Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-07-11
.iEWELRY STORE ROBBED.

| The jewelry store of Otto Mueller
was burglarized on Friday night or Sat
urday morning last and several hun
| dred dollars worth of jewelry and
about $500 in cash taken. The thief
entered by side window on Washing
ton street, which was pried open with
an iron instrument, presumably an
/ iron L, such as is used for drawing up
brick veneered walls to the inner tim
bers of building, for one of these was
found in the gutter near by. The lock
on the lower sash had for some time
been broken and was held down by two
nails driven in the top. A crew of
painters are at work painting the ex-
terror of the building and on Friday
had painted the sash and sill of the
window entered. The burglar left
finger marks in the fresh paint and al
so carried away good supply of it on
the knees of his trousers. The burglar
emptied several trays of rings, watch
cases, shirt waist sets, etc., all of which
were in the front part of the store. He
also pried off the lock on the cash regis
ter, running the machine and securing
some money that MIR. Mueller had left
for change. A clock which stood on
the work bench near the front window,
beside the cash register stopped al
II :55. 1t was a pendulum clock and
would stop in case it was moved or
tilted, so that it is presumed that the
robbery took place during the hour be-
tween twelve and one o'clock. when
the police force go down to the city
hall to eat their lunch. The thief no
doubt had one or more confederates
watching on the outside. Considering
the location of the store, the place of
entrance, the fact that most of the
work was done in the front of the store,
plainly observable to anyone passing on
the outside, and that light was burn
ing in the store when the thief entered
makes it one of the boldest robberies
ever perpetrated in the city. 1t no
doubt was the work of men who have
had experience in that line of work.
AS soon as the burglary was discover
ed the sheriff and chief of police were
notified and all the hotels were search
ed for suspicious characters. 1t is quite
likely that the thieves got out of town
on some night train. A reward Cf 800
is offered for evidence that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the guilty
parties.
Of late many of the towns of South |
ern and Eastern Wisconsin have been
terrorized by series of systematic |
burglaries, perpetrated almost nightly |
and it is likely that the above robbery |
was committed by part of an organized |
gang. 1t behooves people to more safe
ly guard their property.
LATEk-Sheriff Damon this morn |
ing received a telegram from the officials
at Mcmillan Jet. announcing the fact |
that two men were arrested and being |
held there on suspicion. A number of |
rings, watches and other jewelry were |
found on them The sheriff called up |
Mcmillan by telephone and got de-
scription of the men, which tailed very
well with two suspicious looking
characters seen the morning of the |
burglary near the Alexander Stewart |
Lbr. Co.'S barn.
Sheriff Damon, Chief Malone and |
Otto Mueller departed on the noon
train for Mcmillan, the latter to identity |
the jewelry. If they prove to be the |
right parties they will be brought back |
tonight and committed to the county |
Jail until the time set for their examin-
alton.