Show B LOOT POOL HAll lEAVE GASH CASH Guns and Some Money Taken From Dixon Pool Hall Burglars broke into the Dixon Billiard Hall some time Wednesday Wednesday Wednes- Wednes day ay night and robbed it of guns money and other merchandise it was discovered Thursday ThUl morning mOrn mOrn- ing ng No clews were left ti identify identify iden- iden fy who the robbers might be though hough it was indicated it must have bave ave been done by local talent Two shotguns a 22 rifle and other ther possible smaller articles were taken from a small storeroom store- store room oom which is not in view from the ic front Chris Cluff proprietor stated Thursday morning 1650 in n cash cash was taken from its hiding dace lace in a small cabinet and apparently ap- ap to celebrate their suc- suc adventure the robbers took two wo half gallon jugs of beer also stored In the small room I Entry was gained through a small mall lavatory window in the rear of f the hall which had been pried open pen An iron bar in the window was partly pried aside with a pole till lying n near ar the window the next ext morning The opening thus provided would allow entrance by OI only y a small man or youth it appeared ap- ap eared Money In the cash register on the back bar in the front of ot the establishment was left untouched is rs were other articles of merchandise merchandise merch merch- on the back bar indicating ing ng that all the activity was confined confined con- con fined med to the part of the room In- In I from the street I The guns part of a punch board display were fastened to a board n the storeroom They were A Remington gauge 16 ump pump shotgun a Winchester 16 gauge auge hammer pump shotgun and andl anda l a Springfield bolt action repeating repeatIng repeat- repeat Ing ng 22 calibre rifle Mr Cluff believes beeves belIeves be be- eves there are other smaller arcles articles articles ar- ar cles missing from the board Mr Cluff left the establishment Continued On Page 8 BURGLARS LOOT POOL HALL LEA LEAVE VE CASH Continued From Page One some time shortly after 10 p. p p. p mm m. m he stated It was opened Thursday morning by Fred Johnson who discovered tho the open window and forced bar car some time later Sheriff Sheriff Sher Sher- iff Arzy H. H Mitchell ell was notified I Immediately and mado made an investigation investigation investigation of the premises There was little available evidence to Indicate indicate indicate In in- who the burglars might be however Because the small locked locked locked lock lock- ed cabinet in which tho the money was hidden was taken it Is felt that someone who knew tho the hidIng hiding hiding hid hid- ing place or who had seen it hidden hidden hidden hid hid- den there at closing time must have been Implicated in the robbery rob rob- bery |