Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-05-09 | Page 2 | Yeggs Fail to Crack Safe in Harris Office

FAil TO CRACK SAFE IN INa a HARRIS OffiCE Sledge Hammer Is Used Prowler Escapes Escapes Es Es- capes With 97 An attempted safe robbery robber a room prowl the netted the thief 97 burglary of an office and a dwellIng dwelling dwelling dwell dwell- ing and looting of ot a rabbit hutch hutchIn In the southeast section of the city were included in reports of ot crimes committed In the city Friday night that reached the police Saturday A A. sledge hammer and the battered door of ot a safe sate in the office of the Harris Brothers' Brothers dairy South State street discovered Saturday morning were mute evidence o of ien's efforts to enter the strongbox Friday night No trace o othe of the robbers could be found by of ot- ot FRIGHTENED AWAY Entrance to the office was gained through a basement window The sledgehammer is believed to have been carried to the office from the basement where it had been left lef by workmen employed in remodelIng remodeling remodeling remodel remodel- ing the building occupied by the dairy Nothing of value could be found missing from the office I It Itis Itis is believed the eggs were frightened frightened fright fright- ened away before completing their work or became discouraged when they were unable to lo o open the strongbox after hammering the combination knob off William Argentos Shelton hotel South V West st Temple notified notified noti noti- fied ned the police that a prowler en entered entered entered en- en his room and stole 97 cash ash from his trousers HOME RANSACKED Albert Q Cook Fifth East street reported that thieves had entered his house by crawling over overa a transom and thoroughly ransacked the rooms Five smal savings sa banks containing an unknown amount o ot of money were stolen i Breaking a small piece of ot glass from a window and thus releasing the latch robbers entered the offices of the Texas Oil on company West Wes Eighth South street and proceeded to ransack the desks in three of ot- ot tices Nothing of value could be found missing from the place J. J C. C Horn 1414 Tenth East street notified the police poUce that thieves raided raided raided raid raid- ed his rabbit hutches Friday night nigh ana and stole several rabbits