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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 150, 25 June 1874, Page 2

An audacious trick was lately played by a *' sneak thief" at a London Club. He entered the hall without attracting the notice of the porter, aud proceeded to empty the pockets of the greatcoats he found ranged in a corridor. While selecting 'a few of the best, he was interrupted by a member, who, in astonishment, asked him what be was doing. " Oh, this is ray regular business," he said, "I am employed to clean the gentlemen's coats in several clubp. I fake all the grease out of tbeir collars." " Indeed 1" said the gentleman, interested, thinking he had got hold of one he could turn to account. " How long do you take?" " Why, I will be back with these in an hour." ** If so, you may as well take mine," said the master, adding his coat to the heap, and escorting tho " sneak thief " past the porter. " What great conveniences you have in London!" remarked this country gentleman to a group of his friends. "I have just given my coat to a man I found in the corridor, who cleans coats for the Club." (t To whom do you say?" cried two or three. " The man I found carrying tbe coats out. Wait — I have his card " But the knowing ones did not wait; they hurried out to find the pockets of some greatcoats empty, and other coats altogether gone.