The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1878, Page 5

LURAY CAVERN Investigating the Recent Discovery in Page County, Va. THE CAVE FEVER. A Three Hours’ Walk Under a Rocky Roof. NATURAL RUINS. Lwnay, V1 jov. 18, 1878, A natural wonder like the great cavern at this place {s not easily found within ordinary travelling dis- tance forthe curious who dwell in the cities of the Atlantic coast, yet wore the distance ever 80 much greater it would amply repay all. the trouble and fa- tigue of the journey to wander through the subter- ranean labyrinth that has been recently opened ona Rillside close to this little mountain-surrounded vil- lage, resting under the shadows of the Blue Ridge. It is curious to note the gradual radiation of interest from the centre of Luray growing stronger as one ®pproaches the place itself. At Baltimore the caverns have been heard of and people aay, “We read in the Herarp a good desl about a big cave found somewhere down in Virginia; wonder is it all that'is represented 7” At Washington the remark is, “Some people in Page county, Va., have found ® pretty big cavern.- The New York Henan says it is remarkably large and fine.” At Herper’s Ferry the talk is about “the luck of them fellows down in Page county.” At Winchester people say, “Reckon them chaps that found the big cave have « good thing. During the war I was camped for three months on that hill and never knowed there was 2 cave there.” Pushing on to New Market, the railroad station whence the traveller takes tho stage for Luray, every- body talk#¢ about the cave, and little parties are made up to visit it on Sundays. Indeed, @ stranger can- got show himself in the town but it ix at once as- aumed he is going over to seo the cave at Luray, aud information concerning it is volunteored by a host of loungers around the little public house where the stage stands waiting for pasvengers and pack_ ages. But it is at Luray thet the excitement culminates; there nothing but cave is talked morning, noon and night, and cave is the motif of every/inhabitant’s dream. From what I can learn there is not a promising rat holo in Page county that has not been “opened up” in the hope that it led to great cavernous spaces. below where one might roam among the glittering stalagmites, stand- « ing like crystal monuments in the gloom, and gigan- tie stalactites, hanging like the pendant wings of monsters from the lofty roofs of the vaults, ‘The is- sue of @ little stream from a rock is regarded by the “eave sharps” aga certain indication of a big hole somewhere. Tney argue, not without some reason, that the water comes from somewhere, that it got there from sémowhere else aud that, consequently, the two “somewheres” in combination, acted on chemically by imagination and highly diluted geo- knowledge, acidulated by envy of the’ luck of Campbell and Stebbins, must'form a big cave on the particular explorer's farm. The gold fever of '49 is, probably, not equalled by ‘the cave fever of Luray; but any one needing observation to stimulate his imagination in regard to what the former was need Only note what the latter is just at present. + DREAMS OF 4 GREAT YUTURE. Of course the discovery has set speculation wild as to its effects on the future of Page county in geuoral ‘and Luray in particular. In this very secluded region, where people talk of going over the mountains to New Market as they might in a village of central New York of going to the great metropolis itself, exag- gerated ideas prevail of things going on beyond their Pine-clad and sometimes cloud-capped horizon. “North,” as they call it, everybody is rich. Thero areenterprise, energy and capital beyond the moun- talng which, if their influence could be brought to beer op Page Valley and Luray, woud revolutionize ‘this little world. I meet old people of unusual intel- lgence who have never seen a city, big or small; who, in fact, have lived their long lives im and about Luray and suffered in the most distreasing manner the ravages of the war, for this region seventeen years ago was the battle ground where Stonewall Jackson, Sheridan, Shields and other * famous leaders fought and raided, burned and pillaged in the struggle that ended at Appomattox. Beyond the experiences of that cruel war, which bronght them in contact with the horrible phases of civilization, the inhabitants have had very few to disabuse them of their queer notions of thjngs going on in such distant Places as Washington, Baltimore and New York. Hence it is only natural that when something has occurred to draw the attention of the whole country to Luray, and perhaps a steady stream of visitors, the wildest hopes of prosperity in the near future are oxcited in the breasts of people who have touched hardpan and think any new thing & good thing. ~In order to give foundation to these the visitor is told about the unrivalled attractions of this really beautiful valley. How mineral springs of extraor- dinary virtue abound on the hillsides, forests full of game for the hunter, streams fuli of fish for the angler, pure air and no mosquitoes, besides an entire immunity from that terror of country boarders, the fever and ague. “Ah, sir,” ssid an old resident, “if we only had a railroad bere what @ fine thing this cave would be for Luray.” Sure enough it would help things amazingly and would open up « new field for the hotel fiend and quack hydropathist, but I fear the material benefits to be enjoyed by the people would be counterbalanced by moral evils that would change a kind-hearted, hospitable, courteous and honest community into » race ,of boarding house harpies similar to that which infests all districts where people seek “summer quarters at a quict farm- house,” say on Long Island or on the banks of the Hudson. It will take a long time before Luray looma Op a a great city, and when it does its greatness will have amore reliable foundation than the attractions offered by the big cave. CAMPBELL AXD STEBBINS’ BHOW nOOMS, Iprepared myself on coming here fora first class Gisappointment, That is to say, I allowed at least eighty per cent discount on the description of the wonders of the cave, feeling satisfied, however, that the subterranean show rooms contained objects of tauch interest. On the night of my arrival, and after @ hasty supper, I organized a party for the purposo of making # general exploration of the portions of the cave reachable by people wearing decent clothes, I don’t mean by this that a complete examination of the place requires any sacrifice of modesty, but a good coat or other garment of equal importance would be completely ruined bys tour of inspoction worthy of the name. A drive of abouts quarter of tm hour's duration brought us to the low, bare il that covers the cavern, In the utter darkness that prevailed and the loneliness of the place we looked like a party of resurrectionists going stealthily to despoil some cemetery, Closely wrapped up, for the night was bit, erly cold, wo walked up the hill to the ttle shed where the proprictors keep supplies of candies and reflecting holders. These were soon ad- justed and each: person provided with a good Nght, We then walked to the head of the stairway leading downward to the cave door betweon two retaining walls of masonry. Tho descent is about fifty fect. On looking down this nurrow passage tho idea of going into a great vanit in a cometery grow stronger, the place had such a weird, dismal appearance. Tho dim light carricd down by ono of the proprictors, Who opened the cave door, shone with a ghastly glimmer over the narrow stairway and its stone walls; and when the door was opened the yroat black void beyond looked Like a mouth that was about to swal- low us, Desconding, however, things took a moro natural shape, and without stooping or being in any way inconvenicnced, we entered # passago that descended inwards to a splendid and large autechamber, with a flat but lofty ceiling, with large and picturesque stalactites of various forma pendant from it. I'use the word “pendant” advis- edly, because in treating of this particular cave the expression bas @ special significance in relation to NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1878.