New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
BURGLARS OVERLOOK
$4,000; GET slS4
Break Into Besse-Leland's and
Rifle Cash Register

TWO Main street stores, one Hart
ford avenue grocery store and a gro
Gerry store in Belvidere were entered
and an attempt was made to enter
another sAlain street store on either
Saturday or Sunday nights, according
to reports received at police head
quarters yesterday and today. In all
but one OF the stores the would be
burglars did not succeed in stealing
: anything. Chief William C. Hart has
assigned Sergeant Michael J. Flynn to
conduct an investigation In all of the
cases. &
Al the Besse-Leland store on Main
street 1854 In cash was stolen from
. cash register in the, office on the
main floor while the safe was UNI
touched. According to Mr.. Lelands
story to Sergeant Flynn there was a
considerable amount of money left in
the safe Saturday night when the
store was closed.
The burglars failed to get $4,000
which was in the safe. No attempt
was made to open the safe. The wish
tors also overlooked SIS in another
cash register.
Sergeant Flynn upon Investigation,
learned that the burglars made their
entrance by way of door on the
north sida of the building. This was
jimE-sd open, he said, and the police
have the jimmy at headquarters. Part
OF an old sewing machine which was
evidently found in the rear of the
Singer Sewing Machine store on
Church street was also used as a
means to open the door as were a
fountain pen, an eversharp pencil and
a large key, all of which were found
near the door. Sergeant Flynn said
that the pen, pencil and key were
badly bent where it is believed an at
tempt was made to use them in
springing the lock on the door.
Fl Sergeant Flynn said this Afternoon
that he could not say whether the
break was made on Saturday or Sun
day night ~8
Mr.. Leland made a thorough inves-
tigation in the store but could not
determine whether any clothing had
been stolen. He expressed the belief
to Sergeant Flynn that nothing but
the money had been taken. A few
cents in change was left in the cash
drawer.
u. Three men, aged about is years,
we're chased through the Belvidere
section of the city by Policeman
Parker and failed to stop at his COM
mand and after he had fired shot in
the air, after the policeman had seen
them In D. kolodney's grocery and
meat store on Stanley street at about
2:13 o'clock Sunday morning
The policeman was standing at the
corner of Stanley and Francis streets
at about 2:10 o'clock when he heard
a noise in Kolodney's store. He has
tened across the road in time to see
the men leaving by the rear door.
Entrance had. been gained, through a
window. The door leading to the
main store-was locked and the police
man found a hole cut in the panel of !
the door which enabled the burglars
to reach the lock-. The proprietor
of the store was called and upon in
the place found nothing |
had been stolen.
j. Creszynski reported to the police |
yesterday afternoon that his fathers
furniture store at SIT Main street
had been entered Saturday night. En-
trance was gained through rear
but as far as can be learned
nothing was stolen.
B. #. Perry manager of the A. &; P.
store at 131 Hartford avenue, report
ed to the police yesterday that his
place of business had been entered
night but nothing stolen.
The manager of the S, 10 and rs
cent store at the corner of Main and
Myrtle streets notified Chief Hart this
that an attempt had been
made to enter his store last night. He
explained that the would-be burglars
lad evidently been frightened before
hey were able to gain admittance.