Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-06
Balance of the Goods Stolen
From Clinton Store Recov-
cred in Chicago
JEALOUS WOMAN GIVES cLEw
Former Iowa Convict Thought to Have
Been the Rinsleader in the Robbery,
Which Was One of the Largest That
Ever Took Place in the State
Other State News.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Clinton, Nov. 6.-The balance of the
! furs stolen from the Grossman store
in this city last spring have been re-
covered. This was one of the largest
robberies ever committed in Clinton.
Part of the furs were recently recov-
cred in Des Moines. Now the balance
has been recovered in Chicago. Detec-
| tives have been at work on the case
more or less all summer, and their work
has been of the cleyerest sort. A dis
patch sent out from Chicago gives the
following particulars:
| Thru a woman's jealousy, the Chi
cago police have discovered the former
| repository of thousands of dollars
| worth of stolen furs, the proceeds of
robbery at Clinton, and arrested Lulu
Moll and Maggie Winters, believed to
be confederates of Richard A. Wade a
criminal lawyer, and former resident OF
Ottumwa, Iowa, who is now fugitive
from justice on the charge of disposing
of part of the stolen property.
The place raided was at 50 Peoria
street. The police believed that the
raid uncovered one of the largest
fences in Chicago, where bold gang
Of thieves has for long time been
disposing of the proceeds of burglaries.
Charles Mol, alias Miller, the hus-
band of one of the women arrested at
the place, is believed to have been one
of the prime movers in the Clinton rob-
berry. He was released from the Iowa
penitentiary shortly before the rob-
berry, and it is said that woman in
Fort Madison became infatuated with
him. She knew of the robbery and
where the goods were placed. Then,
when she was deserted by Moll, and
learned that he was living with another
woman, she told the police.
Moll is now serving a term in the
Michigan penitentiary for robbery
committed recently in Lansing. He
has long criminal record, the police
say, and is wanted in several cities.
The Clinton robbery is said to be only
one of many committed in various
states by him and a band Of Chicago
burglars working together.
According to the woman who gave
the police the information which re-
suited in the raid on the Peoria street
house, the place has long been used
as a repository for stolen goods from
all over the country. Moll was the
leader of the gang, according to her
information, and furs comprised the
greater part of the plumber, as they
were always readily saleable at good
prices to the large Chicago dealers.
When the detectives raided the place
nothing of value was found, and 1T is
believed that following the discovery
of the furs stolen in Clinton, a great I
deal of booty that had been stored !
there was removed.
Last Saturday information was re- T
ceived that Attorney Wade had at
tempted to dispose of the furs to Ship I
py & Co., whose store is on West Jack I
son boulevard Shippy consulted a
friend, who told him that the furs had i
been sold to Grossman of Clinton sew
eral months before. Wade took the furs {
away. according to Shippy. soon after
ward and the police traced them to
Harry Rosenthai & Co.'S fur store at I,
200 State street. The proprietors show
ed the police a bill of sale for the furs
signed by Wade, and the police then
traced the furs to III. Franken & Co.'S
fur store at 213 State street. The pro-
prietor of that establishment said he
had purchased the furs from Rosenthal. 4
The furs were seized and are now held
1t the central police station.
Lieutenant Rohan expects to have :
Wade in custody shortly.