—-TRIPLE SHEET. —-- stalactites. One of these hangs over the centre of the chamber, and on its point there is a naturally formod hook, or rather a barb, which the proprietors have skiifully utilized by hanging on it a large tin candela brum. The stulactite thorefore fornis a ceiling orna- ment of peculiar usefulness, and, I may add, beauty. ‘Toward the sides the walls slope down suddenly and are terminated at a height of about four feet from the floor by a very remarkable formation of continuous stalactite which looks like petrified drapery folded in @ most intricate fashion, At the inner end of the antechamber is an immense colwnn jike mass which diviles the inlet to the cavern from the first apartment into two pas- sages, ‘Chis is a mighty stalactite which has fallen from the flat cciling, and buried its point or points (for it must haye had several) deep in the soft floor of the cave, or in @ chasm that originally underlay it, Its column like appearance is at tho first glance deceptive. An examinution reveals iis real stalactite character, and even the position it once occupied when pendant is clearly defined above the coinpara- tively bare space it has left among the other roof for- mations, Itsimmensity cannot fail to strike the intelligent beholder with astonishment, and I call attention to it now as I propose to measure it care- fully to-morrow when I conimence- my regular detail examination of the cave. Considering that this stu- pendous mass of unknown length has been formed by the gradual deposit of lime in solution, and that the process hus necessarily been a very slow one, calculation of its age halts before a work of nature that must have commenced more than a thousand centuries ago. Standing before one of these magnifi- cent ruins, for many of them in this cave are such, one is impressed with an idea thet they hold the same relation to the duration of time that the monolith monuments of Baalbec or Egypt do to that of civiliza- tion or perhaps of mun’s habitation of the earth. They are the work of processes that have beep in silent operation so steadily and so long that the mind cannot grasp, although the eye beholds, the results. Napoleon, pointing to the great Pyramids, told his soldiers that forty centuries looked down upon their valorous deeds. Could this great stalactite speak to us it might tell us that it was growing old when soms of the stone used in constructing the great Pyramids ‘were in process of formation. FREAKS OF NATURE. But to proceed with my general inspection, and leaying the fallen stalactite for future examination, ‘we commenced to descend from the antechamber into agroat depresston, whose ceiling, however, did not also descend to a corresponding level. Here we found a bewildering collection of stalactites and stalagmites of hues varying from white to a brownish drab or ochre tint. Immense masses, for there is no other term admifsible, of stalactite fallen from the roof cut up the floor of this second chamber into rugged hills and hollows, while the walls and large portions of the surface overhesd arc covered with fantastic ghapes in stone or scmi-petritied mud. Amid the darker groups, of what I may call the strange mural decorations, are structures of pure white. ‘ihese, with tho shadows cast by the lights, heighten the weird effect in a surprising manner, and assist the imagination in conjuring up the strangest fancies, Reflected light from the moist surfaces of the surrounding objects also gives beautiful effects by softening tints and shadows that would otherwise be hard and strong. Indeed, some of tho strange fes- toonings and traceries are so: delicately formed that they look like works of agt carefully colored and yar- nished. On the whole, however, the colors are very sombre, and it is this that brings out the pure white Objects in such strong relief. Among the curiosities of this curious collection is a fringe of continuous stalactitic formation arranged along # wall and pen- dant froma narrow shelf eight or ten feet above the floor, The first glance, and even a near one at that, shows a lot of fish, fresh and glistening with moist ure, hanging along in a line. Closer ex- amination explains the illusion. The varie- gated colors from pure white to a dull blu- ish alate color, the elongated rounded objects, the peculiar arrangement of them in relation to each other, give the whole formation such a likeness to a string of freshly caught fish that I could not help telling the proprictor that it was the finest “bass re- lief’ Lever saw. I regret to say that my complimen- tary remark was quite loston him. Now climbing a stairway we found ourselves under a low, fiat roof, extending in every direction an immense distance without any support. This area is called the “Giant's Hall,” as a whole hut is really divided by partitions of stalagmites and by chasms into a number of sections. ‘The roof over the greater part of it is entirely bare of any stalactites. Why? Because from over this im- mense surface the original staluctitic formation has fallen, and is buried in the curious deposit of chomi- cally decomposed rock that forms the floor. Reach- ing the great chasm, I found in it the ruins of what must have been magnificent stalactites in enormous masses, but which are now conipletely hidden from view, except at a few places, by the superincumbent earth and a coating of thick and extremely sticky mnd. The surface of the ceiling, which can be touched by the visitor’s hand, is covered by a bluish efflorescence due to chemical action. In appearance it bas the surface of a recent limestone fracture, but the detachment of the stalactites from it, must have taken place many years ago. Pushing rapidly through many passages and into chambers, some of which are really exquisitely beautital in their natural decorations, I visited the then reachable recosscs where the explorer could stand upright, I retraced my steps and took another direction, which led me to some immense caverns wherein the formations are on a colossal scale. One of these, a fallen stalactite, forms a kind of horizontal bridge, under which one must pass to reach the passages beyond. The root, if I may term it such, of this groat mass rests on the earthen floor, while the point rests on anothcr great Piece of stalactite some twenty feet above, The re- versal in position of the ends of a structure that mast have fallen