The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-05
SAFE BLOWERS WORK
They Make a Big Haul at FinIe,
Park, Ills.
GET s7,4OO IN MONEY AND PAPER.
Although the Shock of the Explosion Was
Felt the Robbery Was Not Discovered
Until Daylight-The Robbery Supposed
To BE the Work of Experts. Probably
from Chicago nsiderable Excitement
In the Little Town Over the A flair.


Chicago, March 5.-A daring burglary
was committed in Finley Park. Ills,
little town twenty-three miles from
Chicago on the Rock Island road, at
an early hour in the morning. The safe
in the Bremen Cash store, the largest
mercantile establishment in the village.
was blown open with dynamite and
81, 900 in currency. S400 in checks, and
$1,000 in negotiable paper was abstract
ed. There is no clew TO the Identity
or the whereabouts of the men who
perpetrated the crime. Henry Vogt'
manager OF the establishment, reached
Chicago at o'clock in the morning,
and, after a consultation with Lieuten-
ant Perry at the Central station decid-
ed to offer reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction OF the burglars
The Building Left Unguarded
Mr.. Vogt states that he has not been
able to ascertain the full extent or
the loss sustained by the firm. as he
was compelled 10 leave Immediately TO
have the Chicago police begin work on
the case. The Bremen Cash store is
two-story and basement brick build
ing situated in the central part or the
village There are no houses nor occu-
pied buildings in the immediate vicin-
ity. and it was left unguarded. Mr..
Vogt and his family reside two blocks
away. The first intimation he had as
to what had occurred was given him
by a bartender who works in saloon
directly opposite the store. 1t so hap
pened that this man remained at night
in the saloon after the place had closed.
He was awakened at $3.50 o'clock in the
morning by a loud rumbling noise which
he. at the time, thought was thunder.
Front Door Was Open.
When he opened the saloon in the
morning he glanced across the street
and saw the front door Of the store
standing open. Desiring TO speak or
the strange occurrence of the night, he
went across to the Bremen store, eX-
pecting to find Mr.. Voght He then
found the double doors Of the safe,
which stood in the middle Of the ground
floor. wrenched from their hinges, and
lying several feet distant from the safe
Hastily stlrafnoning Mr.. gogt. cur
sorry examination was made and 1t was
found the safe had been looted of it's
contents The methods employed by
the burglars show the robbery was the
work of experts, and the Central sta
ton police are inclined TO think Chicago
men managed the affair.
villagers Much Excited.
Entrance was evidently obtained
through the rear of the store, and the
burglars then drilled the holes in the
outer doors of the safe Filling these
with dynamite the force OF the explo-
sion was sufficient to completely wreck
the safe. The burglary created much
excitement among the residents OF the
village. Determined efforts will be
made to locate and capture the perpe-
traitors. but owing to the absence OF
any clew the police expect TO experience
considerable difficulty in arresting the
men implicated Detectives Allcock
and Norton of the Central station have
been assigned to the case and they left
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