The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-08

the magnet aud with a. OF course the
spindle. ln SIXTY seconds tnc spindle can
be forced from tho strongest lock a
chisel that nts ihe aperture made hy re-
moving tho spindle is then Inserted. and
with ono sharp blow from q noiseieas
loaden hammer the works of emo lock are
scattered into fhe snte An ordinary piece
az bent wire is now sufficient 20 disar-
range the tumhler- and. th- handle being
turned. thc 1fe IS open Co tns hands OF
the burglar
According to Detective Sergeant Thoma
Adaus. VINO has sIfut busy lifetime in
Ihe detective service OF Sew York. no
known device ran equal This Innocent
looking pIerr of lron junk an addition
81 advantage lies e. tle fact taN D. can
De- carried in rhe pocket 81 ON ordinary
cont just IMAGINE the massive impoa-
inr and expensive contrvances ~ the
safe manufacturer yielding go readily
70 % tool the m4kng of which. in the
burrlar hands. docs NOT cost over -
cents.
ono Michael cody invented ~ hv sitting
down before fh,. latest ana most improved
pattern of safe and studying its constitute
tion closely u struck him at once that
the lock was the most vulnerable part 81
"a safe aud from ths lIr'h ~ that iden
grew tho completed invention.
Louis Iund. u Fr rehman. nickuamei
French Louis" burglar and house thief.
also has an invention to Dos credit az
which Edison might Pc proud ll any one
criminal In the t'utad states rAu he said
% have mndo hureiary SCIENCE % Is
I.uud Ho invented slfc-driliug app.i-
auro that ia almost perfect in ite way lfe
only weak feature beins boz bulk and the
mum brr ~ parts ~ which 90 consists This
driH Lund used himself in many rob
berries but NOT satisfied with his earn
itee in thnf manner hc had several ~
the Instruments made. which Boz. loaned our
on ROYALTY to other bank burglars less
Inventive than himself This instrums ~
was one OF many designed by Lund Tor
safe-crac kiug aud Dc was Will" serving g
term 200 Sing Sing for lts use that be- made
the invention o. which Z have already
spoken IL was 20 him that our prison
system owes Tho lever lock now in use
ln every SAN ln ne United States by
meaus OF tuis lock fHe mere shifting ~
q l.vcr 300 tue warden office accurately
seals. instant iueous.y every cell door iu
tho entire embellishments Lurd gave his
invention froe.t 90 the aufhoritles. Had
it been invented under ordinary cir am-
sfanees o. would certainly have brought
fortune 90 i's maker
Lock manufae turers have f1r years been
Fighting. with more or less success. the
skeleton k.y and the professional lock
picker. Tho lock az to-day is infinitely
more comp.i cated than fhat OF fifteen 81
tp'rutv years ago bat t.e impTo. meuts
in locks ou.y seem 90 ril forth Eteuter
degree. of -kIl and c.cvcrrcss from the
loth-plckcr. one professional house
thief at least. fought the o.. kmakerE 90
"a EfanIstll. hls name i- Henry Klein.
a q "a Ir.H. "a o. .ffaa
prison that ho invented aud manufactur-
80 sou or KEYS ot most deli cote work
mauFhip ana ingenious construction The
police are now Doe possession of the sen
and rcEafd Do with wonder and admIra
zion or the most complete ioc k-p.ckirr out
80 ever made. n consists OF several disc
ilnct shafts with wards. removable OF exc
teudlhlo at wiu by turning scraw
They can Instantly boz converted into pivot
number Of the wards can be altered into
q large variety of combinations.
Taking him altogether. tho modern bur.
Eiur. bank breaker aud swell crlcksman O.
q shrewd. inventive fellow. sklIful in his
uulawfu. profession. He would escape
moro frequently than Boz does were il not
FOR rhat kirk in h.s character which
stamps nearly every criminal % is no,
wgat Boz docs when a.Fuallr committing
crime as how be- conducts himself af-
terwari that frequently gives che police
tae clew 20 his capture. Tho criminals
c.eycrnesg ana shrewduess ends aud aIs
recklcssness begins once tho job is over.
There are. however some burglars. men
known TO Dc guilty ~ or implicated In
bank ard other ruuhl rios. who 10 uucaD-
f4red and unpublished year after year. be-
aufe they cover up their tracks % wei
fhat thy 'enve no .eHAl evidence behind