, 1875-05-21
LOCAL LETTERS.
pknN1JloUS r.tNNIIk0tsEi;a.

10 Tie E::,or uf TAe Chiea9, 1:':ouae:
Cn1ciuo, hIa7 ao.-Tllat most paunbroking
establishments aro prolific schools for thioroa
your timolY editorials hara cosIcusirct! BhoTn.
Theao Offices arc tho fences aud receiving houses
OF both thiovos and gamblers. No sooner Ia tho
THEFT or burglary committed than tho Tii!asn, un-
less too closely Watched ~ lakes bis p,nnder to
tho nearest paunbroker's, who pays him-if an
slppor-tea crackslpau. ii1od por cent. regulated
by tho brotherhood bus, 1t m ordinary
cyacksman. only WIN. tho pannbsoker may choose
to give, aud tho thief is bound to saks tho o1cr
under threat OF exposure. Tho money loaned on
tho stolen goois-snd all pawnbrokers know
Nhes!lcr tlcy age stolen or n1s-varies With the
geue.nl standing and intluenoo Of tho thiof or
burglar, tho succoas os his Toptuso as to the
amount Of booty obtained, md a!ill In clndlng
pursuit and capture. II tho thief or burglar Is
1oly to become y steady customer and not q
tramp, tho pawpbrolor bocoalos moro 1ibera,-
noYor, however, eyincing any liboratT In his I'd.
vancas or dealings except " III interest," may ap-
poag." Shro*d judges OF human nature. thoy
lead at glanco the character a.nl motives o; tho
customer, alsd tic source. quality, and value OF
sl,e goods, aud know without telling Low much
i. is s1fo to advauco on thoft nladc bJ children
or adults.
Even ii pawnbrokcrs wcro not In iasgue with
thieves, lhu,r coatBo In dealing with thiercs ia
enough to rzlse sunpielon OF dishonest partner
ship, mad this alone should place sl,cm Under
Htricter police aud Grand Jury surveillance.
Since It IL for tito interest Of thieves to llayo
eelui-legai repository or warehouse for t1cir
Htolan goods, anil for tho intero7t OF pawnbrok-
ors to b1 dishonest h.u encourage tho criminal
ea.cs (thieye3, burg!ats, and EamblorB) which
constitute thcir bes: customers. tho law regulat-
ing pawnbrokers' establishments cannot ba too
rigid. 1t Ia woll iuowu that paunnrokea do not
expose but lusposeI. conceal THAR most vafn-
Auto gnods-ke.pinF thom from tho public gaze
lest recognition Ut tho rtolen Eooda may In
vulyo than and thair cilstomsca. Or underground
frionls in trouo. This practice aorvea rs .
screen to t1ioyes, who can safely do
1,oe,t tlcir spoils with tue pawn
broker who ndyaucca 1noncy to enable tho
tl1of to wait unsll an advertisement from tho
owner Of "lioward aud 10 questions asked
bripsG forth tho eocds from thor place OF TOM
posnry concoanlent In the puTnbrokor'a BAio.
THUS tito owner OF the Asolen goods uEcon"
scloualy furnishes tho very monoy wlloa ena-
bios tito tA!cf 10 return tho tioket and rcdeonl
ths goods at The panubrokos'a and 80 the game
goes OH ever aud over Ryaiu without Il romoli-
Htsanca from tho rolco. In order to enable tho
pi:hlic to t1aco their Ata1cn property to It's usual
hiding -pncc tho law SHOULD require that pawn
brokors e1poso during the l4y-tlnao 1rert ar.i-
clo or ptodga In their establishment which has d
value Of 81 Or upwards. 80 long Us pawnorok-
e.s arc allowed to CONCEAL fru1n public view n
largo portion OF their plodses, 10 louT will nuci,
establishments continue tn hn schools for
tlloyes and repositories TOT conBlsnn,cnss OF
! stolen goods. a. u. G!