The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-19
THIEVES ENTERED
GOODENOUGH'S STORE
Took SI5S from Cash Register
and Tried to Open Safe.
FRIGHTENED OFF BY pAssERs BY
Burglary Took Place Soon After !
O'clock Sunday Morning and Was
Evidently Committed by Persons Ia.
miliar With store-Two Men Seen.

The grocery store OF II. s. GooIenough
D hlllot slfcci, was burglarixcd shortly after
o'oloel, Sunday morning. The cash reg,
, lister robbed oi It's contents and pre-
I laFauc were being made 10 blow open
the safe when the thieves were frightened
away. The forms Of Two men were plainly
visible IN she vicinity Of the safe but no
clue 10 their identity was discovered.
Peter. Deyo aud John W. Howe wee pass.
lng the store, having Just left Chief Of
Police james II. Evans ON the corner OF
Elllot and Main streets, when a heavy
pounding attracted their attention. The
sound seemed 10 come through an open
transom over the store doors vi Mr..
ooodcnough and after trying 10 further
locate the NOISE Dcyo aud Howe, hy the
aid OF the moonlight which came IN
through the rear windows OF the slop,
discerned the forms OF two men bent
over the safe. The men watched outside
Tor a few seconds 10 make SURF OF their
discovery, but the burglars al once learn.
ell that they were detected and dartcd
out OF the Office and down the basement
stairs. Two lights OF stairs lead from
Elliot street 10 the basement aud sub
cellar of the store. The watchers thought
that they could catch the fleeing robbers
by laying wait at the irst landing near |
the basemnt windows, but the burglars
kuNErtu NtHl W
the sub'cellar a fight below and passed |
out window and down TO Flat street.
Chief OF Police Evans was quickly mott.
he'd as was MIR. Goodenough. BY the use
OF lanterns an examination of the pr :.
lses was made. Entrance was gained
through window in the sub cellar, prob
ably the one through which the men
made their escape The upper sash OF the
window was pushed down and long
pole employed to knock over prop
which fastened the outside door. Through
the open door the men made their way To
the stairs but on arriving at the top OF
these they encountered trap door.
Through a cathode the robbers pushed a
board and knocked over prop which held
the door down. One end OF the prop was !
placed on the door and the other end
reached the floor above. Having gained q
admittance to the store the first object
10 receive attention was the cash register. :
BY manipulating two keys, one marked 9
'C' and the other blank and used for the !
purpose of opening the draw, the contents
,f the register were secured with little q
difficulty. Not over 1913 was in the 4
money drawer when Mrs. Goodenough d
,sshed up Saturday night. The burglars i
evidently wanted smoke after their ef.
orts for they removed two boxes OF d
igars which they left on the outside OF v
he cigar case when making SO hasty a u
departure. In an effort to open the safe Ct
he intruders had taken a monkey wrench 81
rom the window near the oil tank IN n
he cellar, and a hammer and heavy nail al
uller were procured near the sink. The
ace plate on which the numbers of the "
ombination are marked was knocked oil "
nd preparations were being made to in b'
reduce dynamite into the hole so made ~
hen the burglars were discovered.
From all the evidence that can be pro- at
lred it is reasonably certain that the pa
ork was that of amateurs. Someone III
ust have been familiar with the store ir
have taken the course that the thieves Gl
id. Clever cracksmen carry their own bt
,ols and open a safe in much differ o.
1t way from that taken by those who 90
ere operating Sunday morning. Further
ore the tools employed in the store I'M
EN- to have been readily found. No ma
Irglar of any experience would use tools
le those employed in attempting 70 an
zen Mr. Goodenough's safe. The lettef OIL
}" was also pushed in to open the on
aw in the register and it is the opinion
at someone had watched Mrs. Good d.
ough operate the keys on the register.
though she uses the key underneath the
lchine. 1t is thought that an attempt Ri
enter this store was made two weeks
o last Saturday night, for Mr., Good ,
ough found a piece OF iron in the lock -
the door. At that time those con- pS dhl
cted with the store said that it was sen
part of key, but the matter was not +,
zen serious consideration. Probably the der
empt was made with skeleton key Del
1t broke off when pressure was used.