Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-16
ADVERTISED FOR A PAL.
If He Had Waited to Get One, Might
 Not Have Landed in Jail.

NOt nave Landed in Jail.
 Had Edward A. Logsbon, burglar waited as his judgment dictated, till he had found pal, he might not now be in jail. But he wouldn't wait. and thereby he fell. He had advertised in the want columns of a newspaper, which burglars as well as honest men read, and there Is little doubt that had he been patient he would soon have found a partner, and his operations would have been safer, When he was arrested this morning this advertisement was found in his pocket:
 WANTED-G Gentleman, experienced,
 would like dangerous commission,
 necessitating courage, tact and
 secrecy. Remuneration optional.
 Address for interview, Confidential, Box X45.
 While Logsbon awaited the pal which he believed this advertisement would bring, he needed money. His treasury had been reduced to 12 cents. Hunger faced him and pos- sibly the arrogant demands of his landlady for rent. He had been careful and methodical burglar, but care and method must bow before hunger. So he waited till after mid night and then he took up a position Tn the vestibule of the apartment house at West 18th street.
 In short time Sigmund Goodman, an elderly man, who is afflicted with locomotor ataxia, appeared and fum- bled with his key to get in. He saw LogsDon there and supposed that he was tenant who had lost his key.
 As the burglar stepped in with MT Goodman he noticed a large diamond ring sparkle on the finger of the elderly man, who limped slowly across the hall to the stairway. Logs bon waited for MT Goodman to go up the stairs first. .i
 You had better go ahead; I'm very slow" said Mir Goodman, and Logsbon bounded up the stairway and waited in dark corner.
 As the old man approached him he grabbed his victim by the neck and ehoked him. MT Goodman cried out, and the burglar knew that other ten ants would be attracted, so he struck his victim in the face, and jumping over the'body ran on down and out of the building. Patrolmen McGow- an and Trainor. passing at that moment, realized at once that he might be thief and they caught him.. As they led him to the East l26th street station they met a crowd of Goodman's neighbors, who had been looking for the assailant. | All went on to the station, and later | Goodman appeared to identify him.
 But you have made a very great | mistake, said Logsbon as his pock- | cts were searched. -.
 "l am a private detective as well as an iron worker. I am employed by the Berghoff agency"
 The police did find while they searched the man a letter from the agency offering him a position as a of clients. There was noth- Ing to indicate that he had accepted he offer.
 Well, well. well," said the ser- yeant, who was looking over the ar- icles taken from the mans pockets. Pawntickets for goods to the value of more than $500 were found. Then there was little note book in which Logsbon has kept a careful recount of each one of his burglar es. The date and the proceeds with he amount he got from the sale of lis loot were shown on one page. while on the other were the dates of .tomobile rides and the amount paid he cost of theater tickets. dinners, nd the cost of keeping his clothes n good condition.
 When the sergeant saw the adver- lsement he and the other policemen cad It over carefully. Never before Iad they found such a thing on A hief
 "The fact that this man was aught." said he. ''is fine proof that wo heads are better than one. Had e waited to hook up with a frs; lass pal he would have been dis naded from such a foolhardy job." New York Globe.