Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
BURGLARS RAID
-FOUR SAFES IN
HEART OF CITY
Over $500 Taken in Robbery
of Three Broad Street Busi-
ness Houses.
ALL THE JOBS ARE DONE
IN ALMOST SAME MANNER
J. J. Hockenios the Chief Suf-
ferer-Walkover Shoe Com
pany Another Victim.

The gophermen who raided Newark
early in the summer and collected
more than 81 900 from the safes In
three business establishments came
back to town Saturday night and got
$500 moresfrom four other places, all
within a stones throw of the -Four
Corners" The latest raids were:
J. j. Hockenjos Company, painters
supplies, s29 Broad street. two safes
forced, between $1,000 and $1,000 in
cash. gold leaf and painters diamonds
valued at 5000, and collection OF old
coins, valued at $500, secured.
Walkover Shoe Company, SAB Broad
street, one safe forced. $500 cash Sc
cured.
p. Osborne & Co.. wholesale liquors.
SOL Broad street, safe damaged but
one found open, nothing secured.
Gately & Fitzgerald, house furnish
ings, S51 Broad street, one safe forced,
one open, nothing secured
All four jobs we're identical in char
aeter and Just the same as those of
the early summer. when a boy en-
ployed by the Newark News Company
saw three men runnings away from
one of the places entered. From cigar
butts on the floor in the Hockenjos
office this morning it seemed certain
that three men worked in the latest
raids.
IT is probable that all four places
were entered from Treat place, which
runs along the rear of all, but moth
ing has been found in the Hockenjos
establishment to show how the gang
got in.
Gophermen are a class of cracks
men who differ from yeggmen in
operation. The latter drill holes. in
which nitro -glycerine is poured and
exploded, while the gophermen smash
the combination and through the
opening drop the tumblers.
Two safes in oHice.
In the Hockenjos office, which is
located in a sort of ell and screened
from view, were two safes, One OF
them III Il big affair. six feet high. in
which WAS kept the Ras'lsffid books Of
the firm and the collections of coins
which are the personal property OF
George w. Jagle. president of the
company. In the smaller safe the
gold leaf and painters diamonds were
kept.
The big safe had three doors and
eight compartments, each of the lat
ter protected by a steel door which
was kept locked. All were smashed
and on the floor near tho debris was
found a Jimmy and six cigar butts.
It is believed the burglars were long
enough at the job to smoke two cigars
each. Mr.. Jagle kept box of cigars
In the office and only the box was
found. N
The small safe had but one con-
partment and was easy for burglars.
This break was discovered yester Jay
afternoon when Diamond B. Austin, a
bookkeeper employed by the firm,
went to the office to work on the
books. The firm is protected from
loss by insurance.
At the other places the course of
the burglars is more easily traced.
They entered the Walkover store by
means of a rear window from Treat
place. which was covered by sheet
/ iron shutters. A hole about six inches
square was made in the shutter and
then the bar holding the shutters in
place was removed and the window
forced.
The safe in this store is hidden from
view from Broad street by a curtain
which separates the mems and the
women's departments. This break
was not discovered until this morning
when William Moot, the manager.
found that not only had they taken
$500 in cash but had cleaned out
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