Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
YEGGS CRACK SAFE
|NGAS STATION AND
GET $500 TO $1,000
Burglars, Believed Experts,
Leave New Drills Beside
Broken Strong Box.
TEN WATCHES ARE STOLEN
FROM JEWELERS. WINDOW
Fingerprints Sought in Robbery in
Northeast Committed Between
10 Pm. and 6 AM.

CrackSn1en used nitroglycerine to blast
the door OF safe in the Office Of the
Miles Gas Station, Inc, at 1880 Rhode
Island avenue northeast, some time be-
fore daylight this morning and escaped
with the cash receipts of two days
between $500 and $1,000.
When the manager, f. John Boehs of
1929 Twentieth street northeast, started
to open for business at o'clock this
morning, he noticed that an electric
light nightly left burning to make the
interior of the office visible from the
streets had been switched of.
BoehS investigated further and found
the: safe moved behind counter in the
rear Of the store. The door had been
neatly blown of, and the contents rifled
by yeggmen, who used the counter to
screen them from possible observation.
New Drills Left Behind.
The floor at the original position OF
the safe In the front part of the ONCE
was splashed with oil where the yegg-
men began work. After breaking two
drills, which they threw down, the in
truderS rolled the strong box to the
rear of the Office.
Two new and expensive drills, of q
type usually driven by power, were left
on a counter beside the broken safe.
No one could be found who had seen
any one suspicious about the premises
since last nights closing hour Of 10
o'clock.
Entry was gained to a side building
with q duplicate key, while the yegg-
men admitted themselves to the once
by jimmying the lock of a communicate
ing door.
Headquarters Detectives H. K. Wilson
and Richard j. Cox, who investigated.
said the robbery had been committed by
experts. A search was being made to-
day for possible finger print impress
sionS.
Ten Watches Stolen.
Ten watches were stolen from the
Marx Jewelry Co., at TOT Seventh street,
early this morning by an unidentified
footpad. who tossed brick through q
display window and scooped up as many
timepieces as he could carry.
The streets were deserted at the time,
and the robbery was not discovered
until some time later when sixth pre-
cinet policeman patrolling the beat"
found the window smashed and q num-
Der of watches missing.
A small brick. wrapped IN the lining
of a cap to deaden the noise, was
turned over to headquarters detectives
investigating the case. Joseph Smith OF
4l08 Jenifer street, manager of the
store, placed a valuation of approx
mately 500 on the stolen articles when
he arrived after being notified of the
theft by police.
$715 In Cash Stolen.
Lewis johnson told police he was
robbed of SITS in cash some time yes
terday afternoon while asleep in his
room, at 1406 H street. He said the
money was taken from his trousers
pocket.
Residents in the home of Talmage
NOVEL;, at 1927 Lawrence street north
east, were awakened by slight noise
last night and frightened OF a colored
burglar who had obtained entry by
jfmmying rear door. The intruder was
seen to run from the house and join a
companion in the street outside. Both
escaped before police could arrive