The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-13
'RAFFLES"
WALKS INTO
PO[|CEuNET
New YuTk'S Polite Burglar Who
Begged Victims Pardon
for Intrusion
speclaI Do lhe paIly Leader.

special 10 the Daily Leader
New York, Nov. l3-The polite and
.debonah Raffles who begged the par
don OF Mrs. Fred Swift Tuesday
might when he robbed her home OF
$4,000 worth of yaiuables. walked into
1 the police net this morning Dressed
/ in the height of fashion. the burglar,
wAose identity is still unknown. was
lespied by a detective carrying q seem
! lingly oyer-weighted satchel
Though he politely but firmly de
lclined 70 permit the officer to ,ook
into the leather bag. the burglar still
maintained his poise when the detec-
| tive suddenly opened it ana disclosed
hundreds or dollars worth Of booty.
Some OF the yaluabes were identl-
fed as those belonging to Mrs. Swift.
Later the burglar took the police to
q cache on Jamaica Bay. where hun
dreds Of dollars worth Of Yaiuables
we're fund buried after the manner OF
Captain Kidd.
With His Hat In His Hand
Mrs. Swift. who is widow and
Elves with two maids in Arlington
avenue in Brooklyn, was awakened By
ia noise at the foot OF her bed Her
eyes opened wider at the reality OF
the dream she supposed she was see
ing acted out before her a young
man bearing a candle in one hand
and a derby in the other came
through the open door OF her room.
III was the opening Of the door and
the moving f a chair placed against
il which hal aroused Mrs Swift from
her slumber
Mrs. Swift was not badly frighten-
ed and quickly but minutely she took
in the points OF the intruders ap-
pearance. The derby and the candle
she saw, then she observed a large
white chrysanthemum in the button
hole Of his greatcoat, BY the light
Of the candle which was burning low.
Mrs Swift noted what convinced her
that the visitor was elegantly dress
ed
The bearer Of the candle advanced
a few steps into the room and Mrs
Swift, convinced that what she saw
was reality and that some nelsabor
or neighbor's guest had got into
the wrong house, rubbed her eyes
and sat up III bed
The candle bearer started, seeming
surprised to find an occupant in the
room.
Il beg your pardon. malam. he
said; pray excuse my intrusion
Aren't you in the wrong house,
inquired Mrs. Swift.
Went Away in Motor Car
The young Chesterfield made no
reply. He retired from the room al
ter a second hesitation in such
manner as to excite Mrs. S'Fift's sus-
picions. She hurried into q dressing
gown and followed him down the
stairs and through the corridor, wish
ing to verify her conclusion that the
visitor was a neighbor in error. But
after stopping 20 listen to the tramp
)t the mans feet in the rear OF the
louse she heard what convinced her
hat tnere was one other visitor A /
ioor slammed and she heard the chug
hug Of a motor car getting under
way
For the first time Mrs Swift felt
IerYous. She called to her maids and
liter very brief investigation the
hree discovered that robbery had
cen committed. WniIe there was no
reat amount OF disorder he rooms
iad been ransacked a detanter on
be sideboard had been tampered
tith, but only the contents h1d been
aiken. Even the silver stopper had
cen left behind Cigarettes that had
ot been lighted were found on a
mall table in back parIor Sever
] burned ones we're found on the 4
Ioor Through the rooms OF the low
j. fToos wore epatfarpd chrrea MI no.
ann petals and wax droppiag- from (,