Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-12-03
Loss SMALL;
DAMAGE DONE.
Schrimpf Iron Works Safe Is
Found 0pen-Firemen
Are Called Out

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The structural steel plant OF H. II.
Schrimpf &c Company, at the corner
of Second and Lewis streets, was en-
tered some time last night and the
safe in the Office was opened with
the assistance OF an acetylene torch
Only $40 in cash was obtained. but .
fire which was discovered at 1920
o'clock and which Il is believed wan
caused by sparks from the torch,
threatened TO destroy some valuabls
plans in the Office.
Lieutenant Detectives John Mur-
ray and Joseph Gutowski were de-
tailed on the case this morning. II
is their belief that entrance Eas'
gained TO the plant by way Of 4 sky
light, the glass being cut Once
through this opening the thieves had
only to climb down to the ground to
go to work in the Office situated in
the northeastern corner Of the
building.
The acetylene outfit, consisting Of
two tanks, torch, etc, was drawn
over to the Office door, and in addi-.
ton two rivet hammers, two drills
a pair of glasses and one sledxe.
hammer were carried into the Office
The telephone wire was burned by.
the torch and then 1t Is believed at
tention was centered on the safe
The torch burned around the con1bi-.
! nation and once this had been taken
out, one of the other tools was used
to push the bolt in and then the door
was ready to be opened.
4 A ransacking of the inside com
partments was made and papers
were strewn about the floor. The
cash box was taken out of the safe
and its contents carried of by the
thieves. Before the safe lootinr was
started the intruders saw to it thar
their actions could not be seen 1ron
| the street by placing working uni
forms. etc. over the windows. The
!. office was all upset as a result Of 1hs
! work of tht thieves. -
At 1920 O'Clock Mrs. HI
rickson. of SO Second xfre---u4a I{S|
Lieutenant John E. Morf<s ana l5s,-
, tined him that there was a fire IL
! the Schrimpf building. An ALARM
was sounded from box 134 at Madz-
son avenue and Paterson street and.
when the police and fire fighters ar
rived at the scene it was found that
! the safe had been broken into. Aboni
the same time Mrs. Diedrickson dis.
covered the blaze. Edward Germs
/ who lives near the plant noticed the
fire and reported the same TO jazz
| Fitzpatrick who is employed as
watchman IN a nearby ESTABLISHING
Fitzpatrick extinguished the fire be-
fore the arrival OF the fire fighters
The people residing IN the vicinity
have been questioned and repcF
/ that they saw no one around IL l.
/ probable that the oEice looting oe
! Cured an hour or more before the
] fire was discovered Patrolnan Al
fred Christopherson made the repeFa
at headquarters in connection wlSh
| the fire and the Investigation Of tas
/ safe looting was started Immediately
by Detectives Muska, Murray an
! Gutowski, and uniformed men, Cen
siderable damage was done by ths
/ fire in the office. Some office euui r.
ment and q valuable welding tool
were taken in a recent visit to the
! Schrimpf plant by robbers.
The detectives are also investiga-
/ ting a robbery reported from the
/ home at 157 Lewis street last even-
! ing. A bank was robbed.