The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-21

~TBANCE as Il may seem the criminal
often faces the greatest risks and the
~ most perplexing problems after his
plunder is actually in his hands.
Where to hide his booty so that neither
the police nor some other thief will find 1t
and so that he can easily recover 1t as soon
as he dares Is the problem every criminal
has to solve II he Is wise he works out
careful solution Of 1t long In advance OF the
robbery Itself.
A large part of my fame In the underworld
vas due to my resourcefulness In hiding
stolen money and goods Time and again
other criminals have entrusted to my good
Judgment the proceeds of crimes In which
had no active part. Sophie will find way
when no one else can," was an expression you
would often hear when thieves were dis
cussng their plans.
Yet with all my cleverness, was not
always able to keep our plunder from getting
out Of our hands Time and again l nave
returned to what thought the safest or hid
Ing places to find the police had been there
before me. And occasionally 1t WAS some
treacherous and unscrupulous citizen OF the
underworld who turned the tables on me In
this way.
)One of the most ingenious ways of hiding
plunder from the prying eyes of the police
was that used by Harry Raymond, once
when he was bringing to America $4,000
worth OF stolen diamonds. Harry had pur-
chased the stones from several Well-knoWn
European thieves and was on his way to New
York by way of Montreal to dispose Of them.
On the voyage across a number of state
rooms were entered and robbed. The VIC
tins made loud outcries to the captain who
promised that the police should be notified
as soon as the steamer reached Canada.
Although Raymond had had nothing to do
with the robber1es he feared the Montreal
detectives might recognize him and try to
connect him with them. So he left the
steamer before 1t reached Montreal and set
out by train for that city.
But this ruse produced an effect exactly op-
posite to what he had intended. The cap
tain promptly telegraphed the Montreal
police what he thought Of Raymond's sus-
picous action In leaving the steamer at
Rimouski and this resulted In detective be-
ing sent to meet his train.
Luckily for Raymond his keen eyes de-
tected the detectives presence In the car be-
fore the latter detected him.
His first thought was for the safety Of the
stolen gems which he carried In a money
belt around his waist.
Hurriedly taking the gems out he did them
UP in a small package that looked as If It
contained anything but small fortune.
But where to hide it?
AS Raymond cast eagerly about for some
place where his plunder would be safe until
the police should cease their activities, he
noticed crack along the edge Of the fire.
board behind the stove, which heated the
car.
The board was loosely prying at 1t with
bis fingers he could pull 1t out just far
enough to admit the package of diamonds.
Holding a newspaper in front of him to
conceal his movements he quickly slipped
the precious package through the opening
and snapped the board. Then, having no
longer any reason to fear arrest he waited
calmly for the detective to identify him.
First, however, he noted with pencil on
the edge of his cuff the number Of the car
1903. He was risking his diamonds on his
ability to locate the car bearing that number
later on.
The police found It impossible to charge
Raymond with any crime, for he had nothing
discriminating in his possession. and there
was no evidence to convict him Of the rob