The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-02-07
A.BURGLARs CHAT. 4 .
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from the Boston Herald.
"Never kill man save in SELF defense;
yet caught rather than drop man." was
The prudent motto ofa celebrated cracks
nan. 1T is only the tyro of the bung-
ier who flourishes revolvers and quickly
appeals to the bludgeon.".
"What is the prime quality in your
business?"
"Nerve-nothing else."
"What ia the best method?'
"Boldness. Many job have I done
right before the eyes of the people; done
It as though it was the regular thing and
Twas just where ought to be. have
Tad my pal taking things out of a house
when couple Of cops were walking by,
and stood with pencil in nv hand
keeping tally ofthe things. They thought
twas all right, as looked rightat them.
I tell you fellow wants to keep perfect
Iy cool and know what he is doing and
what he is going to do every time.
THE right kind Of men are somehow
loo rough. 1t wants fine man, real
Damascus blade, to do neat job. There
are plenty of opportunities, If there
were only the men to fill them. But l
was speaking Of chances. The people
are asleep; you are awake. They are
timid; you are perfectly cool. You
know just what to do. You know just
what they will do if they wake up.
3Tkey don't know how many are in the
house, nor where you are. Most people
are towards in the night. Without any
odds you could get the best OF them, but
in the night, with the bu.bear and the
reality of a burglar in the house-and
they have spent all the years Of their
their imaginations-in such a plight, a
mans house Is like a foreign land to
him, and he is q perfect stranger to the
situation in his own home"
'Then you trust most to bewiider-
tnent and fear?'
"No, we don't. good job means
getting in apd out again without stirring
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
terrible risks?"
'There, now, you have got as much nom
sense into that question as they usually
do. In the first place, midnight is not
the usual hour when n house is worked.
Things are not SO quiet generally as they
are two hours ]aier. And then, if it
were midnight, what of it? Midnight.
expect to towards, is no different from
any other hour, only as it is great deal
safer for those like us. Alone in a
house? It is little shaky at times, but
generally safe enough; but that isn't the
way house is generally worked.
There should be two, and three are
better. Terrible risks? We don't think
always Fascinating in the risk, and it
isn't considered Objectionable. What
do we. think? How do we feel? Now,
look here. there isn't mucl. time nor
occasion for thinking and feeling outside
the job to be done. Your sentimental
chaps don't want to be proving about
nights on any of these delicate 'rackets.'
The man who is going to stop il a bed
room Of a strange house at 2 ,'c,ock at
night to consult his feelings had better
keep out of that bedroom. The man
who proposes to enter this profession
wants to run slow on the thinking and
feeling lines, especially when on duty"
How does an operator feel when be
is confronted by some inmate? p
In the first place, he feels that some
thing must be done pretty ID quick.
Dodge 'em if you can, but no tooling,
anyhow. Do anything short Of kill
ing, if necessary. The women
are the hardest to manage, except man
who can wake up cool and has his weap-
ons handy. That is the time that tries
man and puts him on his mettle. If it
comes to that it's really desperate for
somebody, but a.man has no business to
run the risk unless there's big stake.
The funniest experience ever had was
when l went into bedroom one night
where there was one man asleep. ] was
at the bureau drawers, and, looking IN
and look at me. turned pretty quick,
you may believe, but he never stirred
nor spoke. didn't move after turning
round, but look ed at him and lie at me.
l very soon saw that he was not awake.
I gathered up the sWag and walked
round the bed to the door, but his eyes
were on me all the while. got out OF
the room "a ely, and he never spoke
nor afterward made any disturbance. I
didn't stay much longer in that house,"
''How is it about the womon?"
"They are curious. Some of them
will bury themselves under the bed
clothes, while Others will spring at you
like she tiger. A good many will glad.
ly let you take any thing you want if
you will only keep away from them.
The faintisg kind are the best. they
are soon laid out, the 'screechers' make
the ru mpus they are no ways reason
able. Their is ouly one thing to do
get out of it the easiest way possible"