Asheville, Feb. 8—Burglars entered Denton’s and Bon Marche, Asheville’s largest department stores, here this morning, at the time when the streets were filled with church-goers, rifled safes in both stores, and escaped with an aggregate of $7,000.
In Denton’s store, the yeggmen covered Paul D. Denton, president-manager, with a pistol and left him handcuffed to the staircase in the basement.
Discovery of the Bon Marche robbery was not made until this afternoon by the owners. Around $5,000 was secured from Bon Marche while $2,000 was stolen from Denton’s.
The two stores are across the street from each other. The yeggmen forced their entrance into Bon Marche through the front door.
Investigations have failed to give any clues on which the police can work. Both jobs are believed to have been done by the same party. No arrests have been made.
Paul D. Denton, president and manager of the local branch of Denton’s, one of the largest department stores in the two Carolinas, entered the store about 10 o’clock, this morning, with the day’s mail.
He told the correspondent that as he was leaving a white man in shirt sleeves placed a pistol against his body and forced him to accompany him to the basement. Mr. Denton was chained to the basement steps.
It was 45 minutes or an hour before he was able to attract the attention of passersby. Plainclothes men failed to find any definite clue on investigation. The men are believed to have made their escape in an automobile parked in the rear of the building.
The yeggmen drilled a hole through the door safe and used a chisel in dropping the tumblers controlling the combination of the safe. That is was the work of professionals is believed certain.
From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, Feb. 9, 1925
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