Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-13
The FIRST B BURGLARY.
IL Occurred In the Treasure Vaults Of

IL Occurred In the Treasure Vaults Of
s King Of Egypt.
Robberies of treasure reach back into
antiquity, and the latest achievement
Of the twentieth century cracksman is
paralleIed in the time Of the pharaohs.
Ever since civilization has been, and
wealth measured IN precious dollars,
Jewels and metals, mans cupidity has
been aroused and thieves striven to
gain ease and luxury by stealing the ]
treasure of others.
The first burglar of treasury vaults,
SO far as known to history, occurred
when Rhampsinitus was king Of
Egypt. He possessed so much money
that none Of the kings reigning after
him in Egypt was able to rival him in
riches. sy ~
Thinking to have his treasure safely
kept, he had constructed the best bur-
glar proof vault that the builders of
that day knew how to make-a solid
chamber of stone. The builder fitted
one Of the stones so that it might be
easily removed by two men or by one
exceptionally strong. After the com
pletion of this chamber the king laid
his treasures In it. thinking them safe
from designing hands. But when the
builder came to die he called his two
sons and directed them how they might
get the kings riches.
After his death the sons went to the
palace, quickly removed the stone in
the wall and almost depleted the kings
vessels Of their money and treasure.
When the king opened the vault he.
found it nearly empty, vet the seals
On tie entrance door were unbroken
and the chamber apparently secure.
He determined to set trap. He seal
ed it as before. Again and again he
, broke the seals, each time finding the.
precious treasure diminished, and then
he had traps put about the treasure re-
ceptacles. One day the trap caught its
victim, and, the man being unable to
| free himself, he ordered his brother to
cut off and carry away his head that
| both should not be ruined by the dis
| aster. This was done by one stroke of
| the others sword. a.
The next day the king came and
found the headless body of man In
| the trap, while the chamber was still
apparently without means of exit.
4 Much mystified. he had the headless
4 body suspended from gallows in full
view of the populace, thinking that
possibly the dead mans relatives would
betray themselves by their agitation at
the spectacle.
Then a new difficulty arose for the
remaining son.: His mother com,
manded him to cut down the body and
bring it to her. else she would expose
him ito the king: After a little time
he succeeded in giving the kings sen
tries Knockout drops and took hi
brother's corpse to his mother.
4 The king WAS angrier than ever
not only because of the theft of hi
treasure, but because of the disappear
anee of the body Of one OF the villains
Then his daughter was setsto catcl
the thief. She was to seize him b.
the arm, yelling furiously when h
i should reveal himself The youn.
man heard of the plot. however, an;
i circumvented it. He took with hin
4 an arm cut from the corpse, and wheI
Il she seized him he placed 1t in he
hand and escaped.
a This last incident made the kins
think some. He wisely concluded tina
a clever thief like this would be !,
better ally than an enemy. So HI
issued proclamation Offering the rob
3 Der pardon and his daughter for {
!, wife if he would reveal himself. Thi
offer was shortly after accepted, ant
I the robber became the kings son
!. Such is the story Of the first know
Ii burglary Of history Cincinnati En-
: quirer.