Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09
Man With Loaded Pistols
Found IN an Open Trunk

Especial correspondence
our March 29.-Now that the
ID tourist season in italy is begin
n ming il may interest Americans
! who intend to visit that sunny
Lien. 20 know that at last they may
Ave some small chance of bringing
~ their watches and icwelry. not
!, sneak Of their extra clothing and
cher traes. which in the past have
r,,s "a enrich the Industrious Italian
,au thief For so long a time that ii
had become a tradition. the luggage Of
travellers in the peninsula has been
more or less the prey of thieves. bat
il late years the nuisance has been
rsha crying scandal that the press OF
Al eountries-Itaiy not exccpted-has
hsn FUN Of complaints Of the disgrace
hi hxlty OF the Italian authorities
While the railways were owned by
Yayaie companies the government
showed little disposition 20 move In
DE natter. but when the state took
over the railways. and had 20 pay out
l1li60 In one year in damages TO
Indignant claimants. the question sud
denly assumed a different complexion
md the police were set 10 work i'm
ernest Their Investigations have
brought 10 light some very interesting
facts The thieves have worked on
Ho distinct lines, and there have also
ben two distinct gangs OF malefactors.
One has devoted its attention TO the
land luggage Of the travellers. and the
cher 70 the trunks and all that goes in
DE baggage vans; the former is COM
posed of thieves Of an nationalities,
working on an the through lines on the
continent and the latter Of Italian rail-
way employees
The International thieves are very
Ubtla and Ingenious and are much the
most difficult 10 get rid Of. Those who
actually do the work are chosen for
her gentlemauly and even distiu-
gll'hed appearance. and they usually
Pretend not 90 understand the language
q the country in which they are trav-
eng with the idea that they thus
arouse less suspicion. They are usually
Isuess persons spending most of their
uHe smoking iu the corridor, but this
plses DO suspicion. as on "a long jour
~ every man smokes I'm the corridor.
laey never get out az stations TO
Wei'h their legs or go into the dining
"F as NE moments when the carriages
afe deserted ar. their golden opportuni-
US Unlocked y8lises or bags are has
uy gone through, and where small and
y = possible. even pocketed. The booty
,l-' got is passed on 60 a confederate
distant compartment. who not
..'.as stirred from his place is not sus-
l-.td DO t1e losses are discovered al
.,e AZ the first station he slips away
gu mere H mo- hope of tracing him.
STOLE FROM A PRINCESS.
Aeanwhii. the thieves continue their
i.nty Go the end unquesti0ned, part
y Oet'use of their distinguished APP
y, rance, and partly because Of the air
" 1rlachW no which they assume.
80 nave been known OF valises hav-
~ V'eh thrown out of the car window
4 'Hf} places where no one was like
7 70 pass. tle thief getting out at the
~ stopping place. walking back
-lHls lhe tracks, recovering his booty
lt Whatever was valuable and
'n.ihs ihn rest 20 puzzle the police.
funcess Antici- Mattel one day was
'lulns tu Rome, and not trusting TO
~ Uuhh. or maid put all her old
aDhly rNnIs worth very large sum
u" good sized hand bag TO which
N ,iung With great persistency. This
al'l have been remarked and dedur-
ls lIaWH hy some one. for when She
turned otter having descended sbr
~ moment only al a small statiol.
.ayhg ino bag 90 mark her seat. ID
gone The alarm was raised be-
lne mo fWm left the station hut no
trl was found OF the thief. al
lolgh me princess declares that he
'' nor nave entered by the door as
lr never took her eye on II. and her
", asg was empty.
la' police precautions Instituted re-.
W huNc been successful to n large
Nttat and n the detectives have not
sal.I many thieves they have sue
1,u .. 'I.ghtening scores away For
'.Nr every two compartments
~, f.NOoman In plain clothes,
'|I for his gontlomanly APP
IN VINO succeeded IN taking sew
N' the thieves. the arrests caus-
sl.'l Indignation among the other
who protested loudly and
'.',a.I that they did not know what
., ,fl.ng was coming TO when even
''.,N'u. ANA what was worse for
En- VINO could not speak "a word Of
7,s1 we're arrested FOR nothing.
Wy. ,.cums Of the heavy baggage
IA, ana not perhaps lose so many
wy, but they were put 10 much
~. ''Aatlous Inconvenience: one may
,r4' eNreedlngly the loss OF thou
u 49, dollars worth OF jewels. or
10 ''l'en's Of a dressing case, but his