Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
R. M. WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.]
Hard Times.

Inc depression III business mas eX- g
tended to every branch of trade. S
The following diary found on the b
body of burglar shows that even
that class of business men are not G
doing as we'll as usual. G
THE DIARY.
November 23-Entered mansion in
Vandeventer place. No silver plate |
ticket for same and tickets for |
other articles in secret safe over
mantel; no jewels. Nothing in man
of houses pockets but Is cents.
Waterbury watch and season compE-
mentary to Dime Museum. Lady OF
house apparently broke. Took Sl4
from servant girls clothes. Got
coachman's diamond pin and gold
watch. Didn't take boss Is cents.
November 26-Merchant' House
on Pine, near Grand. Nothing worth
carrying off except door-mat at en-
trance. Found stock of cold vict-
uals in merchants sleeping room;
probably left there to prevent SER
wants from wasting or carrying off
anything. Only one servant girl in
house and she penniess. Found note
from employer in pocket in which he
promised to pay her wages for March
as soon as times got better. Carried
off nothing hut patent bootjack.
which | traded on Eleventh street for
a drink.
November 27-Boartling house on
olive street; sixteen clerks and wild
ow landlady. All slept soundly and
all poor-landlady poorest CT all.
Learned from bar room, next block,
that the growler hadn't been worked
from this house for four nights.
December Bank on - street.
J Interrupted while at work on vault
by night watchman, who said be had
been through the safe himself and as
sured me that there was nothing in it
but some mutila,ed currency and
worthless East ST. Louis and Chicago
bonds. Thanked watchman for saw
ing me the trouble of further investi-
CATION.
December 2-Entered house of 6
we'll known lawyer near Lafayette
Park. Found in lawyers pocket no
tice to pay Overdue water license ane
n letter from another mans wife
Took lawyers wife's earrings
4 Rhine stones; got 80 cents for them
December 2-After lawyer, trie'
reporters residence on Choutea'
avenue. Scooped in S541, hut los
lswag while lammlng from copper
December 5-First exploits o
highway. Stopped one man and go
dime song book and paper of chew
ing tobacco. Second man gave u
s5 cents and half pint of whiskey
December 7-Stopped Pine stree
saloon keeper Hadn't cent
showed me his books. Several pol
I. ticians, recently defeated, had bi
accounts against them. Told me Il
gang was giving him nothing but Il
finger lately. Sympathized with hi
and go: an invitation to call arour
and have a social drink
December 9-Stopped a newspap
man on the big bridge. Hadn't
cent. Had been feeding the tig
~ over in East St. Louis.
g.! December 16--Stopped well-dress
gentleman. and, before 1 could ma
my business known, he asked me
a dime for bed
December 10 Joined the Y. NJ.
A. and picked two pockets. Resu
A couple columns "Male help wa
ed" advertisements clipped from ds
papers.
December 2O-Got stopped On
street myself By Broadway merchs
who wanted my money Or my
Said lie had family at home starv
and couldn't collect cent or SCI
- dollars worth of goods. Took |
III on him and gave him Mexican I
III lar had carried for pocket-pi'
December 21-Tried househre
ing again. Woke man up, who
me If 1 found anything of value
the house to call his attention t
and we'd divide. Found nothing
December 24-Stopped pawnh
er. who got down on his knees
cried, said business was SO dull
even bis best friends had quit bor
ing money from him. Let him
Stole turkey from all-night sal
Turkey as poor as the rest of
Gave il decent burial in sewer 0
ing
December 27-Sneaked over
,n from hall on Washington ave
Ill I couldn't get more than three dI
III on 1t; no more overcoats since c
ing stores get 10 advertising
coats for forty cents; it dom
TO steal them.
December 28-Mistaken for a
shoveler. Clothes getting tel
bad; face likewise; will have to
barber in street and rob him
shave.
December 29-Tapped till
III Franklin avenue candy store ant
III AZ cents and three lottery ii,
III Money had an inch of dust on