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Show BSMaMSSBMMSWSSM 4 , What would you do If you woke up In the night and discovered that there was a burglar In the house? ; l . .In the last three weekrthe police hare had three or four hurry calls from residents who thought that burglars were entering their houses. Each call was responded to promptly, but each case proved to be a false alarm. The alarms, however, go to show the terror of people when they have an Idea that a housebreaker house-breaker Is near. . Two weeks ao Sunday night the residence of Mr. Austin, 308 South Third East street, was entered, and a gold watch and $18 in cash stolen. The thief was arrested and is now awaiting trial. Last Sunday night the residence of Mr. 8tenzeL, 151 East First South street, was entered and goods to the value of $150 stolen. In both of these instances the robberies occurred in the absence of the families and were evidently done by persons who knew the premises. ' But what would you do If you were to wake up some night and discover a burglar In your house? With a view to finding out what is the best thing to do under such circumstances circum-stances the question waa put to Chief of Police George A.' Sheets this morning.' ADVICE OF CHTXP SHEETS. "Your question is not an easy one to answer in a minute,'.' said the Chief, who has had a hand in arresting and placing behind the bars more crooks and criminals than any other man in the intermountain country. "It is a mighty hard thing to figure out just what you ought to do in a case of that kind. "To begin with, the man who enters your house to rob it, comes, nine times out of ten, to kill if he has to. His escape perhaps means liberty to him, his capture cap-ture imprisonment for a long term of yean. As a rule the class of men who engage in that class of work are not cowards. It takes nerve to enter your house and go through rooms with which one is not familiar. A man who has the nerve to do that isn't going to let himself be caught if he can get away by' the use of his gun. "The man who gets out of his bed in his night clothes and goes in search of a burglar is usually a good mark for the revolver of the latter, even if he carries car-ries one in his own hand, unless he goes at the business in a very quiet way and keeps pretty well against the floor. Another thing with regard to the revolver kept in the average home. It is worth little.. It is either a poor make that cannot can-not be relied on, or it has been placed in some bureau drawer or some other Jilace which has been forgotten. Others do not keep their revolvers loaded, or et tbem stay loaded so long that they miss fire or become so rusty that they lars but It may mean life confinement behind prison bars for him. "Don't at once suspect your servants if the house Is robbed. Expert burglars generally gen-erally do a Job In a neat manner. , "Don't put a cocked revolver under your pillow. It might go off and hurt someone for whom it is not Intended. "Don't take burglar's word for anything. any-thing. He may say that he was hungry and forced to rob or starve. Ninety-nine times out of 100 he is lying, and during the time that he is telling you his little 11 he is feeling for his gun and trying to figure out a means of escape." rirst of AIL Keep Cool. "As to what you should do If you found a burglar in the house, I can better bet-ter tell what not to do. Among - my 'don'ts' would be: "Don't get excited; keep cool. "Don't fear burglars, I mean always fearing that they are going to pay you a visit. "Don't wear many diamonds. "Don't argue with a housebreaker. "Don't make free with a marauder. "Don't go to bed until you are euro that all of the doors and windows are locked. "Don't seek an encounter with a burglar burg-lar caught in the act. "Don't boast of what you will do if one enters your house. "Don't invite a burglar to eat or drink with you, or even offer him clothing. "Don't flash a revolver at a burglar unless un-less you are sure it is loaded and ready for action at a second's notice. "Don't try to point out to a burglar that it is wrong to steal because he knows It perfectly well. "Don't lose your temper and get rattled rat-tled when facing a burglar. "Don't waste your money In silly, useless use-less so-called burglar devices. "Don't think that every burglar is a Raffles. "Don't try to Jolly the burglar out of his Intended Job he is dangerous every second. "Don't fear that your house is being robbed when a window or door is responsible re-sponsible for strange noises In the night. "Don't -hide your Jewelry and other valuables under the carpet or in the chimney. A good burglar generally knows what you possess and keep in the house before he enters, it. Many Day-Burglars. "Don't believe that house-thieves operate op-erate ouly in the night time. The expert frequently operates in the day time. "Don't think that every man who comes to your house to sell some kind of goods or other is honest. He may tell a poor luck story, but he may have another an-other object. Better keep strangers at the front or the back door. "Don't imagine for one Instant that the burglar is a fool because he has chosen that Ufa. "Don't be too much Impressed with the statement that you live in an exclusive ex-clusive apartment house and are, therefore, there-fore, out of burglar sone. You may get fooled. "Don't rely too much on your watch dog for warning. Poisoned meat Is carried car-ried by all experienced thieves of ' the night and they feed it to the watch dog. "Don't throw your money away on cheapdoor and. window locks. It Is an expensive ex-pensive investment. "Don't forget to lock your doors when you leave the house. A wide open door is an invitation for a burglar. "Don't fail to wake up your wife, unless she wakes yon up first, if you suspect burglars are in the house. She may be of valuable assistance in calling call-ing the police and even rendering physical phy-sical aid. Our telephone system is such now that you can give notice to the department with hut little noise. In doing do-ing this keep cool; tell the department, after calling for number 8, your address, ad-dress, and in as few words as possible, the trouble. Don't get excited, speak low but distinctly. "Don't arouse the children, for they are only in the way to prevent capture of the burglar. Inddently they might get In the way of a stray bullet. "Don't be fooled with the Idea that when you once have your revolver at the burglar's head you are out of danger. lie may turn the table by a sudden Jerk that will throw you to the floor. Once more, don't try to use a revolver that . you are not sure of, It Is dangerous. Handy With Fists. "Don't forget that burglars are often men of experience in the prize fight and wrestling games. Their object is always two-fold.- First to steal whatever they can and second to get away without being be-ing arrested or wounded. ''Don't say 'No burglar could rob my house;' one may be within hearing distance, dis-tance, and he may pay you a visit Just to disillusionise you. Be careful in discussing dis-cussing burglars. "Don't keep your stocks, bonds, spare cash and precious gems in an old trunk. The place for valuables is a safety vault. "Don't forget to notify the police as quickly as possible. Time Is valuable to the officers. If you can't get word to the officers at the time- the man Is In the bouse get it there Just as quickly as you can, evn If you have to go a block or two to telephone. "Don't imagine that every police detective de-tective Is a Sherlock Holmes. "Don't forget that a burglar will often take a chance of being killed or sent to prison for life for as little as $5. As sn example take the case of Shockley, who killed the two street car men. "Don't Imagine that burglars do not attend grand operas, first night performances perfor-mances and other entertainments of a similar character. It is at such places that they find out who has diamonds and other valuable Jewels. They follow the wearers home and watch what window and floor is lighted, then prepare to rob thst apartment. "Don't think that burglars are mn with heavy black mustaches, black face masks, tight-fitting coats, . dark lanterns and carrying chests full of burglar tools. That Is the stags type but not the kind that . Is liable to enter your house. Finally, Don't Shoot. "Don't shoot unless you are absolutely sure that you are aiming at the burglar and not one of your household. "Don't forget that burglars usually work In twos and threes. There la nearly always a lookout' stationed somewhere near the house to give the alarm from the outside. "Don't deliberately fight with a burg-lar. burg-lar. He has more to lose than you have. 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