Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-20
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g,,ok INTO The Office Of The Continental Oil Company BI010
Ore7 the Safe and snake off Win $3.50 Evidently
SkMsd al The Business As They Did Without DIS
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morning, They overlooked s5.Os In one
Of the drawers, but doubtless they felt
fully compensated with what they got
for their trouble and risk. Leaving
their tools, or some Of them at least,
they left by the same route they en-
tered, and disappeared towards the Rio
Grande depot. Footprints could be
traced as far as the tracks but there
they were lost.
EXPLOSION NOT HEARD.
II is remarkably strange that no one
heard the explosion. one Of the com
pany's clerks lives just across the
street but does not remember hearing
any unusual sounds during the night,
The nelghborhood Is more or less noisy
all the time owing to the proximity to
the railroad yards and this may ac-
count for the fact that the explosion
was not heard.
The robbery was not discovered until
the Office was opened this morning. The
combination of the vault door was
found lying on the floor together with
burglars implements. The checks and
papers, pieces of fuse and burglar tools
and the safe door on the floor of the
vault told plainly enough what ha hap
pened during the night.
OFFICERS INVESTIGATE.
Manager II. 7. Cleaver was quickly
notified as also were the police. The
first persons to reach the scene after
the police were notified were Chif Paul.
Sergeant Roberts, Detective Gillespie
and a News" reporter. The officers
made careful investigation and gath
cred up the implements used by the
robbers In the hope that they might
furnish possible clue as to their iden-
tity The sledge hammer was undoubt-
eddy stolen from some nearby shop, but
its owner had not been found up TO n
late hour this afternoon. About foot
had been sawed of the handle so that
1t could be used with less difficulty. The
drill found by the police Is an old and
rusty affair but unquestionably II an
swered the robbers purpose very well.
Two pieces OF steel, a jimmy which bore
evidence Of having been used with
considerable force, three strips OF fuse
and a piece OF black cloth were gathered
up and taken to the police station, The
patrol wagon was called down 90 the
scene this morning and led some of the
officers to hope that capture had been
! effected.
POLICE HAVE A CLUE.
It Is stated on good authority that the
police have q clue which they are with
holding from the public, and that they
have hopes Of capturing the robbers, II
! Is known that just prior to the Sierra
| Nevada robbery, Chief Paul received a
| communication from the Denver au-
| thorities TO the effect that a couple OF
first class" safecrackers were about To
honor Salt Lake with visit. Fol-
| lowing on the heels OF this intorma-
ton the lumber company's safe was
| blown open and now this one has &C.
Cured. 1t Is believed that both jobs
were done by the same men, and that
they have remained in hiding in the
city, watching their chance to make an
other good haul.
MANAGER CLEANERS STATE.
MENT.
Manager II. T. Cleaycr Of the Cont
mental OF company had the following
| 10 say to News" reporter this morn
| ing:
"The robbers evidently watched US
and learned that We had the money on
hand. Under ordinary circumstances
they would have obtained very little FOL
their pains because I'VE rarely keep any
amount OF money on hand here, 1t has
| peen our rule 10 deposit II but on this
occasion II happened to come In at
time too late to deposit, and we placed
| n In the safe. They got something Owe
$3.50. but they overlooked S6.O5 In cash
and they did not bother about TN
| checks. As 10 the time Of the explosion
we know nothing They were not kint
enough to leave a memoranda. The,
did not even leave their cards WIN
their names and addresses | hope IN
police have obtained a clue and ina
they will capture the fellows becaus
they might rob some newspaper ono
T, next"
The reporter assured Mr.. Cleover tina
n the robbers attemnted II they woul'
be sadly disappointed,
The loss IL covered by burglary IN
! surance which the company carries