SCHMIDT'S LOCK WAS ALL RIGHT; But When Clerk Goeb Wanted Money He Raised the Top of the Desk and the Money Drawer Opened.

Philip Goeb, aged seventeen, of 64 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, a bright young fellow, was a clerk for Druggist Ferdinand Schmidt of 535 Amsterdam Avenue. He entered upon his duties about Oct. 1. Not long afterward Mr. Schmidt began to miss small sums from his money drawer. This drawer was in a desk, or cabinet, and was locked with a new lock, of which only the druggist and his wife had keys. View Full Article in Timesmachine »