The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-06
MEMORIES OF \ BURGLAR.
Squcaky Boards the Worst Thing He
Has Had TO Contend with.
From the Denver News.

From the Denver News
Frederick II. Weber, the stylish bur
glar, whose trunks were found TO con-
tain many hundred dollars worth of
stolen property will in all probability
be sent to Kansas City for trial.
Weber has several aliases, according
to the press dispatches. but the prison
er claims that Weber is the only name
he ever went under, except once, when
he gave the name of Blair.
What's the difference? a thief by
any other name would steal as quick,
remarked Weber, with a twinkle in his
eye.
Weber is a remarkable man in some
respects. he is a type of the chap with
which silly women become infatuated
on account of his complexion and rosy
cheeks. He is a bit effeminate, dresses
we'll and wears his hair cut pompa-
dour.
4 have burglarized many houses,
and there is nothing in it," he said, as
he curled the ends of his long light
colored mustaChe. Il am not a kleptO-
maniac, and 1 could keep from steal
ing if wanted to-" was the prisoners
next remark. But, then, if anyone
wants to take the chances, I guess
stealing is the fastest way that he can
get the coin.
1t takes lots of nerve to enter
house. especially the first one" re
marked Weber. Il had been watching
the house for several days. and then
when l got a chance to enter it / was
afraid to do it. When l got inside /
trembled like a leaf and was almost
afraid to take the watch after I mad
picked it up. have done two bits.
Yes, l have had some funny things
happen to me while doing my jobs. I
remember one time that the humor of
the situation appealed to me to such
an extent that ] came very near being
caught. l had robbed a room and was
just going out of the door, when a
woman's voice from the bed said: rs
that you Henry 1 said, Yes and
she asked me where l was going. l
told her that / was going to leave her
and never come back. oh, Henry
don't leave me- please don't, and l
will be the best wife in the world
tshe said but / was going down stairs
by that time. She piled out of bed
and came down after me, pleading
with me not to leave her, and as |
was going out of the door she caught
me by the coat tail and tried to hold
me. Then she broke out crying, as |
slammed the front gate. 1 laughed so
hard at her that the policeman on
the corner stopped me and asked me
some questions, but he did not rise
up, so / was safe.
Another time l Id just come cut
of womans room that / had robbed
when a boarder saw me. / had a
handkerchief tied about my face and
it had slipped down around my jaws.
What's the matter, George?' he said
TO me. have you got the toothache?'
told him I had hurried
the stairs Where are you golng?'
he asked me, and 1 told him l was
going for a doctor to pull my tooth.
1.-THE first thing a woman says when
she is awakened by hearing a noise
is: There is some one in this room.
Who's in this room?' If 1 happen to
be IN the room l start at once to get
out, and l don't lose any time getting
out, either.
The worst thing a burglar has to
contend with is the squeaky stairways
that are in nearly every house. There
are also many squeaky boards in the
floor of nearly every room that you get
into but the thief is the only person
that ever finds it out. You step over
q short distance to get off a squaky
board and then step on another one
that speaks much worse. The squeaky
board came near putting me under the
two men and they armed themselves
with revolvers and came for me. 1 saw
them coming and dove through a win
dow while they emptied their weapons
at me. But there is nothing in steal
ing.
The police in the different places
have a graft that is much better than
burglary. When I was arrested in
Frisco l had $1,000 in large bills sewed
in the lining of my vest. l had $3.50
in my pockets and the money in my
vest was not found when l was search
ed. was in Jail about four days
when a detective named Cox came in
one night and made me strip. He
searched my clothing and finding the
money. said: That's what / have
been looking for, and took it away. /
never got the money back, and l was
told by him to say nothing about it,"