The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-21

Thre burglars blew open a safe
in the Citizens bakery ON Clark
street adjoining the Standard mill
Tuesday morning at o'clock. ana
after holding up Night watchman
Urback, of the mill at the point of
revolver, later exchanging vol
lley Of pistol shots with him and also
shooting at Mack PEBBLES and Alex
Hawthorn, made their escape with
the booty they procured which
amounted to $50 in cash,
Holds Up Watchman.
Along about o'clock Night
Watchman Urback was passing along
Clark street west beyond North Fifth
and short distance ahead of him
Mack PEBBLES and Alex Haythorn,
who are employed as bartenders at
the Diamond saloon in Glen Els,
were walking on their way home.
When Urback approached the Citi-
zens' bakery building, one of the
burglars. who evidently was keeping
watch in front for his pals, step
ped out on the sidewalk and thrust
ia revolver into Urback's face and
commanded him to move on.
Exchange Shots.
Believing that compliance with the
request was the best thing in the cir
cumstances as the robber had the
drop on him, Urback retreated.
PEBBLES and Hawthorn came along
and as they neared the bakery loud
explosion in front OF the building
occurred. Three men came run.
ming out in moment and the first
one seeing that Night watchman ur-
back did not move along rapidly
enough to suit him, opened fire upon
him with his revolver The night
watchman returned fire and several
shots were exchanged but without
effect. The burglars then turned
and began shooting in the direction
OF PEBBLES and Hawthorn who beat
a hasty retreat around the corner
OF the Standard mill. The robbers
then made their escape.
Bloodhound on Scene.
Notification of the burglary was
Immediately telephoned to police
headquarters and Lieutenant Whyte
and Policeman Brooks arrived
promptly on the scene but their ef-
rorts to locate the burglars were
fruitless. j. w. shrader was awak-
ened and he took his newly pur-
chased bloodhound to the scene. The
animal was put on the trail but af-
ter following it around the alley for
a distance lost it and the pursuit
with the dog was given up.
Door Blown to Fragments.
The entire front of the safe in the
bakery, which was small one, was
blown out by discharge of nitro
glycerine. The safe sat in the west
ern front corner OF the building
where it could be seen through the
front windows All the cracks
around the door had been soaped.
The explosion blew the door to
fragments and twisted the outer
sheet of metal into curl. Besides
the money in the safe, which the
robbers took, there was nothing of
value in the safe excepting check
for $50 but his was found in the
side yard in the morning, the burg
lars either having thrown it away or
lost it in their flight.
Pried Door Lock.
Entrance into the building was
effected by means of prying the lock
from rear door with a railroad pick
which the robbers procured in the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad yards and
which they left behind them. They
used large fancy italian candle to
light their way in through the build-
ing and when they were at work mt
ting the explosive in the safe they
sat the lighted candle down on the
floor so close to the Dashboard that
the wood was scorched. Pieces of
the safe we're blown all over the
room small bits being imbedded in
the plastering and woodwork.
Put Explosive In Cracks.
No holes were drilled In the safe
, BY the burglars 50 far as can be de.
: termined from the fragments Of the
: door and 1t appears that they insert.
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