Arizona republican., 1901-03-11
MIDNIGHT VISITORS
Wrecked the Safe of Walter Hill &
 Co.,, But Got Nothing.

The safe of Walter Hill X Company, who conduct a commission business in the Padget block on West Adams street. was wrecked early Sunday morning by cracksmen and practically ruined though the robbers failed to secure anything of value. They made a botch of their work and were evi- dently frightened away before they had time to complete the job.
 The identity of the robbers and the number in the gang are yet mysteries 10 be unravelled though, of course every one who has seen their work has formed some kind of an opinion as to the number engaged. One man, who was seen on the sidewalk in front Of the building, by an employe of the Ga Zette. is believed to have been the lookout for the party, though his name Is unknown. He might perhaps be recognized if seen again by the same man. but he will probably take good care to keep out of sight.
 There is a difference of opinion as to just what hour the explosion or explosions, for there were two and pos sibly three of them, took place. A num- Der of citizens who reported to the sheriffs office yesterday. say they heard an explosion about o'clock that aroused them from their slumber and thought at the time that it sounded like giant powder Night Watchman Doheney and Officer Hale reported the matter to the shenn's office. saying 1t occurred shortly before 2 o'clock, and as soon as they heard the noise they began a seegr,l fT its origin. and u was of course some time before they located the broken front of the build lng and the wreCkage within, which could be seen only from the window Mir. Doheney's beat does not extend that far west of Adams. and both he and MT. Hale were on Washington street when they heard the final ex- plosion.
 The other story of the explosion IS related by reporter for The Repuplf can, who was on the way from Wash- ington street to the office shortly after 12 o'clock Just as he reached the ho- tel Adams corner an explosion LOOK place which attracted his attention, and 1t sounded differently from the shots that are so frequently heard at night. A guest of the Adams, who was just entering the hotel was also attracted by the noise and tEe two men went out in the street and looked toward the Padget building, but could see no sign of a disturbance, finally dis missing the matter with the remark that 1t was probably shot and no one was hurt. About an hour later as the same reporter was returning from the telegraph office, and when ne reached exactly the same spot, the same kind of an explosion was heard and a similar short but fruitless inVes- tigation was made. If an explosion, oc- cured at o'clock it must have been a third shot made by the cracksmen.
 When the officers located the cause and made an investigation they found evidence of the use of nitroglycerine. The front of the safe was a wreck. The outer doors were blown open and all but shaken from their hinges, the cov- ering being so shattered that the fllI- ing of the doors had dropped to the floor The lock was broken but the bolts were not withdrawn. Instead of putting in their shots scientifically, to release the bolts, it looked as though they intended the explosive to do It's work by main strength and awkward ness. The inner doors were blown. in