The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-05
MOVE GOODS WITH 4 Van
MOVE THEIR LOOT AROUND
TOWN
HAVE NO FEAR OF THE POLICE
They Boldly Attack Store Buildings
and Carry OF Everything
They May Need in Their
BUSINESS.

g Burglars with a moving van. ; or .ex-
press wagon and a battery ram a ttactsad
four-stery building occupied by Anton
Wenzel, at 1885, 108S-1 1890 10e2. I2ice ss,.oo+
early yesterday morning, and after
smashing in the doors of the stores. ran
sacked the different stocks and carted off
Whatever struck their fancy. The daring
OF the burglars in thus driving to rho
front door of several stores on a nuh-
lie street and carrying things with such
nigh hand may be lin measure an
pFeclateo py the fact that they carried
OH oOV pounds of dressed meats, several
sacks of flour, together with a misce1-
laneous assortment of groceries. two
sacks of ground feed and q. bale If how
III one OF the stores they demolished
the cash drawer and took what money
they found.
Inc robbery has startled even the DO
nee by its holiness. If burglars can
indulge in such plllaging ON the street
that several officers are supposed 70 ma
troll all night, it is feared that a genera
epidemic. of crime will break out In
which residences and business blocks ma
De moved from their sites without knowl-
edge OF the police until the owners re-
port their loss the next morning. In the
robbery of Mr.. Wenzers stores the bur
glars went to work as though no such
protection as police force has ever
been heard Of
Mr. Nenzel conducts butcher shop, a
grocery store and a feed store at the
above numbers. Evidently the burglars
visited the butcher shop first. They
tried to break down the door, as shown
by marks on the woodwork, but slightly
changed their tactics and smashed out a
big pane of glass, hoping to be able
to open the door from within In this
they were successful and proceeded to
move out the stock Of meats They
helped themselves to hams, beef quar-
ters, sausages, a quarter OF mutton, sew
eral pals of lard and a lot of choice
steaks that had been cut up for yester-
days business.
After piling the booty on their wagon
the burglars broke open the cash
drawer and took what change had been
left within. Then they visited the gro
/ Gerry store. Here1hey broke out an
other pane of glass and forced open the
door. 1t is not known Just how much
property was stolen in this store as the
stock is of a miscellaneous nature, but
from vacant places among the boxes OF
fancy goods and canned articles it Is
believed the burglars secured enough
groceries to run a hotel during the sum-
mer season. Doubtless, thinking OF
their good horse who might need pro-
vender while the burglars were enjoying
the good things of their hall, the robbers
| next attacked the feed store. There
are two entrances to this store, and they
! demolished both doors in effecting an en-
trance. The fact that the contents were
of a bulky nature did not deter the
burglars from taking what they wanted.
Thev appear to have loaded a bale or
| two of hay on their wagon, several sacks
of ground corn and a sack of oats. That
they might have, been ordered away by
the policeman on the beat before com
pleting their load seemed possible by the
fact that when Mr.. Wenzel opened his
! store shortly after Z o'clock he found
one bale of hay that the burglars had
left on the sidewalk
| Mr.. Wenzel heard a noise in the store
shortly before o'clock yesterday morn
ing. which doubtless told of the burglars
| presence under his sleeping apartments,
hut he thought it might be one of his
eunloves and paid no attention to It, The
| burglary was reported to the police who
are irving to get track of the moving
van the burglars doubtless used In their
operations