The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-10-29
BOARDING-HOUsE THIEVES.


Z" BOARDING-HOUSE THIEVES.
Stories of Marauders Who Raid New York
f}A ,f Houses. sil .Yif
It is q fact not generally known, but
fact, nevertheless, that there is spe-
cial class of criminals in this city de-
votsdsto Ihe spoaiation; of 1 tboarding-
houses, and that these boarding-house
thieves include some of the most adroit,
intelligent and CROOKED" people in the
country. The extent to which the land
lords and landladies OF the metropolis
are looted on by them would be difficult
to approximate. For every one case
which comes to light, dozen are sup
pressed; for nothing gives boarding.
house bad name as quickly as public
knowledge OF the fact that it has been
the prey of these social vriItures. Next
to never having been stuck with trunk
full of bricks and old iron, nothing de-
lights a boarding house keepers soul as
much as the ability to state that she or
he has never been a victim to the thief.
Those who can make this boast are
few, indeed, for the clearinghouse
thief has been pretty nearly everywhere
where he has found it worth his while
to go. A detective, who has been ex-
tensively employed on such cases, said,
last week, to the Nescs reporter:
"I know one row OF swell boarding
houses uptown, every one of which has
been worked by the gang, and several
of them not once. but twice and even
oftener. Yet, Of the lot, only two car
ried their cases into court Last week,
I was called in to do some fine work for
lady who conducts clearinghouse
on Fifth avenue. One of her guests
had been robbed Of a pair Of solitaires,
worth 81, 100, and some less expensive
trinkets. The author Of the robbery
was believed to be o astylish young wo-
man who had lived in the house for a
week and been. sent away because her
character was found to be objection.
able. I traced the girl and found that
she was totally innocent ,,She.waswild,
but not a thief, I was in a quandary
till the landlady accidentally mentioned
an elderly gentleman who had visited
the house in search of rooms, and of
whom she had not the slightest sus-
picion. From her description / identi-
fed we'll known confidence man and
boarding. house thief whom we had
never been able to get dead to rights
yet. Neither did we this time. I
traced the solitaries to pawnshop,
where he had put them up for six hun
dred, and got them back, but he had
vanished and has not been heard Of
since" - 81 3Ia sN ftd ,f& Z,
'But how did he get them?'' asked
the ereporter. ''
"By the inquiry lay. This is favorite
method of work with the boarding,
house thieves. They drop in to find
rooms, and are shown over the house,
thus getting the lay Of things; If o
door is open their quick eyes take stock
Of what is inside; II another is locked
they manage to try it, and find out if it
is unlocked and if any one is behind it.
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