Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-06
BRAINS NEEDED IN BURGLARY.
Much Tius and Labor Expended When
the Prospective booty IL Worth While

Much Tluse and Labor Expended When
the Prospective Booty IL Worth While
Few people have an idea of the i'm
mense amount of labor. forethorght
and scientific skill brought TO bear on
q big burglary. says writer in the
New York Recorder. The first thing
necessary Is to find 9 house containing
sufficient valuables 20 repey tho
trouble and risk, and this first step
alone may take many weeks Let IL
be understood that only tho highest
class of expert burglars nrc meant;
men with comfortable banking ac-
counts and houses of their own, and
who, after reducing the risk 70 q mini
mum by elaborate plans, acquire
enough in one night to keep them In
adluence and eminent responsibility
for moro than year. although having
but third share. rs these burglaries
arc invariably worked by three.
To illustrate the wonderful resource
and lcisurely way of proceeding adopt
cd by burglars take n case related by
prominent detective The principal
of the burglars in this instance hav-
ing fixed on n certain house. was una
bic 10 acquire sufficient information
concerning it and the owners. This
man then went TO the local butte her
supplying the house and applied for n
situation a. driver OF one of his carts
which delivered meat at custOmers'
residences After producing unques-
tionable references how obtained no
one ever knew the man was engaged
on tho round. which included the house
fixed upon. Incredible a 1t may ap-
pear. be stayed with his employer for
over seven months. end gave the ut
most satisfaction: his only failing be-
irr n weakness for chatting with tic
servants Five days after his rcsigna-
ton gigantic burglary was elected
a. the house selected. and property
valued a. over so, 600 was stolcn- The
thieves had smoked several cigars ard
drank 4 bottle Of port. 50 that they
were in no hurry. and. 20 crown all. the
booty was conveyed 10 It's destination
Ia the owners pony phaeton. wkich
was duly returned the raEae night; but
no real clew WAS afforded. and the bur
glars were never captured.
On another occasion y chambermnid
was escorted out. with view TO r,a.ri-
rnory land burglary. for two months
before the event c3nr off A convey
ancc IL always az haDi. AID generally
Of stylish appearance; Ia fact. on ono
occasion a brouxharn was usci. which
the passers-by ansi even tho policeman
on the beat imagined WA the proper
~ Of ono 81 tile residents clos~ by. A
regards tools. very few are necessary.
owing - the skill aud ingenuity 81 the
operator. With = Jimmy. srreAsIer.
drill. frw pieces % ssronr bent vfirc
ADD . little gunpovssier, fba exl.srt bar
Riss can make his way anywhere.
To thesr are ssnrtiiaea n1i.iesi y sct
Of '-tamblera These arr lengths -
6nr steel wirn. with pointed stslss 3
nirst . foot hang ettathed - each end.
and half fezesi - these naalfe bet
little BAH Thsss ssunbiefs ere aned
On ihs lawn o. paths atuf ths house
Ga eucA . cay thst tte wires ere RAISED
sfssst "a Inches fTssa The sfpiad and
prove aueis . saensss "a sa1e - psrsait
that tbe hssrTiafa are compelled 70
hsAg piaes. e ~'hits p@t~r fF..sa The
~ires a. uFsiaf 81 t-eas~ tAsif OVEN
taps, - they always rtn efsF thess.