Evening journal., 1914-06-15
YEGGS BLOW UP
ONESAFE;, Scared
OFF SECOND JOB
Get $3.50 From Hill Store
and Much Wearing Appar-
el From Darlington'S
TOOLS and SUSPICIOUS
LIQUID LEFT Behind

"Yeggs" early yesterday morning
forced an entrance into two stores on
Market street between Eighth and
Ninth streets and in one of the
stores, that of William Hill, No. 835
Market street, they blew the safe,
getting $3.50 The Darlington and
Toadyine store at No. 831 Market
street. WAS later entered, evidently
by the same 'yeggs," who carried two
broken drills they had used on the
Hill safe as well as several good ones
and saw. The "yeggs" we're ap-
parently scared away from the Dar-
lington store because the tools they
used in the Hill store were left lying
on the show cases of the Darlington
store
The "yeggsp secured considerable
loot in the way of wearing apparel
at the Darlington and Toadvine store,
but little money. the safe not being
disturbed. The robbery at this store
was discovered by the police on the
district shortly before six o'clock this
morning. The robbery at the Hill
store was discovered yesterday.
Entrance to both stores was af-
fected in a like manner, through an
alley leading into Shipley street. Once
in the darkness of these alleys the
'yeggs" could work on the shutters
without fear Of detection. At the Dar-
lington and Toadyine store the bolt
on the window was torn loose and
then carried by the robbers into the
store. They left the bolt on the
counter. Once inside, the 'yeggsn
ransacked the desk near the window.
Several pieces of small change were
taken but s6 that was in a drawer
was untouched. The saw and two
steel drills were left on the safe
while on show case near the front
door we're two drills that had been
broken off on the Hill safe.
While in the Darlington store the
"yeggs" took a fancy to cuff buttons.
white shirts, pockethooks and gloves,
many such articles being missed from.
the store today.
1t is thought that after gaining en-
trance into the Darlington and Toad
vine store the "yeggs' decided to
take some of the wearing apparel
with them after they had cracked the
safe, but after securing the shirts.
they must have been scared off. On
a shelf in the store was found a small
bottle containing a white liquid
Whether this was an explosive or not
is unknown, the police taking it away
as a precaution. The "yeggs" got
$3.50 from the safe in the Hill store.
They cracked the safe. The robbers
also secured about $5 in small change
from the cash box
That the ''yeggs" were adept is shown
by the fact that while large charge
Of the explosive was used, the noise of
the exploding charge was so muffied that
the family Of DR.. /. h. Krestool. den
tis, who lives on the upper floors of |
the building, were not disturbed by the !
concussion. DIR. Krestool was about his
apartments until midnight and no noise |
was heard. Mr.. Hill, who had closed |
the store at Ills o'clock Saturday |
night, remained in the vicinity until ! !
O'Clock and saw nor heard nothing that |
would arouse his suspicious.
Entrance was effected to the store
through an alley leading from Shipley !
street and on reaching the rear window |
the .yeggs" sawed two iron bars over
the window The safe was directly under |
the window and in plain view from Mar /
ket street. As no one reported having |
seen any one at work in the store, it is |
thought that confederates OF the rob
bers were on guard outside the building I,
Once inside the Office, the ''yeggs"
went to work on the safe First they |
inserted a chisel in the crack at the |
top OF the door and tried to pry it
out far enough to admit charge Of /
nitro-glycerine. Failing in this. they |
started to cut off the steel handle on
the door. After cutting half through |
the rod they gave up the task. They
must have carried stout chisel and |
heavy siedge hammer for this. as no
other instrument would have made
the marks found on the handle. The
noise caused by trying to cut through
this must have been considerable, but I
as far as can be learned no one heard
IT,
Next the burglars turned their at
tention to the combination which they
cut Off. Then they went to work to
drill hole in the steel door First
they tried one side of the combina-
tion, but after making a small hole,
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