Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
PROFESSIONAL BURGLARS.

PROFESSIONAL BCRGL1RS.
Some of them are men of fair educa-
ton and refined manners, capable OF
earning good living in square way.
But criminals seem to be bsrn as well as
poets, and no amount of education APP
pears to be of effect in making them
honest.
Contrary to popular belief, the pro-
fessional burglar is rarelyif ever addicted
to liquor. As class they are abstemi-
Gus, and some of them are thoroughly
teetotal. They need clear heads and
still tongues. The aristocratic bank
breaker affects kid gloves, broadcloth
clothing and the opera, and has as thor
ough a contempt for what he calls ga
mean thief as Church of England
Bishop has for dissenting minister
His wife is always arrayed in purple
and fine linen, and gorgeous in dia-
monds, and his children attend fashiona-
BILE boarding schools. The former is
almost always privy to the affairs of her
husband, and is sometimes an invaluable
assistant in arranging the preliminary
work of difficult Job. She can do the
piping as well, if not better than
man, as she would hardly be suspected
of burglarious purposes. She finds out
the habits of the bank officers and the
watchman what time the latter enters
and leaves the bank whether there is a
dog to be got rid of, and whether the
adjacent buildings, if any, are occupied
by persons who would be apt to notice
any unusual noises in the bank.
Every point that is important is thor
oughly known to the craftsman before
the attempt is made. The children are,
In nearly every case, ignorant of the an
tecedents and real character of their
parents. We refer solely to the higher
classes of criminals. They are sent away,
when not more than five or six years old,
to another city or into the country,
where they are frequently visited by
their mother.
There is at present at a private and
fashionable educational establishment
for young ladies in this city, a beautiful
and talented girl of Is or II years of
age, the daughter of notorious
New York bank robber, who seven
years ago was tried for manslaughter, and
was only saved by the liberal use of the
money he had been boarding for years.
1t must have cost him $50, 600 to keep
his neck out of the halter. OF this and
other facts concerning her father the
girl has not the slightest knowledge. To
her he is a prosperous lawyer, moving i'll
the best social circles, and she looks
eagerly forward to the time when she
shall return to that home for good,
which she has never entered half dozen
times since she can remember. Instead
of that she will probably be taken to Eu-
rope by her mother, where her Accom-
plishments and money may find her q
husband. If not she will return to find
her father retired from business and
settled in Boston, Philadelphia or Balti-
more-that is, if he is lucky enough to
keep out of the hands of the police all
that time.
The lower grade of house-breakers
are for the most part ruffian-
ly set. Bank breaking and safe
opening are above their capabilities.
They break into private houses and carry
away plate aad spoons, and everything
else of portable character which is of
value, ready at all times to kill or MAIN
any eae interfering with them. Boston
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