Show FAIL TO OPEN STRONGBOX Attempt Made Upon Safe at inema s made a desperate to rob tho safe saCe of or the theatre on onI I South Main street earl early this morning J A large l charge of or black powder was wasI I I used but tho the explosion failed tailed to break the door of ot th the strong box I The Janitor of or the building entered the managers manager's office which Is on tho the I second floor of or the building at about o'clock this morning Ho lie found the room full tull of or powder smoke Ho notified the police and Detective Carl Carstensen was assigned to Investigate In tho the ca case e. e The Tho detective found th that t apparently tho the robbers had hidden in the tho building following the close of or the last performance perform perform- ance anee last night Later the they obtained I entrance to the managers manager's office b by boring a hole in the door with a brace ce I II I and bit and reaching Inside to I late the loick Tho The safe sate was found In a small smaIl room fin in connection with the office The Tho cracksmen used a steel drill to bore a ahole ahole I hole above e the combination lock InI Inserted in inserted In- In a quantity of bla black k powder and andI I attached a a. fuse Apparently no at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt was made to muffle the tho re resultIng resulting result result- I Ing explosion I Falling in their attempt to lo wreck tho the safe sate the men made their escape I through a rear exit without stopping I to discover er whether the they could open the ito door of the strong box The police I found that the explosion had wrecked Ithe the lock and that a turn of the knob opened the safe sato I The Tho evidently believed that I the tho receipts from Saturday and SunI Sunday Sun- Sun diy day had been left letL In tn tho ito box AccordIng AccordIng According Accord- Accord I I Ing to the manager only was In Inthe inthe I I the safe as the receipts arc are always re reI removed ro- ro moved day The weekly payroll I I had also depicted depleted the tho supply of or ca l. l 1 |