West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-11-13
BEHIND CRIMES CURTAIN
A Peep at the Way Justice Is
Cheated.
scientific Bnrglars-The Champion Rogues
OF the World-How the Burglar
Divides His Plumber Two
Murders Mt Sea.


Murders at Sea.
a little blue cloud of smoke loated
over the head of Il w%ell-known criminal
lawyer of this city yeterday as he sat in
a big, soft, shiny leather chair and
dreamily pulled dainty wreath and
garlands from a long cigar. His fat.
red hands. sparkling with diamonds.
dropped lazily over the creased sides OF
the chair, and every time the wide
bosom of his shirt rose and fell a bunch
of jewels twinkled and blazed. n fairy
island in a white sea, beneath which a
thousand dark secrets rolled like the
bones OF dead sailors. Deep gray eyes.
rosy cheeks and a thick, red neck.
swollen with muscles, lay against the
dark brown back cushions. From the
snowy cuffs that enclosed the burlv
wrists a pair of large manacles of solid
gold danglcd.
From the walls of the room a faded
picture of Lord Chief-Justicc Cockburn
stared Mt n faded picture of Reddv the
Blacksmith, and My Lord was not fiat
tered by the comparison either. At the
door was an old-fashioned little bow
with keen eyes and a sharp nose.
|Ies," said the Instructor of the
course of justice, to a reporter while
tanning the blue cloud away. 8" rye
known personally nearly all the crimi-
nails that have amounted to ANYTHING i'm
the last twenty-five years. Men of
brainsP Well, | should say SO. If the
cause of education had such men of
heroism and genius enlisted on its side
how much better the world might be to-
day, and how much poorer | might be,
It's dreadful to think OF what wicked
ness there is in the world, and vet
long ago made up my mind that we
to bear with il in a spirit of Chris
tan fortitude. This is really a very
pleasant cigar"
Here the lawyer crossed his legs and
sighed with an air of delicious content
ment. The golden shackles iingled and
twinkled as he gently rubbed his club
by palms together and settled himself
more cozily in the chair.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF BURGLARS.
81 long ago learned to distinguish
between criminals in q way that the
ordinary public seldom Understands
Now, take the burglar. for instance.
lie Is n fine, romantic figure. and vet
burglars differ in their spheres AS Prof.
Nlrchow, the great anatomist. differs
from an ordinary %corOner's assistant
In the lower walks of life we have the
common burglar, the trampinp vapa-
bond who breaks into a house upon the
mere chance that the people NAV be
asleep, and that ne may find sometime
worth stealing. Such men seldom rise
m life and are mere drags upon modern
civilization. | always think of their
poor lawyers with a feeling of pro-
found pity. Hardened rs nv pro
tesSion may make me, | always hope TO
have some tender feelings. The
drunken burglar comes next In the
scale. He loafs around bar-rooms all
day, swigs beer and whisky until his
brains are all fuddled, and at night he
breaks into some unprotected erocerv
store. Now / come TO "a very interest
ing class of people, who are generally
chaperoned by persons like a certain
dear old lady now in Canada who shall
be nameless. These burglars send
young women i'm most cases their
W sw~eethearts to Intelligence Offices
IN order 70 get situations as servants ia
wealthy families. These servants learn
where the family valuables are kept
study the habits Of their EMPLOYERS.
and then, at the right hour. leave the
door open. The burglar who works
ON this plan finds his task easy. Col.
ored criminals use this scheme very
much You remember that fl was Onl,
a few months ago that Gertrude Ash.
a colored servant, concealed her lover
~ the house where she was employed
and thus enabled him 90 steal what ho
wanted.
" H~rGH-TONED FELLOWS
Then there are the educated. -vs-
tematic burglars-th men Of science
An. what magnificent men have
known. These men never 20 into "a
house on a chance Of finding booty.
They first learn what kind of wealth Il
kept In the house. II 70 Is iewelry. they
arrange their plans to steal icwclrv Il
Do is bonds. rs iu the case of The great
LORD robbery, they get ready to steal
bonds When they enter the house
ihey DO not seize the first valuable
thing they see, bat worl -ystematicalIy
toward the place where tic iewelry or
INC bonds arc kept The frs. thing p
man # science plans Is bow 20 get ont
"l INC house Doc is going 90 rob. One
'' .". -''o.'-t NfLltfr NIGI eve" live
said 10 me ANY mechani. with cool
nerves can break into "a house. bud \
iIkes a man Of brains ~ ret out Irf
true burglar has arranged before boz
cutters The house inst what ho win do ii
ihf occupants discover fhe BURGLARY
turn Che light on. lock the hall door
drop out of the pantry window. climb
ihe fence and dash away % 20 .srriava
waiting for him around thr corner The
man of science never work. uple- DO.
ho- scutinels posted orfeidr 20 warn
hIm boo case 0f emergency The p,uu-
Tar mel bod ~ posting these seutfn.It I.
30 hire q vol opposite b. the place
whore thc robbery f 10 occur Tie
sentncl- have a wire with "a hauIk.r.
chief lied t1 Do or some .thcr .igual ID,
which tho burglar can De warned
The scientific man Oule prepared On
kul and when Doe IT, cOru.raI Be- to
mos mercile,s criminal sou au
encounter Bu. 10 ~ Sssef KID