The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15
A BURGLARS CHAT.
EnterprisipS Housebreaker and
his Victlms-Side Lights on a Dark


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The Enterprisins Housebreaker and
his Victlms-side Lights on a Dark
Art.
from the Boston Herald. a
Meyer kill a man save in SELF defense;
set caught rather than drop a man." was
the prudent motto ola celebrated cracks
a ut is only the tyro of the bung-
Ter who dourishes revolvers and quickly
appeals to the b%ludgeon."
What is the prime quality in your
~business?"
"Nerve-nothing else"
VIVA is the best methodp sse
%"Boldness. Many a job have l done
right before the eyes of the people; done
it as though it was'the regular thing and
~ was just where | ought to be. l have
Lad my pal taking things out of house
when a couple of cops were walking by,
and stood with a pencil in nv hand
Keeping tally ofthe things. They thought
ltwasall right, as / looked rights at them.
tell you fellow wants to keep perfect
ly cool and know what he is doing and
what he is going to do every time.
The right KIND of men are somehow
lacking. They are either too timid or
TOO rough. 1t wants a fine man, a real
damascus blade, to doa neat job. There
are plenty OF opportunities, if there
were only the men to ill them. But L
was speaking OF chances. The people
are asleep; you nre awake. They are
tlmid; you are perfectly cool. You
know just what to do. You know Just
what they will do if they wake up.
They don't know how many are in the
Aouse, nor where YOU are. Most people
he towards in the night. Without any
odds you could get the best oil them, but
In the night, with the hugbear and the
reality OF a burglar in the house-and
they nave speut all tue years Of their
lives in working up q dreadful fellow in
their imaginations-in such a plight, a
mans house is like a foreign land to
hlm, and he is a perfect stranger to the
situation IN his W home"
Then you trust most to bewi.der-
ment and icur?'
mo, we don't. A good job means
things up. if it comes to the worst,
then the dread and tear and confusion
which we, cause all help us, and some.
times the more fuss there is the easier
we can get Off"
How do you feel when you are alone
in a house at midnight running such
terrible risks?'
There, now, yon have got as much non
sense 'hto una question as they usually
do. In the first place, midnight is not
he usual hour when a house is worked.
Things are not So. quiet generally as they
are two hours laier. And then, II 1t
were miun'-ht, what OF lE M'dnlsht.
eApect 10 co"hros; Is no u'lcreht from
any olher iiour, only as II Is great ae3l
safer Tor those IKE US. Alone IN a
mousse! 1T is little shaky at times, pat
eeherally SAFE enough; bnt maj ISM inc
way a house Is generally worried.
Ihere SHOULD ne two, n three are
OF II III tiiat lishe. mere Is solnetmHg
always 'ascina ing IN the FISK ana IL
isn't coIlsl,ieIed Objectionable: what
90 we Think How do We iee!! NOW,
LOOK mere. there isn't much time nor
occasion for thinking II ieeiihg outside
inc loo 10 pc cone. u sentimental
chai's cont WANT 70 pc proving abnn.
nights on any oil these delicate .rackets.
Inc man who Is o,n 10 stop ~ q ,ea.
rooia or strange house at cock at
night 10 consult ms feelings Lao pettcr
Keep out OF that bearoain. Ihe man
who proposes to enter tins profession
wants to run slow on the thinking ahd
Keeling lines, especiaily When on DUTY
"How does an operator feel, when he
IS confronted by some inmate?'
In the first place. he feels that some
thing must be done pretty id quick.
Dodge EN- II You can, but no iool,ng,
anyhow. DO anytiiing short OF Kill
ing, II necessary. Ihes women
are tile hardest TO manage, except man
who can wake up cool and has ms weap
ons mandy. mat Is the tlme that Tres