The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-16
CONTAINED STOLEN PROPERTY
AND ALL MODERN APPLl-
ANCEs FOR ROBBERY.
SEVERAL SECRET EXITS
Skeleton Keys and Diagrams Part of
Burglar Alexander Scherer's
Outfit--Weil Dressed
Thief.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 15.-When Bas
ton police inspectors arrested fash
ionably dressed man giving the name
of Alexander j. Scherer, whom they
have suspected recently, hey were
surprised, upon searching his rooms
at rs Waltham street, TO find an ella.
borate equipment resembling the den
of Professor Moriarity in the play of
Sherlock Holmes" In the room was
81 800 worth of stolen property which
he police connect with recent rob
berries aggregating $4,000
The man Is unknown TO the pol &c,
but already discoveries suggest that
at least one big burglar has hereto
fore been overlooked
The prisoner said he formerly lived
in the home of a Mrs. Harney, at 110S
Manhattan avenue Brooklyn, and was
employed by the New York Appl ancc
Company, at SO Murray S rect New
York City.
In addition to proving him to be a
high class burglar the police have
found letters indicating that Scherer
has wife in addition 10 the woman
he married at rs Waltham street.
H. room was fitted with secret ok
its, was stored with trunks and suit
cases of plunder, hal desk, tele
phone, safe and many loaded revoi.
vers placed accessibly for rse in case
of sudden attack. In addition to skele.
ton keys. kits and acids, the scient fic
burglars headquarters contained
maps, glans ( buildings sad Diagrams
of safes laek mccnanisms and coniIf'
nations.
Then there were heavy shears for |
cutting silverware. and melting pot !
for the reducing loot to ingots of GOLD |
and silver Hundreds Of letters audi
photographs suggest a worldwide cor1
respondence Il
Ostensibly Schcrer has been dealing
in gas burners. making dctours int
surrounding towns and establishing
branch Offices To his bride however,, I
he explained his frequent night tx.
cursions by saying that he was ne- {
tective employed nv the governmest !
Among his branch offices was lone
at Newluryport and II happcnet on
December 2 that the home of ths late S
Elizabeth c. Frost in that place was 8
robbed of $500 worth Of vAltables Il
Scherer shipped a bigFrunl 70 Bos- D
ton from Newburyport The next morn. h
ing which the police seized and
found TO contain tho yaluaties stolen 81
from the Frost residence, As well "a "
from Neyb" rypOrt al
stores IT
Chief Watts then assi4ed Inspect HI
RS Conway and Hart tqlearn what dl
hey could Of Scherer at Is Waltham tr
street dwelling. The detktiyes wait So
I'd at the house and wtp Schercr TO
came arrested him. He hs carrying
4 suitcase filled with pluIrr and con. ay
"a ming two loaded revoers W;
Scherer is about twenFight years fo
Did. of medium height hs black es
and Is Of hkisome and m,
prosperous appearance. fIe carried W,
400 in bills and had his room a no
bag with seventeen twetdolsr gold m;
coins.
He took his arrest chly and re-
used absolutely to give police any an,
about him' DOR his occu- moi
patton. toni
From his volum nolcOrrespond I
,nce the police expect h 10 he -hpi. vh
.er acquainted with hiEnd also as fro
soon as the wagon load loo, on OK. et,
libition at police tquariers is roo
Identified. five
Scherer has been bund Boston the
about six months aTpnarried his Girl
andlady about three mhs ago. iov