The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-01
Edward HenseI Commits a Daring
HoId-up at the Chris. Giles
Store Saturday Night
MAKES A FULL CONFESSION
Ho1d-up Man Captured at His Home
Two Hours After the Crime and Re-
turns Money That Was Stolen
Crime Most Daring One.

Brandishing a revolver and hold
ing proprietor and clerks at bay
Edward Hensel a nineteen year old
boy held up the store of Chris Z.
Giles on Middle street last Saturday
night shortly after ten O'Clock and
managed to get away with the cash
drawer of the safe containing eighty
dollars in money and small SUM IN
checks. Before midnight Chief Rein
old had landed young Hensel in jail
and had secured a confession OF the
crime and the return of the money
taken. Arrested with Hensel were
William Meyer and Frank Schneider
who were held as accessories to the
crime but who, it is stated were not
directly connected with it.
The crime of young Hense1 was the
most daring in the criminal annals OF
Kenosha and it caused great sensa@
ton. The rapid capture of the hold
up man is great feather in the caps
of the police force of the city.
1t was just after half past ten
O'Clock Saturday night when Chris
GILES and his clerks were casting up
the accounts for the day that the
door was noiselessly opened and man
little more than boy slipped into
the room. Thinking it was belated
customer and being busy with the
books and cash proprietor Giles and
his men paid little attention to the
man. In minute however the men
turned round when they heard the
ringing shout ''throw up your
hands" The order was punctuated
by the appearance of shining revolt
yer leveled at the heads of the men
working behind the counter Without
word the store men complied to the
order and hands went up. The three
men had just time to notice that the
man who issued the command was
masked so his identity could not be
discovered. The man had on a black
mask which completely covered his
head and face while red bandana
handkerchief was tied about the neck
of the boy bandit. Hense1 worked
rapidly and with his knowledge of
the lay of the land he hurried to the
safe and removed the cash drawer
With never failing nerve he kept the
revolver pointed at the cowed trio OF
grocers while he dumped the contents
of the cash drawer into the side pocket
of his coat. 1t was all over in little
over a minute but the time seemed
longer to the men who stood with
their hands up waiting for the robber
to complete his task. When the work
was done Hense1 turned toward the
door and addressing his captives
ordered them to stand with hands up
while he made his escape. He rushed
from the store and was gone. In
minute GILES rushed to the phone
and notified the police force that the
store had been held up and Chief
Reinold and Officers Leik and Dune
backe hurried to the store in hopes of
being able to secure a clue to the
guilty man. They learned that Hen
sci had been seen about the store
earlier IN the day and losing no time
the Chief and his men went directly
to the home of Hense1 on North Jay
street.
The chief raped at the door of the
house but got no response. He peered
into the window and discovered that
young Hensel was still up and after
considerable trouble Hensel opened
the door believing that the officers
were the brother who had been out
during the evening. Reino1d at once
told the boy that he wanted to search
his room. Il don't believe that my
father would want you to do that"
said young Hense1 his nerve never
leaving him for an instant. The
father of the boy was called to the
door and Chief Reinold explained his
mission. The father told the officers
that by all means they should search
the house and ordered his son to con-
duct the officers to his room. The
boy seemed to comply willingly and
took the officers upstairs while a third
remained outside to prevent the
escape of the boy. Once upstairs
Hensel took the officers to a spare
room but Reinold was not to be put
off and at once demanded that Hensel
deal fair with him. Then Hensel
took the Chief to his own room and
the Chief searched in vain for evi-
dence. Just as he was planning to
leave the house he discovered a door
leading into an attic. Going into the
attic the Chief walked right to the
place where Herse1 had hidden the
little sack coat in which the money
was found. Here Hensel broke down.
1Its all up with me guess he said