Halters, each of which had fulfilled its destiny, formed the attraction of the next compartment; while a fourth was occupied by an array of implements of housebreaking almost innumerable, and utterly indescribable.
Old implements of housebreaking were discovered; and the thief-taker's most hidden depositories were laid bare.
The punishment for housebreaking is penal servitude for any term not exceeding fourteen years and not less than three years, or imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.
Every burglary involves housebreaking, but everyhousebreaking does not amount to burglary.
From his long speech the foreman of the jury could only have deduced "that it was housebreaking but not robbery, as the washerwomen had sold the linen for drink themselves; or, if there had been robbery, there had not been housebreaking.
He explained what robbery with housebreaking meant, and the difference between that and simple theft.
If the excursion has been for housebreaking, the housebreaking implement is often soldered at its sharp end with panchalokam (five metals), to counteract the effect of the evil eye.
As in the case of dacoities, seven is an unlucky number to start out for housebreaking, but, should it be unavoidable, a fiction is indulged in of making the housebreaking implement the eighth member of the gang.
The truth of the suspicions of the constable was amply exhibited by the discovery of a number of housebreaking implements near the spot, which it was evident the thieves had intended to employ, but had thrown away in their flight.
In their trunks he found a great variety of housebreaking implements, of the most ingenious construction.
And being cured of any desire to go a-housebreaking again, he fell upon his old trade of picking pockets, till he got into the acquaintance of another as bad as himself, whom they called Will the Sailor.
At the Common law, the offence of Housebreaking was not distinguished from Burglary, and neither of them from any other larceny.
There a good business is done by certain people who lend housebreaking tools on hire.
Some of the police were of opinion that it was the work of an ordinary burglar; others opposed this view, on the ground that the ship carpenter's "dog" was not a housebreaking tool.
The choice fell upon one Coco-Latour, who had been a robber of the housebreaking class, and was much esteemed for his enterprise in that particular branch of crime.
You'll remember, Thomas, he was concerned in that housebreaking job four years ago, and the police have been after him ever since.
The police are looking out for me on account of that housebreaking job--more's the pity I ever had anything to do with it.
The form of crime most in favour among the ordinary Baoris is housebreaking by night.
Their housebreaking implement or jemmy is known as Gyan, but in speaking of it they always add Das, so that it sounds like the name of a Bairagi.
True, it seemed unlikely that anyone would come so late to that side of the castle; but one never knew, and the thought of being caught at his housebreaking added to the irritation produced by the failure of his search.
If a careful housemaid had discovered it and shut it, he would have to begin housebreakingin earnest.
At the same time the more truculent trade of housebreaking was winning a lesser triumph of its own.
But, when once the possibility of housebreaking was taken from him, he returned to his familiar dignity.
The art of burgling and housebreakinghas positively developed into a fine art, and, although we do not admire the members of the craft, yet every individual representative of it is undeniably interesting.
After the expiration of her sentence at Moundsville, she returned to Washington and soon after was again arrested for housebreaking and robbery and sentenced on two counts to twenty years imprisonment at Moundsville.
