Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-17
THE PRINCE OF BURGLARS.

View York SUM-.
A few DAYS since Detectives LiIle-
and Heidelberg. of the Police Central
Office, arrested Gustaye T.. kiudt, @
machinist in the employ OF Ernest
ThOma, proprietor OF the Hackeuslc-
Jewelry Manufacturing Company, ui
Hackeusack, on a charge Of stealing
eight thousand dollars in money and
ieWelry. Twelve years ago hindt VINO
IS about thirty-iive years old, arrived iu
this city from Belgium, accompanied lT
a young French woman, % whom .a
had been married but a short time bee
fore.
When Young, Kind5 had been in-
sfructed in the art Of matchmaking anal
ornamental gold work in one OF the
largest establishments Of Geneva. soon
after his arrival in the city be got en-
plOyment in the watch-case factory OF
Wheeler, Parsons 4 CO. IN taHkun
square. By his skill and attention Co
business he soon gained the confidence
Of the firm, aud they placed him I'm
charge Of a department. In Isf7 the
safe Of the firm was m~ysteri0usiy opeu-
ed and robbed Of ieweiTy and money
valued at twelve thousand dollars. Al
though every effort was made TO dis
cover the rObDer. no clue could be q
at that time.
ONE FLR3I ROBBED or $4,000.
In 1858 the firm erected a new factory
at 40 and y state street, Brooklyn,
which was known as the Brooklyn
Watch Company. kIudt was san lu
their employ, and enjoyed the fullest
confidence Of the firm. On the night
Of the first Of January, 1853, Wheeler,
Parsons & Co.'S combination safe was
again mysteriously opened and robbed
Of jewelry valued at twenty-three t-lT-
sand dollars. SIS Sir. Wheeler, the
head Of the firm, was the only person
who understood the working Of the COM
binatiOn lock, the mystery Wz more
profound. Henry JennOtt. m young
Frenchman, was sometimes allowed Id
deposit valuables in the safe, but the
secret Of the combination was never
imparted 70 him. The fatherauG broth
er Of young JennOtt also worked Ia the
establishment, and were regarded as en-
tirely Trustworthy.
After the robbery the door Of the safe
vas found closed, and sesmingly thelgcE
was as secure a. when lIr. Wheeler
had last seen iL. The astouished gentle
man carefully examined The safe but
could not for the life If him imagine
how the interior had been reached
The Waterman said CHAT he had stood
atLIs pest until five o'clock lu tle morn
ing, and E his story was true the robbery
must have been committed after that
time. The watchmau was placed under
surveillance and repeatedly que-u0U.I,
but nothing could be- ELECTED from him.
The iueficieucy Of the Brooklyn de-
tectives became painfully apparent. and
in his dilemma Mr.. Wheeler had re-
course 10 the services OF the New IuIk
detectives. John A. Kennel, then
superintendent. instructed Detective
Tilley to investigate the mystery and
furnished him with the requisite author
ity. Tilley overhauleti the safe, and a
minute scrutiny showed that the head
of a screw fastening the back place OF
the combination lock was loose, as
though it had frequently been with
drawn. This discovery, although IN
itself but tritling, ultimately led to the
capture of the robbers.
TIIE Detectives plans.
Suspicion strongly pointed to young
JennOtt, but "a minute investigation, ss
in the case Of the w8tchmau, proved
that he WIS innocent. Under LLe al-
vice of Detective Tilley, the robbery
allowed To pass over, and ceased to-
be talked Of in the factory. An iuel.--e
made To- the staff OF hands employ
ed IN the factory i'm the persons Of an
overgr0wn apprentice and assistant
night -watchman, hired, as was repre-
scented, for greater security Tt is need
less to say that the newcomer were u
reality detectives stationed there 1y the
willy riley to watch the men while Mt
work. Kindt a~ssiduOu-ly C%uitiva--i the
acquaintance Of the new waIcEmll-
and never lost an opportunity 0i con-
versing with him on the subject 1t D.
late robbery, advising extraordinary
vigilance on his part. AinCt told the
pretended Waterman that the rob
berry had been committed i'm 70 bulgliuE
manner and expressed surprise that the
r0bber bad escaped detection. The willy
Waterman OWNED the purpurt ai this
conversation aud led him uu ul-l aJ
kindt made him q proposal 90
crack the crib ana On share the spoil-.
He told 20 the Watchmau that the safe
contained ninety thousand dollars I'm
.valuables, which would be in their pos
The watchman seemingly enc
tered into the plan, and with reluctance
his consent.
1t was agreed that Kindt should be
admitted into the factory every sunday
morning to study the combination, and
if possible to master it. As q means of
attaining his purpose, kindt suggested
that a skeleton ladder or stairs leading
from the floor on which the safe was
placed should be boarded up, and q par
placed at the head, To prevent, AS
he said, gold dust or stray bits Of gold
from being lost in sweeping.
SCIENCE AIDING CRIME
In this partition Kindt bored two
holes. he then procured two powerful
lenses, which he adjusted in an opera
glass. Then he took @ position daily
behind the partition, and with his glass
saw Mr. Wheeler make the movements
necessary for the ~unlOcking of the com
binatiOn. He iOtted the figures on O
piece of paper, and on the following
Sunday sat for hours before the iruu
door of the safe and rehearsed them as
he would q lesson in arithmetic.
Every move by kindt was scrutiuized
Jy Detective Tilley. The detective had
aiken rooms in the Pierrep0ut House,
and was daily informed of Eindt's ac-
lions. For five successive Sundays
Kindt worked at the combination.
rilley and a brother officer were lying
ID the floor above, pCeTiug through tine
nuns az A-u4A WAAr Ar was
working below. AT length kiudU ODeu-
"a the door and gazed upon the treasure
He closed it and oueued &c
and again TO assure himself.
AS it was not the Intention Of tine
,ficers to allow him to carry away the
property, he was arrested. His rooms
It p State street were searched. Every
look and corner was carefully scruti-
lized, but nothing was found. Detec-
i've Tilley then got on the window
Ill to look at the top Of a cupboard,
When it gave way beneath him dis
losing a cavity within which were con-
seventeen thousand dollars. worth
T watch-cases and iewelry, being part
+ the proceeds OF the second robbery.
lost of the gold had been melted down