The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-05
Deputy Sheriff 0'Hare and Police
Officer Leik Nail Two AL
legged Robbers.
MAKE PARTIAL CONFESSION
Tom Brown and John Berg Occupy Cells
at the County Jail Charged with
Larceny-Long Under Po-
lice Surveillance.

AS a result of the efforts that have
been made to put an end to the reign
of the burglar in Kenosha, Tom
Brown and John Berg, both claiming
Rochelle, ILL.,, as their home, are oc-
cupying cells in the county jail
charged with the crime of larceny.
The men were arrested at O'Clock
this morning by Deputy Sheriff
O'Hare, who had as his aid John
Leik of the Kenosha police force.
The men are charged with being con-
nected with several petty thefts in
Kenosha and the surrounding terri
tory, and when a barn which had
been rented by the fellows was
searched, property valued at over a
hundred dollars was found. 1t is al
legged that all of this property was
stolen. Berg, the younger of the
pair, has made partial confession to
the sheriff, and it is thought that he
will reveal the whole story Of the
workings of the men.
The arrest ofathe fellows by Deputy
owen O'Hare seems to have been due
largely to a piece of bad luck that be-
fell them. g5The men had been some
where north Of the city, and they
we're driving down Main street at a
terrific rate. Just after they crossed
the Main street bridge one OF the
wheels of ethe wagon broke, and be-
fore there was time for it to be te-
paired Deputy aO'Hare had closed
down on them and placed them under
arrest. For several days the police
have had the fellows under surveil-
lance, and uOficer Leik was after
them whensDeputy O'Hare stepped in
and took the prize.
Thes,deputy and the patrolman at
once took the men to the county jail,
and although they protested their in
nocence in gwords profoundly deep
they weres locked up. The deputy
sheriff atsonce summoned Police Off.
Ger Newhouse, and the two went tc
the old barn on the William Engel
property, which had been used by the
men ASA storeshouse.
The first thing found in the barr
was bigSswo1f lap, robe valued al
sixty dollars which was afterward
identified as the property of Dunno.
backe Bros. Added to this lap robe
the officials found half dozen othe1
robes, several horse blankets and al
overcoat. 81 There was also sack con
tanning a number of partially dressed
chickens. The;two men had rented
another barn on Ashland avenue bu
there was Gnothing of suspicious
nature found in this building.
Brown claims that he purchased the
Dunnebacke lap robe in small tow1
in Illinois but this statement wa!
nade' before'Berg had been placed il
the sweat box.
When Berg was taken in charge b.
Sheriff Timme and Chief of Police
Reinoldshe lostGhis nerve and STATED
to the officers that he had been anxious
to get outs,of the business for SOM
time. He admitted that he had mad
three trips,with Brown to steal chick
ems and turkeys and agreed to TAX
the officers to the place where thu
owls had been taken.
The two men have been in Kenosh;
for over a month and they seemed t
be doing some sort of commission
business. They had sold chicken
and turkeys to several of the market
of the city. A short time ago tn
chicken coop of James Larsen in tn
town of Pleasant Prairie was robbed
of more than thirty turkeys and it i
claimed that this was the work of tn
pair.
Both men will have hearing lat
this afternoon but it is probable tina
the officials will take a continu
ance in order to give them a chance t
look up the records of the men.
Police officer Stevens also had
finger in the pie as he was laying il
wait for the return of the men at TIL
barn on the North side. The mel
evidently discovered this fact an,
went past the barn and took for tn
other house in the South part Of tn
city.