No watchman is employed during the tifin hour although at night, Messrs, Ullmann have employed a Police watchman for many years. That the burglary was very care: fully planned for some time before obvious and the opinion was expressed that not less than four to five hours would be required to make holes through ix feet of solid brick, The thieves, therefore, must have centered the passage way. leading to the American Drug Cols office daylight on Saturday of Sunday, secreted themselves in the coal cup: board underneath the stairs and worked on the Drug Co's main wall during the night and most probably commenced the hole in Messrs. nia lack loth was found in the man's shop.
narrow passage and. this was wet, which would seem to show that the Ynleves must have worked on Sun-Gay night when the rain fell, It Sull be remembered that rain com-Imehced about 8 o'clock. This black Cloth was probably used to, cover the hole in the Drag Co's wall 80 that if by any, chance one had Tooked into the dark cupboard under the stars the hole would mot have been noticed. "AS-i, happens this éapboard is' foe Ni and during the Suiamer fants" suever used. Having; "therefor, almost reached their goal on Sunday night the thieves left morning and returned at noon, most probably effecting within half an hour or so.
That they were a considerable time at work is proved by the fact that six empty beer bottles were found in the cupboard by the police ind also evidence of food. They, therefore, were prepared to work slowly and copily, Behind them they left one brace and bit, four powerful jemmies and a jack knife. This latter was found on a show ease in the store and was probably used to prise open the showcase doors, When this method failed, the thieves did nog hesitate to use their jemmies as the broken glass and woodwork showed.
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