The most difficult, and most important witness, as far as new evidence was concerned was Alexander Saunders, a big, broad red-faced Scotchman, whose firm grasp on the tam-o'-shanter he held in his hand seemed to indicate a fear that all the pickpockets in London had designs on it.

" There may have been something in that, or it may be barely possible that Ford now and then mixed his men a little, and pointed out brokers as "gamblers," and busy attorneys as probable pickpockets.

He was none of your hesitating, half story-tellers (a most painful description of mortals) who go on sounding your belief, and only giving you as much as they see you can swallow at a timethe nibbling pickpockets of your patiencebut one who committed downright, daylight depredations upon his neighbour's faith.

I stayed fully alert during the entire journey, keeping a watch on my things (I carried a haversack and a sleeping bag, both new) and having heard about pickpockets and other thieves I wanted to be doubly careful.

Pickpockets and beggars are the best practical physiognomists, without having read a line of Lavater, who, it is notorious, mistook a highwayman for a philosopher, and a philosopher for a highwayman.

At the station, before crossing the Hudson, we observed in large letters the ominous words "Beware of pickpockets!"

Foreign Rogues, Thieves, and Pickpockets.

Foreign Rogues, Thieves, and Pickpockets.

It was the practice of gangs of pickpockets to have a child like this to commit the robbery, and hand the plunder to them.

I don't doubt there is some truth in the phenomena of animal magnetism, for instance; but when you ask me to cradle for it, I tell you that the hysteric girls cheat so, and the professionals are such a set of pickpockets, that I can do something better than hunt for the grains of truth among their tricks and lies.

" "'Beware of Pickpockets!'" read Horace.

The guilty, according to their own showing, are always innocent, and cowards brave, and drunkards sober, and harlots chaste, and pickpockets honest to a fault.

Observing the crowd round her, the idea of pickpockets occurred to her mind; she put her hands to her sides, and at the same time looked round upon the populace.

Our old friend Sir George Nayler would no doubt start at being told of his obligation to the pickpockets of London.

Peter and Ginger was in 'igh spirits, and, though Sam told 'em plain that he would sooner walk about with a couple of real pickpockets, they wouldn't leave 'im an inch.

The lady is thought to be nervous of pickpockets.

"Why, Sir! any of these swells, these pickpockets, might meet you, run against you,so!" said Hay, suiting the action to the word, "and, with the little sharp knife concealed in just such a ring as this I wear, give a light tap, and there's a slit in your vest, Sir, but no diamond!"and instantly resuming his former respectful deportment, Hay handed me my gloves and stick, and smoothed my hat.

Watch out for pickpockets, and, above all, be chary of making acquaintance with strangers.

The robbers, burglars, pickpockets and thieves are from these surroundings.

They might have been beggars or pickpockets, for aught that he cared.

The ceremony was witnessed only by the officiating minister, the sexton, the happy father, and about two hundred of the floating population of Broadway, including a number of pickpockets, one of whom sounded the recesses of the coat tails appertaining unto Mr. Whedell and his son-in-law, as they were coming out of church, and found nothing in them.

Even the brutal and criminal classes of civilization, the pugilists, roughs, burglars, and pickpockets of our large cities, the men whose daily life is rebellion against conscience, commandment, and justice, offer a gentler and nobler type of character and expression than these "children of nature."

PICKPOCKETS See Thieves;

Any one who has ever traveled on the New York subway in rush hours can easily appreciate the following: A little man, wedged into the middle of a car, suddenly thought of pickpockets, and quite as suddenly remembered that he had some money in his overcoat.

settle away the mainsailin royal, and top-gallant sail, with top-sail on the cap!The rascals are nimble as pickpockets in a crowd!"