The Chief of Police
Discovering a man burglarizing the safe in his library, Franklin captures him by a clever ruse. Shrewdly sizing the thief up as a novice in crime, the captor suggests that the burglar relate... Read allDiscovering a man burglarizing the safe in his library, Franklin captures him by a clever ruse. Shrewdly sizing the thief up as a novice in crime, the captor suggests that the burglar relate the circumstances which drove him to burglary. Breaking down, Keenan, the burglar, consen... Read allDiscovering a man burglarizing the safe in his library, Franklin captures him by a clever ruse. Shrewdly sizing the thief up as a novice in crime, the captor suggests that the burglar relate the circumstances which drove him to burglary. Breaking down, Keenan, the burglar, consents. According to his story, he had been sent to prison, although innocent, on the charge o... Read all