The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-06

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/ distinguish them from the burglars who
pry open back doors or clip window fasten-
inEs in the dead Of the night and pursue
their calllnRs by the light Of buts-eye
lantern The porch climber must have
/ thing easier OF access before he will take
chance He does rot like 20 sneak
through hack yards and use = Jimmy" on
door or window unless he Is forced 10 do
| 80 Hts speciality g. robhing houses In the
/ Early evening hours when the family Il
| either a. dinner or absent from the house.
! The pres nce OF half a dozen people In a
/ house does not bother the porch climber
/ particularly. OF course n he finds q house
! closed and dark with no one at home" he
/ plays IN hiR luck. for then he IL almost
certain not 20 b. disturbed unless some
iuquisitive neighbor should spy him and
l give the alarm
| The style % cottages known generally
I a. Queen Anne which - 80 popular In
Z fashionable residence neighborhoods Of
! fers exceptional opportunities for the
porch climbers Nearly all OF thcm are
built with vide vrrandas. the roofs %
| which are directly below tho second STORY
windows The ornamental work on the
pillars or supports gives an active young
fellow a good foothoid 20 climb up 70 the
roof and The shadows 81 the trees which
Usually line the streets shelter him from
d
q stand IN some dark corner from which
he can give the climber the alarm II any
Unforeseen interruption occurs. once on
the roof the rest is easy. The thief can
cautiously peer into the room aud dis
cover n II II vacant. The windows are
usually Fastened. but even N they are sup
poaedlv secure there are many ways OF
opening window catches from the outside
~ man mas a thIn-niade ca eknife. Gently
raising the sash he steps inside and hve
minutes later has travfrsed the rooms.
"a hered everything Of value. tossed the
clothing or other large articles 20 his
pal on the ground and made his escape
~ he hears q footstep approaching In the
hcuse he as but 10 hurry 20 the 81 en- win
dow and climb out Usually he f. safe
from interruption n the family IL az din
ner for u is seldom anyone goes upstairs
during that important hour
The closed aud darkened house however.
Is the most enticing % the porch climber
Sometimes a house T. watched for a night
or two that the size Of the family the
number % men and their usual move
ments may be- earned Perhaps the watch
nll picket sees the family having In body
90 attend the theater. A few minutes later
the hired Eirl r. sure 20 slip out 20 make
n % or 30 20 o dance. ana then the coast
ls clear for two or three hours az least
/ or course. there IL always n chance Of in
| terruptlon A neiRhbor may notice moving
| figures around che house or a policeman
stroll by n ne does not Il h not his fault.
I 4 patroiman with n beat q mile or 20 IN
| length cannot be everywhere 81 once AMI
Il is 81 course. the merost chance that he
should happen 40 pass house IN which q
burglary was going forward. Even then.
II tho thieves were quiet about their work
the chances are decidedly against their be-
| ing discovered. There Is nothing In q closed
ana. darKened house 70 attract an oficcrs
attention and he might pass By sereneiy
unconscious thar his movements were be-
Ing watched from behind the shades by n
pair o. burglars. Porch climbing Is com
paratiyely easy
a south side man residing IN q big apart
menl house has scheme which goer In
spector Shea's advice one better lie has
been robbed two or three times IN the past
yea ard finally grew tired Of n and set
about devislng some means of wardlnF
Off the robbers which would not necessi-
tate someone remaining in the Nat every
evening. Not only does he leave the gas
lighted. but he has purchased a phono-
graph which talks In loud and resonant
tone for time and then throws out a
few remarks IN deeper voice accompan-
ted by much laughter. The record Is
that OF c1nversation between two men
ard was made 10 order The listener out
side the door Of the fat would swear two
iGRre burly men were In the room. and
as the conversation II long one relative
20 the ease with which one Of the men
threw two other men downstairs a few
nights before. it is calculated 20 make a
burglar pause aud reflect. A mega .hons
horn II ettached 10 the machine. which
increases the volume OF the voices. and
when the owner 81 the device wishes to
take his wife 20 the theater he sets the
repeat" switch. which will reproduce the
conversation as long 90 the battery lasts
turns on the machine and goes bltheiy
away. lie has not been robbed since he
Installed the device