Burlington, Dec. 28—Approximately $400 was stolen from the safe of the Markson Shoe Store on Main Street some time between the closing hour Saturday night and Monday morning.
The money, representing a part of the Christmas business, was deposited in the safe by the manager, Dover G. Heritage, Saturday night before he closed the store and went to his home in Graham.
Hal Wicker, a clerk, discovered the robbery at 7:15 o’clock this morning when he opened the store and saw shoes strewn over the floor, from the center to the rear door. When he made the discovery, Mr. Wicker closed the door, locked it, and went to Sellars store, where he got Ben Ferrell to accompany him back to the store to witness the discovery. He then phoned Manager Heritage, and a few moments later the police department.
Entrance to the store was made through a rear door, the lock of which was turned with a pass key after a hole had been gouged in the screen door. The pass key was left in the lock.
From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1925. Article said $500 in headline and $400 in article.
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