The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-14
POPULAR PLACE FOR BURGLARS ID WORK Warren Bros. BurglariZed g Times In 12 Years LATEST ON FRIDAY Firm Gives Out List of Numbers of the Stolen Weapons and Police
 Are Asked to Look Out
 For Them

The burglars operating in Birmingham seem to have d favorite spot and have worked it for twelve years The robbery reported to the police last week of the store of Warren Bros, early Friday morning, marked the thirty second time that this same firm has been burglarized. Tn each case the stolen articles have been pistols, knives, razors and watches, the aggregate value of the stolen articles having amounted in twelve years to over s6,O00 On several occasions some of the lost articles have been recovered, but the amount was small.
 The robbery of Friday morning, when over $500 worth of pistols. knifes and watches were taken was evidently the work of one who planned well. The burg lar had evidently effected his entrance through the trap door at the top of the building, leading from the third story to the roof. This had been kept nailed down, but immediately following the dis covery of the loss by members of the firm, 1t was found that this door had been torn open. It is believed that he went out the same entrance and dropped down the fire escape at the back of tho build ing.
 In speaking of the matter yesterday John Warren, member of the Warren Bros. company, said: "T do not believe that the patrolman on the beat can be blamed for the frequency Of the burg laries, nor the escape of the burglar. This man has three blocks to patrol and must go up the alley behind his stores on the northern side of Second avenue.
 There is crying need among the business men for increased police pro- tection, and until we can get this there will always be burglaries. It is a mat ter which should be given the gravest attention, this inadequate police protec- ton, and especially in the down town district of the city,
 The firm of Warren Bros. will install new fire-proof, iron vault for pistols, and during the night hours the revolvers and several other valuable articles will be kept under lock and bolts.
 The firm has been at it's present ad- dress, 2012 North Second avenue, for al- most five years. During that time the store has been entered and burglarized nine times.
 The police and members of the firm of Warren Bros. have requested that the numbers of the stolen revolvers be print ed for the public They are as follows:
 One Luger automatic. No. 46312
 One 32 Colts automatic, engraved. No. 1220S1.
 One % Colts automatic, No. 74l1s
 One 3S Smith & Wesson double action perfected, 31-4 inch barrel, nickel. No. 27500 ,-tra,s 5-inch barrel nickel, No 14519S.
 One 3s Smith & Wesson, M. and P. 6-inch barrel nickel, square butt. No. 1S7322.
 One 3S Smith x Wesson. M. and P, 6-inch barrel, blue, square butt, No. 173l42.
 One Al Colts army special, 41x-inch bar rel blue. No. 337490
 One 32-20 Colts army special. 5-inch bar rel. blue. No. 341239.
 One 3s Colts army special 5-inch bar rel, blue. No. 340953
 One Al Colts army special, 4iS-inch bar rel. blue. engraved No. 324917
 One 3S Colts army special, 4ls-inch bar rel, blue, engraved No 3S6S94.
 One SS Colts army special, 6-inch bar rel blue, engraved, No. 335322.
 One 32-20 Colts army special. 41s-inch barrel, blue. engraved, No. 32i512
 One 32-20 Colts army special. 6-inch bar rel. blue, engraved. No. 323455.
 One 3S Iver Johnson, S1-4-inch barrel, nickel. No. 565.
 One ss Iyer Johnson, finch barrel, blue, No. 24219.