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Burglars Broke Two Safes

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
April
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

But Secured Nothing Out of Them

SAFE WASN'T LOCKED

But Burglars Don't Read Placards Before Breaking Off Dials and Handles

Burglars' were at work In Ann Arbor Friday night. but failed to secure much cash. They visited the Argo Mills and in spite of the fact that the safe had a big placard, "This safe is not locked," they broke off the handle and the dial. There was no money in the safe.

They did the same trick at the office of the Tolbert Lumber yard. Here they found 85 cents in a money drawer, the sole proceeds of their robbery. The dial of the safe as well as the handle was broken off. This safe, too, was moneyless. They got into the office by breaking in the back door with an ax.

It would seem to be the work of tramps. Local talent would probably have known of the frequent destruction of the mill safes, without any money being found. It is a strange thing that the mills cannot save their safes from destruction by burglars by leaving them open.