The Bold Jewelry Store Heist
Burglars bypass a safe to clear out a downtown shop's gold and timepieces.
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The jewelry store of Thos. Redfield was burglarized Wednesday night. Entrance was gained by cutting a hole through the glass of the side window and slipping the fastenings. Eight trays of gold pens, twenty second-hand watches, a number of opera and field glasses, watch charms, and gold toothpicks and pencils were taken. The pens were mostly of the make and marked D. F. Foley, and Aiken, Lambert & Co. The burglars made their exit by the back door and through the alley. No attempt was made on the safe where the more valuable goods were stored. Prosecuting Attorney Knively has offered a reward of $100 for the arrest and conviction of each of the burglars, it being the opinion that there were more than one. The value of the goods taken is placed at $400.
“No attempt was made on the safe where the more valuable goods were stored.”
Downtown burglaries remain a perennial concern for small business owners in Yakima, though the loot—gold toothpicks and fountain pens—speaks to a bygone era of retail luxury.
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