1927 Clark & Eubank Lockstep and Corridor 70: They also had what was known as the humming bird. A man would be stripped and blindfolded and an electric battery applied to different parts of his body.at humming bird, n.
1927 Clark & Eubank Lockstep and Corridor 173: Hog-eye—large skeleton key for store or public building.at hog-eye, n.
1927 Clark & Eubank Lockstep and Corridor 174: Lone hand — a thief who works by himself.at lone hand, n.
1927 Clark & Eubank Lockstep and Corridor 174: Mitt — put hush-money into an officer’s hand.at mitt, v.
1927 Clark & Eubank Lockstep and Corridor 174: Outsiders—long-nosed pincers used on the outside to turn a key which is on the inside of a door-lock.at outsider, n.
1927 Clark & Eubank Lockstep and Corridor 173: Beat the rap—escape conviction.at beat the rap (v.) under rap, n.1
1927 Clark & Eubank Lockstep and Corridor 174: Sneak work—house robbery while the inmates are at a meal.at sneak, adj.