Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-25
SAFE BLOWERS FAIL
IN EFFORT TO ROB
JENNESS & COHEN
With Dynamite They Attacked
Strong Box" but Fled
Without Reward.
LEFT NEW TOOLS BEHIND

IN attempt was made early yeStcr-
das morning to blow large safe in the
sigat store and pool and billiard cstab-
I-hm,nt uf Ienncs 4 Cohen. at los West
seventh street That the CraCksmen
we're experts is Indicated by the in
Ntstlgatidu that followed. While the
crooks failed 10 get into the safe. which
contained SaOO worth uf Valuables. IN
,nliinE cash and bonds. the outlaws
worked in the most modern fashion
Entrance To the spacious four-room
store was gained in a manner eVl-
IDENTITY we'll planned Entering an alley
On orange street. the robbers crawieu
through small opening IN DUMP
waiter shaft in the building hlulhe
d..,,, IN, dumb waiter to the cellar they
,luhrd the stairway 10 the nam Iioot'
l.tndtnE tn, collar door locked. large
l.nel rn tho door Was removed. giving
.,.r.s> to the store Arriving at the
t.atpt 81 action work was begun Al once
49, dt itltre IN. large safe Two half
n holes we're horcd through tho heavy
ION duors \ stick of dynamite was
I.Ht.,d Ia Zach hole. hut even with inc
4rih, force, ut the explosion. the doors
,,.r,. onN partly torn ajar The COM
t.nsron Was s.nt hurting through
,ioar on the opposite side of the room
Nft.r falling IN thcir attempt to blow
on ~ doors entirely, a seN"n-toot IRON
.t,,Whar Nas used IN prNing open IN"
u,,orS However after successfully
,i,,.ninr the outer doors TIA. cracksmen
,,,r, ,onfrontcd With "A more serious
.roblcm Tn, interior safety doors We're
l,ft intact \ chiscl and Me We're htAl
.rd III an etfor, 70 pry open thc siie'H
doors The cracksmcn had succeedeu
+. prying nlvn th,s, doors only aoou'
tn,h when they evidently became
.isrht,nrd and Ted. tor thcN E"' ~
.uithri with thel loh
thorough examination ot the store.
D..,d, this morning. Indicated that the
tnt,N,s really got nothing Had they
continued With thclr work foi a period
.nI, Ton minutes their efforts would
D,,, been rewarded. ior the contents 81
ta SAT-. would hay, been within reach.
Lett 5000 hit Behind.
istn ,at,4 doors - thc safe were
.u covered with nnger prints and de-
..u,,- secured photographs ot each
tb,ii haSty ,Nt III, burglar lett a
,t.n,a eools valued az $500 These
..4s vtr, takeu lu charge by the 20
Mrs Francis Monaghan. living IN an
apartment ADJOINING lhc JeHiiesS 0 -
hen Store. this morning stated THAI
shortly before ! clock yesterday morn
i4g she was awakened by a terrinc
explosion.
m, robbery was discovered yesterday
mornlng when Mr.. Jenness. upon open
lre h!s place al business. found both
doors 4. The safe wide open and
l.rgt. heavy crow bar lying on the
noor. lie immediately made an e1-
animation and found that the safe had
been blown open The combination
y htch had been blown through door
was found IN another room.
~ quietly did the Crachsmen work
and 50 well had their plans been ar
ranged that practically no clue was
III foi The police and detectives 10
work on only the fingc. prints on the
doors 81 the safe and the new kit OF
tolls we're left as evidence.
That the robbers were bent on clean
ing the safe OF its contents IS attributed
a. the fact that $40 il the cash register
had nor been touched Several thou
sand dollars IN stock in the store was
also untouched.