The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-05
BURGLARS AFTER
LABOR DAY CASH
DARING ATTEMPT TO LOOT MAN
Ayers MONEY BOX.
Two Houses Ransacked and Other Val
uables Taken, but Satchel with $500
Was Too Cleverly Hidden-Vest with
$500 Also Overlooked = Thieves
Wanted Picnic Proceeds.

Daring burglars were unsuccessful
last night in carefully planned at
tempt to secure the receipts of the
Labor-day picnic from the homes OF
Max Conrad, treasurer of the general
Labor-day committee, and A. E. KEEL
lington, chairman Of the committee.
The homes Of both men were ransacked
by the marauders, but the coveted cash
was not found, and the burglars de-
parted with comparatively few articles
of value.
The Conrad residence, at 2319 Bryant
avenue N, was first visited. Upon re-
firing, Mr.. Conrad had placed the va
lise containing over $500 In cash, a
portion Of the receipts Of the picnic,
upon the floor beneath the bed in
corner of his sleeping room, and had
thrown over it an old apron in order
to divert suspicion Of it's contents. Mr..
Conrad.'s brother, Paul Conrad, who o.
with his family, has recently come to
ing his home here, had over $500 in
cash in his vest hanging in his room.
It is practically all he has in the world,
and he has saved it up with the lnten-
ton of purchasing home in Minneap-
oils. "
The burglars gained entrance to the
Conrad residence by prying OFT a screen
from window on the ground floor and
breaking a lock on an inner door, they
made their way upstairs. Here they
encountered lock which resisted their
attack, and they were obliged to make
their way down stairs again.
Nothing daunted, they made their
way out of the window by which they
had entered and proceeded around, to
the other side of the house, where they
succeeded in securing entrance thru
window of the dining room: Here, on
the table, they found satchel contain
picnic, together with some memoranda
They carefully searched this for the
object of~their visit, throwing the tick
cts about on the floor in confusion
Proceeding out to the gitchen, the men
found hanging on the wall Mrs. Con:
rad s handbag, from which they secured
$3.50 in cash.
Searched Conrad's Clothes.
After going thru the contents of
the bookcase and writing desk on the
lower floor and finding nothing of value
they stealthily made their way upstairs
and entered the bedroom in which Mr.
and Mrs. Conrad we're asleep. Hanging
upon a chair they found Mr.. Conrad +
vest and coat, which they took down
stairs and out onto the front porch
Here they sat down to 20 thru the peck
cts of the garments. Two dollars il
loose change and Mr.. >Conrad's gold
watch, valued at $50, were tho net re
suits of their search, and taking witt
them Mr.. Conrad's silk shirt and silk
handkerchief, they left the house.
Believing that they had visited the
wrong house in their search for the re
ceipts Of the picnic, the burglars made
their way to the residence Of A. E. Kell
ington, 24ll Dupont avenue. N. Break
ing into the house, they made careful
search for the cash they believed wa!
within. Besides a valuable gold watcl
and some small change they were un
successful, but they carried off three 0:
four small toy banks. the property Of
the Kellington. children After taking
Mr. Kellington s trousers to the kitchen
and finding only a small amount Of loos'
change in the pockets, they took off tn
suspenders and departed, leaving tn
silk shirt taken from Mr.. Conrad =
sleepingroom.
Got His Shirt Back. 49,
This morning when Mr.. Conrad dis
covered the evidences of the burglar,
OF his residence, he hurried over to in
form his friend Kellington Of it and wa
amazed to find that the latter had ais
| peen VlSlIed Dy Jhe proWlers, While b
was still more surprised to- have handle,
to him by Mr.. Kellington the silk shir
which he had missed from his own home
The burglars we're evidently cool an,
experienced workmen and it is believe
that the robbery had been CAREFUL
planned by men who were conversan
with the arrangements for the Labo
Day picnic. The police are at work O.
the case, but have as yet discovered n
clues to the identity of the burglars.