Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-09
AN ADvurUnE WITH A BunGLAs

tCaseeli's Ma2aZine-l
last season We were let out 1t twelve, aud
set OF 70 my lodgings. l Knocked there no
answer: knocked again: window was thrown
up, and my landlady's head appeared.
"who are you?" she screamed
Let's In, please; it's Ne ~ L answered.
Then, Mr.. Me, IL you don't come home
wait up for nv lodgefs-my door is clos ID at
TEN, and then the window closed with bang.
No go," thinks 1. al have no money. III
room tin morning" which resolution proceed.
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turned into Moorgates street. and was just
Brighton and South Coast, or the London
Bridge station. 1 stopped to think. There was
that Il Sas open, 0 had M % Is On
just at this moment . tall, broad-shouidered
man came up to me, and viewed me from top to
toe 1 looked at him. He was dressed IN dark
with peak living level on the forehead. gave
me feeling of awe. The thought forced itself
upon me that he was garroter. He spoke first.
You're MIR. Sam ?" and he laid his finger on
his nose.
you've guessed it, said 1, thinking it best TO
agree with him, although nv name was Tom.
"Did Butler give ye e'er pistol p" he asked.
he wanted them himself"
''Just like him. He told me I'd find you
standing in Moorgate street, between twelve and
one, opposite the confectioner's, with your right
hand In your pocket
through with 1t. But Whatever will it come to
at all at all?'
He led me through q labrynth of streets. walk
Road. Then he made straight for the Angel
and from thence took q cab for Fleet street.
What object he had in doing this cannot say
passed between us t,li we got out at the TOP Of
Ludgate Hill.
From thence we went into a back street, and
out of that into another, no matter which, and
suddenly stopping opposite shop, he exclaim-
There's our crib"
" Ii is?" says 1.
whereupon he produced from his pocket q
rule. The shop was evidently a tail0r's. IS Ii
had bars standing out, like the rungs Of ia
cob's ladder, from each side Of the door, to ex-
first of these, which was three feet from the
ground, and speedily measured the height of q
large glass faniight over the door; then. step
ping down again, he measured the breadth OF
the door, and the fanlight was square, he
muttered to me, by way Of giving me its dmen-
sions- -.I
.sThree and half by two high" and chuck
Then he crossed the road, and 1 followed, he
explaining that We must wait till the policeman
passed. He hove in sight about ten minutes af-
forwards, while we walked past him. Then we
waited till he returned. This time we did not
pass him, but watched him from a corner at a
Twenty minutes and half between going
and coming" exclaimed my companion. "And
a handy beat; for he comes up the corner
there".pointing to one little beyond the
shOp-"and goes down this street next ours"
The impression began to steal over me that
was committing, or helping TO commit, a felony
and that II caught might get into trouble. 1
thought OF running FOR it; but the remark my
companion made at that moment. 10 the effect
that IL would be short run if des erted him
(for he see med to see didn't like the job,) de-
mo mt nwvln fv, hat l~l
made a mistake, for l felt sure that he must
have mistaken me for some ally of his own. az
must go through with it, thinks I. {" He'll
then!" So went on.
He crossed the street again the moment the
policeman was past interfering with US, and
producing piece of stout black cloth, he ap-
! piled the rule thereto, holding il against the
shutters while he set out :" three and a half By
| two thereon. This done, he cut it within two
inches OF the measurement all round aud the
Producing ueacle-p0t from his pocket, he
smothered one side OF the cloth with treacle
and desiring me to hold it, he mounted the
shop door, 30 TO speak, again; and gave him
the cloth, which he Immediately clapPed on to
the skylight, the treacie making il adhere
firmly e the glass. Then looking at his watch.
BY Gosh he'll be here this minute!" and
a'ay we walked. A glance behind Us as we
turned the next corner Not yet in sight. We
stopped and waited, but the policeman came
not. My friend muttered an oath, adding, ''I'Il
60 Come along; but keep your weather-eye
ops n On we went
- p ;rhaps he 10 watching us ?n | suggested
But e idea was discarded as not in the nature
of a policeman ''lIke that one we saw"
g arrived at the shop. He mounted again
Al d drive a string through q hole in the cloth.
Then he ran diamond round the edge of the
glass; A gentle pat, and it gave way. Now 1
saw the use OF the cloth and the string. He
couli hold the glass by the string; aud he
slowly let 70 down into the shop. and, pro-
ducing a long shaped pad, he laid it along the
bottom OF the fanlight to cover the glass edge
and threw one leg into the opening, and got
as ride OF it:
"Follow me-" he. muttered, and ducked his
head under the door head. But before he could
draw in the other leg, mounted the ladder
and seiZiDg it. gave him pull that kept him
from going in at the same time yelling Policei
! hieyes, Murder. Police" at the top of NV
vice. And, 10 and behold! the policeman az,
per red at the corner at that moment A horri
bic oath from within, a pistol bullet whistlins
past my head, and 1 ran for death and life. \
did not stop till found myself in Broad street
In the next days papers saw the account of
the capture Of burglar by one policeman, who
had watched two burglars from the corner, and
saw one enter the house, and the other lean mn
the wall like q cat, grab at disappearing lei
and yell "Police." and run.
T The one that vas caught got seven years
penal servitude; and 1.-THE police are searching
VIC lanfly, though as yet unsuccessfully for the
ether, who, 1T appears, IL q desperate char
cter!" They never caught him. 49, =