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Show BURGLARS MAKE DESPERATE FIGHT Son Francisco, April 4. Attracted by a terrific explosion of dynamite which tore up the sidewalk in front of the Athenian building early today, the police surprised Thoma6 Ryan and Frank Smith, cracksmen, and captured cap-tured them after a running revolver battle which lasted several blocks. Tho fight ended iu a band to-hand encounter en-counter In a lodging house, where the fugitives took refuge and wero overcome. over-come. The men were attempting to loot a safo located under the sidewalk, but miscalculated the charge of dynamite necessary. |