Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12
MY UNCLES" HOUSE.
PAWN EONERS OFTEN ABETTORS OF
THIEVES AND BURGLARS.
How the Police Manage Thcm-. odd De
pu>it~ in The Pownhrokcrs loft
story "r IL Family's Downfall
.-.I'awuCd for pittHnCC.


Vcw York Herald
In Sew York especially pawnbrolicrs
gre iLr greatest aids and abcttors that
thieves can have. A man snatchcs u
diamond ring from the ear of woman.
He can't sell it. he can't convert it into
clo.hinr he cant turn it in to his land
lord for the rent; but he can 60 20 the
ucarcs, rawnbrol>cr and get near its
value 4 lootpad jerks a watch and
chain from the pocket of fellow pa>ocn.
gcr in n street car. It's of no use to hin
Il, il watch: he cant wear it. Its Of no
use to him as money; he cant turn ii into
victuals or drink, but he can run to Il
NaWnhIo llcr and get II substantial sum
upon it. 4 servant, rumaging her mis-.
trcSs' bureau di.COvcls Il roll Of expensive
lace, Il bit of tincrv, a trinkCt, ring Il
chatclHinc an expensive fan, anything
What good are these things to her Il, an
individual? She dare not utilize them rs
wearing apparel she would be afraid to
rive iAcm Il, presents to her friends.
there is no way for her 10 sell them TO
fellow servants or to strangers; &c. were
il not for the raWn>hop. shc might ~
well have remained an honest woman I'm
the pawnshGp She can ret Il reasonable ad
vance il being fair supposit,ol that size
AN get more than her mi,tr,s, could
for with an iustlnt> glance the pawn.
broker detects that the woman isn't the
owner of the article and, infcrring thai
She is IA thief. he SAYS 10 himself: a lib
aral advance upon this will br very
cheap purchase.
Many pawnbrOkcrs are unqucstionablv
blinds and convenicncrs for the use of
thieves and burglars This the police
understand thoroughlv. and they have no
hcsitancy in going boldly to the proprietor
Of this or the other pawnshop and de-
handing that watch NO is. l0i be in
stantly delivered to them. and that a re
volver OF certain make. with peculiar
ornamonta;on. be given up or that rolls
of silk. stamped so and 50. hc delivered
The records Of the police are marvellous
exhibitions of the rascalitics of some o.
the paWnbrokcrs of the CITY.
\ tour through the musiy rooms and
lofts Of pawnhrokcr's place reveals many
and many IN odd deposit Watches "
every pattern and value trinkct> of every
sort. diamonds and ruhics and pearls and
cmcralds arc in the safe Weapons Of AZ
kinds canes and pistols knives and
swords and daggcrs, modern rcvolycrs
cttos and American owie-knivcs, delicate
,oniar,is and Scoch broadswords. tho
fashions of centuries in gowns and frocns
and costumes: books. ancient and modern
and in every tongue; every conceivable
article PLAYED with bv children tovcd wit;
bv women utilized hr l'cn: ,arpcis
stoves. eve classes. shir urcs. pho g.
graphs THERMOMETERS pressed aut;l.
leaves baskets. ,aa,,. :..c<.umuun
board, are imrkcd or stacked away, &
cordlng to jhrir raturc and thcir value.
Every now and then these pawnbrokcre
have Il sale Thrr arc Jrivilcccd at the
expiration Of q ccr'nin time to public
oncr ~ sale the unrp,ltcmcd pledges
1t would I've very easy mn-,cr to tel,
she story Of familvs downfall dating
from the death of TIE breed winner the
father. and the s,ru-gle Of the wife and
ruut,rr to keep the heads If her chilGre
and herself above the water Of death hy