The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-07
Burglars Break Into the Home Of
the Rev. W. W. Stevens on
Last Sunday Evening
MINISTER WAS IN PULPIT
Burglars Entered the House Through
the Cellar and Managed to Escape
gJust as the Family was Return
ing From Church


officiating as pastor of the Park Ave-
nue. M. E. church Sunday evening,
his home at the foot of Main street
was entered by burglars and the
thieves managed to get away with
va1uab1 to the amount of over forty
dollars.
The booty consisted of 1ady's gold
watch, twelve dollars in money and
several small pieces of jewelry. 1t is
evident that the men were frightened
away before they had completed the
work of footing the house and many
valuables were overlooked by them
in their haste to get away from the
scene of the crime.
Mr.. Stevens and the members of his
family had left the house just after Z
O'Clock and had walked across the
lawn to the church building. 1t seems
that their departure had been care
fully watched and as soon as they
were away from the house the thieves
made a break for it, The door leading
to the cellar of the house had been
left unlocked and the burglars forcing
their way into the cellar soon got in
to the house. They started IN to loot
the rooms on the lower floor Of the
house and after they had ransacked
the study of Mr.. Stevens they went
to the second floor and began a
systematic search of the bed rooms.
Drawers were pulled out and scattered
about the rooms. It is evident that
they were at work on the second floor
when they were frightened away.
From the nature of the work done It
seems evident that there were two
men in the robbery. They left the
house by front door which was found
open when the minister and his
family returned from church. The
minister at once reported the matter
to the police and the night men were
put to work on the case but failed to
find any clue to the guilty parties.
It is thought that the robbery was
certainly the work of local crooks and
several of them are being closely
watched. This gang of burglars seems
to be able to work at will IN the city
and it is high time that Chief Reinold
is given a couple of more police Of
ficers in order that he can have at
least one man in plain clothes to
watch the movements of these sus-
pected men. The gang is known to
the police, but the police are also
known to the gang and while the
police watch the men, the men watch
the police and as soon as an opportu-
nifty presents itself the robbers get
busy.
There are half dozen young
fellows 1oafng about Kenosha who
never work and yet at the same time
they always have money to gamble IN
saloons and to buy liquor. It would
be decidedly good plan for the police
or some officer in plain clothes to
keep close eye on these men and If
such a course is pursued it is GER
tainty that there will be stop put
to the burg1aries in Kenosha. Several
of the people are members of good
families but their parents seem to take
little interest in their methods of life
and they are allowed to daily violate
the laws of the state. These men
have no respect for the rights of any
one and the sooner the gang is landed
in the penitentiary the better it will
be for all concerned.
Robbery at Peter Lippert's
Some time Sunday night unknown
parties entered the home of Peter
Lippert on Ashland avenue and Sc
cured money to the amount of S12.
Entrance to the house was made
through the dining room window.
The money was in the trousers of Mr..
Lippert which were hanging over a
chair in the room in which Mr.. and
Mrs. Lippert we're sleeping. They
failed to hear the burglar and the
first thing known of it was when Mr..
Lippert got up in the morning and
found that his trousers and cash were
missing.
The robbery has not been reported
to the police.