New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
every window and sprung the catch besides locking

every window and sprung the catch besides locking
THE death OF Troy Dennis and his methods
revelation to TO the police TO whom the additional
duous task. with only small return in the number
OF arrests for such crimes IL IS easy matter TO
detect second-story worker. AS rule they travel
n pairs one Is an athle.ic Miry ma man who does
d strong, muscular man. who is amply able TO take
care OF himself and TWO or three ordinary men
aaI,nos. snv Odds that thev arc sxectItcd with d..
criminals frequent public resorts Not 80 the keen,
in city they invariably secure lodgings in emf
nentiy resps table quarter They dress neatly with.
OF their methods OF obtaining livelihood. but
are LETT in bissful ignorance about the source OF the
plentiful revenue that the head of the family pro-
vides The artists OF the profession never visit the
public houses where the so-called men a bout town
visit the theatre they invariably go home mme-
diately after the show. When they select resi-;
they begin to study the habits of the different mem
the details every scintla Of nfor is gained
by personal observation. and no questions are ever
When ererything is satisfactory to the workers they
await their opportunity and enter the house. The
inside retf eas,v and With dispatch The inside man
goes from room to room. carefully tapping at closed
Should the inside man scent danger. he hastens 10
leave the house by the front door which usually is
closed with care and in majority or cases Is fur-
nished with a spring lock 20 that when an investi
cation Of The knocking at any OF the e doors % Is aas a
been committed As rule the second story workers
seldom remain over six months In any city. In the
summer they work the seaside resorts. Nearly
every watering place has an annual sensation.
"a sed bv an extensive robbery OF valua bic jewelry:
The record of the jis passed is Ike that OF
its predecessors Large hauls OF valuable Jewelry
have been made as In the past 49,,
'rhc favorlte hour to commit robbery is when
the household s gathered for dinner. Whsn @ Las, as a
rule the entire corps OF servants Is In the dining
Kitchen. -, n,-
Now in regard to the Burden case, the Police
Department is doing eli that anybody could do under
the circumstances. Not one OF the higher grade
Of house workers who are in the top
row of what they term their profession is known
10 he police. The men who are always anxious 10
furnish Information detectives or the police never
get q chance become acquainted with the leaders
of that thieves cult as rule in such cases there
is no Definite evidence to how the thieves op-
n u the Burden mansion Every
thing relating to the thus far IL based upon
There is reason to believe that the thieves
Will be caDtured owing to the value or the stolen
levels Every dera - the case as stated by the
newspapers Indicates that the theft was committed
bv experts from the shrewdest class OF thieves In
the world Now there ere men who are always ready
TO crit!cise the police when great or Sensational
robbery takes place. but there are few who realize
the difficulties under which the detectives iaoor
to secure evidence.
- have not been called into the case. but of
course the Pinkerton Agency will do all IN Its
power 10 aid the police should any information or
evidence fall into its hands,