| Show SAFE DOORS BLOWN OFF attempt to Bural burglarize arize a ballway office tribune special ricefield Ric ifield utah nov I 1 at half past 1 this morning burglars entered the rio grande station at richfield knocked the knob off the door of the heavy fireproof safe inserted giant powder in the hole and exploded and completely wrecked the door six inches deep tearing away the harthern ear thern fireproof fire proof filling the inside bretal plate however withstood the attack and saved all the safes contents for several dabi three hard bard looking tramps have hare been hanging banging about the station sleeping Ble in a willow patch near the depot and through the day peddling homemade home made stands last monday one of them was arres arrests td tl accused of stealing a lap robe the liobe obe was founds found jn th 11 11 v n near T 40 t r ra rafail faiS r was discharged for lack of evide evidence n c en at 7 last lasit evening a company of five richfield musicians drove past the depot to a ball at glenwood near the station they met a footman fodiman who they took to be one of these tramps it had been raining and this thia morning steps were found leading from this point to the depot agent moule left his office at 1040 last evening soon after that the brooki broke a windowpane window pane reached through all from the platform and loosened the latch opened the window and entered the waiting room between tween them and the office was a heavy door which they pried open with a bar using spikes in the leverage before entering at the outside window they had made an unsuccessful attempt to force open the outside door once inside the ticket office abey the broke off the handle of the lever by which is moved the safe bolts bolta after afier the combination is open this left an aperture large enough to admit a charge of powder pushed in a little at a time the orchestra returning from glenwood heard the explosion a mile and a half from the station at then they drove by tho the depot and it is believed the burglars heard their approach and were frightened away at any rate after trying 0 in vain to drive in the combination combi nat ion they left taking bothin nothing 9 with them except a quilt which they found in the office the explosion must have been a terri terrific ficone one a piece of the iron door flew across the room and pierced clear through the wooden partition another act shot upward arid and broke through the wooden ceiling the concussion shattered the glass face of a clock in the room and particles of the eart harthern ear thern bern door filling were strewn everywhere the officers here while they think the tramps guilty guilt have no safe clue to work on they believe the job was done by the same pang gang who this fall have cracked ll 11 alio llio zi grande safes at gunnison mt pleasant payson and union pacific cafes at provo and nephi |
