The St. Johns herald., 1895-04-18
SKILLFUL SAFE BLOWING
The Clever Work of Two Expert
 CracSsmen.
By Their Knowledge of the AIethoas Employed in Burgiarizing Safes They Secure Prize Of Che
 Thousand Dollars.

Thousand Dollars.
 Some time ago firm announced in the papers as an advertisement tslGes 3b had produced an absolutely burglar proof safe, and to back mp the state ment offered the sum CT one thousand dollars in gold to anyone who could get into the safe in the time usually allotted safe blowers. says 9 writer iI She St. Louis Globe-Denocrat. The money was to De placed inside the safe. and it became the property Of the openers the moment the feat was ac- complished. This challenge was aI- lowed to go unnoticcd fer some time, but finally one day letter was re- ceived from New | York city, written ln a disguised hand, in which it was pro posed that the writer and l.is comrade should make trial at the safe, but the firm must agree to grant immunity to the authors Of the proposition, as the climate of Massachusetts had not been to their liking for several years The 1nissive was signed by Teddy the Piper and an immediate reply was asked The firm. anxious to put the safe to practical test, made ell neces- ea--v arrangeInentc with the New York gents and immunity was to be granted them if they should be suc- cessful \ day was set for public trial, and promptly at nine o'clock in the morning two Eattily-dressed young fellows stepped of the train and asked to be directed to the offices of the com pany. They carried nothing about them except small hand bags, which they seemed to guard with special care. 4 number of citizens and rival manufacturers had been invited to the test, as the inventors felt confident of the inapregnability of the safe and wanted to get the benefit Of the ad- vertisement. The young men were ushered into the office and the terrn3 of test were announced. The New Workers were to be given one hour in which to do the work, and no unusual noise was to accompany it. Nor were they to have any other assistance than is usually afforded to the practical safe blower. The one thousand dollars was placed in tho safe and 1t was publicly guaranteed to them should they be successful.
 At eleven o'clock sharp Teddy the Piper and his pal went to work. Their first act was to remove their shoes and coats. The latter were placed in front of the safe to drown the noise of footballs. The next thing was to open their Handbags, out Of which drills, chiscls, a ''hOg jaWcd" screw, powder and fuse were taken The hog-jawcd screw was the first tool taken up. It was a peculiar instr0- mont. having two thick, heavy jaws like q bulldog. The jaws were con trollcd by a screw of terrific power, easily worked by shCrt piece of steel which could be inserted into notches. That part of the instrument containing the notches rescnblcd a wagon hub without the spolles. The whole affair could be taken apart and put in q handbag TO larger than those usrallE carried by ladies. This toel was set on the floor and its iron jaws placed around the knob of the safe. The two men worked vith tho greatest quiet and rapid;ty, one laying ont the tools and the other adjusting them. The screw placed on the knob, if was rap idly frightened up, and inside of two minutes the knob was literally dragged out by the roots. It came with q slow wrenching noise which must have reached the hearts of the manufac- turers.
 No time was lost, however. One of the men had the powder and fuse ready, and the former was inserted in the hole. The coats were picked ap and thrown over the front Of the safe to smother the noise, the fuse was lighted and the operators stepped be- hind the safe. In a moment there was Q muGied explosion and the entire front of the safe was split open in jagged creases. The whole system of bolts and inner machinery was ex- posed to view. A few raps with a ehisel and Teddy gave the bolts a sharp jerk. They responded to his touch and he swung open the dooi. Reaching in he seized the bag of coin and fn few minutes the professionals were ready to depart.
 <Ao lNN1ttN W el-5 e-OOlAN IO A~>t NAA>' VI the firm asked him: Can a snfn hA made burglar-proof?'
 ''Yes," replied TQsldy.
 ''Hoyv?" the InanUfa cturer asked in a pleading tone.
 If would tell you that my business would be gone,'' replied Teddy, and bidding the party a polite good-by he and his companion left the city on the next train. The job took just twenty minutes.
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