Evening journal., 1921-05-26
Thieves GET
SAFE; CARRY
IT ON TRUCK;
LOSS HEAVY
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bank at o'clock, and only the col
lections made from that time until
$40 o'clock. when the office closed
for the night. were In the safe.
While. as before stated. the rob
berry was witnessed by several people.
no effort was made TO communicate
with the police until after o'clock
this morning.
AZ the exact time the robbery was
underway and the safe was being
moved into the motor truck. Patrol
man Decray rang up at a patrol bo-
az the corner Of sixth street and
Bayard avenue. only block distant
and reported "alrs well" TO police
headquarters
4 Two other officers also made re-
fport from the same patrol box dur
ing the night, but not at the time
Of the robbery
At 5.15 O'Clock John =. Grmth
the branch manager. who lives at Gil
Grant avenue. few doors away
from the office. found the office door
open as he passed on his way 20
small truck patch. which he recently
planted, and at once got In commu-
nication with the police station.
Captain Keuehcr sent every avail
able man TO the scene In automo-
bilos and efforts were made TO trace
the truck, a heavy double solid tire
vehicle. by marks left on the street
and pavement. but without success.
Captain Benson, OF The Detective
Bureau. at 6 o'clock assigned Detec-
tives Mcdaniel and Wallace on the
case. and also sent every available
man out in automobiles TO endeavor
to locate the safe.
Detective Mcdaniel, who is an ex-
pert In the finger print system. exc
amined every piece OF furniture In
the office and- is said 60 have OBJ
tained finger prints similar 10 those
found in the Strand Theatre. recent
ly robbed In similar manner.
Mr.. Grinith said this morning that
he heard the truck backing up ON
Z the pavement. his attention being
called 90 81 when the engine back
fred. At about the same time "a
Glover Dairy Company milk wagon
driver was making deliveries In that
section and, not suspecting anything
unusual. he made no investigation.
Mrs. George Jacobs. who lives In
the second floor apartments. 2ooa
West sixth street. directly opposite
the Woodlawn office. said she and
her husband were up with their baby
at $40 this morning and saw the
, men and truck in front OF the office
Suspecting that something unusual
was going on, Mrs. Jacobs said she
u discussed the subject with her hus'
d band and though of telephoning Mr.
n Griffith. the manager. with whom
j. they are well acquainted, but fear
" ed to call him at that early hour fo
In fear it might unnecessarily alarm
I'd him. The Jacobs then went bacI
oi TO bed.
oil Entrance to the ONCE was effecte
le bv boring a number Of auger hole
% in the panel of the door near IN
m lock. through which one Of the burg
.e lars thrust his hand and unlocked
s the door After gaining entrance
'r to the Office the burglars found M
y inner door also locked and one of th'
i men climbed over the grating at th'
cashiers desk and attempted 90 un'
q lock the door from the outside. Find
= ing this impossible the door wa
r. taken from It's hinges. placed TO one
e side. as were other articles imped-
10 ing the movement OF the safe, anc
e the heavy iron box rolled onto th'
10 truck. The heavy blocks and boardi
used for this purpose were left on
e the Office step.
n According TO the tracks made By
k the truck the burglars drove dowr
y Grant avenue to Fifth street and
II turned west.
n At the time Of the robbery the gal
'- light on the southwest corner o
I- sixth street and Grant avenue ha'
- been turned out evidently by tn
l. thieves. but their movements coul'
n be watched by people on the op
posite side Of the street. where an
p other light was burning.
william =. Bancroft IL presiden
10 of the Woodlawn Trustees, AM
,r Charles A. Beck. treasurer.
,e According TO information receiver
,e bv the Detective Bureau the trucl
used by the burglars belongs to th
h. Ford Morocco Company. The true
,g was taken from the garage az IN
lk plant. and when the chauffeur wen
ID after the truck this morning, 20 d
ne some hauling. he found the garaH
,y had been broken open. the true
S. taken out and used. but returne
o. to the garage unchanged. In tf
truck were found the wheels of tf
safe which had been removed 20 PR
vent its rolling.
he shortly after o'clock this mori
he ing the watchman at Greenville, q
.st the Philadelphia and Reading Raj
,e- road saw a truck being driven oi
en- the Kennett Pike, Il is thought
.es have carried the safe.
.l- Another attempt was made 20 r'
OF this company on February 13, bi
ed Mr.. Beck said this morning that viii
,r- the thieves gained entrance th'
,lf. were unable to force the lock OF n
bv safe and got nothing for their tro'
&C. bic.
rs In addition to sendingoout men
rs automobiles 10 get some trace Of n
ne safe. Captain Benson also got in tel'
phone communication with the p'
sic lice of nearby cities.
20 Another robbery on Union stree
10. between Fifth and Sixth streets, la
.er night was also reported this mori
49, ing. but the police say they have q
ho report Of it. 1t is said some ui
Identified person entered a hon
near the middle OF the block on n
, west side and secured SIS that ha
- - f.rt O., ca efFohoard drawer