New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-18
BURGLARS At EASE NEAR
POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Wreck Two Safes in JeWelry
Factory and Get Loot
Valued at $4,000.
UNDlSTURBED FOR HOURS
Detectives, in Absence of Clew
or Theory, Minimize Loss,
While Admitting 1t Was
Good Sized job"

| A band Of yecgmen found the ninth
floor OF a loft building within a stone S
throw Of Police Headquarters a safe
place TO operate yesterday morning. The
factory of Rosenberg IL Daniel manu-
featuring jewellers, is at No. 2lj to 2l9
Grand street. and Notwithstanding the
proximity Of Commissioner Waldos office.
two Of the firms safes were blown open
and jcwelry estimated to he worth from
$1,000 to $4,000 taken.
The robbers worked unmolcsted for sew
eral hours entering and leaving the build
ing without detection. When SilveStro
Gennaro. the porter. arrived at o'clock
in the morning to open up he discovered
that the place had already been opened.
The burglars had ripped hole in the
sheet iron casing of the door with "can
opener" after failing to make an entry
with a jimmy.
A pile of cement. the broken down doors
Of the safes. drawers from which the
jewelry had been riled. together with the
tools which the burglars had abandoned
were the objects which met the eyes oil
Bernard Daniel. a member Of the firm
when he arrived In answer {" Gennaro
telephone message \ bundle OF wall
paper and a dry battery cell for HASH
light were other indications OF what hal
taken place during the night Two safes
one large. one small-were blown open.
Two others we're uninjured. though an at
tempt to wreck ore Of them. the most i'm
portant Of all, failed.
The large safe wrecked contained the
finished factory products. which the hun
bred or more employees deliver 20 the fore
man for safe keeping every night. II Vas
nom this that the haul was made The
smaller safe sometimes contained cash,
but on this occasion only books and
papers, which the burglars threw aside
were IN IT,
Milton Rosenberg. Of the firm. said yes
terday he was unable 10 determine the
amount OF the loss but that 1t might run
UP as high as $4,000. The police were
inclined TO place a much lower estimate
on the loss.
The firm is a member OF the jewellers
National Board OF Trade and has sales
room Al 40. 81 Maiden Lane. some Oh
the loss is covered, II Was said. by IN
surance undcrwritten 10y Lioyd's Of Lon
don
The larger steel safe. Of modern type
winch resisted the burglars, contained I'M
finished stock Of much greater value than
the jewelry which was taken. The tops
Of the hinge pins had been removed ana
the combination hammered with steel
bar The theory is that the robbers we're
scared away toward morning. or we're IN
able to cope with the big safe.
The police admitted that they were IN
the dark. and while some Of the smaller
Lights put on the case 10 md the 'ycsgs
we're disposed 10 disparage Us importance
It was characterized IN Deputy iollce
Commissioner Doughertys office as
pretty good sized Job" The Deputy
Commissioner said he had no comment to
make.
The case is in the hands Of Captain
Tunney and three detectives under Lieu
tenant Farley are working on H. Ihey
had no cleUs and no theory they SAID
executing that the situation indicated u
them that the safe blowers had conicder-
ates in the employ Of the trm