, 1869-07-11
LEAD PIPE S1EAllHH.
The New Law for the Protection Of PROPERTY
owners-A ~uR8 c@tIon to Police
Jnsticen,

In city Ike Chicago, where the erection ant,
completion Of hrst-class business and residence
stFoctrrcs Is Matter Of daily occurrence, It
would eeem that there might be afforded 10
prOptrty-ownfts Protection against one OF the
woEst and most annoying and damaging species
OF crime and vandalism posa.be to be rerpctra1e,,
viz, the wholesale, indisc1mtnate cutrl29 away
aud Stealing N lead pipe and brass and COPPER
fixtures from unoceupicd bultdinss- In no c:ry
ex;iokSsly = young Ioys, wno. win IL
ds.e1s raa re.dy II III ts o. ahS9eSi 9s
p,un.'er at hal. It's yH.re, pnrsue sTsielpsiIe
cnsase o. proving ahout ou!.dlnRs Just ready los
in ssd slash Nv ~ ut THE iexu pipe. The ioune
sa,sass as,L 'nyaraoly 50 provided with tools fol
Gho0-lpg tome portion of The building least me-
quehttt- II often h~plel8 that thcse predatory
e1.tfsfons @ ore t.fst found out "hen lLs wate, Is
turled oh aud the premises are flooded thereby
1iints without humber the thieves have been
ae.ectea III tne Act arrested ynd brought
heretofore 6al no att truatlre but to discharge
ths n, By reason OF d ruling Of the supreme Court
t. the effect that tie lead pIr- aid permanent
therefore no. caIsAlle Of beng st sen Marvel
i'usiy stt TO gek noId uf any defect Ia the law
iayoFan,s . 70 tnGm;elEs Il. youuss.ers hare
rtyelletl 10 thtir security, as many bu1ldlug
owner can testify to his sorruw.
50 prevalent and disastrous had tho eTil become
at last, that State Attorney Reed OF this CITY In
FtbtuaFy last made Journey 70 Springfield
for the pnrpoEe 0! urging the passage
OF q Law which should cover such case7 His cf-
ldrts wete Successful, as Is hhuwa by the follow
Ing COPY Of Section Of IAN act in fela..on to the
cr1t1linal code Of this St2tc, and amendments
thereof"
SIC t. Every rerron who shali feloni ,,.iy ste.l
takr ana eAtT5 lead pire faucet. fAtict Ct
top.eock tFpn any aH tiliaG hcust OF ether building
whether tht snluo le Ait .ehtd 10 tueh house building
Asate from sucl h3usc q building shall bc dcer4ed-
e1!lty Of larceny. and r1nsicd atc~,rdnEly."
From The disposition Of 8 case wnlcn came he
tore Justice MtiNSen TT the Armory Police CoAf1,
last Friday altGfnoon, It would appear thu. lie
fact VI The enactment Of tie above section has
not yet reached the knowledge Of that function
arr. Two boys, Charles aud Pe.ts Nlckera were
attAEncd Oh the charge OF steatipg lead ptpe
from the Mercantile f;Hlldtu3, on L4SAIIc street,
The taDttor, Edward Williams, tesilaeel that on
Thursday last, he l.scoyettd. In IN uQtreauentel
port IN OF tle basement, a bag containing pipe
Which f!a.i been cut In The building, and, keci'ln1
stEct nAtch, detected the Rcruse,l
on tic following day, IN the &c, pt
cuttlnr SOME mUrt PIPE tn the area un1er the
hsueWtAk* The jaIitor took them In custody and
HanIeC them over to policeman In tho Police
Ioalt the boys Wcte dscnrSe1 Ia The face OF tlls
tesllM6ny u u, therefore, 10 lie Mferrei that
Jntt tee AlHlen has nat he.lri uf thu new Law re-
lhting 10 lead ppc-FtcAng. and hc with the other
magistrates OF the city, whose plain duty 1t Is tu
t!Goroasly eR'oEce Ihe statute, "lll doubtless, Gc
glad 10 learn Of It's passage and existence.