The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-03-14
In Martin Brothers., Grocer, Store,
. Telegram Square, and ,laIsesa.
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Bold Robbery IS Lefsurely Commit.
tied, In Heart of business District,
I, Thieves Eat, a Lunch.

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.clln g leasurely manner burglars
broke into Martin iBrothers's grocery
store in the Oak Hall building, aTele-
gram square, early Sunday morning,
blew open the Safe with nitro-glycer-
inc, took all the money they could
find and. successfully made, their es-
cape. -
- The robbery was discovered Sun
day morning at 1920 o'clock by
Robert Martin. the manager OF the
store and member Of the firm, when
he went into the place. He found
the door of the safe lying in pieces
on the floor and papers and other
articles scattered around.
Broke Door Panel.
The burglars effected an entrance
by breaking hole in a panel OF the
rear door at point just below tho
lock. The hole was made large
enough to pass an arm through SO
as to reach the key which had been
left in the lock and unlock the
door. After getting inside the bnrg-
larss wrenched the handle of the
safe off, poured the explosive in the
mole and set 1t off. They found
about
500 in Money
which they took. Checks calling
for about the same amount were al
so taken from the safe but the burg
lars left them on counter and these
We're found later In the day. The
books and some valuable papers in
the safe were not taken by them and
they were uninjured by the explo-
sion.
The robbers also opened the cash
register in the store but found moth
ing in it as Mr.. Martin had taken
the money out and placed in 1T the
safe Saturday night.
Ate Lunch.
The burglars were quite at leisure
in doing the job for they INDUCED In
a lunch in the store before taking
their departure. They got some
cans of baked pork and beans which
they opened, took some pickles.
cheese. cakes and other edibles and
made a meal OF them.
Several tools were left behind BY
the robbers and 1t was found out
they took them from a tool house
of the B. & o. railroad in the local
yards. There was a big monkey
wrench, an auger, big wrench ana
several other implements.
Blood Hounds Used.
Mr.. Martin at once notified the
city police and about noon ]. w.
Shrader's blood hound was procured
and placed on the trail. The dog
took scent and went on Main street
and up Chestnut street beyond the
cemetery but lost it. A big crowd
of boys and others followed the Of
ficers and the dog and greatly i'm
peded the work so that when a Sec
ond trail was taken the route had
been pretty
Well Tramped Down.
The second trail resulted as the
first one and the officers decided to
wait until later to make another
trial when there would be no crowd
to bother them.
In the evening at 1880 o'clock
the officers again put the blood
hound on the trail and the animal
went in the same direction but
turned and went up Lowndes's hill
a piece when the scent was again
lost.
Heard the Exposion.
The burglary took place between
2 and 8 o'clock In the morning.
Several persons In the Imperla,
lunch room heard an explosion that
sounded like the discharge of a pls-
tol about $3.50 o'clock. They ran
out into the street and looked up
and down but could and no cause for
it. After little search they gave
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