Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-05-04
eracksmen Enter ParIors Of Drs.
Anderson, Mason and
Henry Last Night.
OPENED SAFES TO GET LOOT
Wholesale Raid Most Daring
los Attempted in This
City in Some Time.
LEAVE NC CLUES BEHIND
Looks Like Gang That 0perat-
> ed on Staten Island Last
Week in Same Way.


Sheet gold used for filings, gold
bridges, and scores of teeth, many of
which contained valuable platinum
pins, were looted from the offices of
three dentists In the heart of the
city yesterday. One of the robberies
is believed to have been committed
In broad daylight between / and 6
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, one last
night and the third either yesterday
afternoon or last night. According
to the dentists, dental supplies
valued at approximately $3.50 were
stolen
The burglars Jimmied their way
into the Offices as did those that en-
tered five hotels Friday night in
Tottenville, and some believe that it
is the same gang. Dentists were
robbed In like manner about four
years ago, and DR.. Heman Anderson,
who was victim of both raids by
the thieves, believes that the looters
yesterday are the same crowd that
made him visit four years ago.
: The dss2dists robbed yesterday and
their estimates of their losses are as
follows: DR.. Heman Anderson. Flat
iron building, 307 State street, SIS;
DR.. Harry K. Mason, 168 Smith
street Sl00, and DR.. John A. Henry,
81 Smith street, $50. The burglars
made clean sweep of every particle
of gold they could find, every gold
or platinum bridge work, and even
took teeth with platinum pins. The
three dentists had practically every
piece of gold In their offices stolen,
nP nl-
cabinets instead of being deposited
In the safes In the Office of DR..
Anderson the thieves opened the safe
by manipulating the combination.
The jobs are not believed to have
been executed by professional burg
lars, as no safes were cracked, and
many valued teeth, pieces of sheet
gold and many teeth with platinum
pins were overlooked.
The offices of DR.. Anderson, over
the Lauer drug store, were CLEANED
of their gold supply, except for little
particles of the precious metal which
the thieves did not bother with gath
ering. 1t is thought the burglary
here occurred at night, though this
Is uncertain as the front door was
open most of the day and last night
between $3.50 o'clock and 10 O'Clock,
when it was locked by n. Nicholson,
a photographer, who lives in the
building. He said that he was In his
offices on the second and third floors
most of yesterday, and though he
heard persons in the hallway at diff
ferent times he was not suspicious
of this because of the frequency Of
visitors In the building. The entrance
to the building may have been gain
ed after the front door was locked
at 10 o'clock, as scar on the door
appeared as if steel pry1ng bar or
Jimmy had been rammed between
the easements and the lock thrown
back. Entrance was gained to Dr..
Anderson's offices through the first
door of his three-room suite. From
this room the burglars went to the
room containing the safe.
They had Vut little difficulty IN
getting into the iron vault as the
combination had not been turned
with precaution when the dentist
left the Office, and it was only neces-
Gary for the looters to turn the knob
of the combination about one-half
inch to the left to throw the bolts of
the safe. Practically everything
taken from the dentist was thin gold
sheets and small pieces of that
mineral. The robbers overlooked
gold bridgework in a<sd on top Of a
cabinet which was jimmied and loot
ed. Valuable bottles of grains Of
silver used In filings were left un-
touched In the safe, though all the
gold in a secret box was Vaken after
the door of the small locker had been
torn off and thrown into the next
room. Valuable deeds and other
papers were left untouched. Every
drawer Of every desk and cabinet
bore signs of having been ransAnked.
DR.. Mason believes that his offices
were ransacked between l O'Clock
and 6 yesterday afternoon, as at =
O'Clock the front door was locked by
the janitor. and no signs on the door
showed that it had been jimmied.
The combination of DR.. Mason's
safe was thrown correctly and the
burglars did not attempt to enter
the depository. However, the dent
ist declares that practically ali his
gold bridgework being made for pat
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