Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-03-10 | Page 9 | Watchman Left to Die

WATCHMAN LEFTTO DIE Robbers Plan Horrible Death But Fuse Fails to Reach Explosive Chicago Mar. 9. Bound an, gagged by robbers, Peter Hoohgurtel, a watchman employed by a coal company, com-pany, watched for minutes early today to-day the burning of a fuse toward a charge of nitro-glycerine. the explosion explo-sion of which would have meant his imtant death The robbers overpowered the watchman and entered the office of the coal company with hie keys, taking tak-ing him with them. After they had poured a charge of nitro-glycerine into in-to the cracks of the safe, they lighted light-ed the fuae and retreated, leaving the watchman lying before tho safe door Fuse Went Out. When the fuse had burned almost to the charge, it sputtered and went out. After waiting some time for the explosions, the robbers attempted to return but 'he spring lock had snapped snap-ped on the door of the office which they had shut behind them and thev bad left the watchman's keys on tho inside Before they could force the door the were frightened off by passers-by."