The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-20

say one thing, AID then III give Touu1y
ideas about how houses should be con-
struetcd 20 keep ont the 'prsfessi2a.'
AS i s-id, I got 10 writing poetry,
anl poetry proved my downfall.
Through mr. verses met and became
engaged to the daughter Of q -nan thu.
alterwarl became Nicc-Ircsilclt OF
the United States. Don't ask me her
uama. s.ll have enough honor 70
protect her from the disgrace Of seeing
her name coupled with that Of a
burglar. Whisky destroyed my hopes.
u shipped as Pantryuaan 70 Liverpool
and l visited many European cities.
Returning u America 1 became
burglar simply because it offered great
er inducements than any thing 1 was
abie 70 Tn n my hand 10.
But enough Of that. The first
burglary ] remember Of cCU-itt.uy
-gae when my father lifted me over tic
fence into . ncighbor's yard . steal
flowers. / suppose he didn't think h5-.
bad it really was. but the memory O..
that first theft has chung 70 nae aivav9.
subsequently when / tool. q notion --
steal something more than fowrr-
namely. TO rut q jewelry storc-I f1-ti-
fed myself with a good Lrlcor Of
blush and blamed my father Tor teach
ing me 10 steal
Vow, acro.a the yvater 81 is not 60
easy to gain access 10 a house as hero,
because Of the iron screens. in New
York IL is hardly less G'Giault IN luv
opinion a least for the same reason
Uoweyer. out West II is NOT ccul.l-Icl
a d.t8cuit feat u enter hou-a, take It
where Won may"
And you ascribc that to"
TO the way the house Is built
People have learned 70 protect their
"a. ameut windows. as rule, wi.l
bars, but still this is not always tre
case. One would think that q man v..t--
his millions, perhaps, in the bank,
with his house loaded with costly a1r
pieces and . fortune alone. may lie, J..
diamonds and silrervarc, would talk
every prcoaution TO guard g-as t
burglary, but he doesn't. lie imagine
because he never has been robbed that
he never viii be-. That ia about p
much sense as the man had who dala
want his life insured because he haC
ncv er died.
Whenever took a notion TO 'worls'
house didn't stop to go and look up
the police record and see II the plac,
had been worked before. / iameai-
ately began laying my plans. \ man
with good nerve and q clear head -v-e
works alone ought to be succe slul.
always worked alone except once. Elel
was caught and my pal escaped.
was on the outside and he .dOlna' the
job. / took my sentence like man an
never 'peached' on him. Had i be-
operating alone don't think would
have been caught.
r1l7T rr4.fg-fr1 fsgr1coe Tr-rv~-1 ~-----rt
J should first recommend that Pc
put locks on their doors that can't .-
picked With-wen. with but.cu-Eoa-..
4 burglar depends largely on H.s--s-
ton l1lr . rain access. -isu ~ 1-
however NOW have tl- l-.'
their door. and these cen got leT.i
--aat l., n readily. 10 gu.r.. ....s-
entrance ~ tire doors they should p
heavy, should ut tight 10 prevent v---
with jimmy should be lol1- lc----l
with chain-locls on the inside C-
boltcd securely at top and bottom. ga.-
viii generally ballc a sncalz-thief, v-y
does not deserve 70 be called = bur, ,.sr.
However, when Ec Ild5 thc doOr els G.
Uaily bars him be- can 90 20 the r---,
climb on q shed, portico, or even skin
mp q v-1tcr-piPe or lgit1in--r1d . @
s.cCIa-asory rindJrT. -paA <: V.i--a.r..
is said - be the easiest place II oL d
enter q house. That Is why there are
20 many 'secord-story -gyoIl.c-.. a. t-cy
are called, but 1 never tried b. my
self. 70 prevent these fellows All g-;-
posed windows mean those ope-i--
on q porch or shcd-shOuld be wei
barred. \ 'second-sUory worker docsl
carry tools as a r1lc. He Is q suel---
thief"
The roan spoke these words as If the
''prpfessIgn" looked on snell--tll-e--.s
rs Objectionable characters VINO sa-ell
bc cz.luded from the society OF h.l.t
craciz--lon.
"But Tor iron bars and steel door -
he continued, ''an c,-pert burglar bias
litJe dread. Give him time and ne w.n
80 through any thing. Il requires u
genius to circumvent him. and even
genius is not equal 20 II. And fo- thi,
reason: \ burglar or safc-blorser has
% greater incentive Tor surmountil- The
diGicultics g. the way or access %
treasure than has the inventor for
creating them. The one receives his
reward in the shape of salary; the other
in working for fortune pefha- ll.at
lies iuat bgyond the barrier which Die is
cudcavuring to overcome The burglar
gains . fortune for a few hours labor;
the inventor labors for year, end ut
the end OF that time gets barely the
worth Of bis york. II Is q natural law
that where there Is the g-eat-at -l-
ceutivc there win bc found the rcc.t.-t
result, OF labor. So II is y0u Nrill lllI
burglars as smart and even smarter
than Inventors.
For my part I fail 10 see how you
could make h1u-e ab~olu; ,ly sr--l-~-
proof. Nou iEht mako e. 50 Giflienit
of access tLat thc burglar ygiu find an--
other 20 suit his purposes as wclL Cae
thing is certain however: a rich man
is fool not to have hars on his win
dows. They cost little, but they may
snrl. r-,rr.Ir :.