point downward is evidence of the depth of the original cavern floor below the present level. HOW DID If HAPPEN? In every part of this remarkable cavern that 1, have visited I have found animistakable evidence that the whole has been subjected to # grent and instan- tancous shock. _ The throes of an carthquake must have brought these fmmense masses from their Places on the roof crashing into the depths below, In many places where they have fallen in groups they have become wedged together before reaching the ground and aro held now by their own weight and mu- tual pressures, suspended over the visitor's head, suggesting some awful catastrophe. It needs but a glance, however, (o be assured that they have fallen as far as they can go, and that there is no more dan- ger from those that ure really detached from the roof, There are others, however, that do not look so safe, and they hang like great groups of kuife blades, thirty to fifty fect Jong, menacing the unheed- ing Visitor who loiters below them adrairing their gi- gantic proportions. I made close inqniry among the residents here about shocks of earthquake being felt in this neighborhood. Mrs. Young, the wife of the proprietor of the hotel, informs me that about twenty-one years ago a very heavy shock was felt in Page county, and a farmer, driving at the timo near “Cave Hill,” as the knoll is called beneath which the eave extends, heard such terrible thunderous rum blings from that quarter that ho was panic-stricken and put his horses to their speed to escape what he believed might be the dropping out of the bottom of everything. A-portion of the. roof formations may have fallon then; but I am eatistiod the great crash took place a long time ago, because on the tops of the fallen stalactites stalagmites are now formed of such asize as to render the commoucement of their growth at such arecent date impoxsible. Even now stalac- tites are formed in the fissures left in the roof by the displacement of the old ones, and all the evidences are present that the falling in of vast tions of the roof must have occurred perhaps b ‘© the great grandfather of Columbus first saw the light. A more deliberate examination, which I propose to begin to- morrow morning, may enable mo to recognize the localities of the earlier and more recent disturbances, ‘To do titis I must reach some of the upper gallerics of the great chambers and closely examine the con- dition of the roof, As this will iuvolye an amount of climbing and rolling in the mud beyond the reader's conception of cave exploration I hope to get yood results from the work, which will be described in my next communication. LEWIS’ MILLIONS, ‘Tho examination in the Lewis will case, in Jersey cery See. William T. McEwen, County Treasurer of Pocahontas county, Jowa, who testified that the hand- writing in the marriage certificate off by the leged who was charged recently with fraud in the management of an insurance company in Jersey City, and who was also a clerk in Mckwen's office, was cross-exam- ined, but counsel fuiled to change his testimony. James J. Bruce, who testified that he was ex-County School Superintendent, ex-Supervisor and ex-County ‘Treasurer of Pocahontas county, was next placed on the stand. He identified the writing in the certificate as that of Socia, He knew Socia well, und had fre- quently shown witness his plan of copying signatures by placing the paper on the wiudow pane and draw- ing the signature first with pencil and then with pen, atter which he rubbed off the traces of the pencil. THE VANDERBILT CONTEST, CROSS-EXAMINATION OF BISHOP M'LYIERE CON- CERNING HOW THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY WAS ENDOWED--JUDGE BLACK ON THE ‘‘PRO- PRrEries,” Yesterday's session in the Vanderbilt will case was occupied in the cross-examination of Bishop Me'Lyiere, president of the Vanderbilt University, by Mr. Scott Lord and ex-Judge Jere Bluck. He stated that he met Mrs. Vanderbilt in 1866, four years before he came to New York, aud was introduced to the Com- modore in 1870; knew the Commodore was 4 man of great wealth, but did not come to New York in 1873 with any purpose of getting aidfrom him for the educational scheme; knew, however, that the plans at that time were inefficient for the success of the scheme; knew that if it was to succeed aid must ¢ome from some such man; did not think especially of the Commodore; did not know any other very rich man in the city; did not know before he came to New York in 1870 that the Commodore intended to endow a Moravian institution; knew before he came that Mr. John Coman, of Tennessee, had proposed to write to the Commodore in relation to the educationul scheme of the Methodist Church South, and had dissuaded him from so doing, as he thought the Commodore was too much enggged with the railroads to pay attention to eommunicutions concerning churities; when, in 137i the subject of the Nashville University was firat dis- cussed it was at table in Commodore Vanderbilt's house; Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Vanderbilt and the Commodore were present; Mrs. Vanderbilt was a Southern woman, and they also spoke of the de- ressed condition of the South; did speak of the Tniversity as something greatly needed, but have no recollection of saying that the endowment of it would reconcile the South; may have spoken of the Uni- versity to the Isflies when the Commodore was absent, prior to his coming to me and asking me the price of land in and near Nashville. GRATEFULLY SURPRIAED. Mr. Lord—When he acked you that question were you surprised? ‘Witness—I was gratefully surprised. ‘Mr. Lord—What do you mean? Witness—I mean the surprise wes a pleasant one. Mr. Lord—Pleased that your conversation had taken root? Witness—I was ly surprised because when bs grened the subject by these questions he led on to ¢ offer. Here the gavel of the Court fell with loud report, and ex-Judge Black and ex-Judge Comstock, who were talking loudly in the back part of the courtroom, were called to order for loud talking. The Surrogate told “them if they wished to discuss matters privately he would assign them his room. AVTER RECESS, After recess the cross-examination of the witness was taken up by ex-Judge Blick, who addressed him- self to the ethics of the conduct of the decedent. He asked the witness if he thought that a rel who, for church or any other purposes, would lend himself to a conspiracy by which a family was to be virtually disinherited would not be more culpable than a lay- man under the same circumstances. Some discussion arose as to the meaning of the word “layman,” This was settled to the comprehension of the witness at length and an answer given. e Bishop, said witness, to become s party to such a scheme would break through all his vows and would act in an extravagant manner, und would be more culpable than another who had made no vows. Mr. Black asked whether witness did not consider a layman cally, bound by the laws of common morality with a bishop? Answer was made. that a aa ht do many things with impunity for which a bishop might be dealt with and disciplined, Judge Biack asked if in the opinion of witness a man in such a society as ours could establish a rule of action for himself in which the common view of right and wrong thereon