Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-08-21
A REMARKABLE BURGLAR
The Careeso of a Talented safe
Opener IN America.
Picking the Lock Of Every Call nj the
Prison Whore He was Confined.

"There are black sheep in every
business" was ihe reply "but if there
are any they are very few indeed In
our businessd pays skilled locksmith
better to keephonest thauto 90 astray
taking the risk which he necessarily
runs into Consideration. The pay is
not o9lsfki but the chance Of re-
ward Me- a jos away is consid.
crable.' elieve that men who be-
come prof. ,sional criminals take to
that mode " life from choice rather
than from he necessity think it
is largely b the blooA OF all trades
none pay tter wages to skilled labor
than ours Competition is Keen and .
brains conuand a good figure"
"Ilow much will combination
locksmith garn?"
"All the ways from 50 to $40
week, not TO speak Of certain fees
which they have the opportunity Of /
receiving. , in my experience Of men
in this bush hess find that the MAORI
ty of thos, %hom we consider shady
are almox Syariably foreigners. The
case of sgust kindt the Belgian
bank bu ! offers the most conspic-
ipus illn That man is a gen
ius; thos kell educated. speaks
several stnges and might. had he
been so, ied, have accumulated Il
fortunt lcrime seems to have an
irresist e. sination"
Detd 3ckson Of Sing Sing told
the WI following particulars in
regard
"Do Z him? | should say
do, as my burglar in this coun-
try, al ter than many. Kindt
came 3,ium some seven years
ago, aimed employment in
W p factory in Jersey
sity. #iere he invented sever
al y Ats in tools, and was
rap ID in the shop. Three
bars 0Nls~Ne~this arrival severa
Were mfssiog IRON tnt
mani The door was found
locke Nhere was only two men
who fcombination, the prnci-
pal a hnager, neither Of whom
suspeI DIT. A close watch was
set, day it was discovered
that q coming TO the shop had
some M lling on his clothes. The
work z||| s9e in the habit of chang
ing tl thing both on coming to
and d & from work. The above
arous licion, and a strict watch
was Ihindts house. More bars
were III notwithstanding the com
binatiG tas changed, and it was fl
nally q pinned to raid Kindts house
A clos frch was made, but nothing
was di fered, until one of the detec-
tiyes tleaping on a window sill
missed1 Is footing, and in trying to
save hifself from falling grabbed
hold ofthe sill, the top of which gave
way. Ghe space below was almost
filled up with silver in various shapes.
watch cases. bars and nuggets.
"kindt was arrested, but subse-
quently succeeded in escaping to Mon
treal There he disguised himself
changed his name and went to work
in amachine shop, and might have
done well. In few months, however
he W. concerned in a burglary on
Notro me street. Part of the booty
was flnd at his house. and he was
ARRESTED. tried and sentenced to i'm
in the st. Vincent de Paul
"iisSets his wits to work and soon
attracted the attention of the prison
officials by his remarkable indication
IF talent One day he requested an
nieftiew with the Warden. lie Oh
aimed 1t.
Warden he said, this prison is
lnsale.'
q" guess it'll hold you securely
nousn' replied that official, grimIy.
"li you'll give me chance" retort-
d Amdt' I'll show you that | can
io&skery lock in the building, safe,
els and ALL
The Warden had heard and seen
luch OF his prisoner, but for this rev
Ia'on ~, ne was totally unprepared
- II give you a chance. A time
.a' agreed upon, and sure enough
lnu' picked every cell lock as easily
'p0ugn II had been made of paper.
be authorities were startled and ,
'rlheu' kindt kept cool and asked
= ',,e ,,s, use Of some paper and a pencil.
''"nat for?' replied the warden. :
10 uraw plan of lock that is to 7
'no oeSt lock ever fitted into a pris-
.a,.,, u1I'' The paper and pencil were h
4'~u MN, and the result was I
" ,,'p ~ produced plan by which.
'Vae" the working of a series Of !.
I. ~ rom a central action, all the Ii
Us On a single tier coull he opened 4
:. ',os'a aa''. simultaneously. Ills plan :
! j aaop'ed' !, and in a short time he e
'' 'n Improvement on it bv which ;,
on. 'a, lock could be operated at WITH VIII u u
~ affecting the essential featnro. :
= aventlon. ~ ~ %
''e close of his term Kiodt y,. :, :,