The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-09
LIFE: STORY
Of CONFESSED
BURGLAR
LIKED THE FLASH OF GEMS
AND SOFTNESS OF FINE
GARMENTS

Chicago. Aug. S-"All my life
have taken things which / saw ant
wanted Thefts seem to have beer
lOstered by some strange influence
As a youth, took articles in othe
peoples homes that | coveted, auC
from other places. Something insid,
me seemed to make me take hem
With these words. Jacob Foy Guth
re the high school professor. forgel
land burglar whose loot in gems
W orks of art and other valuables has
been estimated by the police to be
worth $250,010. became talkatiye to-
Iday. after spending a sleepless night
IiM bis cell. He seemed TO realize
his plight for the first time
Il am not criminal at heart
lGuthrie continued. l believe | enter
cd tire richly furnished South Side
Residences more TO explore their con
Itcnts and obtain possession OF them
than for anything else. ] had no
thought OF selling my plumber or real
II ng money on it, My greatest de
light came through possession of
beautiful things liked the flash OF
| 81 ems and the sofuess of fine gar
rents spent many hours lingering
and playing with these things
Now ! realize The plight am in.
llhnk the best thing for me 10 do is
20 throw myself on the mercy OF the
police believe ! can prove also
tfat my mental condition is respon-
Sble for my acts. I was treated for
my mental condition when was
,olng / never believed / was IN
sane. but realized at times my mental
ndtion was not as it should be
elames Rich for Carelesness
Guthrie declared that the careless
ness Of wealthy residents in Chicago
il leaving their homes in the hands
Of negligent servants made his raids
n simple matter
only twice did encounter watch |
men on my expedition" he declared |
"Wealthy people are awlully care !
less. They 80 away for the summer |
and leave their fine homes IN charge
cr a couple Of servants and one
Waterman The latter are equally |
careless, when they have no one to
watch them, ana leave the house to
look after itself.
Il would plan my expeditions at
night while in bed. Sometimes J
would be awake until and s o'clock
in the morning planning my raids
II learned the names Of rich resi-
cents and the location of their rooms
nom the Blue Book. Then | read
the society columns of the newspa-
rers and found when they We're out
ol the city. Then would plan my
visits to their homes. j made prelim-
ilary excursions to the house and in-
yeetigated the exterior. the entrance
uUghly. Then at home in bed
would plan my entrance to the house
selected, and how to collect and pack
Tie plunder | also would evolve a
lumber of elaborate plans of escape
IN case I should be discovered
Never have | been stopped by
policeman while out on my trips
\ hile my mother and sisters were
lsleep in our house | would steal ont
and go to the residence had select
& TO enter that night Sometimes
N ould visit the same house Tor sey
raj nights in succession, when | felC
'ure that | ran no chance Of being
discovered
Nine Trunks of Loot
Dozens Of persons called at the dc
.cctive bureau today to identify ar
iclcs in the vast collection Of loorI
ltained in the nine trunks which
we're hid by Guthrie. Many found
stolen articles and identified them as
heir own.
AS showing the estimate of Guthrie
he following is taken from the 1900
year book The Integral" of the
Armour Institute Of Technology from
mich he was graduated
Jacob Fov Guthrie, electrical en-
cheering, Armour Branch A. j. f. H..
repaired al Wendell Phillips high
.cEool, Chicago. Our friend 'Lanky
Guthrie comes from the laud of Ade
md McCutcheun being born i'm Car
oil county, Ind. Sept %. 1850 This
loosier stayed there only long enough
10 see that he was not cut ont for
,r author and then naVgated To DhI-
ago.
During his early life hr was close.
IS associated with artists and genius.
IS and the like that made an impress
non on him. Consequently he is
very quiet. retiring soul who IS a-
ways present at doines but seldom
Freaks his sEhyuN like silence Mr.
iuthrie is not what could strictly be
allied a ladies man and has been
.een TO get fussed when Speaking Ia
he lihrarans, but he always seemed
competent TO take care OF
himself in all emergencies"