Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1898 — Burglars and “beaded Lights. [ARTICLE]

Burglars and “beaded Lights.

English burglars are rejoicing In the discovery that the most fashionable thing in window glazing, the “leaded lights," which are to be found in thousands of modern London villas, can be turned to the purpose of the housebreaker with gratifying ease. lie needs no tools—nothing but his Innocent bicycle cap. With this he protects his hand, and then presses against the leaded glazing near the latch. It gives way silently, the pieces of glass being held by the lead, and the burglar’s hand can -be easily inserted to turn the latch. The police are finding It difficult to cope with these depredations, and houses left temporarily unguarded are especially exposed.