Disliked the Rogue's Gallery.

Bush Advocate, Volume XI, Issue 863, 25 November 1893, Page 6

Disliked the Rogue's Gallery.

A lively account is given by s San Francisco paper of a struggle between the police officers , and a gold sweater named Goodrich in the Alameda, County Gaol. The man had served six months for sweating gold pieces, and de- | dined to leave his portrait for reference. Hare aro a few extracts from the account :— Whon the secret service acent had finished ' talking an attempt was made to get Goodrich I iv position. Then followed a scene which almost baffles description. The photographer got his camera in position, but it was an utter impossibility to get the coin-sweater to sit still. He fought, kicked and yelled. Every time he heard the click of tho camera ha would open his mouth as wide as possible and mako all kinds of grimacss. Acain and again was he placed in position, but every time an exposuro was mado he managed to mako himself look more liko a monitey than a man. Finally the handcuffs wero placed on his wrist 3 and an attempt mada to tie bis legs to the chair. Whilst tha latter operation was being performed, Goodrich suddenly raised his knee and struck tbe i socret servico agent such a violent blow in the " stomach that that gentleman fainted. On his recovery he remarked, "Now I'll get your picture or kaow the reason why?" He turned his right hand into Goodrich's long hair, put his left thumb into the prisoner's ear and pressed his head against hia breast. Sheriff Hnssey seized the coin sweater's manacled hands . and held the lower part of the body still. The photographer mado the exposure and a remarkably good pioture of tho secret service agent, but a very poor one of Goodrich, was the result.

I'or two solici hours did Harris, the Sheriff, and the photographer work ovor the sweater of 20 dollars gold pieces. His head was fastened into a viae, but evory time the click of tho camera came he would opon his mouth, shut his eyes and wrinkle his nose. A bandage was placed under his chin and around the top of his head, but it was of no avail. Ho oould not open bis mouth, but still he oould distort his face out of all semblance to humanity. During tho entire performance he only opened his eyes twice. At tho end ot the second hour both prisoner and Government officials were worn out, while the photographer wai preparing to go homo in disgust. Jnst as he was about fo remove tho plate from tho earner.! ho noticed that Goodrich was perfectly still. In an instant a snap shot was taken, and beforo tho' coin-sweater knew what wa3 the matter his portrait was taken. The eyes were, of course, shut, but still it was a. good picture. Harris laughed loud and long, and Goodrich was almost frantio with rage.