South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-20
BURGLARS ESCAPE
WITH COSTLY FUR
LOOT AT NEWMAN'S
Abandon Goods Valued at
$4,000 in Securing
Coat and Cape.

Breaking their way through the
ceilnE and scaling the show cases
to effect an entrance into the store,
burglars looted the Newman ladies'
furuizhlng establishment. 1913 s.
Michigan St. sometime Sunday. but
were frustr ed in their attempt 20
cart away the greater portion OF
their loot.
An invoice OF stock. as yet un-
completed. reveals the loss OF two
valuable fur pieces. estimated al 81
500. but 81 IS believed by the man
agement that this represents the
loss suffered at the hands OF the
robbers. This. Go was said. Is fully
covered by Insurance.
Valued at 5000.
Goods. consisting OF the firms en-
tire stock OF furs a half dozen suits
and more than two score OF high
priced dresses which had been re-
moved from the showcases were
found wrapped I'm bundles on the
second floor above the store-room.
one bundle Of dresses, however. was
found in a narrow court which runs
along the south wall IN the rear Of
the building. The total value of the
Goods which had been stolen but
recovered Monday morning was es-
-imated by A. r. Mayerfeld, man
eyer or Newman's. at $4,000. A
part or the goods taken received
some damage. 80 IS said.
The notice. investigating the rob
berry. are puzzled over the circum-
stances attendant on the recovery Of
the most OF the loot and are at
loss for a reason why the robbers
after securing possession Of the
goods. failed 20 load their stock into
a truck and carry Il away The
premises Of the store. the empty fiat
above or the roof over the rear OF
the store building, which connects
with an iron-stairway 20 the alley
below, showed no clew. it IS said,
that would lead 20 the identity Of
the robbers.
Police Investigate.
Tho knowledge that a robbery
had been peri etrated against the
store was first obtained by H. 8
Spivak. Of the Newman's firm, when
he unlocked the front door Of the
store Monday morning. Half way
toward the rear OF the store and i'm
mediately above the south tier OF
sh Ow-Cases was an opening through
he ceiling. two by four feet in size.
ample TO permit the passage Of a
mans body between the exposed
rafters A quick glance to the cases |
which Saturday night contained the
firms stock OF furs and fur goods,
gave the proof that the store had
been robbed.
A call was then made FOR the pO-
lice and detectives searched the
premises Two furs were Found near
a rear window Of the empty fiat
above, wrapped in bundles OF con
venient size for shipping In another
room was found dresses and suits
which had been removed from the
store Officers then going out over
The roof toward the stairway that
Ied 10 the rear found another bun
die filed with more than a dozen
dresses. lying on the snow I'm the
court below. These goods were re-
moved 20 police headquarters where
"a check OF the lost articles was
made by employees OF the store
Advance Theories
The rrize part of the loot obtain
"a by the robbers. according to the
preliminary check. was a genuine
mink coat valued by the firm at ST.
$50. A mink fur set. valued az $3.50.
i- - said. composed the additional
part OF the goods of which no trace
has been found.
The fact that half-inch drill had
been used in a succession Of billings
20 effect an entrance. rather than
Sey-hole saw, showed the robbers
believed they had plenty Of time or
we're not equipped with professional
burglary tools according to the po-
ice Whether a fight ensued between
the robbers themselves over a divi-
sion OF the spoi,s or their accom-
slice. the driver of the truck. failed
put IN an appearance are two
reories 20 account for the failure
e the yeggs 10 complete the job
hey so successfully had engineered
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