New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
THE HONORABLE BURGLARS.
THEIR REAL REASON FOR NOT RoBBING
CHIEF DEvERY'S HOUSE.
The Kings name is a tower Of strength

Which hey K ap5n e sd4srse Hco of Tsns
liking Richard III.
The office boy came into the city room OF The
Tribune yesterday and said that there queer
looking in the reception room who wanted to
member Of the staff. A member of the staff
assigned to him. The dressed
simply and unostentatiously. He had taken a
and had placed a package. wrapped in paper, from
the ends OF which tools protruded, on the floor
beside him.
I'm a-gofn' to trow meself yer honor" he
said
The reporter assured him that he could not throw
himself on anything that would be likely TO
break his fall, and suggested that if he simply
Trained from mentioning his it would be i'm
possible for any harm TO to him through
newspaper.
Not on yer life" said the visitor. when yer
hear what I've got to say yer could turn de jantor
loose on me and send for de cops. and have
pinched right here. and kit dere'-pointing to
the package the hoor-''would give away
Job. But I m t'rowin' mesef yer honor, because
youse feIlers de papes is sort Of de same lay
what is, see? Youse fellers is always tryin' to
make people to give up the things what dey knows,
what dey ought 10 keep to dereselves, and wese
feIlers is tryin em give up de things what
deys got, what dey wants TO keep TO dereselves,
see? Dere's another pape, and I wouldn't tell any
body dat pape what I'm a-gein' TO tell you,
cos dey didn't treat right, me and me friends,
and OATS what come to see. yer about Now. I
tink youse is straight up here, and I'll tell yer
name. If yer want 1t, and friends names,
and I want yer to put straight wild the blokes
what reads yer pape, and me friends. wouldn't
go 20 dat oder pape, COS dey done me dirt me and
me friends
We'll, what did they do to you" the reporter
asked, land what I do for you?''
Why, look dis the visitor said, drawing out
a paper and pointing article the first page.
Just t'row yer pepper dat. Is dat right?
Look what dey says about me dere. Is dat right?
No, dat amt right, and if yer knowed me you'd
know it want right-ne and friends
The article told how burglars had attempted
rob the house Of Chief of Police Devery, No. 80
West Twenty-eghth-st. It said that they had
tered it by cutting out of the panels of door
and had packed up a large amount of silverware.
when they read the words engraved a loving
cup ITO Our Honored Friend. Chief of Police
Devery.' and were thereupon scared away, and left
all their spoil behind them. The account was said
to be derived from the neighbors, and the story
declared that at the house of the chief it was de-
Med that there had been any burglary This being
the case. ii troubled reporter little under
stand how II had been possible to learn minute
a detail that the burglars had read the words
a loving cup but his trouble nothing TO that
Of the visitor.
Say, what do yer t'ink?" he asked. "Dey says
scared seem a name on a mug-rne and me
friends. Say wouldn't dat jar yer? Now I Il tell
yer how IT was. Dere was and we'd put all &c
Doodle in the bags and den eye lit de
on dat mug. But do yer t'ink I scared? Not
yer tintype! I says friends See here
says I. we can't take of dis; dis belongs to
de Chief says 7. He never done nothin TO us
says l. only what ne obliged TO. We never
had hard feelin' more did he He's got
his Twin to make. just the same as wese has.
Now. if go and take anything outer his
house it would look like didn't appreciate that
and tryin' to git square. and it wouldn't be
kind de Chief says I. And then I went and
I says. We'd better so along of here I says.
and stop TO take de things Of de bags, COS
we found here wild en-. IT might look Ike
tryin' swipe de tngs. and we'd get
blamed for it, just de if do it
dere's one more ting I'd like yer do for and
me friends
The visitor fumbled in his pocket and said We
don't want Go nothin' hurt de Chief. and I'd
like to pay for de board in de door what took
out. and I'll give yer de mon and yer send it
him. I wouldn't trust it nobody dat oder
pape. cos dey didn't treat rght-me and
friends And I can't take it to him mcself, cos il
I up Headquarters dere's up dere dat
knows me, and dey'd pinch me. and I can't call on
de Chief his house. cos I lent full dress
clos OF friends what's gon' a spe!."
The reporter advised the visitor to keep his money
saving he was sure that the Chief would feel that
his conduct had been sufficiently corsderate al
ready At this the visitor fairly broke down.
I I<nowed I wasn't gettn' green when
I trun mesef yer honor he said. What I
want de most Is dat you should put right in de
papc-me and friends