The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-28

Device. Of Crssss e. Fneh THs.. Astis,ss
r~or, abe Issv-fut Owners.

rro. the Lsvfui Owners.
Typevriters and bicycles are. at irst thought
not very handy things for thieves to steal but
stolen they are very extensively, and at
times rudely. IN the city and throughout the
country. In fact. from the number Of men
who are continually being arrslRnsd in the
police courts for stealing typsvriters and
bicycles II may be said that professional type
writer and bicycle thieves exist
DO they steal our typewrlters p repeated
the local manager Of one Of the biggest type
writer concerns in the city when asked for In
formation. DO they steal our typswrltersi
Yes, air. Btole one from our showcase right
out there in front Of our store Picked the
Yale lock, lifted the machine out from the
case, and walked of with IL Right out there
in Broadway. with dozens Of people seeing II
done aud In plain sight OF half dozen OF our
employees In tho store. Yes. sir. What do
you think OF that1 steal our typewriters1
Why heres q list Of our stolen ma
chimes" and the manager pulled out
two sheets, OF paper headed. List OF
stolen machines" Il don't know that will
tell you the number on that list You might
think us too easy meat. Well, there's 100
machines on that list. all stolen. You see We
keep tab on them. Whenever q machine Ii
stolen In the city or In the country at large.
from California to Maine the local ofnces are
uOllueu, anu NneJ beuu lnt uumOet OF tno ma
chine stolen to us, and we put II on the list
and walt for the MACHINE to turn up And
remains about the same from 0 Month to n MONTH
spsSi W sbs n we seOy S machine sh.s
tSpsxfits5 Us q. nSSbstsa n ave d!siff::fisns
wheel runs. but there are other numbers on
o. code. We'll, now. when a machine 70 stolen.
the thief scratches the most cons picuous num-
Sss DEALER s 0 ssonss s SaS
the any nSm 2, In place where b. knows where
the machine and arrest the. man. Generally
We do not prosecute tho thiei. though we are
S Gon,e mt 10 get tne pTGperS oaok' DO Is sell
a''I How g do they steal thsma Walk right up in
You will notice that we have chained that ma
chine N the showcase outside the store down
cause that thief toIs You ' about ito1e that S
other machine 40 boldly Think Of the nerve
In walking up there. picking the lock, and get
n.,blS gt The n ,s Typewriter thief I eyer
the County Court House The Judge had been
debating to the operator. and whom they won't
machine iust where. he had quit writing. we'll.
the h nag ,ss
and when no returned he found the thief had
returned and stolen the typewriter table. Yes.
man to como back Tor that table. We'll. now.
showcase; but tho Judge was Interested In his |
machine. and It was finally In n pawnshop.
Mots and Stole the masns
t sSsP s sY SG s.s Rss Isndns SS
openly thinks he has right to. and so never
thip Tss to II tS tsrs sisa ou-
them. Ordinarily We require a deposit. con-
siderable deposit In advance In addition to tho
for mum per q tines they get them s essPi
and then they steal them. That Is. they don't |
VIII want 70 buy mashns o. %
unroll big bill rem large wad. Well. We
%nd IN the bin sd the sss Svst
chine is delivered. and sometimes We never |
see the man or his money.
Well. thoy are as slick as any OF the thieves. |
They come In here and want to rent ma
get lnsulted and tell us to telephone to TIT !
fanys or Gorham's or some other place where |
and somet mes they get the machines CHI 40 T R
t tESsv the sirls VIII come with soma
Ssy Tef sss
get any references We tell them We can't let |
: machine go without reference. Then they |
poor young girl to lose q chance to make a few |
dollars. Then. what can We tell them2 You
1t; but. then you know what typswriters are.
and We are weak sometimes. and so they get |
Very few thieves steal typewriters for their |
personal use. They generally try to sell them |
ma4s L so hot for the desors tSSt thee d haSe
dare take the risk Of buying q machine before
they know whetheI L has been stolen. some |
writer in Chicago and comes to New York to |
sell H.. The dealer In Chicago teieRrsphs to |
the man walks into cur main, once here to
sell 4 We easily recover the machine, Some OF
a man steals a mSckins from Every 0 difYsreSs
maker OF machines In one city. sells his stock.
and "a, then gees through the manufacturers In
The same general principles that apply to
horse stealing also apply to the branch Of
makes a specially OF bicycles The bicycle Is
stolen, aud in large numbers from a mans
may be rented. II a man wants to steal q
former slsrE 10 H. Kiss stnIstis t Sssd
ing store at a23 broadway This clerk knew n
ss MAN had .sy GsR sKe bs III yFSo
turn the bicycle TO the address on the card
the address Of the clerk himself he would
q at some road house on the way
Or better ones the owner q which hspp %ns
% he In the road house. This clerk made fivs
better wheel. The last time he swapped he
cared pursuit. from the. owner on the wheel
which he left behind. So he took the pre-
.aution to slit his rheumatic tire-A practical
ham stringinR OF the steed-so that when tho
owner started In pursuit he had to give IL up
BECAUSE his pneumatic tire got out OF wind. |
The clerk was eventually caught.
A very common way Of stealing bicycles Is
or man who has references to get q mac hine
IN a small deposit and then disappear with II.
Few OF the wheels stolen in this war are ever
well-known dealer said he sup
posed not ten Der cent. OF the wheels stolen
we're recovered.
Last summer a young fellow who had rented
wheels at the place before walked into one OF
he bicycle stores near Fifty ninth street and
Eighth avenue. got machine on a small de-
1osit and disappeared Soon alter the keeper
n the store got q letter from the maker OF the
Machine IN the West. saying a New York man
wanted a peculiar Kind Of handle, and sug-
gested that the storskespsr see II he couldn't
'vpply 4. The storekeeper hunted up the
'ounG man was living at home with respect
Ibls parents sometimes bold game works
veil One thief walk oil into a store in the city
nee and sci scted "A wheel which he was about