Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-25
CRACKSMEN LOOT
SAFE AND DEPART
Leaving No Clue Behind, Clever
Yegos Rob Davis Shoe
Store.
TIMED THEIR WORK WELL
Watched Policeman and Watchmcu
Leave Vicinity BEFORE Bcrin-
ming Their sob

Probably thc most darng robbery Doc
rho annals 1f oim. 600 Salt lake city
was committed between o'clock and
z O'Clock yesterday morning whom pro-
fcshonul safo crackers broke Iuto ths
Davis shoe store. 2i0 Main street,
broke open safe near Che front wine
dow of thc establishment md got away
with 5000 Iu cash aud $3.50 600 checks.
Tho thieves lcU absolutely uo clue ace
cordug to the police and made good
their escape without being secu.
10 IS known thot the robbery was
committed between the hours of B aud
z. as at O'Clock Patoiman sam
woods. who bad the Main street beat
tried the front door, found DO locked
nj noticed thc light burning 600 front
o. the safe. Just d fcW minutes before
Woods tried tho door NishuVatchmn
Taylor made his rounds at the rear of
the building ud aw that everything
was as usual thD back door locked and
intact and boo evidence of providers hoy-
ing boen there.
The robbery was discovered Boy David
Levitt "a clerk ln The store. who went
there at g o'clock 90 check up the
saturday accounts Tho safe was To-
Gated at the front of the store near the
window and hanging directly over it
was "a large electric light $50 arranged
that the glare of Che light ten directly
on the door of the small iron safe. The
globe had been shattered ana the COM
binaton knob of the -af. smashed OFT
The doors were attacked with punches
and "a sledcC hammer until the tum-
blors We're turned and The doors prted
open. Punches and hammers were then
used to- break open The strong box, in
which rcpused The cash and checks iu
bag This the thieves took but did not
take valuable papers and bonds valued
8i $4,000. which were negotiable
ENTER FROM THE REAR.
Entrance was gained 90 he building
by smashing out a. panel in door
at the rear of the store. BY reclining
through the hole thus made the bolts
were thrust back. making entrance
easy
The thieves used the Same methods
AS those employed al the big Dayncs
iewelry store robbery April 90. 1901
when more than $1,000 worth OF dia-
monds, rings and watches We're stolen.
Without waiting To- turn out the light
The crooks smashed the globe and then
started Co work ou the safe. With
heavy slCdgc hammer they broke off
the combination and with stcel punches
pat the tumblers out OF commission.
Getting into the steel doors behind
which the money was sept was am
easy matter.
The thieves evidently timed the job
10 nicely, choosing an hour when
few persons would be- on the streets
and after the patrOlman and night
Waterman had made their rounds.
Though the work undoubtedly created
considerable noise. not sound was
heard by amy one SO far as known.
Patrolmau Phillips was on Third South,
hut of course too far away 60 bear any
thing, and Woods was probably at the
end of his beat when the work was
done
Carl Lolln who rooms above the
store. went homo about @ O'Clock. and
noticed nothing wrong The light was
then burning over the SAFE he says
hc did mo-. hear amy unusual sounds.
The police declare they have not the
slightest clue. They have received
no reports of stolen tools and the rob-
hers were careful not Go leave anything
)i an discriminating nature that would
cad 90 their identity.
POLICE ARE NOTIFIED
As soon AS Levitt discovered thc rob-
bcry he notified Ron Davis. president
OF the company. and then tho police