Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-09
SAFEGUARDS AGAINST THIEVES.
A Reformed Burglar Tells UouseboIders
How To Protect Their Property.

How to Protect Ihefr Property.
First of all, may say that the house
holder, especially if his house is situated
in the suburbs, should count as next to
nothing the protection afforded by the
night policeman on his beat l don't
mean to insinuate that the night police
man neglects his duty. | believe that. as
a rule he performs it as well as he is able
to. and it may be pretty safely relied on
that at each time he passes a row of vii
las he will cast the light of his bulls eye
over the front garden, if there is one,
and over the house front, and the lower
windows and street door. If there is no
front garden, he will see that all is right
and tight in the area as well. But his
beat is a long one, and it is probable he
will not pass that way again for an hour,
or perhaps longer. So that if there is a
Job afoot all that those engaged in it have
TO do is to hide and see the policeman off.
and they then know exactly how much
time they have to get through their work
before he can make his appearance
again.
Speaking from my experience, and
from that of others with whom | have
been acquainted, / should say that at
least a fourth part of the number of pri-
vate house blrplaries that are success
fully committed are assisted bv servants
But speakinp of ordinary work If Is the
female servants who are made useful
and that quite innocently on their part
Masters and mistresses have no idea what
easy simpletons many girls in service
are, or how easily they are induced to
betrav the secrets of the house And NOT
only GIRLS. but women. cooks and house,
maids. who are old enough to know bet-
ter. A smart chan. with plenty TO saw
and with money TO spend has but 70
scraDe acouaiutance with the kind Of
servants | am alluding to when they are
ont for church on Sunday and meet them
n few times aftervard and he ran leorn
all he wants to know respecting the val
uable stuff in fine house and whore if is
kent. and the wavs and habits of their
emnlovers and when they are at home
and when away.
It is NOT often the BURGLAR himself who
in this vav ooes a-fisbinG for usofrl in
formation Generally speakino. he is not
what NAV bo called a ..Iadins, n,or, ),
He is very we'll in his own Inc L,,t bo
hasn't rot tbe GOOD looks or the ;nsin,at-
inc WAYS that 90 down with the fair sev
That mart Of the nrogran,r,o ;s ;,,t,,,stod
to the ..sveetstuff man uo ;s on offo-
ble vol enol,an vouno follow, ,.o,.,, ro-
enoc+a1,I,- drossad ond co ros,,oo.olIo i,
his manner that even If he was caugbt in
tho Kitchen viii tho eor,,orts - Lo,,so.
where followers are strictly rrob;bito5
bie annaararca would diearr, s,sn;c;o,,
II should not be forcotton that tbo
BURGLAR has no narticuIar do,iro in tho
n,rs,,it of his callino, to RIM b;s nod into
moro dancer than is neceseorr ord tboro
i nothing that is 60 much 70 bis Elx;no-
as narapet work-gatting in of ott;o
windows that are ecrenne1 br tbo rnof
naranet Not ono bousaboldor il, a ecoro
fives y tboucbt as to the sncrrity of tho
attic window He will bovo iis etroot
door iron Mated with a natent loci, on
if and y chain strong enouoh to bold ON
olo,bont hnt c.tcb thot oor ho 49,,
back with bradawl is GOOD enouob for
the attic window. and all the time II
i ouita os e,sv to antar NV one
way nc fine otber-if the bouse.
stand in row and ono of tber,
lannpnS TO he pmntV This iS one
of the onport,1nities the fraternity
are ALWAYS on the lookout for NOTHING
can he easier than to enter an unocc,I.
MED house Mt the basement and once
within all a man has to do is TO walk up-
stairs and get ont on tn the naronet and
there. well screened from view bv the
coming. he can Green on his hands and
knees. and bv means of the attic win
dows get into any house he has fancy
for. If it is winter time and after dark
he will have no difficulty in TAKING stool,
of the front windows before he makes
the ascent. and SO ascertaining which of
the front rooms are occunied or if the
family are at dinner. If the latter he
can he nrettv sure that the servants are
all down stairs. and he can explore the
MINER rooms without much fear of inter.
runtion This wouldn't he called in the
I'LL. =
o,,,o,,,,t 80 ,,a,taIIo ,,,.,,,t,, ~ - ,o,.,,
rorelv bon,,ens that tba rnbher ia canobt
in no act
40 s''N SANe'