Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-04-12
A NOTABLE cRAcksMAN.
One Leaf from the Memoirs OF Billy Por-
ter, Bank Burglar.


ter, Bank Burglar
The Anglo.Saxon race produces all
the eminent burglars. The daring OF
American burglars and OF their brethren
In the allied profession OF train-robbing
has worldwide fame. Englishmen.
In their slow, conservative way, show
but little less ability. though perhaps
less brilliancy. Whenever on the conti-
nent mail bags are stolen. banks or great
jewellers robbed. Englishmen do the
work. The famous robbery Of French
mails which took place about year ago
was Joint effort of Englishmen and
Americans.
In many cases these artists are Anglo
Americans. Every now and then
theft. usually successful, is made OF
postal packages passing between the
diamond merchants OF Hatton garden,
London, and the diamond cuttcrs OF
Amsterdam. Dutchmen are the losers
by the theft, and some Dutchmen doubt
less profit by IL, but Englishmen carry
out the effective part OF the work. The
conclusion 10 be drawn from all this is
that only members of the great, world.
enveloping, Anglo-Saxon race possess
the resourceful courage required in this
method of gaining wealth.
Probably tho most perfect type of the
modern burglar is Billy Porter, who has
been engaged in bank-rohbing in every
part of this country. He has severa
other names OF course. His American
record IN too we'll known to need repeat
ing. He made very interesting ap
pearance in London some time ago
however, about which people may moi
have read so much. Billy and an ae
complice entered the premises of a ricl
jeweler at Munich, and carefully So
cured all the stones and jewels of un
usual size and value. What they tool
was worth 10. 900 marks at the loves
estimate. Entrance TO the ieweler'
premises was effected in the most in
genious manner. and the thoughtfu
; burglars left ropes. displaced flooring
etc. Just AS they used them. so as b
provide an invaluable object-lesson 70
any of the German youth who nigh
wish 10 emulate them. Then the
calmly travelled back 10 England in first
class carriages and berths. The EngIis
detectives succeeded in tracing ther
: and found Porter living with his wife
baby and mother-in-law in a nice hous
: in quiet suburb of London. The
: found the booty there, too. Porter an
T his accomplice were accordingly take
y to the Bow street police court and the
? exsradition to Germany demanded.
! Porter is a typical gentlemanly bu
glar of meloerama, only little lei
fiashy. He came into court dressed in
black cutaway coat, trousers of daxk m
} terial patent-leather boots and a daI
v red scarf. His chin was shaven. and
J wore q carefnlly-trimmed mustache. I
carried a silk hat in his right hand AT
n pair of gloves in his left Althoul
r he was repeatedly remanded from We,
~ TO week, and passed the intervals
n prison, he always came into court wi
the hat and gloves. lie is short, ros
- faced and of medium height, and
~ hooked like an everyday middle-cla
. Englishman.
VI He answered questions in quiet, u
W concerned manner, never growing ang
IN or excited. When the various imp
j. ments of burglary were held up 10 vie
:, he smiled sweetly.
~ The case ended in Porter's dischar
H. because he was a British subject, a
IN the British Government does not ext
On dite its own subjects for burglar
~ Porter was born in Canada. The je
40 eler got his stock back which was luc
ne for Hmm. Y. Evening sun.