Criminal Slang

A fascinating addition to any criminal law history library or collection this book will likely be perused often. With a new introduction by Bryan A. Garner President LawProse Inc. [1-2 new introduction] 292 pp. Originally published: Boston: The Christopher Publishing House 1949. <br><br>Monteleone was a police officer with thirty-two years of service throughout the United States. He compiled this collection of words and phrases used by the gangster tramp or hobo over the course of a career that spanned the 1920s 30s and 40s. Both instructive and amusing it contains hundreds of entries relating to criminal matters of the time such as Academy (a jail) Across the River (dead) Grease the Track (to fall under a moving train) Looseners (prunes) Sprinkle the Flowers (to distribute bribes) Suey Bowel (A Chinese opium den) Write Short Stories (to forge checks) and Zib (an easy victim). Also includes a table of hobo code symbols.