The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-07
GUTHRIE ALWAYS
STOLE THINGS he
COVETED, He say
Something Inside Me Seemed 10
Make Me Take Them De-
clares $25O,OoO Burglar

Chicago, Aug. 6.--'All my life
have taken things which ! saw al
wanted. Thefts seem to have bee
fostered by some strange influence
AS youth | took articles in oth
peoples homes that ] coveted, am
from other places Something insid
me seemed to make me take them.
With these words Jacob Foy Gut
rie, the former high school Pre-
fessor and forger and burglar, who's
loot in gems, works or art and 9th
yaluables has been estimated by thu
police to be worth S250,00o, becarn
talkative, after spending a sleepless
night in his cell lie seemed Il
realize his plight for the first time
Il am not a criminal at heart
Guthrie continued. 81 believe I e.
tered the richly furnished Soutl
Side residences more 10 explore then
contents and obtain possession @
them than for anything else. haf
no thought Of selling my plumber O
realizing money on It. My creates
delight came through possession @
beautiful things. | liked the fa-i
Of gems and the soYtness of fine g.
ments. ! spent many hours fins
ing and playing with these things
Realizes His Plight.
Now realize the plight / am j..
think the best thing for me to
Is to throw myself on the mercy
the police | believe | can prov
also that my mental condition is II
sponsible for my acts l was treate
for my mental condition when I Wa
Young. ! never believed | was il
sane, but realized at times my ne
tai condition was nor as it shou
be"
Guthrie declared that the careless
ness OF wealthy residents In Chicag
Of leaving their homes in the hand
Of negligent servants made his rad
d simple matter.
"Only twice did | encounte
watehmen on my expeditions, h
declared Wealthy people are care
less. They 90 away for the summ4
and leave their fine homes in charg
Of a couple of servants and on
Waterman. The latter is equal
careless, when he mas no one t
watch him, and leaves The house 4
look after itself.
i would plan my expeditions d
night while in bed. Sometimes
would lie awake until and 3 o'cloc'
IN the morning planning my raid.
Stolen Articles Identified.
i learned the names Of the ric
residents and the location Of thei
homes from the Blue Book, I rea
the society columns of the news
papers and found when they WEI
out of the city Then | would pla
my visits to their homes. | mad
preliminary excursions 10 the hons,
and investigated the exteriors, II
entrances and the surroundin
grounds thoroughly Then at HON
IN bed ] would plan by entrance to
house selected and how to collie
and pack theplunder also wou
evolve a number OF elaborate plal
Of escape in case I should be di
covered
Never have | been stopped by
policeman while out on my trip
While my mother and sisters we
asleep in our house. would steal o.
and so to the residence | had selec
ed to enter that night Sometim
would visit the same house for re
eral nights in succession. when
felt sure that ! ran no cnance of b
ing discovered
Dozens of persons called at Il
detective bureau today to idenri
articles in the vast collection Of 10
obtained In the nine trunks whit
We're hid by Guthrie Many -four
stolen articles aud identified them.
lkfel Z.