Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-22
SCHEMES OF THIEVES
OF THOSE wao OPERATE IN
i5WsLRY STORES.

cisaaed oat-no" shcw w'iado.rs
Axe bsohea-Geuias Safe TEa.
was nci...i 10 iLe Flooring
number OF jewelers. were dining to.
Es'ner uud Win Tic cigars tie Talk
turned Oh jswsiiy thieves ANA tileir
methods.
Ihs ii:St story WAS ,oIi OF an III.
diyiduai VINO VAS seen io;ngng about
the Plate 'front.' window OF q jcwelry
store No particular attention was
paid 10 The imam III the time but the
clerks recalled tie incident after the
robbery. III this Instance the man APP
peared number Of times in front of
the store One evening soon after dark
there was sudden crash, ami a RON
Der was actively engaged III scooping
in jewels win Il hooked stick In
thirty seconds he was done ana away.
BysIAnuels stood as ii petritiei until
the man struck out at run. Then
the store people ana the bysIanders
realized what had occurred and shout
lug Thief" started after The man
The main dropped his bag The pur-
suers stopped ana seized The bag. They
returned 10 Tie store with the bag in
high giee, reuiaiking incidentally that
there VAS no need III chasing the thief
DeeGGse here We're Tie guous. Tie pro.
prietor vi Tie store and all The clerks
had followed, but, having farther 10
50 tiiau Tie crowd, were behind and
were mex by Tie people with the bug
Proudly The Dag was opened IL con.
1aineu brick. 1nc thief had dropped
II 10 check lie pursuit Realizing The
trick lad succeeded, the crowd, head
gu bS Tie statesmen and proprietor
Went back TO the store, only to discover
rhat the window had been cleaned of
STOCK unu The counters were bare of
number OF Costly articles
a policeman Oh uuiy said that after
the proprietor uuu clerks ui the store
ran Tor Tie departing thief Il neatly
dressed gentleman, will all Tie airs OF
member OF lie t1fLn, gave directions
10 Two otier men 10 get lie stuff OUT
OF tile windows and loll him (the off.
cer) that this was being done as a pre-.
caution against theft while the win.
COW was broken. In some first class
stores there Is Il regular danger signal
arranged, anu Tie lBeii are drilled each
week. Wien tie danger gong sounds
one ulan taGes lis place at lie door,
¬Isr al lie tsIviioiie 10 SEND word
70 Inc ponce, another With running
qualities makes ior iue Jool in reai-
ness 10 pursue ANA so Oh
Among otns1 stories toil were some
Relating 10 lie tricks ai.i devices o.
Ins jewei.J thieves lLs lolbGt ofren
works al ni:nt o. sometimes during a
crowd u cutting Gut Al uisi. Of .,idss
pear "ncie some costly goods ai';.
SHOWN he may reach liz ana secure
something AND De eli before detected
II he is quick. Sometimes lie has a
tong instrument hidden under Ills coat.
so that IL All relGi! III and picL Iii, Il
wRIch. Urttil again he uses :iIIi.
stick with siizhti, turned END LOOK
lug into a ring
The process OF crushing in u piatr
front during. lie Intervals OF tie IA
troll OF ine police. at the same time
making no noise, is done uy pastin.
Sictn or hea'I paper On Tie glass 4
lWooa niaiist is ,.sesi. tie hammer ends |
being securely bound Up i'll i heavy
WOODEN fdpic stuffed with excelsior or
Kindred material. With this SOFT head |
ed maiIet ii Is possible 10 hang away
noiSelessiJ at the glass Until Tie pane
iDegilS ~ CruinDie L MESS line plate is
usually thick an opening can be made !
without much lroubie
Ia recent years jewelry thieves. like |
bank robbers nave rented quarters
near the Place they Intended 10 rob |
ana hyed there ioug enough TO study
the Situation III one case room vas
nirsu over "a jeNeiiy store and ell
trance effected to tie store by means |
OF rope ladder dropped from the Win |
aoW VI the room 10 window leading |
to hall lii Tie store portion. liz an.
other case the BAT spreader was used |
10 open Tie bars Of 81 window. This |
oeflce consists VI Il spiraiiy threaded /
smart fitted inc Two blocks, with q |
central piece with a bar for turning. |
Inc biocns are adjusted between two |
pars. Tie central piece turned. where
upon the SPIRAL shaft causes the biocka J
10 expand sidewise. forcing the bars
open. 1iIen the intruder can pass In. !
a story WAS told OF the removal Of 9 |
safe III which tic proprietor OF jewel |
- store was accustomed to put his |
costly stock each night. 1t was NOT a
large safe. but exceedingly strong, and
because OF its light weight number
or Dolls We're put through the floor and
connected with the safe bottom. The |
proprietor often said that thieves could
MOI Tale Tie safe unless they took floor
ana all. Net long after the store was
entered. and, behold. the thieves had
SAVED Out The section Of the. IGOR. to
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