The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-06-28
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One Leaf frcm the Memoirs OF Billy
ter, Bank burglar.

ter, Bank burglar.
The Angie Saxon race produces all
the eminent burglars. The daring OF
American bur a ar. as III ths,r 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 cutters OF
Amsterdam. Dutchmen are the losers
by the theft, and some Dutchmen doubt
less profit by it, but Englishmen carry
out the effective part Of the work. The
conclusion to 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. '-,-ss' =.
Probably the most perfect type Of the
modern burglar is Billy Porter, who has
been engaged in bank-robbing in every
part Of this country. He has several
other names Of course. His American
record is too we'll known to need repeat
ing. He made a very interesting ap-
pearance in London some time ago,
however, about which people may not
have read 80 much. Billy and an ac-
complice entered the premises OF rich
jeweler at Munich, and carefully Sc
cured all the stones and jewels Of un.
usual size and value. What they took
was worth 80. 900 marks at the lowest
estimate. Entrance to the jewelers.
premises was effected in the most in
genious manner, and the thoughtful
burglars left ropes, displaced flooring
ETC., just as they used them, so as tt
provide an invaluable object-lesson fol
any Of the German youth who nigh
wish to emulate them. Then they
calmly travelled back to England in first
class carriages and berths. The Englisl
detectives succeeded in tracing then
and found Porter living with his wife
baby and mother-in-law in nice hous
in a quiet suburb of London. The,
found the booty there, too. Porter AM
his accomplice were accordingly takel
to the Bow street police court and thei
extradition to Germany demanded.
Porter is a typical gentlemanly bul
glar Of meloerama, only little les
fashy. He came into court dressed in
blaclS cutaway coat, trousers of dark ms
terial, patent-leather boots and dar
red scarf. His chin was shaven, and h
wore carefully-trimmed mustache. II
carried silk hat in his right hand an
a pair of gloves in his left Althoug
he was repeatedly remanded from wee
to week, and passed the intervals
prison, he always came into court wit
the hat and gloves. He is short, ros
faced and of medium height, and /
looked like an everyday middle-cla
Englishman. -~sss1W
He answered questions in quiet, u
concerned manner, never growing angl
or excited. When the various impl
ments Of burglary were held up to vie
he smiled sweetly. 40
The case ended in Porter's dischar
because he was British subject, al
the British Government does not extr
dite its own subjects for burglar
Porter was born in Canada. The je
eler got his stock back, which was lucl
for Hmm. Y. Evening Sun. s.s