A Gentleman Burglar.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8961, 9 December 1905, Page 8 (Supplement)

A Gentleman Burglar.

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An. iniymkin;: ••iwiiw.n, il-wumwi a* ti y story, «» he Md iS t»> •'■ repr«s«nt,itivu of Wiliuun- l.invson, wa«» uctetl us valet to the "fl.iiHes ot nsnl • .h----oth»twie» Marsh. at pffa-nt &vt> ymita" p#i--a' s«rvitud*-. Act.ordmsr to t-lie police. these tw<> n-.ca Iwd lived ti>u«'ther M .!• Mrfin* «*• KiltU Street. l.Vekh.im, .111(1. weTH .MS. ciat«d in. a. (rtio »f iiwraiuhnx expeditions Th«y *fterw«rdis ti»k a. r»"»u tr t'.riM.nnu. Rond. E'lillum. .in.l it- was wine cesidir,..-tlu-rt; tluth >l.l Hi. who h.M satw-d f«r hiw-! self,. I" mimm- <>( l>» .i|.'|.»-.ir.ir' the titfe of the 'V'nr.lenia.n. bursUr. vv.us caught by tin- police when. m.mus,f •'*!" , bis nocturnal culls. ftc made no mention of I;)* valet, ever. a.nd it wa.< nor. until some day; .Mr. r w:i.riis thil.t Fiaavsoilheilfd of the t.»te hud overtaken, his master. M-.e . hi'inijfht to him I 'V the- police. who wai' >1 lum at B'nlh.in:. and .iccuited him «f concerned in \firshs various j When ri'eenl.ly Unvsoit w.w brou.,;.ii. ap lit Newinvfton utf airemty rv owed t.lie "'a«nt-lem,in I s .r," now ,i. r«-.n-viet. ill rIMW Of two whirrs from. W-r.u wood irtcrubb*. w.1.1 in. I'o.irt fo his servant. from nil hiame. twl»-.-d. t>* Wits prtwred With ar„ excellent testimonial. "t like the fellow" uneanin.; lai.wson) and wtpUinin* how it was tn.i.t lite* valet did not nwl«" any e«>mwt.f» ccrninir the {roods whan \tarsh bi«w»..» home with him as f he result »t ha* iuidai|tht trips. he mi.l. f-h.i.f. "r.ne nun j hait got manners." And mi the end he, iitry acquitted hawson. and Marsb. wstuJ » nod and a smiil* for hs ♦-wtwhs.e valet-,., went, back to Wormwood .-.enibhs On. hi.* »>cvn showing. f-iavson, has be--n, » muni i>£ ouvny parts, ftis is a. dar.v, st.n«)!tly-oiarkc»i f.u>—the Met- ot .m hosws.. nw.a--.tnd lie has .i. wea-ith ot bl.icK. . ;.vriy [i.ur. He tuiw keen brown eyes., wmet* sp*wili, t>f itltellii'ifnte ; and ceftAin>? ' son show. s>:sW4 «e ronsidurab.e «•;=" A molt who has seen. a. i<»»l 'ha. «t tut

