Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-10-28
LAST NIGHTS BURGLARY

ms is the burglary season, also the
harvest time OF the hold-up man, and
the house breaker. The science Of it
has not been entirely explained, but
stealing seems to be more popular
just when winter begins to draw nigh.
Last night the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyanowski, living just across the
street from the brewery was entered
just after six O'Clock by man who
was certainly no novice at the bust
ness.
The family were all in the kitchen
at the time, the lights had been turned
On IN the dining room, but not in the
sitting room. Mr.. Boyanowski was
seated 10 the kitchen holding one of
the children on his lap, his wife had
just stepped in the back kitchen as
she was preparing supper, when one
of the children was sent to close the
front COor. A moment later the
Oldest son discovered a quick fash of
light in the bed room occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Boyanowski, which opens
Off from the sitting .roum. The boy
spoke to his mother about this, but as
she thought it was mistake she paid
but little attention 10 the same. 1t
was not long before another flash was
discovered close to the outside window
OF the bed room, no noise was heard,
however, and as the flash was very
quick and short but little was thought
OF 1t, as no one dreamed of burglars
at six O'Clock in the evening. From
where the oldest son, a boy about Is
years old was sitting in the kitchen,
he could look through the dining
room into the sitting room where ne
saw dim shadow of a man. He
Immediately gave the alarm and made
a rush for him, but the burglar knew
his business and was not at all ratified.
He went through the sitting room
into the hall and out the front door,
and as he did this so quick and still
that it was impossible to get much of
a description of him. He seemed to be
well dressed, wearing short over
coat, either brown or gray. He wore
something on his feet that prevented
him from making the least sound even
door. The queer part of the affair is
that after the little girl closed the
front door, which also had a screen
door on the outside, that closed with
spring and no way visible OF faSten-
ing it open this screen door and the
heavy front door were found wide
open three minutes after being closed.
1t rather looks as though the man
doing the work on the inside had a
partner on the outside to
make sure that the doors were
in shape to admit hasty retreat.
1t is also quite plain that the burglar
carried an electric flash light used by
policeman in large cities. 1t is also
self evident that he knew just what
part of the house he wanted to visit
and just about where to find what he
was looking for. AS lie entered the
bedroom he went Immediately to the
closet where there was considerable
clothing hanging on row Of hooks
reaching nearly around the closet,
here he did his work in no hasty and
shiftless manner, he begun at the
back side Of the closet, taking down
one garment after another and laying
them in snug neat pile. 1t was on
the last hook next to the door that
he discovered Mrs. Boyanowski's
purse hanging on nail, under one Of
her aprons. He Immediately left the
closet with the purse, but stopped in
the bed room, went through the purse
taking out $500 in bills and about
S4.OO in silver, when he left the purse
and pocket handkerchief that he
found in the same, both laying on the
bed. 1t is quite plain that he. went
through the upper drawer of the
bureau, either at this time or when he
first entered the bed room. He then
went out the front door and straight
across the street and around the
south end OF the brewery; and dis
appeared in the darkness. 1t was
one of the boldest and SmOothest
burglars in the history of our city.