New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
BURGL4RS ~ 4 NAVAL SCHOOL.
A "REMINISCENCES OF CADET LIFE.
The EXPESIENCE OF IHkEE YOUNG THIEVES IN A
PROFESSORS HOUSE.

TIE EXPESIENCE OF IHkEE YOUNG THIEVES IN A
PROFESSORS HOUSE.
"When | was "A cadet ut Annapolis" SAID a
Naval officer In conversation with TgBCSE reporter,
once got suspended for year IN the following man
ner: was member OF the lowest class. PleDe ana
only hfteen years Old the time. There were three OF
us class who sworn friends One OF the boys
smuggled lot OF dime the Academy, and we
read until began to feel that we must hght In
commit burglary At once. II we ever expected
t. anything We held consultation ana dls-
cussed tile matter Indian lighting was what We most
yearned for but unfortunately there were no Indians
handy and journey the viii West In search OF them
was decided TO mpractcaDle. Burglary was the only
thing left and to this We turned with avdity Inc
next question what to steal The burglar. IN the
novels Tad always stolen money or sverware, but
somehow much a. We reverenced and admired our he
roes OF quite liked the idea OF doing that But
happy thought the examinations were coming why
burglarze the o. the Professor OF Mathematics
and steal an examination paper We knew lie had 'uo
papers all made out The thing was at once decided on
We then began 20 provide ourselves vita what We con-
sidered a complete burglars kit We ma lie false keys
that false tha they would not lock or unlock
anything made rope ladder, and bought an alarm
clock and dark lantern out in night liked
on for the daring deed, and at o'clock alarm Clock
woke us up glory. Armed with our burglars tools we
sailed forth and euling the sentries and watch
man arrived at the Professor OF Matheini
"Tne Professor nsd ohce back Of tue dining room'
and for An hour searched this office with dark
lantern, looking In vain Tor the examination papers
Not daring to stay longer decided to 1t uD for
night but to again the following night our
gnominous through the coai-holc grated on
feelings. None OF our new burglars had ever done
such thing snd before Leaving the house we drew
back the fastenngs OF OF the par.or windows In
order that might enter more orthodox fasnlon
the next time We came. Then we maize our perlious
way back to in the barracks. That day we
learned that Profeso, hai office back OF his
bedroom the second floor and decided that there
where he Kept his cXa ninatOn papers. Wnsn our
alarm clock hd called To act the part Of heroes
IN through the pIr!or window sony we crept upsIaIrs
stocking feet The door OF the Professors oei
open and he snoring frigntfuly. We
found the little Office back OF tue bedroom aud once
being in there locked the door from the inside and
open ug tho window lot down ropedder so that We
would have means OF escape II We SHOULD ne
discovered. We carefully searched everywAc but
found no examination PAPERS There was little sale IN
| the room. with combination lock. The burglars We
had read about had always been able 20 open & ,sie
| with combination lock- bat somehow we couldn Z,
though spent half AL hour trying. JUST we were
a1out To GiEe IL up ana reure We dlsco'ereu p.P =,
which had fallen down back Of the SAFE IL proved 10
he the examination paper OF the third class IN cCne
section9' OIe Oh our sAas mai friend ~ ne ." -
class who was pretty snre to be found deficient ID Ie
examination, and he wanted to take the paper and sve
IL 10 hm Inc rest u Us consented on condition lnae ~
should 70 10 no One else We got Dack safely 70 par
even To the shaky cadet Anoth-r tnir,lclass man
caught him studying anu the result that al OF the
II they wanted 1t. few days later the
examination OF the third class IA comic sections
place IL particularly hard examination ana
the professor Of shemAtis, took his sea- with sh
that morning. confident that 1t weed out the poor
scholars IN tue class Judge OF his amalement whrn
member Of the class passed absolutely per'e1
examination. Cadets who never before had been aoiu
clearly to demonstrate the simplest problems no"
tackled the most dihcult and compile ted prOpof -
and clucidated them with agd cieIfhoss tnts
To have charmed the Psoes,pr naG II dtni lie
snclt OF the largest szr. TIcr an inVe' ga
lion the whole tling W. ta-rc bdrSiai
imprisoned for while the ,'nts- AMI thrh h'
pended for year. The Admiral wsntrI TO DIS nl-H H'
| not col u H.