The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-15
BURGLAR TALKS
OF HIS TRADE
DUSENBURY TELLS HOW TO FORE
= STALL THE INTRUDER.
He Says the Best Way Is Not to Keep
Anything Which Would Encourage
Robbery, as Any House Can Be En-
tered Despite Protective Devices
Nothing In the Business.

!, HOW can the householoer iofestall
the burglar2
The best way, says George Dusen-
bury, is not to keep in the house any
thing which would attract marauders. |
Large amounts of cash, valuable jewels |
and plate, the richness of which would
make it attractive, are in this class. :,
Dusenbury,, now IN TIE county jan
who has been responsible for several
recent robberies. 1t was with no idea
of HOniZing a criminal, but rather to
secure information which mig be Of
real value to apprehensive household
ers, that he was interviewed.
Journal who are anxious to know
how to keep burglars out Of their
Dusenbury. "The house is not made
that | cannot get into if I want to.
| Why, III wager you that l can break
into this jail and into the cell where
l am now.
''You know many people think they
can prevent burglars from getting into
their houses, and they buy various
safety alarms, locks and the like. They
are all useless. [ knew Of a man who
ters connected with his house, so that
if a burglar tried to get in, an alarm
would be sent automatically to the po
lice. Did it work? Well, [ guess not.
Zone day a certain burglar. got his
eye on that house, and, knowing that
a good fat roll was kept there, decided
to get it. He took up his watch and
it was six months before he got ready
to tap it. When he was ready, he knew
the complete layout of the wires lead
ing to headquarters, as we'll as the tel
ephone wires, and the morning after
the place was robbed the police were
surprised to learn that every wire lead
10 hnnn ont
1.-THE best thing to do is not to keep
, in the house the things burg lars want to
carry away. That is much easier for
> a professional burglar seldom breaks
into a place unless he knows what he is
D going after.
8 cit seems to me that you are trying
:. sion, said Dusenbury, as the reporter
= became inquisitive as to the methods
4 employed by burglars, but [ guess you
= won't interfere with my. interests, as
belong to- the trust, and have nothing
! Yes; will tell you all know about the
! burglar business.
= NThe burglar frsts selects his victom
=. This is done in various ways, some
times by, change and sometimes by, def
: in some downtown place Of business
l. and a man flashes a big roll. The in
SEPARATION comes at once, and the man is
followed to his home by the burglar
8 who makes up his mind to get t hat roll
o general carefully studies the defenses
= of his enemy SO the burglar studies
a the defenses Of that man g house. He
= considers carefully the best time and
: way to get in, and when he has mas
= tered the situation he gets in.
] that depends upon, the house., IF there
was an ODen window I would not use
a jimmy on the door. Neither would
:. break the glass in window, if ]
:: could open the door with a skeleton. It
: all depends upon, circumstances, and
: trust me for getting in the best way
"No, 7 don't take off my shoes be-
); fore going in. I may not have time tc
: put them on again after I get out, anc
), it looks rather suspicious for fellow tc
:; get caught running about the city in
: use use of Of It. A man can move o about
quietly with his shoes on.'
9 EDO you think the average burglar
: would, shoot before being caught in &
# emo, I don't think the average mar
a would. Of course there are exceptions
y Some fellows would as soon shoot as K
% run, and would a great deal rather po1
. a fellow over than be caught. Nearly
l. all H. of them carry gun, however, an'
): will make bluff with it, but few viii
y shoot.
l. "The man who hash It much nerve i
+ usually the man who makes the bes
d burglar. He picks out his victim, get
the dough, and after he has turned tw
or three tricks he begins to see vision
of iron bars, stripes and the like, and h
ships his freight. The nervy man will
usually stick it out longer and as re
suit gets landed. wouldn't advis
anyone to go into the burglar business
, It doesn' It pay. He is likely to fin
wages. ~