Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-04-19
Gathered i'm by Rewey.

on Iuesuay night OF last week the
tailor shop of f. Reiger, at Boscobel,
was entered by thieves and five bolts of
the best suitings, together with Innings
and OTHER miscellaneous articles taken.
The entrance had been effected by re-
moving light of glass from one of the
lear windows and the neatness with
which the entire job had been executed
led to the suspicion that it was the
work of gang of professional burglars.
Wednesday Sheriff Rewey appeared
upon the scene on his return from Mad
ison and by this time suspicion, among
many, had been diverted to George
Ziegelmeyer Jr. callow youngster
whose greenness caused the majority
to laugh at the theory of his connec-
ton with the crime However he was
found to have skipped out suddenly and
the Sheriff, armed with a warrant,
started in pursuit, nothing deferred by
assurances that it was only "cold
scent
There was reason to believe that
Ziegelmeyer had laid his course for
Neillsville, Clark county, as there was
barber located at that place, by the
name of Rob't. Appleby with whom the
alleged criminal had been intimate
previously. The Sheriff descended on
the town in the night, and in short
time not only found that his suspicious
were correct, but had located his man
in a boarding house, in the back part of
the town. Accompanied by the Mar
shall, he affected an entrance into the
house, and was shown to the room
where Zeigelmeyer was sweetly sleeping,
only to be awakened by the gruff
''you're wanted.'
The youngster did not appear greatly
disconnected, but got up and quietly
handed over the keys to his trunk, on
demand, and manifested but little inter-
est in further proceedings. A hasty ex-
animation of the trunk showed the Off
Ger that he had made no mistake in his
quarry, and he transferred his prisoner
to the safe quarters of lookup until
time to start back.
Afterwards on being questioned
Zeigelmeyer disclaimed all completely
in the theft of the goods, saying he had
found the goods in the street, where
they had been dropped by a strange
man, two grain sacks full. He first had
a notion to take them back but did not
want to run after the man so took them
over and hid them. Seeing the officer
looked upon this tale as altogether too
gauzy to hold the waters of truth Zeigel-
meyer finally came out and made full
breast of the matter. According to his
statement tho burglary had been COM
mitted by his brother and himself, who
had been practicing this style of OBJ
tanning goods for year or more, dur
ing which time they had appropriated
goods TO large amount from different
parties, including Meyer Bros, and
Hildebrand & Co., although he stoutly
denied having taken forty dollar
shawl which had mysteriously disap-
peared, from the latter store, but his
denial fell fat before positive proof
The prisoner claimed that the cause
which led him into this lawless calling
had been the abuse he received from his
father and his poor home. Zeigelmeyer
is an over-grown boy of between seven
teen and eighteen, with but few of the
marks of an accomplished thief. His
brother, whom he alleges is his accom-
plice, is even younger, being but sixteen
The latter disappeared as soon as he
found there was danger of his brothers
capture, and officers are now in pur-
suit, but, as it is cold day in July,
when Grant county criminals are not
captured, he may be expected to ar
rive at any time.