entertained were excluded and still be considered sene? Objection to this was made and sustained. Tho question was then pended, the wor “rational” being substituted for “sane” and allowed. Sucha man witness would consider irrational. . Redirect to Mr. Comsteck—Remembered in one of the conversations the Commodore told him that his son “Cornect” had ca him much trouble; he had had, he said, misunderatandings his friends be- cause they loaned money to this son; that now they knew he would not pay auch loans and the nuisance was growing less; he said, further, that if ““Corneel” had a Httle more sense lis might get slong ‘at somo business, and if he had a little less he i$ be got into @ lunatic asylum, where at times he (the Commo- modore) thought he belonged; he said “Corneel™ could write a letter At for Queen Victoria to read, and that he was a very good talker; never heard deceased talk unkindly about his daughter. To Mr. Lord—I never told Cornelius at the Grand Union Hotel, in presence of a third party, that I had never heard his father talk in any but the kindest ok of him; the testimony I have just given was ir. W. H. Vanderbilt, Mr. Barker, Mr. Choate and were pres- ent when the matter was Comstock discussed; I did not vol- unteer the information, itcame about in the regular course of conversation; I never heard the Commo- dore speak of William H. in deprecatory terms and say he was of no account, but that his wite was a very clever woman; do not know a man named William Walsh, who lives in New York; never was presented with gold watch and chain’ and seal by Commodore Vanderbilt; nor @ wetch, nor chain, nor seal, nor any jewels. Mr. A. B. Gardener, ex-Governor of Vermont, was called to the stand and sworn. ‘Then the case was ad- journed until Friday morning at tan o'clock, A SHOWMAN’S WILL. Nathan A. Howes, who was formerly a leading mem- ber of the menagerie and circus firm of Howes & Co., and a brother of Reuben W, Howes, formerly president of the Park Bank, and member of the firm of Howes & Macy, of this city, died ot Brewster's, Putnam county, last summer, at the advanced ago of eighty years. He lett an estate said to be worth about $100,000, which, according to his will, is to be divided between his threo sone and a daujhter, after iving to each af his grandchildren $1,000. fits wit was presented to the Surrogate of Putnam county at Carmel for probate on Monday last. Tho grandchildren and one ‘hild appeared to contest the will, on the ind of incapacity and un- due influence, Testimony was taken on the part of the proponents oi the will, and the matter was ad- journed for a further hearing, The contest promises to be # protracted and bitter one. Calvin i*rost ap- aa counsel for the gapenrs ex-Judge Ky- , Odle Close and A. J. Miller for the contestants. A nef online DANIEL AND LOUISA, “Yon are charged, Daniel Radcliffe, with stealing two hats from Miss Louisa Jeunie Miles, of No. 267 Ferry street,” said Judge Otto, in the Newark Police Court, yesterday, addressing a soft looking young man, who had just been brought from the cells, “I deny it. It’s a lie, Judge. I never stole nawthin’ not in all me life,” said Daniel, with emphasis. “You hear the prisoner, Mids Miles; what have you to say ?”’ the Judge suid, turning to Louisa Jennie, a plump-formed, round-faced, bright-eyed and alto- gether p: sing girl, of about twonty. “T'l) tell you, Jndge. ‘This was the way of it. Me and my uncle we came lust night from Perth Amboy tolive in Newark. This young nen Dan'l insisted upon comin’ with us. Uncle didn’t want him, aud wonldn’t have him about the house. I asked Dan'l to joan me his gold ring, a8 I was goin’ to a party, He did so, This mornin’ he caine for his ring, but I told hit Host it. Then he got mud and stole them two hate o’ mine. For that 1 had him arrested,” “Taint true, Judge; I didn’t steal the hats. Sho kep’ my ring and I wanted the worth of it, and took the hits.” Now, Danial, wasn’t te be, young lady you were Cad not the ring or the nir-ee, bere ri ‘Louisa, wasn't it you he was after?” Banta it was,”’ said the girl, with a saucy toss of her head, ek 4 Judge discharged Daniel and gave the girl her ta. FREIGHT CARS ROBBED. For some time past large quantities of valuable freight hage boen stolen from the freight cars of the Long Island Ratlroad Company while lying in the opot yard at Jamisica, Some two weeks ago the watchman employed by the company surprised a man while hreaking open one of the cars. The man was recognized as one Baracy Daily, a member of the Shorty Lent gang, but at ‘the time he made his ea- cape. On Monduy be Was arrested by Deputy Shortit Wilkinson, and he informed the officer that Thomas McGuirk and James Larkins, also members of the Lent gang, bad committed many ot the robberies, Warrants were at once issued for their arrest, and late on Tuesday night thoy were into enstody. The goods "stolen were taken away iu a sald, Lett, & brother of Shorty. way thi 4 neaisting them in their work one of the ciployés of the railroad company, who not only fur- nished the key to unlock the freight car doors, but from tho way billa designated the cars to be robbed, City, was tesutned yesterday before Master in Chan- | He has not as yet been arrested. wagon, 48 wu | The abbers GENTLEMAN.” “A RETIRED A CUBIOUS TALE oF LIVING IN QULOY AND SUBSISLING BY LARIOS-—d0IS PINAL CAPTURE, [Prom the Shetficld Lelograph, Nov, 7.) We are glad to be able to lay before our readers the following interesting particulars of the career of Charles Peace, the Peckham burglar, since the murder of Mr, Arthur Dyson, at Bannercross, on the night of tho 2th of November, 1876. His carecr in this life, it was said, was-closed, for ho had made away with himself, But Peace was not such a fool ws that, for he had no sooner finished the mur- der than ho took to his old game of burglary, MURDER AND ROBB! BURG- a vocation which appears to have had o curious attraction for him, Subsequent everts have proved that Peace went’ fo Hull, and there replaced his waning funds by breaking into » gentleman's house, from which he extracted a large quantity of plate and valuable jewelry. From thence, efter reulizing on his spoil, he repuired to Notting: hata, where a near relative resides, and with her he took up his quart Althongh it was well known that there was a heavy reward offered for his appre- hension it did not seom that any of bis relatives coasidercd it adviseble to ‘state who was in the midst of thom. After effecting & Very clever warehouse robbery, in which silk goods were the principal booty, Peace appears to have then considered that his proximity to Sheffield was dangerous, and he again changed his abode. ‘Thus it will be seen that the Shefiicld authorities were cor- rect when they stated that they had traced the man to Hull, but there had lost sight of him. It was be- lieved that he had excaped to the Coutment. But not so, the fox had ‘doubled,’ dl in the Midland coun- ties, with Nottingham for his centre, was continuing his cieprodations. GOES UP TO LONDON. On procting, London some four or five months after the murder he was not very well off for mone and he took up his residence in Lambeth, ‘The poli in charge of this district then became aware that night after night the most audacious depre- dations were committed