The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-27
Fritz Borkenhagen, Charged With
Robbing Krah Saloon, Nipped
by Chief 0'Hare
HAD + EN- 0NEY IN HIS POCKET
Man Refused to Admit His Crime, but
Consented to Return a Portion
of the Money-Has a Police
Record in Other Years

brought more fame to the Kenosha
police force Friday night when he
made clever capture of Fritz Bor-
kenhagen, who was charged with
burglary. Borkenhagen was arrested
at the North Western depot just after
10 O'Clock Friday night, and he now
occupies cell in the county lail
awaiting hearing, which will prob
ably take place some time this
week. Borkenhagen is charged with
burg1arizing the saloon of Robert
Krah, at the corner of West Main and
Middle streets.
The saloon was entered at an early
hour Friday morning, and SIS taken.
Borkenhagen had been seen about the
saloon during the evening and suspi-
cion at once attached to him. Ali day
Friday the officers were searching for
the man, but they failed to find any
trace of him. Late Friday night the
chief started out to run the fellow
down, and he located him at the
depot.
Borkenhagen, who had been ar
rested on similar charge before, at
first denied all knowledge of the
crime, but when the chief took him
into custody and searched him he
found SIS in his pockets. The money
was still in the bag which had been
taken from the saloon. Seeing that
he was up against it pretty hard
Borkenhagen consented tosreturn the
fifty-five dollars to Krah. He refused
to say what he had done with the other
twenty dollars.
The robbery of the saloon had
evidently been carefully planned.
Borkerhagen had been acquainted
with the saloon and had known that
Krah was in the habit of keeping
money in a drawer near the cash
register. He was evidently aware of
the fact that Krah had forgotten the
money when he closed up his saloon
just before midnight Thursday. An
hour after the saloon had been gclosed
a window at the side of the saloon was
forced open. Nothing but the money
was taken.
The robbery was discovered when
the barkeeper opened the saloon FRI
day morning and the police were at
once notified. The officers were sent
out to. search for Borkenhagen at once,
but it is thought that he left the city
for the day and did not return until
late in the evening.
James Grewenow Implicated
James Grewenow was arrested on
Sunday afternoon by Chief Of Police
O'Hare on charge Of being an ac-
complete of Fred Borkenhagen in the
robbery of the saloon of Robert Krah
on Middle street last Friday morning,
and he is now in the county Jail await
ing a preliminary hearing. He will
be charged with Borkenhagen with
burglary.
The arrest of Grewenow came as
result of a confession made by
Borkenhagen on Sunday afternoon.
Borkenhagen had been in jail since
Friday night and when the pre-
1iminary hearing was started on
Saturday the district attorney took a
continuance of the case to look after
the evidence.
Borkenhagen was taken back to Jail
and on Sunday afternoon Chief
O'Hare put the man in the sweat box
with the intent of finding out who was
with him to aid him in the robbery.
The sweating process proved decidedly
successful as Borkenhagen told the
whole story of the crime and imnli-
Gated his partner Grewenow. Borken-
hagen declared that the two men had
planned the robbery and that Grewe-
now had broken the window through
which entrance to the building was
made and that he had kept watch ont
side while Borkenhagen looted the
cash drawer. When arrested Grewe-
now declared his complete innocence
of the crime. However, Borkenhag gen
declares that Grewenow got a portion
of the money, but no money was found
on his person when he was arrested.
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