Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-12
FOUR SAFES IN ONE BLOCK ARE
BLOWN OPEN IN ONE NIGHT
IN SIOUX CITY.
HAUL NOT PROFITABLE,
NETTING LESS THAN 500
One Strong Box Which Thieves Could
Not Open Carried Into Neishborins
Blacksmith shop-crooks Brew
Their Own "soup"-PoIice Not In
vited to Affair and No Cards Left.

Sioux City, Feb. IA group of
jolly burglars held one OF the most
progressive parties-recently come into
vogue with that set in Sioux City-on
East Fourth street Wednesday night.
1t was delightful affair and went off
smoothly, the only untoward incident
to mar the enjoyment being the disap-
pointment over remune-a. lion. The
ss9 80 obtained, spill several ways, did
not go far.
The places robbed
The Independent Cooperative Oil
Company. 2o2S East Fourth; safe
blown; loss about SO.
The Maxwell Motor sales Company.
1000 East Fourth; desk locks broken;
no cash taken.
TIE Strict OIL Company. 1906 East
Fourth; safe blown. a5out $40 in cash
taken.
The National Refining Company.
1,l2 Fourth street safe blown
twice. $50 in stamps and $3.50 taken.
Borrowed the Tools.
According TO the circ1mstantial evil
dence. gohs of which the yesgs left be-
hind. they must have gathered in one
OF the numerous meeting places for
crooks on Fourth street From there
they proceeded TO the blacksmith shop
of Anderson Brothers. 1870. East
Fourth
The blacksmith had barred his door
with large lock. since his place was
broken open month ago, and an at
tempt had been made only last week.
The. SIaUle WAS broken off
Inside, the fearless burglars smoked
3 few cigarets and gathered three
sledges and three crowbars. The eW
dence indicates that they then divided
in three parties, one proceeding to each
of the three oil companies. the Ma
iona! at l712 East Fourth; the indie
pendent Cooperative company at 202S
East Fourth, and the Strict company
at 1906 Fourth.
Al the Independent company win
dow was broken and ne safe blown.
The soup" was poured into the COM
o!narion wheel, after the latter had
been hertz - 3 Blow s.c!.i :, siedse 10
leave a creyice. The first shot blew
of one door OF the safe, knocked plas
tering off the wall and ceiling and
oursted can of harness oil.
The electric light was then switched
on, and the safe and desks in two
rooms thoroughly riflei.
Made Their Own "Soup."
Apparently it was 1T the Independ
en-. Office that the nitroglycerine and
soap were brewed into sc up" for a
IRE was started in the stove Possibly
the yeggs. thinking they Rad plenty
OF tiIne in which TO work, used harness
OF! instead of the customary soap.
The Maxwell automobile place near
the Independent, was entered by
jimnying the door. Desks and table
morning, out nothing OF value was
missed. There was 40 money in the
Office
sa RE manner, the combination wheel
was there that the biggest haul was
made II. j. strict, the manager is
not certain how much money the safe
contained. but thinks $40 IS missing.
The party Of yeggs tns.t handled the
WORK on the National Refining Com
pany safe were not as expert as the
men on the other jobs. One shot did
not burs; tie safe there. but did break
"4HCo", DfOke on Di4SteTiHS, ana
ruined two desks The second shot
was not poured into the combination.
but into the top Of the safe, the old
and approved method Tor safe crack-
! ing. Theg reat strong box gave way
this time, the doors giving way to-
gether, and even the neayy steel panel
ing. The great strong box gave way
| tom.
Then again the burglars were stalled.
Inside the safe was strong box that
ratified with hard money There was
no other cash in sight.
| Cndaunted the yeggs carried the box
! 200 feet to the Anderson blacksmith
shop. where the box was placed on an
anvil and smashed. IL GIsgorged q
paltry 80 in stamps and 1870 in cash
/ The box was found in The black smith
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