Show SAFE BLOWERS ROB CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY NITRO GL NITRO GLYCERINE IS USED TO SLOW BLOW OPEN STRONG I BOX IN OFFICE L. L c Between and Is Secured Explosion on Does Not Even ven Stop Clock on ony y the Wall Expert professional safe crackers d successfully tully upon the sate safe of oft t the Continental Oil all company some sometime time last night and Jot got between and t 00 J OO for their labor When W W. E B. cashier of or the local loal office of the company compan opened r the o at o'clock this morning he discovered ertl that the safe had been Mown blown and the cash taken Entrance t the office was wa obtained by forcing the window on the southern side sille of the theoffice theoffice theoflice office with a Jummy The burglars chose an Ideal spot for their Initial I operation as the place Is protected from view on three sides The window which the they forced opens Into the tank yard of or the warehouse A hl high h board fence encl protected them on the east a warehouse e on the south gouth the once office Is between this window and the street I anI and the only onh view of the window Is 18 from a short street I which passes paRSes to the west o of oC the o ces The houses on this street stroet et are considerable distance away and as all nil the curtains were lowered the burglars had practically a perfect ct field for their work worl- Door Boor Not Broken When the they had 1 succeeded In enterIng enter- enter in Ing tos the office omee the first attack was upon upon up up- on n the fireproof vault The rhe outer door was quietly opened b by a small char charge e of nitro glycerine which was so 0 well judged that the combination was shattered shattered shat shat- but the door was not torn from front its hinges The rhe second door dOOt required a heavier charge charse and damaged the Inner door to a greater extent than the outer door S The attention of the burglars b was w I next directed to the safe af from which their plunder was secured This Is a a. Diebold sate safe ar weighing pounds CI Clock ck Not Stopped An After r preparing the safe for fot the the Charge harr e of nitro glycerine the burglars r piled all nil the office omee clothing of the clerks kS on the thc floor to deaden the sound lighted the tu fuse e- e stepped Into the and closed both vault ault doors The rhe afe sate was wa blown n to the floor but the shock of the explosion WU was so M slight that th the clock hanging on th the wall near the vault was not stopped slopped The Thc Interior o of the safe aCe was not badh badly hadly bad had ly h damaged The llOn Iron box which contained contained con con- the mone money was then broken open the money s secured and the bur burglars lars departed No Sound Heard So quietly was their work done that people living one hundred feet away heard no sound that would excite their suspicions suspicion As s soon roan as Mr lr Silverwood S discovered discovered discovered ered the burglary he notified Chief of Police Paul who with Detective Gilles Gilles- pie Ie went at nt once to the scene and made a a. careful examination of the premises Burglars' Burglars Tools Found I They found round a wrench two or three chisels els a brace a Jimmy and a six six- teen pound sledge e hammer with a 3 short handle hanell besides a number of oC pieces of or burned fuse use Chief Paul took the thes k e to police pollee headquarters lie le Is of M the opinion that the work was that of oC experts and professionals lie He said It would be very hard to conjecture whether or not the hur burglars IlIs remained here or left the city at once He lie at once detailed several detectives and patrolmen on the case and a vcr very close watch Is being kept for Cor suspects Carried Burglar Insurance The Continental Oil company compan carried bUr burglar lar Insurance with a Denver company company com com- pany which will reimburse them for Cor their loss No watchman Is employed b by the company compau an anil l there Is no patrolman at the depot after the departure of oC the 11 1150 50 train II IL T T. Cle Cleaver Cleavor pr local manager of the compan company stated slated that just prior to the clo closing lnA of the banks yesterday afternoon afternoon after after- noon he deposited all the money th there rc was waN In the once office save a small amount of chan change e After the tho banks hart had closed a a. number of large collections came in and these were deposited In the safe sate This I la is the lar largest amount of mone money that has bag been heen kept over night for fOl months month |