Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-16
DURGLARIks AND RUBBERIEs.

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BURGLARIks AND ROBBERIEs.
Safes Blown Opsn asd Dwellings Robbed.
This morning between 9 and 8 o'clock
the Office Of Dodge s. Sons Fulton cork
factory, Fulton street, this city, was en-
tered by burglars and the safe blown
open with gunpewder. The burglars ap-
pear to have entered the premises, first
by climbing over high fence and forcing
back door of the factory. They then
opened and climbed through window in
the partition separating the factory from
the Office in which the safe was
placed. They appear to have gone
deliberately to work, and with
brace and bit drilled hole into the door
of the safe and charged it with gunpowder.
The handle of Japanese fan, found in
tho Office, was cut of and the reed form
ing the handle was used as tube through
which the gunpowder was poured into the
safe A fuse was then inserted into the
hole drilled into the door and lighted. and
a number Of empty bags, and bags filled
with corks, were placed around the safe
for the purpose of deadenipg tho sound of
the explosion. The thieves had taken the
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the lock of the front door of the
factory, SO as to have an easy means of
egress in case of necessity. Ana it SO
happened that the necessity came earlier
than they expected. It was about half
past two o'clock and q moonlight morning,
and Policeman Daily, who. in making his
round, was coming up Fulton street from
Shippen, thought he might as we'll extin-
guish the street lamp directly in front Of
the cork factory, and he stopped to do so.
At almost the same moment private
watchman ShubroOks entered Fulton street
from Lime street, and also approached the
factory. The burglars, four of them,
were inside the factory they had lit the
fuse aud could not extinguish it; they
momentarily expected the explosion to
take place if it did SO while they were iu
the building and two policemen almost in
front of it the capture of at least some of
them would be almost inevitable. Under
these perilOus circumstances they did the
safest thing they could do. All four OF them
sprang for the front door of tho factory
and ran for life. Officer Daily ordered
them to hold but had no weapon with
which to enforce his command.
Officer ShubrO0ks, who was ten
or a dozen PAGES away, was
armed, but did not dare to shoot
for fear of hitting Officer Daily, who was
running after the burg lars. In an instant
there was terrible explosion, and it was
not till then that the officers took in the
true situation of affairs. Two of the
burglars ran up the private alley alongside
the premises of John Best, the other two
ran down Fulton street with the officers in
chase, but made good their escape. The
officers hastened back 70 the factory to
ascertain what damage was done and
were at once joined by some of the
residents. Mr.. Dodge, who lives not far
of, was notified and was soon on hand. 1t
was found that the safe lad been bored,
and charged with powder as above stated
and that the explosion had blown the door
of the safe entirely off. leaving the interior
exposed but uninjured. There was only
about six dollars in money in the safe, and
this, of course, the thieves failed to get as
they ran off before the explosion took
place. A silver half dollar that was lying
on the Office desk was not taken, the
thieves having no doubt overlooked
it. A very heavy chisel and a
blacksmith's brace were left be-
hind by the thieves. It was afterward
ascertained that these and also a monkey
wrench had been stolen from Fred Auxer's
blacksmith shop ON the New Holland
pike, which had been broken into and
robbed by the burglars prior to their visit
20 the cork factory. The carpet in the Of
flee was soiled by the drippings of sperm
candles used by the burglars to give them
light, and a small quantity of powder was
left in the room. The safe was one of
Mosser & Co. IS make, Columbus Chic.
Robbery Near springviile.
On Sunday last the residence of II. q.
Kaufman, two miles west of Springvillc,
this county, was entered during tho absence
of the family and robbed of gold ring,
bracelets, cigars, bottle of wine, eatables
and other small articles. Suspicion fell
upon Henry Welsh, young man Of rather
loose habits, and he was arrested yester-
day by Constable Jacob Shelley. Some
of the stolen goods were found in his pos
session. He was taken before Squire
Martin, of Mount Joy, and in default of
bail was committed to prison to answer at
court.
Coal Ohico Robbed.
On Monday night thieves broke into the
coal Office of Schock & Hostetter, Mount
Joy, blew open the safe with gunpower
and robbed it of IS or $40, all tho money
it contained.