Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-07-28
An Adventure With a Burglar.

An Adventure With Burglar.
From Cassell's Magazine.
I went to Covent Garden Theatre one
light Ia It season. We were let out mt IL, |
nd set off to my lodgings. L knocked:
here was no answer. l knocked again:
window vas thrown up. and my landlady's
lead appeared.
"Who are you2" she screamed.
LETS in. please; it's mel answered.
seThen Mr.. Me if you don't come home
fore ten, You may stay out till mornin. L
never wait up for my lodgers-my door is
.losed at ten - and then the window closed
With bang.
mo eor thinks l. al have no money.
ri 90 to n railway station, aud wait in the
till morning, which resolu-
ion proceeded to carry out by walking
Tor the Bank.
turned into Moorgate street, and was
inst thinking whether 1 should go to.the
London. Brighton, aud South Sea Coast,
or the London Bridge Station. / stopped
to think. There was cOnfectioners shop
inst i'm front of me. Oh, that ii were open.
had three-pence left.
Inst at this moment n tall, broad shout
dered man came mp 10 me, and viewed me
from ton TO toe. / looked at him. He was
dressed in dark clothes; a pea, jacket and a
clap-trap cloth cap, with peak lying level
on the forehead, gave me feeling OF ave-
The thought forced itself upon me that he
was a carroter He spoke first
s.Yon're MIR. Sam" and he laid his finger
on his nose. -.
s.You've guessed it." said I. thinking it
best to agree with him, although my name
was Tom.
s.Then come alopgp and away we went
Did Butler give ye e'er pistolf" he
asked. :, .
No" said I. beginning to tremble. 'He
said he wanted them himself.
s.Jnst like him. He told me I'd find you
standing in Moo.gate street. between twelve
and one, opposite the confectioners, with
yous right hand in your pocket.
"Tm in for it'll" thinks |. but l must 60
through with it But whatever will 1t come
to at all at ALP
He led me through labyrinth ofstreets,
walking rather fast, till we emerged upon
the CITY Road. Then he made straight for
the Angel, and from thence took cab for
Fleet street! What object he had in doing
tbis 7 cannot saw. He did not offer to ex-
plain: in fact, not q word passed be-
tween us till we got out at the top OF Lud-
gate Hill.
From thence we went into back street,
and ont of that into another, no matter
which, and suddenly stopping opposite
shop. he exclaimed:
"There's our cribr'
els it2 says i.
Whereupon he produced from his peck
ct a rule. The shop was evidently tall
or's. as it had bars standing out, like the
runes on n Jacobs ladder, from each side
of the door, to exhibit stock upon. My
friend stepped on the frs. of these. which
We three feet from the ground, and speed
| ily measured the height of q large glass
fanlieht over the door; then, stepping
down again. he measured the breadth OF
the door. and as the fanlight was square, ht
muttered to me, by way of giving me 1T
dimensions:
"Tnree and half by two highl' and
chuckled quietly.
Then be crossed the road, and follow
ed. he explaining that We must wait till thu
policeman passed. He hove in sight abou
| ten minutes afterwards, while we walked
past him. Then we waited till he return
ed. This time we did not pass him, bu
watched him from a corner at distance.
| sTwenty minutes and half between go
ing and coming" exclaimed my compan
/ ion. "And a handy beat; for he comes al
the corner there"-pointing to one little
beyond the shop-''and goes down Thu
street next ours.
The impression began TO steal over me
that was committing, u helping to com
NIT, q felony, and that If caught nigh
GET into trouble. thought of running fol
it; but the remark my companion made a
that moment, to the effect that 1t would b'
a short run il deserted him flor he seem
ed to sec didn't ike the job, deferred
me. / dared not explain that be had made
a mistake, for felt sure thatAe must hav'
mistaken me for some ally of his own. -
must co through with 1t, thinks |. "Hel
leave me outside to watch, and Ill hook
thenl" So went on.
He crossed the street again the momen
the policeman was past interfering will
us, and producing n piece Of stout blael
Icloth, he applied the rule thereto. hold
ling it against the shutters while he set on
three and half by two" thereon. Thii
done, he cut it within two inches Of th'
measurement all round; and then produc
ing a treaclepot from his pocket, h
smothered one side of the cloth witt
treacle, and desiring me to hold 1t, n
mounted the shop door, SO to speak, again
a d gave him the cloth, which he imme
diately clapped ON to the skylight, the trea
Gle making 1t adhere firmly to the glass
Then. looking at his watch, he cried:
"Bv GOSH he'll be here this minute!
and away he walked. A glance behind us
AZ we turned the next corner. Not yet il
sight. We stopped and waited, but tn
policeman came not. My friend muttere,
/ Il ssIll ftnpaQ a lnncs hIl
keep yoLr weather eye openf' And OF
we went
perhaps he is watching us?" / sug
gested. But the idea was discarded as no
in the nature of policeman 'hke that on
we saw"
We arrived at the shop. He mountes
!again. and drove a string tbror gh hole il
the cloth. Then he ran q diamond rouns
the edge of the glass. A gentle pat, ant
lit gave way. Now / saw the use OF tn
cloth and the string. He could hold tn
glass by the string. and he slowly let i
down into the shop, and producing q long
shaped pad, he laid it along tn
bottom of the fanlight to cover thu
glass edge, and threw one leg int,
the opening, and got astride of it !
Follow me-" he muttered, and ducket
his head under the door head. But befor,
he could draw in the other leg, mounted
the ladder, and, seizing it, gave him pull
which kept him from going in, at the same
time yelling, "Police Thieves Murder
Policer' at the top of my voice. And Il
and behold the policeman appeared a
the corner at that moment A horribl,
oatn from within, pistol-bullet vhistlint
past my head. and / ran for death and life
did not Stop till found myself in Broat
street.
In the next days papers saw the &C
count Of the capture of burglar by q 20
licensn, who watched taso burglars from
the corner. and saw one enter the house
and the other leap up the wall like cat
grab at disappearing leg. and yell ''Po
ice 7" and run.
The one who was caught got seven years
penal servitude; and ''The police ar,
searching yigilantly, though as yet unsuc