The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-11
Three Houses in Kenosha Entered by
a Most Daring Porch Climber on
Saturday Evening.
C. E. REMER HAS A CLOSE CALL
Finds Burglar in His House and the Burglar
Threatens to Kill Him--Mrs. Mary Burke
and George D. Head Also Victims.

One lone highwayman dropped IN on
Kenosha Saturday evening and as
result of four hours work he managed
to burg1arize three houses and TO get
away with booty variously valued from
three to five hundred dollars. Incl
dental to the robbery the highwayman
threatened to kill Clarence E. Remer,
and after having pleasant chat with
Alderman Head, whose house he had
burg1arized, pushed the alderman to
one side and escaped. The police have
an excellent description of the man,
but as yet they have not been able to
find any clue to his identity.
The man broke into the houses OF
George D. Head, c. E. Remer and Mrs.
Mary Burke, ali on Congress street,
and at every place he was seen by in
mates of the house, but none OF them
managed to capture him or to secure
c1ew to his identity. The highwayman
was the most daring worker that ever
visited the city. He went to the home
of Alderman G. D. Head shortly after
8 O'Clock in the evening. Mr.. Head
and his wife were sitting together IN
the library at the time. With great
daring and under the blaze of an cleo
trio light the highwaynan scaled the
nOrcF IN front of the Head residence
and gained an entrance to the rooms
on the second floor of the house.
Once in the house he seemed to have
little fear of detection and when he
left he carried away everything OF
value which he desired. Finding the
owner of the house at home he refrain
ed from making an excursion to the
lower floor of the house. AS the man
left the house he was met by Mr.. Head
who questioned him as to his conduct.
The robber was not in the least put
out by this interruption, but passed
the matter off quietly and took to his
heels, fleeing south on Congress street.
Alderman Head pursued for short
distance, but the youth of the robber
enabled him to get away The police
were notified and while they were
searching for the man he made his
wav to the home of Mrs. Mary Burke
on South Congress street and prYing
open a window with a Jimmy" he
proceeded to go through the house.
Every room was searched and as a re-
ward for his trouble the man carried
away iewe1ry, diamonds and silver
valued at over a hundred dollars.
When the work in the house was about
completed, Walter Burke, son of Mrs.
Burke, came home, and as he opened the
gate the lone robber took a hint and
left the house, rushing past the boy as
he entered. Young Burke was too ter
rifed to follow the running man and
the fellow escaped a second time for
the evening.
The next work was at the home of
c.. E. Remer, Secretary of the Petit
Mating company. Mr.. Remer and his
wife had left the house for the evening
and when they returned shortly after
10 O'Clock they noticed that there was
light in the front window. This
aroused the curiosity of Mr.. Remer
and he ran up the steps of the house.
AS he approached the door he saw
man pull down the curtain One of
the windows was opened and Mr..
Remer stuck his head into the window.
AS he looked he was accosted by the
burglar. Ren1er drew back and de-
manded of the man what he was doing
in the house. The burglar was per-
fect1y composed and told Remer to get
out of the way or he would shoot him.
Remer declared that he would shoot
the burglar and the burglar pulled his
revolver from his pocket. AS Mr..
Remer was unarmed he jumped behind
the window casing and in the melee
that followed the light was extin-
crushed and the burglar managed to
make his escape through the rear door.
Mr.. Remer at once reported the case to
the police and this morning he states
that his loss will be small, as the bur
glar managed to secure only pin be-
longing to Mrs. Remer which was val
ued at about $50.
The entire police force were search
ing for the man Saturday night and
Sunday, but no trace of him has been
found.
The splendid descriptions given of
the man seem to indicate that he is
not a Kenosha man and none of the
victims had ever seen him before.