The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-18

uN0h W WOEh dI tue turning. IN
jack-serew went in until it struck tn
combination. Then the tremendou
force OF the formidable burglars too
came into play. The entire comtina
tion was broken off. In some case
the force Is not directed agains
the combination, but against tn
back plates of the safe door
usually the weakest part Of the entir,
structure. Something must give
when the screw comes into play, AMI
either the back or the front plate il
forced out of its position sufficiently Il
admit the sectional jimmy. which, to
gether with the wedge, or WILDLY
finishes the work of bodily tearing
nSunder the most improved burglar
proof" safe. Explosives a not very
easily be used in cities for safe-blow,
ing purposes, except in big establish
melfts in outlying districts. The noise
would betray the burglars. Dynamite
is used for filling holes drilled around
tn" dial plate and exploding it in thl
usual way by a fuse; but there is a
more complicated way Of using eXplo-
siNra-One which never failed to shat
t"r any number of iron or steel plates.
ii is employed because the destruction
OF the combination does not always
open the safe door. II the burglar has
tina" and opportunity-in the ease OF
country banks, where big sums of
money are kept at certain seasons of
the ycar-he lays out his work clab-
ornt"ly.
Attached to his air-pump is a piece
Of rubber hose ending in a concave
piece Of tin, through the center OF
which and into the hose runs a small
tin pipe. The crevices Of the door-jHmb
are puttied all around, except for Il
few inches at the top and at the bottom
Of the jamb. At the bottom the burg
lar applies the tin and holds it firmly
with his foot; at the top w accomplice
holds n paper of loose powder. Then
the nir-pump is worked. It's OPP
eratiUn draws the air out of the vault
or ale below. while n sharp current
streams in on top, the draught carry
ing with ii the loose powder, As 0 o
aa sufficient powder is thus drawn in
between the iron frame Of the
Op, ming and the jamb OF the
door, a fuse is inserted into
til" r"revice, which is then puttied up
tightly. The explosion is always of
sufficient force to complete the break
ING open of the door with a jimmy,
Though the expert burglar knows how
TO deaden the sound of the defamation
By blankets, pieces of bedding, or sim
iIar appliances, the noise is too great
to b" risked in cities, where the police
sr watchmen are supposed to be
around. The old, time-worn opera
ton Of surprising the cashier OF Il
bank at his home and compelling him
to give up the combination OF the
sale or vault in his charge is also anti
quated.
To ascertain whether there is a
Waterman on the premises to be visit
ed the professional burglar has d very
simple but etfectual stratagem. He
forces q piece of thinly shaved whale
bone between the doors Of all exit
and The outer castings OF the doors. If
the wAalebOne is still 10 its place in
the morning at the usual hour OF
opening for business the door has not
been opened by any one. A watch
nan IN leaving the premises in the
morning would naturally cause the
w%halebone to spring to the ground.
The Use OF Irvine to the burglar is just
a. important as the telegraph is to the
public. One OF the first steps taken
by the burglar utter ~efTecting an
entrance Is to fastcn m end OF Irvine
to Something near the safe, and run
the other end to the outside man, who
watches to give the signal if it is safe !
to keep on working, TO keep quiet for
a time, or to come out at once. The
outsider scatters beans or sand along
the sidewalk for some distance near
the place OF operation so that no per-
son approaching can walk without
being heard.
The hotel thief IS always a clever
rascal. From external appearances no
one could think of suspecting the well
dressed, gentlemanly-looking individ-
ual who registers with q quiet and unas-
Stunning air and whose tone bespeaks
both travel and education He never
dresses in gaudycolors and his apparel
is usually chosen with the utmost good
taste, stamping him as a gentleman OF
refined tastes. His tools, of the finest
quality of tempered steei, consists OF a
''bar key" O set of bits of various
sizes and arranged for either stem
or tumbler locks, a small drill, a
file, a sectional STEM pieces of wire,
and a pair OF nippers. The. implements
do not occupy mitch, Room in the
satchel of the nomadic thief and are
carried about his person
Hotel thieves travel In pairs. They
manage to secure their rooms on the
same floor and, II possible, close to each
other. The habits. Of the guests on
that floor are carefully Studied, and it
sOon a~scertaiDed which OF the rooms
are uuoccupied." If there is only a
lock- to, contend with the work
soon done the "bar key with its
appropriate bit, opens the door readily
from the outside, and no further ar
r~angements are necessary. When there
Is a bolt on the inside a hole is bored
through the door Immediately over