Transcribed by: Lena Stone Criswell

The Daily Democrat
Marlin, Texas Monday, June 29, 1931

Marlin Store Entered
Cash Register Rifled
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Discharge of Officers "Gat" Fails to
Attract Attention Early in
the Evening.
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The "No Sale" sign was up on the Cash register as Duke & Ayers Sunday night about 9 o'clock and around $9.00 in coins was missing when jack Brooks, manager, was called to the store by Ben Taylor, night policeman, following discovery by the officer that a hole had been punched in a rear window, and raised, and entrance effected between window bars, the opening of which was 8 1/2 x 16 inches.
When, on his regular beat, the night officer made the discovery all was dark within, and having an idea that pl=ossibly the burglar was still in the store, he discharged his pistol several times in an effort to attract attention, but this got no results and the officer had to walk a block before he could make anyone understand that was something wrong on Tin Cup alley---the store opening at the rear on this famous alley.
A small, square stick about 2 feet long was found on the inside of the store near the window this morning.
The stick probably was used by the burglar to feel his way around through the store to avoid bumping into something that would make a noise.
On account of the size of the hole through which he crawled, it is believed the burglar was a small man or youth.

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