The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-26
SCIENCE OF BURGLARY.
HOW TO GUARD AGAINST DANGER
FROM EXPERT cRAcKsMeN.
A Wise Thing to Know ia sroois aud Me-
chanicai Appliances of the Modern bur
giar.

chantcai Appliances OF the Modern hor-
giar.
The modern burglar II like love In one
respect. he laughs al locksmiths. Yet
he Is not much OF an artist. although he
Is readily improving The simple tools
of the burglars trade indicate how easy
the eontriyances made TO bar his pro-
gress are overcome. Yet these tools
give no mark Of great mechanical gen
ius. They are 50 crude as the average
burglar il. They are In keeping with
his practice of force and brutality. The
destructive power o; lhe best pieces Of
handiwork Is their main advantage and
doubtless an illustration OF the house
breakers stunted idea. that the best way
TO overcome obstacles is In all cases TO
break them down.
That is is In line with his uncouth.
disposition. and his burly fingers are
employed To better advantage on pom
derous jimmy than they would be on a
needle.lock picker.
Inspector Bynes. says the ". Y.
World. is said TO have once observ-
cd that criminals. like water. fnd their
level. They drift into whatever branch
OF law breaking is most congenial to
their natures. The house breaker aud
bank robber Is often painted as u sleek
looking. mild hammered individual, with
plenty OF brains and ingenuity. An
average OF that kind can hardly be
struck from an inspection Of those who
come daily before the bar of criminal
court. The men OF brains and ingenuity
among the thieying classes do the plan
ming aud rest at ease, while the burly
ruflians do the work Some due feats az
are ten 10 Que against the intruder who
tries TO effect an entrance by the front
door, where they are not one TO ten IL
he goes i'm by some other and easier way.
Ii must be an amusing thing 20 the
burglar TO note the precautions taken TO
prevent his entrance by the street door
after he has walked through the sky
light on the roof without the slightest
resistance. or dropped through the coal
hole leading TO the cellar from the side.
walk. TO fiud that no doors bar his pas
sage from there TO the rooms above.
These are The popular ways OF getting
into houses. The basement door nj the
rear. IL there is one. Is another. La each
case the jimmy is the magic wand that
opens the way. 1t Is more useful To the
burglar than any half dozen OF his other
implements. aud Is the first thing he
purchases when getting at outfit
The burglar is very methodical and
business-like. by the way. when buying
the tools for his trade. A fixed price Is
put upon each implement by the dealer.
II the purchaser can get them below
that price he will do SO. lie takes as
much pride IN adding TO his kit as a
carpenter does la stocking his tool chest.
IL the intending purchaser Is broke.
but has a promising job on hand ne
conades bis plans TO the dealer. IL the
latter thinks they are good. lac furnishes
the necessary implements In considera-
tlon of his getting the lions share OF
the 'swag.'
Skeleton keys are remarkable only for
their simplicity. They are carried In
punches. Each pattern Is made into all
sizes. Those that are hollow at the
end are used for pin-locks. with which
bureaus are commonly fitted. The
others are capable OF twisting the spring
OF any common doorlock When the
burglar stars out we'll equipped several
lunches OF those keys rest conveniently
In a compartment pouch under his coat
The pouch is attached To belt that
girds the waist On this belt. beside the
pouch. hangs the "bulls-eye." whose
light can be flashed aud cut of at will.
On the other side "A lcathern bag is at
tached to "A belt. Ii Is used for carrying
sections of n small jimmy aud various
other things. To tighten the load the
belt or harness" hangs depended from
a strap which crosses the shoulders.