in the district. There was scarcely’ a night passed but a burglary was announced, and in as even .a succession the statement followed that the thieves had not been caught. ‘The valne of the booty thus secured was ex- ceedingly great, and the thieves—for they were then be- lieved to be a gang—were said to be well rewarded tor their audacity. But the place appeura to have become too hot for him, and he then removed to Greenwich, where ho occupied a beautiful house and commenced to furnish it in a most expensive manner, What failed in it was not i the want of sclf-as- d the belief that he could.pass throngh #0- ciety as a gentleman, Though he had repulsive fea- tures he appears to have had winning ways in the epee of some, tor e-now appears > have: Accidot on engaging a lady to shi his improving for- tunes. This “lady” may, perhaps, figure else- where shortly, and her name will then be found in the police record. But the establisment could not be kept up without “means,” and again came the last resort. Peace had described himself to the new sphere of respectable neighbors among whom he now moved as a ‘gentleman of independent means," aud he was lool up. to as one who had done’ well in the world, But there wero more burglaries in the neighborhood, apd Green- wich became almost as noted for these classes of depredations as Lambeth had a But there was this difference, that while the ‘m class"’ people of Lambeth dare only report their troubles to the police, and were not allowed the privilege of com- plaining in the columns of the dailies, the Greenwich ‘whitebaits” would not sit down so calmly with this disgraccful state of things. AT GREENWICH. Night after night the houses of leading residents in that locality were broken open, aud quantities of plate, jewelry, and valnables of that description were stolen. ‘The “gang” who did it were evidently good judges, and selected very carefully before removing anything. Then the police became indignant, the public blamed the police, letters to editors were freely penned, but still the depredations con- tinned. * Then came a lull. Peace, the single handed Perper of all these daring robberies, had taken ime to consider, and had decided to again change his residence. But he had grown in riches an a re- sult of his past six months’ robberies, and he de- cided on taking a better house, one with a more substantial look of respectability about it, so he went to Peckham, and, not being satisfied with one lady us his “housekeeper,” he changed his fancy along with his circumstances, and pted another lady in his family as a companion to the Bree, He Ghonoe poe. sessed of a good house, two matrons and aservant, but in addition to that he determined on refurnishing his home. This “home” at Peckham wes a most beauti- fully furnished abode. In the drawing room was @ suit of walnut worth Has oe sixty guineas, a Turkey carpet, mirrors and all tho ¢¢ evteras which are con- sidered necessary in the house of a gentleman in his position. Upon the bijou piano was an in- laid Spanish guitar worth sbout thirty guineas—the result of some depredation, and sald to be the prop- erty of a countess. His “sitting room” was & model of comfort; there was not a side table missing where it appeared requisite. In every eascntial it was fit for an “independent gentleman” and even “the slippers’? which were provided for his conven- ience were ‘‘beaded,”’ so as to show their value. Then the residefite of Peckham wondered, for the favors in the way of burglaries which for a year past had seamed “the exclusives" of Lam! Greenwich re- beth and commenced in their neighborhood. CAUGHT AT LAST. ‘The were in on the alert, but of no avail; the public call attention to this abominable state of householders lost their goods, and Charles Peace . He added to his eurthly and furniture. Pesce had always store of loved “# bit of music.” Kven in his Lill atoeed days he bad bought a wooden canary whi could sing aeong. Andas the residents of Peckham won- deved why, in addition to the robberies of plate and jewels from their abodes, thero was also sure to be &@ good fiddle missing if it had been near the late, yet the store of musical instruments in ce’s dwelling gradually aud more surely in- creased. At length he 80 many musical instru- ments that his new sanctum wor not hold them, and he was obliged to ask a neighbor to allow him to place a few in her house. He was considered, as said above, to be » “gentleman of independent means,” and as he never pisyed anything but sacred music his request was most cordially rt tw. But there is an end to all good things, jar gocs to the well once too often. A TERRIBLE FIGHT. On Wednesday night Mr. Pesce was engaged for a full hour in @ musical performance. He played a yiolin (since owned as a remnant of a Black- heath robbery), one of his housekeepers was singing and the other accompanyi! on the pisno. The air was “I Am Coming,” and the result proved 80. On thut evening Peace repaired to the mansion of Mr, James Alexander Burness, in St. | James’ Park, Blackheath, and while endeavoring to add to his own riches was unfortunately, in his own opinion, observed by @ constable on duty named Robinsop. legge eid this officer was shot by the prisoner, and this is how it took place On finding that he was discovered Pe: rushed into the gardon snd fired four shota at Robinson; then, with a fearful oath, after king deliberate aim, fired a fifth. The shots were fir from an Americsn revolver of the newest make, ‘The fifth struck the constable in the left arm above the shoulder, carried some cloth with it riyht through the flesh, grazed the bone, and then, pasa ing ont, went through a gentleman's drawing room window, and after rebounding on the wall fell on the floor. But Robins, though injured, seized the man and after a desperate stragyle threw the fellow to the ground. A fight took pl und the burglar attempted to draw a sheath knife which was in bis pocket, but the officer, ayh Be. yerely wounded, did not lose his presence of mind end gave his prisoner a few taps on the head by way of a acdative. When examined it was found that the fellow carried a six-barrelled revolver, aud that the ther ae whs strapped to hie wrist. On being charged with the offence the prisoner retused to ae ‘any naine or address, and ax his faco was stained with walnat juice he was mistaken at the tine for # mulatto, A SHORT sHrrT. ‘The constable, Robinson, hus since received medical aid, and i# now progressing fayorably toward recov- ery. Inspector Bonney, of the K Division, in Lon: don, cosnmenced making inquiries as to what the new and most desperate prisoner could be and what was his name; “John Ward," which the prisoner asserted waa his cognomen, somehow did hot appoar satisfactory. At this time, it must be remembered, there was no suspicion that tho man way anything buta burglar, and to prove his guilt as such was the effort of the officer. To find out bis name was very dificult, but after a fortnight’s rearch Bonney discovered prisoner was « ‘“rewpectal gentleman,” who, at Pos beth, Greenwich and ain, had as “Mr, Johnson.” The last residence of this Mr. Johnson, otherwise Peaco, was at No. 5 East terrace, Evelina road, Peckham, @ most respectable neighbor- hood, ha mee really Le eceirhes Sekine — len ont. The