Sauk Rapids frontierman., 1859-10-06
= - sAUK RAPIDS MIN THURSDAY M)HNIN

.-fascl consfansly occurring isqoar Dw'
. t6sn. we hear Of quite u srnuq,ber recent
III " at .Shawangppk, Montgonsry, Wal
den, Eanterbury and other places. -
House breaking, indeed. hag been re-
ducedsto 4 regular basi6ess and trade
II and in most cases lis cp,nnilted wifl, en-.
tire im2phAy " i answers no other
fgopd purpose, revelation of the main
]. features of the system viii not be With
/ ont interest. ss-g@ ~
lpfi The fmanaa ing maal Of tiepwhols sys-
|tem lathe New York fence man J, or the
4 l,receiyer. of stolea goods IA store in
Nswburg. for instance, i robbed of .
large quaa.ity of sisks aud sin,ilar goods.
4 IIbe thief .hpy en- witA his 1suhtsf 20 N.
/ York, and seils theuito lie sJence !" for
about one eth Of their, value. This is
his only safe method Of realizing the
i cash, and he is obliged to take what he
can get. When lie il rioting ever his
Till gotten gains, the -fence man. must
devise some plan to realize on his share.
He cannot safely sell in the city, and
accordingly he organizes gang Of ped
dlcrs, who scatter themselves all over the
country. These men have two objects
in yiew-6rst TO selithe stock on, hand,
and, secondly, to open The way for
new supply. They resort to variety
of expedients for their twoioid purpose
Some are opsn and regular peddiers or
silks and other dry goods tthers haye
high priced shells and fancy articles,
which they do not expect to sell, but
once fairly inside Of house, sly pack
ages Of silks nre produced. "sold 50
very cheap because they are smuggled.
Few people miss the chance Of bar
gain out Of any regard to the integrity
of. Uncle Sans revenues. In these ways
the stolen property IS disposed of-the
silver, Of course. being melted down at
headquarters twill be readily seen
that under such system i IS next To-
impossible that stolen goods should be
identified, as the detective officers can
get no trace Of them. as would be the
case If the goods were offered for sale
IN the city. s9
But The practice of bu,in Of peddIers
not only provides a trade for stolen
goods, but the means are provided for
'robbing the consumer himself. This
class of peddlers (and we venture to say
they constitute fully nine-tenths Of all
engaged 10 the business make sharp use
oftheir eyes while inside Of the houses
to which they obtain access Its arrange
ment IS accurately noted-the proba-
bility Of its being worth the while for
an attempt-lastenings Of doors and
windows all such information as will
be valuable. to the burglar. Provided
with such diagrams Of q town and
neighborho0d, the house thief goes de-
liberately and understandlngly TO work.
Ho rarely makes q mistake, and. bar
ring accidents. may follow his business
with all the ease and certainty Of legi-
innate calling
MIR. CLARK assures Us, from lis own
knowledge, thai this is no theory, but
simple statement Of the aodus operan-
di of the business Of house. breaking-
and such being the fact, i is important
that people should be on their guard
against this class Of str5liipg vagabonds.
II will be found a safe and economical
rule for every house to establish for it.
self No peddlers admitted heie and
if the business could once be IA rly
crushed ou., It would be i most impor-
tant step towards breaking npthe gangs
OF burglars, both by stopping off their
only safe market and BY cutting off their
means of information.