The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-20
Burglary.

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last night the residence Of Theodore
r. Wallace, Of tho firm Of Wallace a.
Waggener, was burglarized. The slick
fingered rascal entered by back win
dow and made just 1856 clean cash by
his venture. He would not take Mr.
Wallace's watch nor any of the jewelry
or silver in the house, which he could
easily have done. This shows him to
be a professional, for a country bur-
CLARA novice ut the business would
have taken everything of value he
could get hold of and been detected in
a week. In q large city like New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago, st. Louis,
ETC., where they have fences, this bur-
glar would have taken everything, too,
for the silver would have been melted
by sun-up, the jewels detached from
their settings, and the settings melt
ed, and the watch hidden away
until 1t could be sent off for sale.
Every once in while we see peri
patio jeweler come along and sell
watches, chains, ETC., at auction, some
really fine bargains being had now
and then. The most of these goods
watches, diamonds and other stones,
chains and other jewelry-are stolen
goods, and the agent of the "fence,"
who has bought them from the burg
lars, has sent his smart young man
down South or out West to sell them,
and he makes big profit. In the large
cities the police know by sight nearly
all the swell mob, the thieves, pick
pockets, burglars, confidence men, id
ct omne genus, and it is not difficult
for city-bred man to tell one when
he sees him. The most of them dress
flashily when in the big cities. They
patronize the barber shops
and nearly always smell of
hair oil. When they 90
INTO the country TO work small cities
like Dallas, they dress well but by no
means loud, eschewing striped clothes
or anything fancy. They generally
stop at the best hotels and in all ap-
pearances and manners seek to pro-
duce the impression that they are quiz
ct well to do citizens at their home.
They may quietly take drink now
and then and smoke cigar, but they
have no hurrah bushes. They go to
church on Sundays and manifest a
great interest in the sermon. They
try to cultivate the substantial citizens
of the city and talk good deal about
investing in property-and they are
investing every night or two. This is
the high toned burglar class. The
pickpockets who tumble the shine and
catch on to Supers and even wipes are
not quite so sedate and subdued. Their
racket is the innocent young man come
to the city for some fun and he doesn't
mind little lark now and then if he can
worm himself into the good graces of
some of the nice town young fellows,
''the bloods," who are solid in certain
quarters where the affairs of revelry
always have their lights shining. At
late hours Of the night you may find
both classes at the mansions de joie,
either just before they are ready to
start on a raid or just after they have
made one. 1t will be wise to watch
out for these gentry. There is no
doubt but they are arriving every day,
and by the time the fairs commence
we will have horde of them-princi-
pally cut purses, however. And it
would be good thing for every visi-
tor to either of the fairs to be on the
alert, ever watchful, and the first
slightest feeling about pocket of
pantaloons, vest or coat "grab it." and
If you should happen to have a pistol
in your pocket (Which you ought not
to have) and in the excitement of the
moment it went off and there was one
less pickpocket in the world the world
| would be that much better of.