1907 Bliss From Boniface to Bank Burglar in Hamilton (1952) 47: The small-fry thief was [...] paying his ‘bit’ to the coppers on post.at bit, n.1
1907 Bliss From Boniface to Bank Burglar in Hamilton (1952) 45: The fat, thin, great, small, long and short hand of the copper was held out from all sides.at copper, n.
1907 Bliss From Boniface to Bank Burglar in Hamilton (1952) 45: The police grafters falling out, thieves began to get their dues.at grafter, n.1
1907 Bliss From Boniface to Bank Burglar in Hamilton (1952) 46: I told him to be patient and lie low.at lay low, v.
1907 Bliss From Boniface to Bank Burglar in Hamilton (1952) 47: The policemen who were inclined to be ‘on the square’ with us, disappeared.at on the square under square, adj.
1912 D. Lowrie My Life in Prison in Hamilton Men of the Und. 246: I sat on the ‘mourner’s bench’ and he stood before me, instructing me as to the rules.at mourner’s bench, n.
1912 D. Lowrie My Life in Prison in Hamilton Men of the Und. 244: The Chinaman in charge — a highbinder serving life.at highbinder, n.
1914 A. Jennings Beating Back in Hamilton (1952) 93: If the trainmen [...] watch the baggage platform; you risk a complete fizzle.at fizzle, n.2
1914 A. Jennings Beating Back in Hamilton (1952) 99: Jar loose, mud hen!at mud hen (n.) under mud, n.
1914 A. Jennings Beating Back in Hamilton (1952) 93: We never robbed a train unless we had a tip on a large sum of money.at tip, n.5
1914 A. Jennings Beating Back in Hamilton (1952) 93: The bigs wads of money [...] generally go under the seats.at wad, n.1
1924 Morell Twenty-Fifth Man in Hamilton Men of the Und. 255: The prison ‘croaker’ was called to the dungeon.at croaker, n.5
1924 Morell Twenty-Fifth Man in Hamilton Men of the Und. 250: From today ye can work, root hog or die.at root, hog or die, v.
1924 Morell Twenty-Fifth Man in Hamilton Men of the Und. 250: Wife murderers, rapers, porch climbers, common thieves.at porch climber (n.) under porch, n.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 277: I stole [...] a bull’s wool and oakum shirt.at bull’s wool, n.1
1928 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions of a Rum-Runner in Hamilton Men of the Und. 188: The poor sucker thought he had made at least four centuries.at century, n.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 277: I crashed into a store and stole a swag of crackers.at crash, v.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 266: So far as I’m concerned you can make it a hunded and fifteen, you old four flusher.at four-flusher, n.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 292: The dicks tossed a grifter into one of the cells.at grifter, n.
1928 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions of a Rum-Runner in Hamilton Men of the Und. 187: I spill him some sob stuff about my wife and sick kiddy.at kiddy, n.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 268: A Southern murderer [...] who was doing life.at life, n.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 296: The ‘mug that had a chance and couldn’t make good’.at mug, n.1
1928 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions of a Rum-Runner in Hamilton Men of the Und. 190: You had better not move the stuff until we give you the O.K.at OK, n.
1928 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions of a Rum-Runner in Hamilton Men of the Und. 186: Izzay has no more to do with the big operators.at operator, n.
1928 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions of a Rum-Runner in Hamilton Men of the Und. 191: I told him to [...] look snappy about it.at look snappy (about) (v.) under snappy, adj.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 292: I’ve been trying to square it, Chief.at square it (v.) under square, v.
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 269: What a sucker I was to trust that yap.at sucker, n.1
1928 J. Callahan Man’s Grim Justice in Hamilton Men of the Und. 267: I’ll be the first man to beat the tar heel madhouse [i.e. Raleigh State Prison, N.C.].at tarheel, adj.