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Show ,n,B City Carelessness. ''InffM People who have money to throw away in New ', I M York are greatly excited over an object lesson ; . I M given to them by the police. Many of them have I'f ,' H been complaining because of the number of rob- j M heries that have taken place recently. Thieves L "$ M have entered fashionable houses in daylight , and 1! BB carried off all sorts of valuable things without de- tji f fl tection. Of course the blame was laid on the "I." H police. ,!', B Captain Lantry, to whom Is entrusted the " rii H safety of the homes of wealth, made a test of ),' .l conditions last week. He took several of his de- ,' !M tectives out and made an exploration in daylight. H'nB His men were told to enter every house tney could -h rHB without detection, and learn just what opportuni- ' ? ties a sneak thief would have. The results amazed il.1 flH even the captain. The men went into fifty-six "''If fB houses and were detected only in a few. They tlj'B found doors open and nobody around to guard for- ''jl'hlB tunes in valuables that were left carelessly about 3!, jH in these homes of wealth ,' 4l One detective went to the home of William K. ;-ka fH Vanderbilt. He found the gate of the fence f $fB .around the residence open, and walked through :!mB the basement and up Into the house. He wandered ';?Hlii about looking at costly property until he was so 'MllH filled with envy that he could trust himself no -'Nilt longer, and then went quietly down and out again ''.' Hl and summoned the butler. i i "1 l Of course it was a good lesson, but wrath has tip vM been directed at Captain Lantry with such force ia'&aH that he is likely soon to be sent to another dis- 'iljli trlct. Of course a more strict watcn Is being kept '$ mH by those who have been thus warned, but they do v j J : not relish the invasion of their privacy in the least. ill |