Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . the provi-sion for escape, and no professional safe breaker or bur-glar will make any attack until he has clearly defined andsecured his line and means of retreat in the event of suc-cess or failure. This provision is justly esteemed of suchconseciuence that assaults on stores or safes are often post-poned for weeks, or even abandoned, if the available meansof escape with the possible booty are insufificient or unsatis-factory. In the execution of burglaries
Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . the provi-sion for escape, and no professional safe breaker or bur-glar will make any attack until he has clearly defined andsecured his line and means of retreat in the event of suc-cess or failure. This provision is justly esteemed of suchconseciuence that assaults on stores or safes are often post-poned for weeks, or even abandoned, if the available meansof escape with the possible booty are insufificient or unsatis-factory. In the execution of burglaries the robbers usually travelin gangs of two or three, to evade the suspicion likely toattach to a larger gang and also because two or three menare usually an ample force for the work required. A gangis always provided with an excellent county or district mapcovering the proposed point of assault and its environs. Thelatest railroad time tables, noting the arrival and departure oftrains at all points in the district, are also procured and carefullystudied. On the eve of the attack on a chosen mark, the gang 70 OUR RIVAL, THE BREAKING OFF KNOB. usually drops down upon an adjoining town and hires thebest team procurable at a livery stable. With a fast horseand buggy or other lightwagon the robbers drive dur-ing the evening, under coverof the darkness, to theirmark, either directly or by aroundabout course if greaterwariness of approach isthought requisite. A darklantern is always a part oftheir outfit, but the restof their kit varies in pro-portion to the known requirements of the job in hand. Inmany cases a heavy sledge hammer, a bit-stock, a sharpsteel drill and a steel punch are the only tools needed tocrack the safe in their eye. If the lock of the safe is di-rectly behind the knob, it is only the work of a few momentsto break ofif the knob with the sledge and drive the spin-dle through the lock with a few hard blows on the , if the safe is of a more modern and
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