Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-03
TWO SAFES BLOWN
BYEXPERT YEGGS,
S2,16OLOOT TAKEN
Two Other Places Entered
Here, but Nothing Is Re-
ported Stolen.
CRACKSMEN ROB PLANT
ON BLADENSBURG ROAD
Same Gang Believed to Have
Rifed Dental Laboratory on
H Street

Police were making an intensive
search today for band of expert yegg-
men who blew open two safes last night
and escaped with between 5000 and
$1,000 in cash. end jewelry valued at
more than SLIGO.
The same cracksmen also are believed
To have been responsible for an attempt
to blow another safe while a group OF
amateurs are blamed for still another
attempt.
The more expert of the two successful
safe blowing was done In the off1ce OF
the Whistle Bottling Co.. 1890 BladenS-
burg road northeast. where the Jewelry
and 5000 in cash were taken.
Policemen E G. Warren. twelfth pre-
cinct. discovered the robbery few min
utes after the cracksmen had left. The
Office still was filled with smoke from
the explosion when he entered. and
nearby residents reported having heard
a muff1ed blast a short time before.
Although Warren searched the vi
cinitv. he was unable to find any trace
Of the robbers They are thought 10
have made their escape in an auto
mobile parked near the bottling plant.
Door Blown to Pieces.
The officer was driving past the
building when he saw smoke through
the Office window. Entering the plant.
he found the door of the safe had been
blown to pieces. some of the fragments
landing more than IS feet away.
Warren notified the owner Samuel
Farber. who said the yeggs had OBJ
tanned Sl35 in bills. SOS in change, two
diamond rings worth $500. a diamond
and ruby ring worth $500, string OF
pearls worth $3.50, a diamond scarf
pin worth SIS a woman's watch worth
SIS. a bracelet containing several small
diamonds valued at $40 and some mis-
cellaneous ieWelry.
Despite the fact the force of the ex-
plosion was sufficient to blow open two
compartment doors. in addition to the
heavy door on the safe proper. tie glass
in the Office windows still was intact.
The iewelry, Farber explained, was
the property of his wife, Mrs. Annie
Farber
Farber said the safe had been robbed
once before, about a year ago. The
thieves. apparently amateurs, obtained
only $50 at that time, however. ignor-
ing the iewelry. Attempts were made
to break open the safe on two previous
occasions.
Dental Laboratory Entered.
For the second time within Is
months robbers gained entrance to the
Office safe of the Davidson & Weinberg
dental laboratory 1906 H street. Be-
tween $500 and $500 in cash. scrap gold
and dental supplies were removed from
the vault, although the thieves were
unable to open an inner strong box
containing a large quantity CT valu-
ables.
The Offices of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. on the same floor of
the H street building. also were entered
through jimmied doors, but nothing
was stolen, according to j. G. Herman,
manager. Two large strips of carpet
were cut from the floor of Herman's
office, and used in muffling the sound
of the blast. which blew off the COM
bination lock. Files surrounding the
safe were moved but were unchanged.
Charles Kidwell. TIC Seventh street.
an employe, who discovered the David
son and Weinberg robbery when he re-
ported for work at 7:05 o'clock this
morning, said the front door of the Of
fee had been left open. 1t was be-
lieved the safe blowers clambered over
the roofs of adjoining buildings and
made their entrance and escape through
rear windows of the laboratory.
$4,000 Loot in 1880.
July II, 1880. the Davidson and Vein
berg safe was robbed by cracksmen
who took $4,000 in cash, stocks and
supplies.
Police said the men who did the
Bladensburg road and H street Job
were skilled in their work. No finger
prints or other tangible clues were dis
covered.
An amateuriSh and unsuccessful eff
fort to crack safe in the Office of the
Eagle Electric Supply Co., 925 New York
avenue, resulted only in the destruction
of the combination lock, which was
chiseled off
The robbers entered the building
through an unlocked door on the sec
ond floor. and pried open trap door
into the Eagle storeroom. J. B. Moss
1911 Fern street, owner Of the bust
ness, discovered the robbery at 1870 this
morning. None of his stock was miss
ing after a summary check-up, he said