The daily Alaskan., 1912-10-23
A GENTLEMAN
 BURGLAR
He Played an Intricate
 Part
By MARY C. BLAcKIsToN
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 Do you ever run across criminals who are incorporating as gcnueme9| | asked my friend Sdgers, on old and experienced detective
 We run across criminals Of all grades Tho common jauhird ot course hasn't the education and re- 0ncmcnt to mi1glc with gentlemen and Indies but there are refined criminals, you know Then there are yolcts and ladies' maids of good personal appear anrc who have Che faculty of copying their masters and mistresscs, who take advantage of this ability for the pur. pose Of vIcumfzing persous | had one case wherein a common thief played Che part of a gentleman, but be had been born a gentleman"
 "TcH me about him. am always in- torrsted iu these cases uf criminals nassIne under fn.se co'1rs.'
 "Tn Che autumn Of ISo- was sent fa trr residence Of a Mir Bradford, said Suecgs. "that had been burglar sard nv one of those romantic fellows who leave notes on the dressing cases from which they have taken Che jewels and otherwise indicate that they have negn reading stories of the highway. men oI a couple oC centuries ago. Tho roGnor had not only written a note, but had written it iu r.me aud very crcycrIy. signing his cuusion with t4c name of Handy Andy.
 "Wuat was sent Co Che house for was to see lf the fellow had left any rrcvy. | found nothing but Che Jingle be had written. and since ! had no other sncgimcu of his handwriting t was yarucTcss. But ! preserved lt ot course. trusting Chat Che time might come when lt would furnish a CIcw. lt was not long before l got another specimen. for another house In Che same ucfghborhood as Che dr-t was on. tered and another p1etiea. cuusion Ieit on a sfdeboard on which thc burglar had eaten a huTct supper washed down with a glass of wine.
 Handy Andy went through a mum hcr of houses, most of them in the same locality. usually leaving his com nHmcuts Co the persons he robbed His handwriting and grammar indi. catcd that he had been educated and the manner in which he expressed himself smacked of the gentleman. One of his nctes-jn rime-was IncIos- cl in quotation marks | showed It to number of persons with a view Go finding out who was the author. ] was advised Co hunt for It in diction. arv of quotations. l got no sodsfac. ton uu ] referred It to professor Of English literature In the - unIvcr- ssfv. who showed me thc lines in a nocm of Alexander Pope. This lcd me to believe that Handy Andy was a scholar who had become run down and. being familiar with the deeds of Jack Sheppard and similar characters famous Iu English history. had taken to initiating them.
 "Ouc oC the csCanadcs Of thc rascal was Co attend a social function given at the time. After the guests had de- parted one or thc young ladies of Che family found on a plncushion in her room a card from Handy Andy, on which he had written.
 "Th1uss ror your cnrovah'o entertain mcnL found Che supper delicious, Che wine excellent and enjoyed chats with three different guests very much. Cspo- c.aHy Bishop B
 "Thc 'ady's jewels were gone. BIsh- oD R. had been one ot the guests. He was asked to recall those be had talk cd with during thc evening, but had spoken with SO many that no lnforma ti0n of value was c'inftcd from him.
 "Tncsc crooks who work i'm a certain locality don't keep it un very long. and ! was anyf0uS Co nab this one be fore he Icft Che field Ahout ten days after h.s ch1t with thc bishop cards were sent ont for a fashionable wed ding. It occurred Co me that Handy Andy's success in attending one fuuc- ton might lead to his going to anoth- CT, and it was quite possible he would drop In at the wedding with a view to helping himself to some Of the gifts ! C0DC'udoH Co go myself
 "The wedding took place in a church at 8 o'clock in the evening. and Che guests were invited 70 the house at @ ] chose haIf past 9 fer my appear ance. when the guests had an assem- bIod and before thc7 had begun Go depart | found a throng, as l had ey. peCted. and the wedding presents laid out on a table in a room crowded with guests examining them It occurred Go me that there was a fine opportunity for any light fingered person to purloin some or the smaller gifts. which were at the same time the most valuable If Handy Andy was not there he was very negIeCtful Of his interests. I spent some time in Che room. watching every one within range Of my eyes. but saw nothing Co excite The least suspicion.
 'pro"rCdiuC to a room at one end of which the bride and groom were re.