ins or a tir tous thirty own ricketein the dwelling. “These tickets mostly rel ( to-property «tolen from houses in Greenwich and Blackheath—namely, silver and gold plate, together with elry. Tho goods had jwoen pawned by one of Peace’s “indy assistants’ under the oblig name of “Thompson,” und have been recognized by those who have lost them, Peace has been identified in Newgate as the mur derer of Mr. Dyson. EDISON'S ELECTRIO LIGH'L, ‘Tho London correspondent of hy Liverpool Daily Poet says Some important information has reached rac on the nature of Llison’s electric light. It ix formed by & coll of platinum being placed over a wire heated by the electric current. The coil itself is the source of light, the cur: sent through it being strong gnough to muke it » hot and sélf-lnminons. "The dif- ficully to be overcome at this point of the invention was the liability of the wire to fuse and spoil tho light—« diMiculty which Mr. Madison claims to have obviated by the introduction of a siunple ey which, by the expansion of a sthall bar the instant the fusing point of the » interposes as ao to the flow of the eure ugh the coil, This automatic arrangement secures, it is said, an even flow of cloctyicity th: ougis the cofl, and consequently a steady flow of pure light. ‘This bears out Edison's statement as to the sinplivity of his invention, He hag been working on @ very old and well known basis, as'#o far back as 1845 a patont was granted in E) for « lamp in which incam _ descent platinum wire was used to give the light. that the | aseed | 5 LAW IN CYPRUS, Mr. W. Hepworth Dison’ s Account of a Characteristic Incident, TURKISH JUSTICE. pinomatetennthtarmeninisen! Major Cesnola’s Troubles About His Antiquities, SIR GARNET’S ORDER. (Prom the Dundee Advertiser.) Ogwinia, October, 1878, That Cyprus, though she ranks among the domin- ions cf Her Majesty Queen Victoria, lies in the East, and clings, with the inveteracy of ancient habit, to her Oriental ways, the story of this day will prove. About two o'clock I was sitting im the garden nurs- ing my hurt, in the cool shade of the apricot tree, when the faithful Hassan came, with his Oriental grace of gesture, to intorm me that an English offi- cer was si the door. I bade him ask the gentleman to come in and refresh himself, with a eup of coffee and a cigarette, Hassan, disappeared. Earlier in the day, two artists, who wore wandering through the island, sketching the ruins, mosques and landscapes, for our next year's’ exhibitions, had ar- Tived in the village. As one of them was suffering trom an atiack, which he feared might be sunstroke, they had sent in their cards, ‘They wezo strangers to me personally, but I knew their names, One of thein was Mr. ‘Tristram Ellis, and the other Mr. John Thom- son; one, the son of Mr. Ellis, the phonetic reformer, and the second the distinguished delineator of Chi- nese landscape and manners. We took them in, re- treshed them with coffee and cooling drink, and laid the invalid on a bed to rest for a couple of hours. ‘hese gentlemen had hardly remounted and said adieu. when Hassan brought me word that an English officer was at the door. Some minutes passed’ and no one came tome, Thinking the servant had misgiven my message, for the honest Turk’s Italian was not exactly that lingua-toscano which is the delight of all Roman cars when spoken by a Roman lady, I rose and walked into the house to seck our visitor. A CHABACTERISIIC SCENE. To my surprise, I heard loud words—voices that sounded like the clasi of lupge and parry, A mob of xaptichs, armed and swaggering, hustled on the stairs and rendered it difficult forme to pass. The house seemed occupied “by military force. The change was’ magical. An hour ago our little nest was an asylum, now it isa camp, threatening to become abettleficld, My host, crest, square, massive, every inch a soldier, seemed to stand at bay, master of his house and bent on holding his rights intact, even though he might have to defend thoso rights by physical foree. A young man, tall and wiry, armed and booted, was ex-" claiming, with a frown, “Open that door! Opep that. door! Open that door or I will smash itin!” Loud and defiant was the Italian’s answer. “Smash it in; do as you like; you say you are a Commissary of Police; you say you hive come to arrest-me and to seize my property. My antiquities sure in that chamber; you can stave the door in if you like.” . “Where is the key?’ ‘I haven't got the key.” “Then you refuse?” exclaimed the myr- midon of the police, ‘No! I have not refused,” replied the host; “the doors in my house are seldom locked; this door is locked by accident; tho key is laid down somewhere and I cannot put my hand on it. Ishall not help you to commit un outrago in this house, That is my door; my antiquities are in that room; you have these zaptiehs at your back, and can do what you like, but you will do it at your peril. T am a citizen of the United States; the flag of my country covers me, You can violate my domicile, but on will have to answer for it in another place.” were uttered in a moet. with a rapid eloquence and gesticulation native to the South. ‘The Major, seoing I hui come upon the scene quickly turned to me snd said:—“I am a prisoner! See, I am a prisoner, arrested in my own domicile; my chambers are surrounded by these Turkish zaptichs. Am Ia burglar? Am I murderer + saeco? An binaking war against the ane of Eng! ? Look you, Iam threatened with konak; Tam subject to the outrage of being led to prison by zaptiehs, and menaced with the punishment ac to the worst of criminals, by What for? By whose authority aim I treated so? Iam a soldier; I know how to superior orders. But what orders? I do not know this officer; I neversaw him before, He calls bimaclf a Commissary of Police; he may be so, Icannot tell; they make police and ‘police; one day one officer, one day another officer; if it is Eng- lish law I'am content. I will answer any summons. I will appear in any English court; but ish law! I am not subject to Turkish law. I have noth- ing to do with Turkish law, I am a citizen of the United States.” Iturned to the young man on had been proposing coffee and a cigarette, and asked him what he wanted snd what his business was in that place. ‘Open that door,” he growled; “I want that key, and I will have that key.” ENGLISH Ol TURKISH LAW? ‘The door at which he stood was known to me as that of asmall closet in which the tiny terra cotta vases, lamps and figures recently dug up in various parts of Cyprus, bat not yet shipped to London, were deposited. ‘Tassamed that the invasion of this Commissary and his troop of aaptichs must be in con- nection with ‘these treasures, Since Sir Garnet Wolseley landed in the island he has issued an order —whether legal or i tay be doubtful—that aU excavations in the soil o1 us Inst be stopped. The question of legality may be argued at another time, and probably will be in another place. We have not overthrown the Turkish codes. ‘The Queen, as Governor ot the island, has replaced the Sultan, bat tho ancient legal systems are in force. It is a matter of debate, porhape, whether the Sultan's frmans wre in force or not in force. Of two things, one. Cypras is either under Turkish law or under Pear law. Itcaunot be under both at once. The ¢ over which such a man %s Lord Cairns presides is one thing; @ Court over which such a mates Cheflik Pacha presides is another thing. You cannot have im one snd the same town and neighborhood the jus- tice of a Lord Mansfield ant urbitrary violence au Ali Pacha of Janina. A HIGH-HANDED OFFICIAL. imissary of Police?” turning fierecly toward “Yoa smash in thut door,” ‘The young man ne, answered, broke in the owner of the its" put his hand up as a sign that he would hear no more. “You have ® warrant for this search, sir?” 1 inquired. Turning upon me_ his clouded and impatient eyes he answered, “You aro tuterfering with my duty; I have not sent for you, I bave re- ceived my orders, T mean to execute them.” “Or- ders to arrest the owner of this house and seize his property” Lasked. “Yos, orders to arrest him and seize the contents of this house.” “Orders issued by whom?’ £ ventured further to inquire, “Orders by my superiors,” he returned, bo gyre to begin the wreek, “Bat you must ve,” T interposed, “some warrant of arrest, some 61 properly drawn up rnd You are the officer of law, not of arbitrary . Let me perase your warrant. If you havo authority to arrest this geatleman’s person and seize the property in his domicile produce it; if your sare in order your superiors, and'not yourseit, will be accountable for what ts done. Tam a witness of your acts,” “You interfere with me,” he cried. “dxeuse me," Lreplied, “Laut not interfering with any duty you muy have to do; Lonly wish fo see that it ia your duty. I am older yourself, by many years, and wish, & possible, to prevent your making o great mistake. I want you to observe the * of English law, This gentleman is a foreigner, 4 citizen of the United States, Let us be cortein that what you do is fair and square, to be jus- | titled before the world, These Seeger arrests and sequestrutions are very serious igs abd may have consequences which ean hardly be in. you have papers let us see them.” “Oh, 1 have my bo "he replied, and flipping two of the buttons of his jacket, he drew ont a shoet of foolseapwith a straggle of writing half way down ono side of the pays. Bome marginal notes in what appeared to bo rot pencil were appended, It was not a warrant; nos a document of any legal stamp. A lotter written ou ordinary pote paper was attac! to it by a thread—a letter whieh appeared to be the baris of the charge preferred against my hoat. gAcoustomed to sneh doc. mente, I perceived that this appended letter way the production of seme informer, Such as the whole paper wea he kept it in his hand, refusing éither to let me see or touch it, Glaucing hastily dowa the and noting carefully the writing in red peneil, be replaced the docuruont inside his vest. 1AM CAINE OF DIGGING, “Them you rofuse to let me seo tt?” T inquired. “Refuse t yes, L refuse," he answe: courtly; “Lam here to do my duty.” Lcowld hardly help a smile at All this blester. “Sir, Leame in from the garden to invite you toacup of coffee and acigurette,” 1 said, en- deavoring to allay hia fury. “Thank you, 1 don’t waut your coffee and your cigarette.” “still” I said, to calm him, for the situation seemed to me outrag “what ts the offence alle against thie geutloman "= “Digging,” be replied, “digging in the island contrary to law; contrary to the orders of Sir Garnet Wolseley; digging up things and carry ing them away!” “Are you aware on what account?’ T asked * him. “Yes, on Aimeri- | you gan move will eoxue back with can.” “Excuse me, then I cun correct your information. His excavations are on Muglish ac- bengal his Vicor it in gery T can = on my personal knowledge. Like art, io earlier excavations at Nineveh. he has Yea by the means of private persons deeply interested ix the science of archeology.” “Mfr, Ceanola,” he begau—"Major di Ce toured the host, with that decisive militar: “h has but one mean- olin a soldier’ hud bettor keep our pers aud be eivil," Tentreated: “Major di Cesnola is an Italian of noble birth, but, like his brother, Count Luigi, he prefers to wear his juilitary rank, Let us call each other by our proper nate: “Well, Major, then,” ‘Yes, that is right,” 1 said; “and now for his offence, Let us keep cool; it anything is to be done, let us do it im an English way.” “Ho hes been digging, sir.” S course he has,” I answered; ‘all ‘the world knows thet. Learned men in’ Europe and America have the aceount of what his brother and himself have done before them. You have hardly come to arrest him for his share in discovering the temple at Curium and opening the graveyards et Dah?’ “I don’t know anything about that. I have my onlere. Ho bas been digying lately.” ‘That, it true, is something to your purpose, Let me see the date'at which you say he hus been digging lately.” ‘Taking out his paper once agaia, he looked from top to botiom of the page, answered that he had no date, bat that it was lately, very lwtely, “You mean by that since Sir Garnet issued the order?’ After look- ing at his paper for the third time, ke replied that he could not teil, for he had not got the date, TORKISH JUSTICE. Amazed ai ull this want of method in @ thing so se rious I turned to the Major and inquired from him whether be had or had not given up excevat! from the woiment that he hud heard of Nir Garnet Wolreley's prohibition, He replied at once that from the mo- qnent when he first hoard of that order be issued he ceased his operations. “You hear him?’ I ap- pealed to the young officer of police, “he says he hes not dug since then.” “Have you not been diggin since the order was issued, contrary to the law?’ broke in the Commissary of Poliec. ‘Hush, don’t answer him; not a word; leave this in my hands, Major,” I putin. Turning to the Commissary, who scemed astonished at this interruption ou my part, f asked the obvious question:—"You are a soldier, I presume, and new to the duties of police? “Why do you want to know?” ‘Because you do not know the simplest duties of police. When you arrest a man you must uot ask him whether he is guilty or not guilty. If he chooses to make @ statement of his own free will you can report his words, and what he volunteers in that way can be used against him on his trial; but you must not en- trap him by inquiry. Ifyou do so you exceed your duty, and what he answers to such questions cannot be used against him in the courts. From my lips you can take the Major's answer to the P stawyl of fact, He ways Le has not excavated since Sir Gurnet’s order was posted in the town of Larnaca.” “But I have my witness to the contrayy,’’ urged the young min, pricking up his courage, as the saptiche biustered up and down the corridor. “Oh, you have a witness? Who is he where is her’ “Major Cesnola’s servant. He is down below. He led us to the house and pointed out this room.” The man was called, and turned out to be Anastatios, the wastrel of the village and discarded servant of the house. I knew him only at the moment as a good-for-nothing who had been dis- missed, and I pointed out the fact, asking what credit would be given to sucha man in any lawful court, The young man asked my name. I told him. Ag Assistant Commissary of Police he had learned that I was staying on the flagship as the Admiral's guest, and therefore that my word was good for something. He inquired if I would give my pledge that Major Cesnola