The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
Whrwnd Dick for the First Time Tells of the Attempt
to Rob Treasure Room of American Museum
Of Natural History.

the very satisfactory fact that ] need
have no fear OF bugs talarms). In the
animal room ] met another obliging as
well as sympathetic official. To him |
preached the subject of obtaining en-
ployment I'm the museum myself. After
satisfying himself. that 1 was all right
and could obtain the necessary recon-
mendations he told me who to see about
getting a position.
l told him that IL might be possible to
get on the night shift anyway. He told
me no, that the might man was the most
trusted of them all. Then we fell TO
talking about night work and through
him | found that there were only two
men on duty at night: that one was in
the Gold Room and that the other had
/ the entire building to patrol.
| had not figured on man being in
! the Gold Room. But II there were only
! two men in the building I could not see
where We would have any special
trouble In getting just what we wanted.
4 The man I'm the Gold Room would he
: helpless he could not call for aid:
neither could he wing 6shoot) us. We
could get the man outside and use him
IA chest protector. and as 10 the little
folding iron gate that was drawn across
, the doorway | saw at first glance that
it was joke.
1t was some kind Of patent affair and
was supposed to I've the real thing. but
blush To think what the museum OFF,
Gals would say after seeing what |
could do to 1t in about thirty seconds.
Why, the man inside would not have
known that We were about until we
were upon him. But planned to get
the other man and bring him along as
a safety first move.
II had taken me about a week TO
accomplish all this. ] had not hurried
matters. for as n rule IL don't pay Ia
do so. Bur now | was ready to strike.
SO | wired Spider and Fuzzy TO come on.
They had been up TO place in Penn
sylvan.a and bungled a Job the post
office az lock seven. ] think IL was and
they had just returned TO the burg
when they got my wire. They left
there that night for the city and were
at my rooms the next morning before
got out of bed.
I spent the day outlining my plans.
Everything seemed satisfactory 10 them
The next three days were spent in
familiarizing the two with the grounds
and the building. inside and out. Then
when they were satisfied that they knew
what their part was TO be We got
busy.
We entered the museum separately
Spider went first. lie went directly q
tho h'rd room and planted himself.
gave him thirty minutes and then sent
Fuzzy. / told him TO meet me In the
mineral room, not 10 speak to me. but e
follow me into the bird room. and II
he was sure that all was clear To offiC.
me and we would duck. Fuzzy was a
good outside man. When he said the
road was clear YOU could be sure that
II was. He could scent a kip a mile
away. But he was too rough for city
work.
gave Fuzzy about ten minutes and
then followed him. | took my time auG
made the mineral room about i. VI
He tailed me to the bird room and ther
stalled. ! knew all was not well. "
Stroled around for "A while anu ther
discovered what was wrong. Two work.
men were doing something on the out
side. They had been working 80 quietly
that ] had failed to notice them, ant
while | don't think they would nav,
sprung us. ! didn't want. 10 take tn,
chance. and 50 was glad that Fuzzy ha,
seen them. II must have been almos
. o'clock before they finally quit work
Then We made In. bird room agar
and ! got the office that all was clear
q ! ducked into the passage back OF IN.
; exhibit case, closely followed by Fuzzy
: We slipped along In the sem! -dsrkuesi
? until We reached Spider. He ha,
located an ideal place 10 hide. We wer.
in a little pocket. and should the littl,
, passage be lighted up and looked dowi
no one could see us, We could haV,
, been sprung only by some one comm,
l down the passage. and take 1t from me
5 that party would never have said any
thing about finding us. That Is, no
l just then.