Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-23
BURGLAR MAKES
FOUR VISITS HERE R
$85 OBTAINED FROM SAFE IN
BERG GARAGE OTHER
JOBS FRUITLESS


were broken into some time Tuesday
night, supposedly by single burglar.
For all his efforts, he secured only
about $50 in cash and Smith & Wes'
son revolver, however. The places en-.
tered were the Minneapolis Brewing
Company warehouse. Northwestern
Milling Company elevator and Tanner
Milling Company elevator, all near
the old main line tracks on the East
side, and the E. A. Berg & Company
garage on First street southeast. The
cash haul was made at the Berg gar
ago, where the safe was forced open.
The police have but 1ncagre clues
on which to work in tracing the bur
glar. H. F.riesinger, N. T. agent, saw
a bad looking character, shabbily
dressed, in the N. P. station Wednes-
day morning at about 2 O'Clock and
again at about s o'clock that morning.
Since that time he has not been seen
and it is thought that he caught the
west bound freight train which went
through here at about $3.50 a. IN.
Evidently all the places were en-
tered by one man, working single hand
cd, as foot prints from an English shoe
were the only ones found These
footprints were seen between the three
warehouses and leading from the Tan
ner warehouse 10 Broadway. An over
coat button was found near the win
dow Of the Tanner warehuse where en-
trance was gained, and this may help
in identifying any suspects. A Ford
car without license tag and occupied
by three men stopped in this city We'd
nesday morning and one Of them in
quired the way to Brainerd. The
Braincrd authorities were notified to
watch for the car and search the car
and occupants if found. The Staples
authorities <were also notified to be on
the lookout for a man answering to the
description of the one seen by Erie
singer.
At the Berg garage, the rear door
was forced open and then the shop
door Here the burglar supplied him.
self with the necessary tools and pro-
cceded to the office, where he forced
the safe open. The combination dial
had been forced off and the combina-
ton discs broken off, after which the
bolt levers had been pryed into line
and the door opened. All the cash in
the safe, amounting to about $S5, was
taken. .s5
At the Minneapolis Brewing q0m-
pany's warehouse near the 2old SHast
side tracks, entrance was gained by
forcing the office door. The safe was
not locked and was easily opened, but
it contained nothing negotiable and
none Of its contents were missing.
Desk drawers were broken open and a
Smith & Wesson IS calibre revolver
was taken.
The east side elevator Of the North
western Milling Company, south of the
Minneapolis Brewing Company Us ware
house, was entered through the office
door, which was smashed. Nothing was
taken or disturbed therein, indicating
that the burglar was looking for
money. ..[
From the Northwestern elevator, the
burglar went to the Tanner warehouse,
lust a short distance south. Here sew
eral attempts were made to get in. The
double door on the side facing the
tracks had been opened but this en-
trance was permanently closed from
the inside. The grain trapdoor on the
driveway side was also tried, without
success, and then the storm sash and
basement window on the side facing
the tracks, were removed. Nothing
was taken in the place. A number Of
burned matches were scattered about
on the floor and screw driver had
been left there. A large, overcoat
button was found outside Of the basc-
ment window.