Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-28
Confession Of a
Burglar
By FRED L. YOUNG

business while working for safe and
lock company. became SO familiar
with the construction OF locks that l
could do almost anything liked with
them II was the miserable pay ! got
that broke up my honesty. one win
ter my wife and children were all sick
1t once and I had TO hire II nurse to
take care Of them besides running up
4 big doctors bill. ! got all bnlled up
aud Il occurred to me to take what
needed for the time being from the
safe Of u rich cousin and put II back
when times were better with me.
I took what had to have, but as to
putting It back that was another mat
ter. Persons who take for the first
time what don't belong to them usual.
" expect to replace IL, but the law
that necessitates the taking prevents
the return. However. was not fitted
for u burglar. and my wife getting wise
as to how I made up the family def
ciencies 1t nearly broke her heart
Then I was suspected and lost my le.
Ultimate job. or course couldn't get
another one-in my line of business
without first class references from my
last employers, and this threw me into
the burglary line exclusively.
One night when | had got into an
office where there was one of the
safes I had helped construct, the lock
Of which l knew rs well as knew
my own fingers. I laid my tools down
before me and, taking up the one |
intended to begin with, was starting
In when l heard a voice behind m"
say:
"If you can pick that lock right of
I'll give you 500"
Now. knew some one had the dead
wood on me. The blow had fallen at
last. and the merciless law would have
me In its clutches. Ny wife and kids
and the way they would feel about II
came up before me, and instead Of at.
tempting to put mp any kind Of a de
Tense | said:
an open the safe on one condition.
whats thatT'
INT Nou he NhlouSh the
head as soon M | have done the job.
must have shown my agony In my
tone. for the voice said, I'D rather
pay you In currency and let you ouI
OF here without giving an alarm
"That wouldn't do me any good
would only be putting OF the evil
day"
"Well. go on and open the safe
While you're working we can talk tn
matter over"
| started In to pick the lock. Jus
before beginning cast n glance be
hind me. but there was no light ex
cept my lantern. and l could not So,
any one. asked why he wished tn,
| lock picked. and he said that he haC
an important deal to close In thu
morning and had been figuring nj
Needing a paper In the safe to com
plete his calculations. he had come
for II and In trying to open the saf'
found that something was wrong with
the lock. lie mad gone out for th'
purpose OF finding an operator, bu
ut that time Of night 1t was impossi
Bile. On returning to the office he hat
| found the door unlocked. Being sur,
he had locked II. he suspected tina
something was wrong, entered eau
tiously and came upon me.
"ln case" ! said. you would like t
do anything for me no explanation o
my being here would be necessary
II IL TO be supposed that. finding you
safe lock gone wrong you had calle'
me In to fix It,"
what do you mean by my liking +
do anything for your
mot only for me. but for good VIC
man and lot Of innocent kids. Hell
me out OF this horrible way or making
u living. i need one person. and onl,
one person In the world to trust me
Men are flock OF sheep and follow
one leader. Let the world know tina
you have confidence In me, and It vii
be making me over again.
He didn't say anything Tor lon
while In reply to this. knew YER
well that he was thinking OF the ris
he would take In trying to help me
and that FISK came from me- Pres