Arizona republican., 1910-09-27
POST OFFICE
 BURGLAR|zED Nothing of Great Value Has
 Been Missed WORK OF \ PROFESSIONAL Precautionary Measures Adopted to Avoid Being Detected Occurred Ear ly Yesterday Morning No CleW Discovered.

Sometime early yesterday morning probably between the hours of and o'clock, burglar broke out a small
 portion of the glass in one of the north windows on the alley, reached in with
 his hand. unfastened the lock and then gent search yesterday failed to reveal anything missing with the exception of a mail pouch which was to have been sent to Roosevelt yesterday morning via stage and the letters and papers which it contained. There could be found no evidence of any attempts to break into the safe or any of the tills there of course being nothing of any value only in the safe.
 The case was immediately referred to Marshal Peterson. who began a search for the missing mail bag and also any other clew that might lead to the arrest of the guilty party or parties. but up to a late hour yester- day no new developments had been re- ported.
 The manner of breaking into the building had the earmarks of being the work of a professional, but the actions indicated while inside were those of an amateur or else the crim- inal became alarmed and made his es- cape before he had had time to go into the safe. Considerable precaution had evidently been used in breaking the glass The window catch, which is several feet from the ground. was reached by the burglar standing upon box. An old sack had been thrown across the box the object of which was to deaden any sounds that might result in stepping from one side to the other and in jumping out of the window after the burglary had been committed. Whether the glass had been cut with the regulation diamond or whether it had been broken by q small stone has not been determined. The hole, at any rate. was little larger than mans hand and rearly perfect ly round, and might have been made by stone or by a glass cutter.
 It was the general impression here yesterday that the work was that of some of the crooks following the Bar mum & Bailey circus which appeared in Phoenix yesterday. and that in all probability they became alarmed be- fore reaching the safe. which accounts for the small amount of damage done.
 Anyone who is acquainted with the conditions will understand that the Roosevelt mail is next to the smallest leaving the city and that at night all registered mail and valuables are locked in the safe. There was no reg istered mail to be sent to Roosevelt yesterday morning, nor has there been any more than the regular amount at any time within the past month. Thus far there has been but one sugges- ton for the burglarly at this time, and that is, as above stated, on account of the approach of the circus and the customary crowd of hangers on who make their living by petty thievery and burglary. The residents of this place as well as Phoenix have been notified in advance of the presence of the crooks but it was not presumed that they would attempt to burglarize the local Dostoffice.
 Dr. Drane was called to the w. H. Peterson residence between 2 and o'clock Monday morning and reported that he had heard a rather uncommon noise in the direction of the postoffice, which resembled the slammng of a door. Ed. Boyd, who lives directly across from the office, also reported a similar noise about the same time in the morning.
 Postmaster Newell was the last per son in the office Sunday evening, leav- ing there about : o'clock or a little after He placed the Roosevelt sack in it's accustomed position on the hang CTS and placed the regular evening mail to Roosevelt therein. He arrived at the office before any of the employees at about o'clock yesterday morning and immediately detected that burg lary had been committed by the glass on the floor and the missing mail bag. The window had not been closed, re- as it had been when the en- trance and exit had been made The town was searched yesterday for the mail and a search of the sur rounding country was begun yesterday afternoon.
 ATTACK OF BLOOD POISONING.