsul brnon stolen, otlmwvisga no doubt

xv‘-~..v would haw v.'m~ll that in courf. 1 ’J‘hie\'o:< have been making‘ -enormous 1 pl-ofitsn. Furs_ cloth. cigars, and jew-4 oh: to ‘the vaiuo of hlllldl-eds of th_ou—] s=.lll<lse of pounds 11:~.\'a bpon stolen dun I ‘Hg H 1“ 1}?!-)£~tr313t _\'(‘.';‘.l‘. and they '11?!‘/'0] bwn sold agnh: ‘:l’ m-a<-ticaliy tlunir‘ full ma‘:'k,'=,t \'aln.‘. R(‘(‘.(‘iV'(‘l’s -—— the! ‘~.)e01)1o to \\’holn ’r.l\iovo%< dispose of 1 i:}1<?i:~ I)ont7,'———\\‘i}]ill;2'l,V pzu‘ Tligh nric:-S! for all kinds of wearing apparel bnov-W oml~.=¢°_. althongjh Vast quantities have! b‘en n-csovercd by the police, the risk ‘ of detection is conmarativcrly slnall.l am ’rhm'o" is {il\’V£JYS :1 gonrzrcus return 1 of The money <‘Xnolld:>d.. 1 I\T.otol'-cars. pf which many 'hun- 1 dl'o<":.s' have dEsa.ppo‘al-ed, have also ix} I-il9‘:]r(.l|"‘Y sale, but ‘rhero is 3. greater dam. ‘ ‘l‘'‘‘' in dmlirxg‘ with fhnm. and conso-3 quentiy the thioV'e.s- . themselves got only abolit -:1 tent-h of the actnal value. .._.._....._......_.........