The daily tribune., 1907-12-23
BURGLARS
ATTEMPT
DYNAMITE

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ten, made wholesale charge upon
Florence last night and stole and at
tempted to steal everything. that came
in their path. BY securing all the
braces, bits. chisels and other things
necessary to make successful job of
it, they went to the Boston store and
tried to blow open the safe which
contained considerable money. but
failed.
Entrance was gained into the build
ing by prying open the front door Of
the basement with bar. 1t is not
believed the thieves We're familiar
with the store, but uioh finding a
convenient place to bore through to
the first first floor. they did so with a
brace and bit, ,and the hole they bored
was within eighteen inches of the
safe wherein was stored the money
derived from sales Saturday afternoon
after the banks had closed There
was considerable sum of money in
E. he safe.
The thieves knocked off the COM
bination lock and the knob from the
safe door. but could not bore holes
into the door in order to pour the
nitro-glyceriDe into them, If that was
their scheme, but it is believed they
tried to bore the holes so as to get the
tumblers in the combination lock.
Nine holes we're started and abandon
ed, it being found that the steel door
was either 90 hard for the drills or
that the drills we're not sharp enough
to do the work.
The thieves had carefully planned
their work in case they we're success
full in their undertaking. A large
dry goods box and lot of clothing
had been laid in front of the safe, pre-
sumably put there to deaden the noise
of the fall of the door when it struck
the floor A large number of burglar
tools we're found on the floor in front
of the safe. and it is presumed that
the men found that the tools were no
good for that kind of work or else
they were frightened off by someone
passing the store. The hole bored
through the floor is about foot
square. although other holes had been
made by the brace aud bic which
was used in the work. but these holes
were drilled so far apart that the
pieces would not pull out.
They secured S22 in cash from the
cash register which sits on the safe
There was 4, left in the safe from
Saturday nights sales and another ~ 3
sale was made yesterday. The safe
being locked, the time was not taken
to open 1t and the money was placed
in the register until this morning.
Mr.. Jack had the safe insured. but
this being the stores busy part Of
the year, he could not wait for the
Pueblo firm holding the insurance to
send man to open the safe, and o.
l.. Gibbs did that work about 81
O'Clock this morning.
Chief Furniss was advised AS soon
as Mr.. Jack discovered the robbery
this morning and he gathered up the
tools which wero left behind and took
them to the city hall to be kept for
future use in case the men are arrest.
ed. No clothing has been missed by
the proprietor of tho place.
The machine shops Of the Oil Well
Supply company WAS entered during
'"o h'kh'' put bo'hiup VI iuippItnnce
is missing. The paddock on the main
door was broken Off aud entrance was
gained through the double doors in.
side by lifting the latch. a clock
Shioh hung on the wall WINS taken
down and thrown on the bench and
broken. A brace and bit and wood
chisel are among the things stolen
from this p.ce. Thieves Friday
night broke open the back door and
ono window Of the Fremont Carriage
company aud stole worthless brace
and the planning mill Of tho Florence
Iron works was entered by tearing