Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-07
SCHEMES OF THIEVES
TICKS or THOSE WHO oPsRAr5 m
J6wsLRY STORES.
The WAY ose Place Was Completely
z 'cis.anea oat-iiov show window.
Are DroLea-G.tiinE n safe Thas
Hus BoIt-d ga the fIoerinx.

ans Bois~d 60 sh. FIoeriax.
\ number OF jcv.scrs were dining to-
gethcr aud with R<xigars the talk
s 'er%ss on 's~'lry ~ and their
The first story was told OF nm in
diviiuai who wis seen loragi = bout
the plate front window OF a J, ,,lry
store No particular aitenti, ,xas
paid 60 the man at the time. W&,
clcfks recalled the Incident nfWa1
robbery. In this inse> Jle a, xX.
peared number 81 Z OF
the store One evening" - Nark
there wns q sudden crash, and yrob-
Der was actively engaged In scooplug
in Jewels w.ih hooked stick. In
thirty ge,njI BE- was done nnd away.
nysnraef TODD a. II potriaed until
the man eirnck ont at run. Then
tie Store people aud the bystauders
realized villa; had occurred nnd shout.
ING "Ihiofr started aftor the man.
Tho mnn dropped his bag. The pur.
sucr topped and seized the bug. They
returned O De store with the bag ina
high g.cg, nlr.lng Incidentally that
there was no need IN chasing the thief
because here were the goods The pro
proctor % the store aud all the clerks
had followed. but, having farther 10
- than ihc crowd. were behind and
were rlcf by the people with the bag.
Proudly the bag was opened. II con-
tanned a brick. The thief had dropped
il 10 check the pursuit Realizing the
trick had succeeded. the crowd. head
cd by the statesmen and proprietor,
went back 10 the store. only 10 discover
that the window had been cleaned OF
stock and theNcounters were bare VI ID
number OF costly articles.
A policeman on duty said that after
the proprietor and clerks Of the store
ran FOR the departing thief neatly
dressed gentleman. with all tie airs OF
a member of the firm. gave directions
20 two other men 10 get the stun out
OF the windows and told him 1.-THE Oft
cer) that this was being done as pre-
caution against theft while the win
dow was broken. In some first class
stores there IL regular danger signal
arranged. and the men are drilled each
week When the danger gong sounds
one man takes his place ut the door
another az the telephone 10 send word
10 the police. another with running
qualities makes for the door In rcadi-
ness TO pursue. and 80 on.
Among other stories told were some
relating 10 the tricks and devices OF
the jewelry thieves. The robber often
works at night or sometimes during u
crowd by cutting out disk OF glass
near where some costly goods are
shown. lie may reach In and secure
something and be OF before detected
II he Is quick. Sometimes he has a
tong instrument hidden under his coat.
so that he can reach In aud pick up a
watch. Often again he uses simple
stick with a slightly turned end. hook.
ing into n ring.
The process Of crushing iE plate
front during the intervals OF the pa
troll Of the police. at the same time
making no noise. Is done by FASTING
cloth or heavy paper on the glass. A
wood mallet IL used. the hammer ends
being securely bound up In a heavy
wooden fabric stuffed with excelsior or
kindred material. With this soft head
Ell mallet II Is possible 10 bang away
nOlselessly at the glass until the pane
begins to crumble. Unless the plate Is
usually thick an opening can be made
without much trouble
In recent years jewelry thieves. like
bank robbers. have rented quarters
near the place they Intended TO rob
and lived there long enough 10 study
the situation. In one case room was
hired over jewelry store aud en-
trance effected to the store by means
Of a rope ladder dropped from the win
dow Of the room TO window leading
10 a hall IN the store portion. In an
other case the bar spreader was used
10 open the bars OF a window. This
device consists OF splrally threaded
shaft fitted into two blocks, with a
central piece with bar for turning.
The blocks are adjusted between two
Lars. the central piece turned. where
upon the spiral shaft causes the blocks
10 expand sldewlse. forcing the bars
open. Then the Intruder can pass In.
A stsry was told OF the removal Of a
safe In which the proprietor Of ajewel-
~ store was accustomed 90 put his
costly stock each night. II was not
large safe. but exceedingly strong. and
because Of It's light weight a number
Of bolts were put through the floor and
connected with the safe bottom. The
proprietor often said that thieves could
not take the safe unless they took door
and ALL Not long after the store was
I entered. and behold. the thieves had
sawed out the section Of the floor 70
which the safe was fixed. The safe
was bound up with rope. the latter
/ passed under the separated section Of
/ flooring. and. when the boards were
sawed through. safe. floor and all We're
+ lowered into the basement and readily
moved out through the basement door.
/ put into an express wagon and carted
. On.-Jewelers' Circular-Weekly
Harsh Measures
Don't you occasionally have com
I pany az the house that bOres youT"