The sun., 1903-12-13

thought Il funny to collect end exhibit
burglars tools in his bachelor apartments.
and he had the means to crafty this bug,
which, as say, he regarded az something
humorous.
He got the burglars kits from, many
sources, not the least fruitful OF which were
the various bulglsrs' headquarters around
business to become acquainted with all
Of the guns, dips, nitro and peter men,
porch climbers, and other manual crooks
around New York, and. as he was first
rate producer, they didn't mind knowing
him and putting him wise to their methods
The headquarters men warned nm
time and again against mixing with the
crooks, only to be tut-tutted and flushed
for their pains.
I don't care for horse racing, and /!
don't intend e drink liz myssli ,S to ,na DEATH tn
buying up their kits 10 my way Of diverting
myself. They amuse me. Don't interfere
with me. I'm all right
sThe cubs mother died, and when it
came to settling up her affairs her estate
WAS found to be 90 involved that he got
nothing. A short time after he found
that he was broke he was invited to 4
h housewarming at rich friends home up
in Westchester county. On the evening
following his arrival up there his host caught
him redhanded In the act OF helping him
self to his hostess's jewels.
"He had remained in his room during
the dinner hour on the plea Of a headache,
and, when the rest OF the houseful were al
dinner, he had jimmied his way into his
hostess's apartment to annex her jewels
The hosts wife had sent her husband from
the dinner table to her room for handker-
chief or something and he had caught his
collecting friend quite by accident.
"Ths cub had opened window and
made tracks outside, 80 as to make 1t appear
that an outside burglar had done the job.
but his being caHsht .S n..t with tts the Eonds Of
He was kicked out OF the house, bag and
baggage, and OF course that affair forever
banIshed him from the society of his own
kind.
"Inside Of quarter Of a year he was a
pnS snsns burglar a. snd hst mhy Hs d s
in Sing Sing and a four specker in g Massa,
chusetts prison before he went West and
.There is no calculating how many Of
the women shoplifters, whose clumsy work
day, especially around the present season.
are led to try their hands at that sort oi
thing through hearing and reading about
the professional lifters.
"Not very long ago girl was caught
lifting 2 pair Of Inexpensive e. gloves u th,t q
store for any amount that she chose to spend
up to thousands. She wasn't arrested
OF course but she was led TO the rear ONCE
and chided by the head OF the nrm in
gentle sort Of way.
"'Perhaps you should put yourself in the
hands Of q specialist for treatment he said
to the girl, who was weeping softly. With
you. beyond doubt, it is kleptomania-it
must be-
utmost candor. IT'S not kleptomania at
all. / don't believe In such Stiffness. |
wanted Just TO see II could do i without
being caught, that's all. A lot OF the girls
were talking about shoplifters they. seemed
50 fascinating-and the girls dared me to
try. meant to exhibit the gloves to them
az trophy, and then send them back To
you by mall anonymously. You wont
ever breathe word Of twill you" and the
head Of the firm, knowing pretty we'll which
side his bread Ia buttered on, of course only
tells the story without using the girls
name.
But the incident illustrat an occurrence
that Is common. Plenty Of women lift
without being caught, and when they sue
ceed in getting away with il once they
try II again and allow the habit to become
fixed upon them, until the inevitable day OF
discovery arrives.
-The people who become criminals by
suggestion are nearly always plugs at any
line OF work they take up. for first rate
criminals are born, not made, by suggestion
| or in any other way. When Jimmy Hope
was working he was Just as much OF a
genius at his own particular line. crib-crack-
or Saint-Gaudens with the sculptor's