R A. A L I. I J SEVENTH ROBBERY IN y I BANDIT SERIES NETS GANG ONLY 81 CENTS CENTS' Strong Box of Judd Judd-Brower Automobile Company Is Opened I Removal of 1800 as a Safeguard Safeguard Safe Safe- guard Proves Wise Precaution Expert Knowledge of Safes Shown by Cracksmen Detectives Assert Making Making- the HIP seventh se robbery b by safecrackers safe safecrackers crackers in Salt Lake during the past week cracksmen spent several hours Sunday night in drilling through the thedoor thedoor door of the large safe in the Judd Judd- I Brower Automobile company South Main Iain street They secured 81 cents I The total amount of or loot secured b by bythe the exp expert rt criminals is estimated at I over George T. T Judd manager of oC the company had d taken e the precaution e a ai ao o to J remove 1800 l O Of f from the h strong bov o Sati Sat Sat- a i night In anticipation of a visit i from the I I The opening of t U t was one of ot otI I the most skillful tt fe jJ performed by byi i the cracksmen in Salt Lake They j knocked the dial from the combination secured a large electric el drill from the in the rear and patiently drilled through to the inner apparatus of the lock The power was secured from froman an electric fixture in the bathroom TIME TAKEN The police estimate that the work required at least two hours As soon as the drill reached the machinery of the lock the cracksmen found it easy to turn the knob and open the big outer door The inner door had been left unlocked As Apparently in a great rage at being foiled Coiled in their designs on the receipts of the salesroom the robbers yanked drawers and mone money holders from the safe and threw them about the office They then pried o open n the mangers manger's desk and ransacked it thoroughly in search of money or checks Other dr drawers In the office were pulled open but the intruders were forced to leave practically empty handed GLASS Entrance was first attempted through the bathroom window but after ater smashing the glass the cracksmen cracksmen cracks cracks- men went around to the storeroom Here they pushed in the glass of ot one of the larger windows Between the storeroom and the oar garage ge the robbers found a door with a lock made of a large leather strap and screws barring their wa way They removed the screws and secured a large number of oC tools from the garage which they took to the office No o light had been len left burning Inthe in inthe the salesroom which fronts Main street j i and this is believed to have encouraged i ithe the robbers to enter this particular I i garage Extra precaution had been taken by the police and business houses to prevent a recurrenCe of the safe robberies but the cracksmen were i apparently undaunted and continued continued I their operations BELIEVED ADEPTS I According to th the police tho cracksmen cracksmen cracks cracks- men have hav demonstrated that they are 5 Continued on page 6 6 SEVENTH ROBBERY Continued from page 1 1 11 adepts in opening any make of safe afe In some seme instances they thE have ha easily mastered the combination n oy listening to the tumblers in others they have used explosives in exact proportions When the safe had been of the cabinet variety or 01 not of steel and iron they have merely pried it open with iron bars or knocked of off the combination locks The police believe e the criminals to tobe tobe tobe be men who have long have long records and are ate perhaps ex-convicts ex woo have recently escaped or been released from some som prison after s serving long Ions terms for similar offenses The detectives state that few professional safe sarI crackers have developed elope 1 among modern crim criminals who have ha found easier asier methods of securing plunder