Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1916 — FOUR SAFES WERE BLOWN AT MOROCCO [ARTICLE]

FOUR SAFES WERE BLOWN AT MOROCCO

Burglars Made Haul of S2OO, Stole Auto and Came to Rensselaer and Made Getaway On Train. Morocco was visited by a band of safe crackers Wednesday night, who blew four safes, obtaining about S2OO in all, stole an automobile belonging to Carl Brewer of the Brewer Garage, which they drove to Rensselaer, whecr it was abandoned, the robbers making their escape by leaving on one of . the early morning trains. Morocco was not aware of the fact of the visit of the robbers until this morning, sleeping peacefully through it all. The places visited were the blacksmith shop of Emory Christensen, Brewer’s Garage, the Farmers Elevator and the poultry house of Daniel Hunzicker. It is supposed that there were two buggy loads of the robbers, as some citizens saw two buggies driving along the railroad tracks, each containing strangers. Aside from the stolen automobile, which was brought to this city, no other trace of the thieves has been found. That the robbers were a bunch of professional safe crackers is evident by the fact that they mn.de no noisein blowing the safes, and evidently took their time to making their rounds. At the Christensen blacksmith shop the safe was not blown, the thieves working the combination. The money box? was broken into and $165 taken, and a punch and sledgehammer, which were probably used in the robberies at the other places. At the Brewer garage the door of the safe was blown to bits, the money box broken into and SIOO in currency —taken. Some papers were also taken, .which were later found in a lumber yard. A Ford automobile belonging to the owner of the garage was also taken and was the one found in Rensselaer this morning, being used for the purpose of coming to Rensselaer with the intention of catching one ofthe early morning trains to Chicago. At the Farmer's elevator the combination of the safe was worked, and the strnig box was .taken into the coal shed, where the robbers left a check for $4. About $22 in currency was obtained at this place. The produce market of Daniel Hunzicker was the fourth-place, visited, where the safe door was blown off, but nothing was obtained. Following the discovery of the thefts this morning telephone calls were sent to all the adjoining towns urging that the authorities be on the lookout for the car. which was stolen at the garage. Marshal Vern Robinson was given the license number of the machine and also the engine, number, and set. out in search of the car. F. A. Gruver, who is employed by the telephone company of this city, also obtained the numbers and found the car bearing the corresponding numbers at the Monon- station, and it was taken to the Schroer Garage to await the arrival of the owner.. The car was not damaged. ■ Mrs. Harry Gallagher, wife of the proprietor of the depot restaurant, saw the occupants of the car at about 5 o’clock this morning, who were at that time attempting to start the car. There were three of them there at that time.

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