would appear to answer any at against Lim. I consented readily. Then he ros away with a great clatter of hoofs and clang of sabres, taking my simple word, a person| he had never seen before, asking for no written pledge nor even acom- mon address card. THE ZAPTIERS, When he was gone I urged the servants to find the key, and when they bad found it asked. the Major's leave to place it on my key ring, “Yes, of ¢ f° he suid; “you are my bond, and you shall key till all is over.” Major Ce /now to me thut business in connection with the sere vice of the island by that he should in Lar- naca next day, I told him he was free to go. I had given my word that he would answer any summons way in any lawful court, but not that he should stay indoors at Ormidia at the service of the Commis- sary und his troop of horse. Next morning he de- ried early. In the forenoon an officer of the Royal cngincers came over to spend the day with me, and was a wituess not by choice, but by accident, ot what took place inthe afternoon. About three o'clock we heard a rush CS vaptiehs in the lane outside our garden, T a whom I had told the story of the previous day, went forward to ascertain what they were doing. Four or five minutes passed; the pain in my neck and arm was sharp, end I was trying to avoid exertion in the hottest of the day, but no one came. Lrose went into the cou ard. Lining tho statrs, as they had done the day before, I found the zaptiehs, their chief standing in the corridor Above, explaining and expostulating to the engineer. He told me 1 reached him that he had come to seize the collection of antiquities and to arrest the excavator. I told him Major mola bad gone to Larnaca on public ¥ “Taking the antiquities with him?’ he ingui: “No, not a fragment,” I replied; “not so much as the broken nose of an Aphrodite. I am evidence that nothing has been remo’ from that chamber |.» your visit yesterday.” *‘Then turn the loc, and let me enter.” “No, excuse me, sir; out the Major's leave f shall not ‘Unlock door, unless you show me some authority f action.” “I have Colonel White's authority,” plied. Colonel White, lL was aware, is Commi.) + tor the district of acting, as one su.» ,under'the direct instructions of Garnet W ¢ Urmidia, I believe, is in the district of Fame notin that of Larnaca, ani if so, Colonel Wh: atractions to lis emissary would be of doubtfy: But I was in no mood to strain at 1k doe jegal A Ahould have wished the Fight thing to be done, but if, in spite of me, the wrong was to be d I hoped at least to fade dig. way er dsing it, wo ae to leave the’ fewest seeds of trou! in the greund, “If you have any legal warrant,” I replied, -‘it will be better that you let me see it. If you bave.no legal warrant, only @ police instruction for your personal guidance, it will be better thet you show me that. I am not here to impede justice; Iam staying in this house by accident; but being here lhave my duty also to perform.” THE “WARRANT.” A brown study of a minute ended in his again filp- Ping at his button and taking out his document and saying, “You may look at it.” Teking the paper in my hand I found it to contain an order dated Larna- ca, and addressed to Lieutenant Spencer, for that vit- cer to take four zaptichs and proceed, “according to information received,” to the district of Famagousta and ascertain whether Major Cesnola was or waa not engaged in continuing his excavations. If the works were found to be in , Lieutenant Spencer was to seize such objects as were then being dug up. Thia order was signed H. G. White. The marginal note in red further instructed Iieutenaut Spencer, if he found the “evidence fectly cortain,” he was to arrest Major Cesnola, to him to the konak ‘oceed inst him under Turk- ish law. ‘This document,” I observed, “gives you no authority to seize the antiquities in this houve, ba Sens io oe amay have fouad on the spot whe: e excavations, if uny, are being carried on, nor does it justify you in laying hunds on Major Cemola, unless you are in possession of evidence which iw perfectly certain.” “Iam confident of my evidence and I shall arrest, him ahem moet him,” ‘ou will meet him on the im back with me to “That as you please; you answer for your ucts.” In he was rather cowed, and listened to the should be satisfied with pli on the door, But here a ditie window of the ber 0] on the courtyard. It waa the second story, der, long enough to reach it on the outside, was not to be procured, I turned the key, and we ail walked peckecd and’ labelled to be shipped for Haglasid and labelled to be shipped for 3 in one corner. On& lay some clay lamps and broken bite of images, having an earthy and un- wholesome smell. ‘hese were the only contents of the room, When the officer had sealed the win- dow and the door he went away, he and his tagrag vuptichs, clattering up the lane toward the farm oce cupied by the intruder, Achilles. When the Meer and ni} looked at hin iwork we ¢ not help smiling to see that this Ei ofticer of justice had socured the room of an American citien with @ ‘Turkish seal! Half an hour before sunset we strolled out to see the waning light. Keaching some ae ground, commanding views of the mountains and the sea, We were surprised to notice that the zaptiehe were lying in waubush at the farm. On secing our fignres on the Lill, Speacer and his dragoman moved toward Cesnola’s house. We also moved to meet thom there and learn what they required. They wautod nothing. It was avident they suspected us of making signals, Atter a little chail about the beau. ties of sunset in Cyprus and sarcastic regrets at having missed @ fine wight, they went away. I was aleriaed, bolieving that the Major would not sufier himself to be arrested in the road. Blood easily be shed. DETAINED WITHOUT BAIL. b At bean Pack ag to rm reliel, the Major came in, saving nm by & seco road and so escaped col- lision with the band. At dinner We held a council, After weighing this aiid that, we all ugresd that Major Cosnola, accompanied by the royal engineer, ahould: start at five o'clock next mori , Tide into wait on Colonel White and that he was ready to answer ALY churge that might be brought against him ‘in a legal way. pain was still wo for me to go with them; but tn cage of ball needed, f promised to ride in to Larnace as soon as they could send me word, At dawn they started from the house, intending to come back for dinner. SIX b’¢lock ar. rived and no one came, At length we caught a sound ot hoot, A messenger dashed in, wa hastily written memorandum trom the royal en xineer:—-“"Major di Cesnola is detained in the komak the faithful Hassan carries yor this Arne ow pug you, is re Use BURGLAR OR CARPENTER® A prisoner, who gave” his name as John Rhein hardt, was heid by Judge Marray at the Tombs Police Court yesterday in $1,000 bail to enewer a charge of spon burglary. Officer Hoavisidte, who made arteet, saw Whetphardt end a companion acting in & suspicious manner in the area of No, 285 Pearl street. He ondeavored to capture beth and had a des jae oy a with them. Kheinherdt’s companion ke away from the officer aud ted. 5 5 evarched, had tn his posecesion & nttunber of smal) burglars’ tools, such a files, @ keyhole ew, skeleton keys and a Drage and bits. He ploaded mot guilty and stated that he was a carpenter by trade,