, 1874-11-22
Description Of Some Of His
Most Daring Operations. '.
Admirable Goodness With. Which He
Escapes from Dangerous :: -
Positions.
His Skill in Selecting Plumber.

en- handle. There seems to be DO safety for any
thing mora yaluahle. Jewe1ry, plate, currency,
and other property that ia redeemablo or con-
yertibIe. takes unto itself wings. in most mya-
terious manner, and is goue There are no signe
Of when or where it vanished. Perhaps few
drops OF caudle-srease are to be seen Oh the
parIor Garnet, perhapa some one will tell how
being awake in tho night, they heard q rnst1ing,
or rattliug, or q sc1aping, but, as it stopped
presently, they went to sleep again. And 80,
from d.y TO day. the stories multiply and magni-
fv and spread until the usual burglar-coptaeion
which for several years past has set In about this
time. seems at its height,
As TIE TRIBusg has been; since tho days Of
the fapous but departed Handy Andy, the only
channel by which information OF these ontrages
comes to the public eAr It is not surprising that
it has entered on tho present campaign with
spirit aud energy, and tells the various stories
that are adoat nith Ill tho eingu1a.ity OF detail
which truth and the dark uayB Of the Neht-fn-
cered tribe, make necessary It is expected OF
it. 4 new chapter In tho doinsa OF these gentry
is made public through tho efforts Of one Of
THE TRIBUNE reporters, thIs morning. Il is
told for the information Of tbs public aud the
,,1;rn u rscoraa aha o,or,t;cn,. ~ 1vbst ia h.
na~aa no..e to - ~ ~
@A~'~@ ~ ~
ONE PARTICULAR GANG
who are working the best houses IN tho best
styIe and condescend to take nothing but f1na
faveIry snd money!: II Ia believed thsk the eaug
I,s;, fro,, pittanuror a ci,v ~ d.-r daed. r,ha
ua'' ,''n t1lAeAAat Wy ~ 49, "aeo-' ..s 80
oufglar party oonslses Of t"o, ano PelnHPa tn1e@
individuals, certainly two. ~
onx or waoH Is 4 fR,<ALE
aha h.s h.sn eean and oonversed With md II
~ s.~...,- fs,- t,,,~,,,,s.,as -o,-,~
but not meanly clad. of good addrost, and en-
gaging oandor- Hsr business is to turn night
latchea. Or in otber words, sbs "se.s " the door
for t,,a an,ranoa of t1e ran,itton~
~...,. 80. -. $3.50 49,. M. a.,ss,
8. WHO 1'e&ts A'onk ~ oen'uu net' tue n'o'noo
OF doing this in many instances has bsen as fol-
lows: 4 ring is heard at tha door-bell Tha
ac,vant answers. She finds there a woman vho
!. ..;aoa,1~ ,o, J., u;s,tor h,+ ,ho :, ra+ +oo "a
AH S''"sa''' Nv *'e'>e'' o"* Wv - 'e' W. ~
woman Asks for the gentleman or lady OF the
mausion and. while the girl is absent,
rnn,-s rap r1our.1Aroa
a;a..,. - - ,a
easily gives opportunity Tor Withdrawal without
suspicion, and the job is ready. In the after
noon or along towards dusk. the thief oomes
aa,;ha.a-a,. ,T.sto;ro nd .nta-. th, .o,,a.
a.n"sr d a. .i he,nn tho nost .nsnciona tiroe @
oa0aoA' % oe'os 'Ao -,rr Ne's>~1~o0 S'1''''
:. ..;a. en ,oa,4 ..o .
40 .u0 uAne u,';at - t,sr.i" ;,s r"te"
men onoeE Nuacn ~ uasa'1 a ~ ~ aa peolss..oan
wy. a 1e" e'entnss ; asG ~ ns t.;; ua1rpeu k u
~. anvt w. ns ciIa uu -. ~ tzisd aA-
aaa @ So!i9 " suo "eos s'aua ~ .s
1n - ~ ts hnrIar ~ rod .a
~ " oe seen u1 n5 ,r15 X ~ dn ~
a1nuefo0n au!o1nus, ~ ~ ,aa touua III s., uoga
tocAou- tNotnlns 9auotIu. ne ~ a".Iu ~ oosu
tua sua"u aauaie y!inse ,Euasn "asu nto
passed lnso tno ..'s ana sann'" Aoano
nls way snn ou1lssuia ag .as.'a ~, .1
% a ,ataa " n1 aar W. ~ 10 =" }ad
~ ~ Pta.ens ru n.L h.s as ~I1as H. -. sy .euy
1l 1ne noaso saE 'nae n1 r-u - ~ -. a
ne1 aosence' aru "ae wy so' ~ sss tuas sns
was 90 poor. ae e1.enoeG u1s ay1apa!naes, ana
peGGeo ~ teua4u nel 9eeu!ens soi W.. "a1A'
ue Tas not seen " .n'e oe1.son. w @ nls psen
AZ otneI tl1ues: auu, as Iue AuoHn outtia1 uas
sno'n n.ossa = ~ w. na'|gs d ~. sne ~ y; ~
peafh8 70 adsantaee N. atA"1nF-looW@ It u
snpposea 70 1e tne Same one, Ana laas 1ne appel
lation Of JACK ls hls pso1esslona! nane.
MT MANY s1onls As'o
JACK cailed NJ residence on ffar1e avenue.
LUG owner uoPee " eet onca n1s ptope1sy' ana
insists on haV1ng bas name Withheld. As he "aa
gong our tno uooI ne was surprised 10 meet
lad} coming N: as tde fadS nscu there sae Was
equally eurpr'eea 70 seo hl.u going out He
lifted h1s nag seraneiy. and WOULD hare passed
On nut shs stopped nm Titn tue remark what
are you DONG hete an madame" he ro-
Piled, "it is 9 MISTAKE; Was looking for So-and-
40, and lind ia nvca IN eimllar house In the
next block. Good DAY, anu he passed on smtl-
Ing chesrfufiy and Assur1ugty. An hour after
wards 1t wss discovered that s., 900 worth of
tewelry, including watches, bracelets. chs ins.
earrings harlooms, aud money, had beeu taken
from the upper rooms OF the house, while bulky
silver ware had been passed by untouched.
That's the kind Of = man he ia-
He is further described BY those who have
seen him. It is said that during the late pleas
ant weather he would pass along the sidewalk
In fashionable residence neighborhood, swiug-
ing lis cane and twifling his mustaohe, and
looking up at the houses as ii taking h4s choice
Of tho most advantageous Of them which he
purposed TO buy A. N early date. Afterwards
he had boen caught in
VARIOUS SUSPICIOUS ATTITUDES,
but escaped by reason OF his astonishing self
possession aud sangfroid. With the most coz
sutnmate impndence be would turn upon his
interlocutor, and question hlm With severity. or
assume that mistake bad been made bv him
self, with careless grace and laush it oil as il
Il wsa something very odd nud amusing,
The other daY q lady on Calumet Avenue en-
terod her room which Is in the font Of the house,
and was amazed 10 see man standing at the
mirror brushing his hair, and admirinr his own
appearance with tho grentest satisfaction he
turned around On her entranca, looked sururised.
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