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Show DETECTIVES I VERY BUSY I Fifty Experts Trying to Run Down New j York Safe Blowers New York, March 17 Fifty detec- 'ttves were at work today trying to 5 (run down the cracksmen who robbed I Martin, Simon & Sons' pawn shop on the east 6ide some time yesterday of more thaD $250,000 worth of Jew-I Jew-I 6lry, one of the moat daring and suc-f suc-f oessful robberies committed In this city wlthfcn the memory of the present pres-ent generation of policemen. It comes as a climax to a series of safe blowing robberies which for more than nine months has engaged the attention of a special "safe squad" of detectives organized b Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty. Dough-erty. l Since January 13 more than 20 safes have been cracked and robbed In the lower east side section, where yesterday's yes-terday's big haul was made. The police believe that the robbers are the game as those connected with many of the previous burglaries and in the one Instance they have a clue! I to this effect. Gloves Only Clue. When Herman Shapiro's pawn shop Ion the Bowery was robbed of $6000 by cracksmen last Thursday night the (robbers left behind them a pair of cotton glovep which they had ir -i to avoid finger prints. The tobber of the Simons shop left behiud two pairs of similar gloves This vague clue, however. Is the only one the i detectives are known 'o have. The care with which the burglars cut their way by a devious route from (an adjoining cellar to the Simons building convinces the detecties they wrre very familiar with the premie)) prem-ie)) The men had carefully avoided avoid-ed using the basement stairway which was opened to them, but had sawed their way through two floors appar-t appar-t lently knowing that the stairway was (wired with burglar alarms. Attack on Walls. In like manner, when they reached ithe blc vault in the pawn shop, they did not touch the great steel doors lor their locks, but attacked the walls, Itwo feet thick. The vault contained valuables worth $800,000, according to Simons, $600,- 000 In Jewelry and watches on which money had been loaned. 1130.000 In I negotiable securities and $60,000 in 'notes, as well as $$000 in cash and checks. Threw Bonds Away The thieves took the bonds and notes, but threw them away before Heaving the building. In the vault they jtook nothing but diamonds and light Jewelry contained in 24 drawers. 1 Watches and other jewelry of less i value, packed away in 260 small drawers draw-ers and compartments, were not taken, tak-en, although all the drawers had been pulled from their places and the, jewelry and watches dropped on the 1 'floor until they were a foot deep. |