Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-11-06
Made a Good Haul In the City
Last Night.
WERE EXPERTS At THE BUSINESS
Safes Of Santa Fe Ticket Office and
S. Benjamin & Co. Looted.
TWO SUSPECTS PLACED UNDER ARREST

maui OF about $l,lUO IN money ana Jew
elry last night from the safes at the
Santa Fe ticket office and Solomon
Benjamins store on Railroad avenue.
The safe at the Santa Fe ticket Office
was broken open between 8 and 4
o'clock this morning. Office- Barton
was at the depot about quarter Of 3
and returned again about 4 O'Clock. He
was very much surprised to see one Of
the small south windows of the Office
open, and Immediately investigated
the office. He found the safe door open,
the combination and lock broken, and
the contents of the safe missing except
some books. 1t was discovered when
Ticket Agent Carpenter arrived this
morning that the safe had been robbed
of over $1,000 and quantity Of post
age stamps. The agent said that all
the money with the exception of about
$50 was the receipts of last night. A
hammer and punch were the only tools
used by the crackers, the combination
having been pounded off and then the
works knocked out by the punch. The
quickness and effectiveness with which
they worked showed that they were
not amateurs, but skilled crooks long
IN the business. From all indications
it is thought there were three in the
party. and being on to their business
one did the work while the others
shadowed the officer. i
The Benjamin Store.
When the store of Solomon Benja-
min & Co. was opened this morning
the safe door stood ajar, and it only
took an instant to discover that the
safe had been looted and all the
money and valuables taken. The safe
contained about $50 in gold, ten gold
watches, about two dozen rings and
two checks on the Pennsylvania Devel
opment company, when locked last
night, and the entire lot was taken En-
trance was effected through side win
dow, which had not been securely fas
tened. Many rumors are afloat today
Regarding the robbery and robbers. Sew
eral close observers claim to have had
their particular attention attracted by
three well dressed young men, who
| have been In the city for the last three
days. They apparently were we'll dxN|
and work was out of their line The,
frequentAd. the eamhlins tables I,
some extent at night and loafed durin,
the day. These visitors are missint
this morning, and no one seems t
know anything about them.
The only clue that was left behinc
was the checks taken from the safe a
Solomon Benjamin's store were fount
on the floor covered with blood, givint
evidence that the operator must have
barked his hand while at work. But tC
what extent he was injured is not
known.
A Suspect Arrested.
A man of a heavy build wearine
workingmen's clothes was arrested
this morning on suspicion. When
searched he had 500 in each sock and
carried half dozen watches and a
large quantity of jewelry. His arrest
was made through a description given
| by Henry Yanow, the broker, on Sec
ond street. The man arrested, in com
pany of two other men, entered
Yanow's place last night and were
] looking at gun, but did not purchase
it. When Yanow heard of the robbery
/ this morning he reported the descrip
/ tion of the three men who came into
/ his place, TO the police and in company
with an officer he identified one of the
men and his arrest followed
Mr Benjamin could not prove any OF
the jewelry was his, nor were there
| any other evidence to connect the ar.
rested man with the robbery last night
The men who so quietly and smooth
! ~ tapped the safes here are undoubt-
edly the same that did the surprising
work at Trinidad and Las Vegas last
week. That they are old men in the
business is beyond doubt, as the COM
plete and effectual manner of the work
showed skill that could only be ac-
quired from years of experience.
Another Suspect Arrested.
A young man dressed in a respecta-
BILE manner was arrested about noon
today on suspicion. His case is being
investigated by the police, who think
they have one of the parties connected
with the case. yet they will disclose
no facts about him or his arrest When
searched he had nothing Of Importance