Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-22

n,rolars attempted to DION up tile i, the Russell Brothers whole [Ie grocery establishment, at the cor # Third avenue and Walnut oo+ sometime between m dnight [a six o'clock Thursday morning (hor were frightened away before l ~ co1ld accomplish their purposes, Is 1oft their tools and bottle ot Etro.glycerale behind them.
 |The bold attempt at burglary and kfo-breaking was not discovered nn- obout o'clock Thursday morning, hen James Larlin, shipping clerk | the Russell establishment, opened fbo doors of the store for the day. Inn after entering the building, NIT. Irkin went into the general offices ban he discovered 10 his amaZement bt the safe had been tempered with. ! the floor lay lot of burglars b1s and beside them a bottle, which was afterward ascertained. contain n'tro-elycerine. The combination the safe had been broken off, and hole. about half an inch in depth, been drilled into the heavy steel br of the safe. At the top. where two doors of the safe meet, had n poured a quantity cf the nitro cerine. which. running downward, spilled on the floor, and a puddle it remained there. When the bur rs reached this stage of their oD. tions, they had evidently been khtened away by some one or some bg. for in their haste to get away left their tocls and their nitro- terine behind.
 urther investigations revealed the that the would-be safe crackers gained an entrance into the ding through window to the h side of the building, a short dis e to the rear of the general of A small hole had been smashed ugh one of the window panes, and ng this the burglars had reached window fastener, which they un- ped, and proceeded to raise the low without difficulty.
 e work was that of two men, for De ground outside their tracks
 plainly visible Thursday morn-
 These tracks showed where had climbed over the tall board
 protecting the rear of the Rus. establishment, stepping on the ol sand winch gave a good inn Ion Of their shoes. One of the mad remained on the outside to
 while the other went inside to
 open the safe. The fellow. out |pparently enjoyed himself while
 s, for he took from the ware
 quantity of candy and pro-
 to eat it while he waited.
 snoe-prints in the sand outside
 mat one of the men wore about
 'Oer seven shoe. stylishly made,
 polnted toes, but evidently con-
 o'y worn, for the heel was
 " visible. The other wore per
 number eight shoe, with toes and heel.
 men were doubtless amateurs,
 'nown by their bungling work. animation to the safe had been
 on and showed that in &C., ,, Salng this the man had batter up badly. A plain brace was
 hold the drill, which was an
 V having been recently cut
 no sharpened. Both brace and
 e'e left behind in the flight
 " premises. The bottle of f se''''e Was covered with plain .,; e paper. The fact of having . u mem so many tracks is
 s. ano'her evidence that they " .'fs Tn the business. The 1 tue safe door was drilled ,sl ne combination had been talk voa ss' what the object was in ,a ;! .ne nitro-glycerine over the
 . s IS not known, for this
 a ave been an exceedingly diff v r e' ol ever getting the safe ;, os, au II they had resorted to trJ pslon. 'ss Very little of the fluid S,ae ,a.' the doors, as they close
 ,.,ng the glycerine down
 or the doors on the outside ,s h A must have been done be-
 !, uours Of 12 and 6 o'clock
 a,, morning. The employees of :. ,. sA establishment worked late
 es s night' and the lights were oo, oA m the building until x e''ek' From that hour un.