The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-19
SAFE At LEVIN !.
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STORE STOLEN !.
SUNDAY MORNING
Bold Burglary Nets Loot of Less
Than Fifty Dollars
VALUABLE PAPERS LOST
Strong Box Hauled Away on Auto
Truck Leaving No Clue by Which
Thieves May Be Traced.

Some time between midnight Sat.
urday and Sunday morning the store
OF the Estate Of Joe Levin, at the cor.
ner OF North and River streets, was
entered by burglars who carried away
the safe. The strong box contained
between forty and fifty dollars,
which, outside OF the value OF the
safe itself, constitutes the only I'M
mediate financial loss.
Fortunately the days sales were
not placed in the safe when the store
was closed by Morris Levin about IL
O'Clock Saturday night. During the
day Mrs. Levin had made a bank de-
posit and when the son left at night
he took with him the money result
ing from sales during the afternoon
and evening. The money in the safe
when it was stolen belonged to Mrs.
Leyin's personal account Even this
comparatively small sum she had
planned TO place in the bank, had
made out slip for 1t and had passed
the money with her bank book
to the assistant cashier at the
County National bank when it occur
red to her that the store might be-
short of change during the remainder
of the day. Upon her return to the
store she placed the money and her
bank book in the safe.
| When Norris oUiu olncad fba
store he took all of the money out
of the safe except that with Mrs. lie.
wins bank book and he also took
Everything out OF the cash register
except about a dollar in pennies. The
cash register was left unlocked and
the burglars took the pennies.
There is no evidence to Indicate that
the burglary was the work Of profes-
Isionals. Entrance into the building. a
lthree-story brick structure, was effect
led through window in the rear look
ing out into the driveway between
the store and the Putnam hose house.
The window was forced with a med
lium sized pinch bar which the
burglars left in the store
together with large machine
lists hammer. Apparently, once in.
side the building the burglars opened
the door leading into the alley and
proceeded to move the safe. The
safe weighed between 600 and 700
pounds and could have easily been
rolled over the floor toward the door.
Some effort must have been required
ito load the safe on to the auto truck
which was used in hauling away the
plunder. A handy plank, which had
been left near the building recently
by a carpenter, was requisitiOned
presumably to bridge the space be-
tween the door and the platform Of
the truck.
There is only one clue that may
help to result in the detection of the
burglars. The truck which carried
away the safe, as indicated by the
wheel tracks, was equipped with
three Hartford and one Fiske tire.
An inspection of the tracks by men
familiar with automobiles led to the
impression that the truck used was
a small one, presumable Ford.
Morris Levin discovered the bur-
glary when he visited Gne store about
Is o'clock Sunday morning. He at
Ionce notified Chief Of Police Patrick
Brazil who telephoned Sheriff Perry
B. Gardner. The chief also notified
the police in nearby cities and towns
to be on the lookout for the stolen
Isafc.
While realizing that they will
be tnconyenienced by the loss OF
the safe. Mrs. Levin and her
sons who conduct the bust
ness, are thankful that the bur
glars did not secure a larger haul.
There have been times when large
sums of money were kept in the safe
but that practice was abandoned
some time ago. About two months
ago liberty bonds and war savings
stamps to the amount Of more than
a thousand dollars were taken from
the safe and placed in a safety de.
posit box at one of the banks
There is good reason to believe that
the safe and its contents will be re-
covered, The burglars will probably
smash the mechanism OF the lock and
leave the safe in some quiet spot
where it will eventually be discoy-
cred.