wortd. , Before he re.i, iieii the oivrous pos.f 'rt of biiTjjU'e's valut he h.id tiodJei- several waJks U life. U«re is a v*t »« fnwe »f the p»*iti<«is wineh l;e has oenupicl di:rinif the last few years : 1. A rtl;wi«t ai-ai tiler. D-xrli. .ilw' r. 3. Airriettitilttil laboruT. _4. p*-e:t oa eirt'nuir 6ra.mp stwimeis. 6. f-wknwlw" 7. Bciekkiyer's Utnwr. i>. Urt costers and eh.mney swrcK. J. t«tttitttt. tO. fotft-e-sull assistant. And I-i-v-Bon, is enly r.wttuty-nme. _ AcuoTdinu' to hi* story, lit- beijim l'.« ae- » ltUai«J «nd tiler. For eleven ve.m ne ft>)l<?w«d tlxis oi:i:upatioa in t. n; b«n>n«'.. and seems «» h.i-ve «irned mu- eiii.Tact.-r o« an «scell«nt worker. Bat u- iwd a. n,.~ fortunn. EVivth deprived him ot f- u -n —.his sol* campanula —»rd <»• u rovintf life, 'lh.it wj-s m _ 13..5. >uv i f was not until four years attetwacLs t i.it lie left his employment m the a."t | get. his ewe towards th* Continent. U»'» | hj» would exist, he did r.ot l<-r.«w(. He j turned his hand h> arf'y w,>t!c wh'eh .am*' tl:< Vir»t y he went to Holland. v»ww ue worked as a d«:k laborer. He soor- iirt tir«d of ehis monot4?ao«us txisUwr* hj« 'trmtl Pirtis. 'l"here it vrM .he beeaxae a. bnokmiikers clerk, lie experienced taany ur» and ifinwTis. homier, aJid tortur.e not b«inir t<).> kin*l to- hiro. he wer.6 t.» Ar.twntp, There ha joir.e.i a cuvstias «e»s«-U «vuntmiJly found iumseif stranded in Theft he tiirnad tireraan, »nd t>bei«r.«d "oric on various tramp steamers. Tlvas. h*> enabled U> s«e the btrle waves of the JltMttt4»frun«Nux h<? cotjftiSMHi that ui» ? wa» ."thorwiili.'y cnjoyablt-."

One* Again, a fat diverse eiperieeow, a* found! himself itv tt. was the end of 1903.; in fact, it- was Christmas thstfHtins«r took h.;in to a> t™* (BMftant atmoophrrc seemmi to hofd aa atf.r;«;t.ivc pf(oep«i;t. Tlw* keep*? « th» stall N»>k tt fancy to hiaif—hav» other m«re in hi» carwrf—iww* hit bwam» his assistant. £su6 it wa» not for Ion;. He waetedi U» >m ttb-rouif again, !?<» h* v hinwsif t» Mill watt Docks, an.l wwlw<t his way jw «uf.ti»» bout across the awio tr» CiuwfU. Swkintf work h*> tunredl th<? f)*>wioiwoi Efwn cowtt t« eoHst, eccasiotwlly. b& frankly admits, "jumpiaa" th« tains, h* bbek«ci th»» n««s*Nwy doflaw lev M» tafrH« wamfwwd fur owr #&« Stat*#, aodl tut*-

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r .„,\ r*iv" I. If y»n wilt >•• tny lint.' -.vt a <i'livt:<m. S e-'::' j'.iv f->t T.wir the tii.itter w,.» p.t*ii.'d.

■Til tie r.iorninsa* I used to drew tiim, t>.-e:ime of his inr-rfft v»rist. Eie w.u -t H*' tv<">*i-.I v-'v.ir .i h.it and lu'h' snir. a.n.t ;'■>■.>'•- -s w.tteh

f and eiiair.. .i:id rvr* I *. an ! »-»rry a. ea.r.e----1 S>ni"ti,mee in the evening I;e would f to th-- theatre—he didn't ears f«r .» mnfu- ! hali— ar.'t or.ee •>!" t.wiee Fie te"'v me> for .1 st.r"''. "ftiit he n.-ver v'ave n>'- any : t\> t'ui.t he w.'is a. bafsbr. H«* pUyed hj» part I, iteiien. with the rest of the tTiett he vrr-n'd tnysf<tr : .ww'y disappear. I revt waeri- i'.".- wefit at tirf-". Ife slep.. e.t tr.: 1 ' ti.r»t. tl*or- t two !;•>>» alove._ a.r.d v.» t (intn'r. see h:nv when he- eatw in late. ••Wh.v d;a we f«*vr the boirdin;-!: >.t«e! V/eiL t"iere w.-» a. qswrn-r. art-! Marsh t;>>i he we.'ihl eiear .»st. >"■> we wefct to ! >.!• ha.ni. f.rr he h.i.» friend* in tfw r.et."i r v>r. heod."