Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-01

Atkinson and other employees OF the
stores as no locks were found broken
to gain entrance. The men are said
to have left quietly, using keys taken
from the watchmen.
There was no indication that any
Of the valuable merchandise, such as
costly furs or other goods, was
taken. Approximately $4,000 i'll gold
and silver was left behind, the burg
lars evidently not wanting to be
loaded down with silver. Upmolest-
ed in the safe, checks and papers
were scattered all over the office, and
according to Miss Nellie Smith, 1852
Chicago street, cashier, it will take
all day today to check up and ind
out the exact loss.
Saturdays Cash Taken.
"All of the cash taken in from
sales Saturday was in the SAFE said
Miss Smith, and there were also
large number of checks from per-
sons who had purchased merchan-
disc during the day. Several OF the
employees also had valuables, such
as jewelry and Liberty bonds, lett
in safe keeping with the store
management. 1t will be necessary
to make a canvass of the employees
and search of the books OF the
firm, which are scattered all over the
Office, before it can be ascertained
the amount of valuables lost by en-
ployes. should judge that at least
$4,000 in cash was taken, as the
store did good business Saturday.
This is the first time our store
has been the victim of robbers IN
the 80 wears l have been in bust
ness in Omaha" said Mr.. Hayden.
"And it is the second time in my
life that | have been a victim OF a
burglar.
Hated to Lose Overcoat.
"In 1885 while in business IN Chi
cago nv store was broken into
and the loss was about $1,000. |
also lost new overcoat i'll the
Chicago burglary that worried me
more than the loss of the $1,000, as
| | had become attached to that par
| ticular overcoat.
"A peculiar incident brought to
mind by this particular burglary is
that my private secretary MISS
Nav Henry, came to my rooms in
the Fontenelle Saturday evening,
saving she had check payable to
| me for 100000, suggesting that she
take it to the store and put 1t IN
the safe and l told her to keep il
until Monday. Probably if the
check had been placed in the safe
liz would have been taken or de-
stroyed and caused considerable
worry"
Joseph Hayden, president of Hay
den Bros, announced yesterday ait,
ernoon that he would give reward
| of $4,000 for the arrest and convlc-
ton of the burglars who robbed his
safe, provided that one-third OF the
loot. at least, was recovered. he
also stated he would give a proper,
tionate sum for the conviction OF
one or two of the robbers and a
| proportionate amount OF the valu-
| ables stolen recovered.
| List of Jewelry.
According to statement given
out the stolen jewelry included the
following: One diamond dinner ring
consisting of about 50 large and
small diamonds in a platinum set
ting, valued at $4,000 solitary dia.
mond set gold ring, Tiffany set.
ting, 21-2 carats. valued at S45o,i
2-carat diamond ring of gold
valued at $375; one brooch pin, dia-
monds and pearls, platinum setting
heur de lis design, valued at $3.50
one gold mesh purse valued at S3Oo;
one gold chain, with II ST gold
pieces, with raised letters, valued
at 500; one gold blue enamel watch
set with diamonds and pearls, valued
at $500; one long gold link chain
valued at SIS, and a fve-link gold
chain, with slide, valued at $50.
]. Ralph Dykes, manager of the
Omaha branch of the Maryland
Casualty Co., which issued policy
of burglary insurance, was one Of
the first persons called to the scene
. Of the robbery. Mr.. Dykes sum
moned a photographer and severa
scenes of the burglary were taken
1t was noted that during the ex