The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-15
CAFE and
music CO.
vICTnVIIzED
Over $1,M0 Taken From
One and A78 From Other;
No Explosive Used

Safe iooters Sunday night or early
Monday morning robbed two safes
OF cash, currency and check amount
ing to nearly $4,000.
No explosives were used in either
case. Police are mystified as to how
the burglars opened the door of one
safe. that Of the Northold Inn, 1ll
University st.. which lost 81. .lol.10.
The Seattle Music house. 1919
Third ave. lost ts7e In cash and cur
rency. cracksmen in this case
smashed the combination off the
safe. small cabinet affair. The
real door OF the building had been
jimmied.
First alarm OF the NorthoId Inn
theft was given by Miss Belle Nc
Evan. day cashier, when she openn1
the safe Monday morning and A.
| covered the cash and checks mismtnx.
Police were notified and detective
assigned 10 the cass. s.-44-4 s
That the safe was robbed By eoeso-
one who knew the combination w4a
the belief expressed by police woF1B-
ing on the case Monday.
Several possibilities were advanced
In the Investigation Of the robbery.
SAME As sAF'E-CRACKING
DONE LAST WEEK
That gang OF expert cracksmen
was operating here was sugxssted
when It was recalled that the safe a
the Berry Hand Chaft shop. 1910
Fourth ave. was looted last week In
much the same manner as the ono
last night.
That the safe might have been LEFT
open Sunday night, and thus become
an easy prey for any burglar. was
also suggested.
That someone. perhaps an employee.
had discovered the combination Of
the safe and thus easily opened Il
and suddenly enriched himse1f,
was another theory.
That the combination might have
leaked out thru the factory where
the safe was made. was also consid.
cred
The most probable working clues
In the case. according to Detective
Capt c. +. Tenant. are that the
dial on the safe was only partly
turned Sunday night. rendering II
easily openable to an experienced
yegg. or that someone had found tn,
combination and found himself
unable to resist the temptation 10
rob the safe.
DETECTIVE SAYS 1T
WASN'T EXPERT CRACKSNIAN
Capt Tenant discouraged the cx-
pert cracksmen gang theory. when
he pointed out that no modern safe
can be opened with sensitive. sand
papered fingers. as done in the old
days or related in detective stories.
This statement was verified by
Frank Purcell. OF the Purcell safe
Co, us Fourth ave
Glare s. Colegrove. manager OF the
Northold Inn, and affiliated eating
houses. exploded the theory that the
safe was left open. when he stated
positively that Miss Amy Barrett.
night cashier. had closed the safe
when the Inn was closed shortly
after 5 p. m. Sunday.
Colegrove also partially punctured
the lead OF detectives that the dial
of the safe had been only partly
turned. when he said that he was Ger.
tain that Miss Barrett had twirled
the dial and completely locked the
safe Sunday night.
ONLY TWO KNOW
SAFES COMBINATION
This strengthened the theory Of
detectives that the robbery had been
committed by someone who had. BY
accident or design. secured the com
bination. Only Colegrove and Miss
McEwan are supposed to know the
combination.
Colegrove said Monday noon thn&
his loss was fully covered by in.
surance. Eleven hundred and sixty
one dollars OF the loot was cash re-
ceivcd from the other restaurants -,
Coiegrove's chain OF eating houses.
A 500 bin, torn and mended 81
bill and So cents IN silver were stolen.
Five checks Were added to their cash
loot by the burglars. One Of tho
checks was for jury service done by
Colegrove. IL was drawn for Sy.z5.
The safe is In the southeastern cor
ner OF the mezzanine floor lNn-