El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-29


Commission company from morning I'M
til late at night Yet a number Of Of
fees adjoining were entered.
Desks in the Southland Life Insurance
company on the third floor were pried
open, but nothing taken. The offices of
Drs. Drummer and Wright were entered,
and three satchels opened, but nothing
has been missed.
Stamps to the value of 81 is all that
is missing from the offices of DTs. ]. b.
GRAY and J. H. Page. Dr.. I. J. Bush's
office was entered, but nothing taken
The offices of Drs. F. P. Miller, W. It.
Smith and R. B. Holman were entered,
and the desks forced open, but nothing
has been missed.
Began on Top Floor.
The thieves evidently began at the
fifth floor of the Caples building and
worked down, completing the Job with
rifling the safe OF Frank Derricks, who
owns the bar on the first floor 1t Is not
difficult to understand how only moneN
and stamps were taken when so many
offices were entered. Subject TO obser-
walton as they walked about the build
inc. they would have soon accumulated
a load had they taken even a few
things from each room.
Worked In Pairs.
Entrance to Derrick's bar was made
through the alley leading Oft Stanton
street and Mainly visible therefrom. 1t is
probable that one OF the men stood at
me entrance to the alley while the other
-"iirnmied'' the window up. The conblna-
ton on the safe was worked, Mr. Der
rick SAYS, as he Is positive that he threw
the combination when he checked up his
cash and closed the safe about = O'Clock
Sunday. The safe door was open, and
s57S in cash and a gold watch, set with
a diamond. valued at $3.50, the whole
worth $3.50, were gone. The watch be-
longs to q. ". Woods, now bort
Worth, Texas.
The Herald Building Robbery.
Entrance to the International Book
and Stationery company was made from
San Francisco street, the same thln
chisel having been used to shove the DOR
back. Moeller's office was entered III
the same manner.
Chamber of Commerce Looted.
At the chamber of commerce every
room in the building was entered by
means of a metal Jimmy. The door
strip was pried back with a chlsel and
the plungers of the locks thrown, allow
In gJhe thieves to enter the rooms. In
large oak desk was pried open IN the
same way and the desk rifled. Cash to
the. amount of Sc was taken from d
drawer IN Mr.. Kinne's desk; nothing else
is missing.
The door of Waugh & Co.'s room on
the first floor was opened, but nothing
was disturbed in the office.
The desk of traffic manager A. W.
Reeves was opened with a Jimmy" and
SIS worth of stamps taken. In the office
of L. d. White the keys to Mr.. Whites
desk were taken from the stenographeT 5
desk, which was unlocked, the large desS
oDened and a number of rubies which
Mr.. White had in a drawer in his desk
were taken
The office of James Murdoch and c. K.
Talbot, opposite that of secretary Kline
was also entered and both desks openec.
broken into, but nothing OF value was
taken. A revolver was taken from Mr.
Talbot's desk.
Upstairs, the office OF Craig, ODonnell
& Co. was opened, but nothing taken
Office Missed.
An attempt was made to enter the
private office of district engineer w M
Reed of the reclamation service but ~
marks on the lock show that the door
was opened. The main office of the service
was entered and a lock on fiscal agent
Swan 7. Olsen's desk broken to pieces
but nothing of value taken.
A metal box containing blank checks
setting alongside the desk, was not
touched. Marks on the door of a vacant
room on the second floor of the cham
Der of commerce show that an effort was
made to open this door.
Similar marks were made on the door
strip of the Spur & Cox office, bu,
nothing has ben re7orted missing. IL
the office of the Home Rubber company
the desk of G. s. Thompson was opened
and silver letter opener taken.
At Rio Grande Building.
An effort was made to open the door.
on a number of the floors of the Rio
Grande bark building but none of the
| offices were entered except that of DR.
]. B., Brady The door was opened with
a Jimmy" the same as was done al
the chamber of commerce building, and
Dr. Brady's office desk opened. Nothing
vas taken from the desk or room, al.
though he had quantit- of dental cole
in the office. The door to the Tri-State
Telephone compaIry's office was marked
tv the burglar tools, but nothing was
missed from these offices. No effort