Show European Thieves Go In for Large Scale Thefts Theft A man brought up at Chester assizes oa- oa sizes for stealing baggage was wa charged with no fewer than 77 71 d different different differ differ- ent thefts all committed since he had last come out of or prison about eight months earlier The Tho value ot of the stolen goods was put at 1300 This is by no means a n record Recently Ito Ro- a German named Peter Reter Plink who was sentenced at Cologne to eight years years' penal servitude confessed con teased t to separate thefts In one year ear the value of ot the goods being 3 In Paris a man named Foerschler I was arrested an and charged charge with three I burglaries He burst out out laughing I Three burglaries I have broken Into houses since my last birthday birthday birth birth- day n he be said nn and by all nIl accounts this boast seems to havo have been a s atrue atrue true one Another Frenchman Joseph oseph Chicot Chi Chi- cot was a n thief for Cor five years before he was detected I have committed a burglary almost almost al nl al- al most every nl night ht for the past five years except on Saturdays said when arrested He lIe had I kept ept a diary with a careful careful care care- ful lul re record ord of some sonic 1500 crimes The Tho value of the stolen goods was noted In every case and the total exceeded exceeded ex OOOO close to ac at according cording to Pearsons Pearson's Weekly London |