St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-30
CRACKED A SAFE.
A Bold Diamond Robbery Makes
Work for the New Detectives.

A Bold Diamond Robbery Makes
Work for the New Detectives.
Two or more very ''slick" fellows
called at the establishment of F. E. CAL
lender. in the Mannheimer building, on
Tuesday night. Mr.. Calender is
manufacturing jeweler, and occupies
suite of offices on the second floor of
the building on the corner of Minnesota
street. At 7:30 yesterday morning,
when the Office boy arrived, he was
nearly frightened out of his wits by find
ing the interior portion of the safe
lying in various parts of the Office. The
burglars, for from the manner in which
the Job was done it was the work OF, pro-
fessiOnalS, had made a clean sweep.
Entrance was effected to the Office by
forcing a door which is not in general
use. Once inside the front door the Of
flee was locked and barred to prevent
interruption. and the safe was tackled.
Instead of using powder the thieves
opened the "boX' OH the ''Quiet." A
machine without which no good safe
worker considers his kit complete was
attached to the handle of the safe and
three-quarter-inch hole drilled just at
the left of the combination. The me-
ehanic was very fastidious fellow,
for before commencing work he
carefully placed an old office
coat on the floor so as not to soil his
trOWsers. The work of boring hole
into the combination finished, a punch
taken from the work benchln an adioin-
ing room was inserted and the combina-
tiOn knocked off. For fear of attracting
attention the burglars took the drawers
aud compartments in the safe into the
outer office to ransack. Mr.. Calender
estimates his loss at from 81, 500 to s., 900,
which includes the damage to the safe.
Among the booty secured was a lot of
unmounted OpalS, rub;es, moonstones
and diamonds. Fortunately for Mir.
Calendar, the diamonds usually kept in
the safe were not there that night.
Just when the work was done cannot
be determined. Mrs. StilIwell, who oc-
cupies rooms directly over the Office en-
tered, retired about IL o'clock, and was
awakened some time later by noises.
She did not give the matter any atten-
ton. and it was not until the robbery
was reported that she remembered the
| circumstances.
Mr.. Calender says the thief, or at
least ''pal' Of his, called at the Office
several times in the last ten days. On
the occasion of each visit he made ex-
animation of Mr.. Callender's stock of
/ unmounted diamonds, explaining that
| he was anxious to match the diamond
| stud which he wore. Last Wednesday
| he left a locket to be repaired, and on
| Thursday called for it. He gave his
name as Carroll. and said he would
step in and get the stone to match his
stud in day or so. True to his prom
ise, he called, but, not finding the dia-
mOnds, took everything in the safe eX-
cept ruby stud valued at SIS, which
was overlooked.
| The police and detective force were
notified and were busy all day working
! on the case. Two of the ''fiy bobs' Wis
tied Minneapolis and made search of
the pawn shops for the stolen goods.
Mrs. Stillwell gave the officers good
description of the two men she saw
around the corner of Third and Mime
sofa streets Tuesday night, and one of
them answers well to the fellow suS-
pected by Mr.. Calendar.
A large amount of the yaluables taken
were at the place being repaired or
mounted in new settings, and these will
have to be replaced by Mr.. Calendar.
| When seen yesterday, Chief Detective
| Mason said he had not learned anything
| for publication in connection with the
| case. He had not taken charge of the
| Office until noon, and Lieut.. Murphy
was better Informed as to the facts and
clues,