New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-20
THE BURGLAR TRUST.

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Onr readers couli not but have been Interested III
the report of the formation of a Burglars lrdst'
printed in Tuesdays TRIBUNE. Not, Of course
that all of them could approve Of it. there are
MANY grave objections to trusts, but no one could
fail 70 be interested in it whether or not he
thought well of the move.
II appears from our report that all of the lead
inr burglars. safe-breakers, bank sneaks, PICK
pockets, and other fine workers in the country,
have been brought together into one gigantic com
bnation. with large capital stock, by leading
New-York confidence man. This gentleman's name
is not given, as he is averse TO newspaper notorl-
ety. II may be said however, that he is one OF
the most successful operators in this country who,
bv saracity and close attention to business has
amassed a fortune and won the respect of his fel-
low-opcratOrs He comes Of an old and distin-
guished New. England family, while his wife IS
one of the most beautiful and highly accomplished
ladies of the best confidence circles, who Is usually
dressed with exquisite taste in some sort OF solt
clinging stuff, which serves admirably to-Dut we
wander from the subject in hand; besides we 40
not wish to anticipate the society columns oil sew
eral of our most esteemed contemporaries. Inc
workings of the trust far are said to be hlghy
satisfactory Business has been done in twenty dlt-
fcrent States, and only man has been held anu
he was got out bail furnished by the trust
The syndicate has an agent in every important
city in the country, who has charge OF the DlSl-
ness in that locality and makes daily report
concerning the condition of trade, the local de-
mand for operators, and so forth. The central OF
fee is constantly in receipt of such dispatches as
these Send five pickpockets Immediately for
Podunlx County fair" "ShptwO good men tune
lock workers. for the new National bank, which
opens tomorrow " Send me one good sneak
thief as soon as possible" Chief of Police draws
his salary Saturday; send capable sand-bagger'
Hold up my order of yesterday for three bank
BURGLARS cashier gone TO Canada with funds
That the formation of the trust Is good
business move for those who have gone into IL
seems reasonably certain. The moral nature or
the move is another question. Naturally the IN
oniry arises, What of the men not in the com
bination? Must individual effort in burglary and
pockct-piclSing be forced TO the wall? There are
many Woodworking burglars and house-breakers
with q small capital who will prefer TO remain IN
dependent and pick up business here ana there'
where it may offer itself Already it is limited that
these are to be crushed out. The trust boasts
that inside of six months every jimmy in the
United States will bear its stamp. They say that
they will force every burglar. every pickpocket,
every sneakthief in tLs country who does not JON
the syndicate into honest work within year
This is deplorahle. the smallest operator Is en-
titled to and must have the same chance as inc
LARGEST Doubtless the various State Legislatures
will be called upon TO that justice is done to all
As for the general public, the outlook for II Is
dark if the Burglar Trust has been formed as re-
ported The only hope Cor the country at large
so far as we can see. is the remarkable invention
Of the ingenious and venerable Thomas u. weather.
low Of Minneapolis. There should be bullt Ill
every city of any size large and invitlng-ookln8
bank, well baited with several hundred thousands
cash, which burglars can easily enter, but from
which they cannot escape The general use of the
Weatherlow Rat-Trap Bank Building is the only
thing that will defeat the Burglar Trust.