The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-10-24
Notes From Cen teryiIle


to be Hilbert burglars.
-Four tramps were seen on the streets
of Cleveland last Saturday aftern DON,
they partook of the amber fluid of the
flowing bowl quite freely, paying for
the same in pennies. They slowly wepd-
ed their way down to the village of Cen
terville where they arrived at about 7
o'clock in the evening, it being their in.
tention to spend the night at the tramp
station which is located there. They
entered one of the village taverns and
spent money quite freely. After some
time had thus elapsed the landlord told
them that he would now see them off
to sleep, while thus preparingthe sleep
ing quarters, one of the quartette offer
ed to sell razor to the barber, who is
located in the same building, for Is cents
and when the offer was not accepted,
offered to sell for 30 cents. They also
offered to sell some watches but found
no purchasers. The landlord then took
them to their sleeping quarters and
locked the door, as he always does They
seemed TO be tired and pretty we'll under
the influence of liquor. They carried
with them a package of eatables consist
ing of bread, sausage and cheese, which
was sufficient to last them for about
day. In the meantime one of the young
men of the village entered the barber
shop with newspaper clipping which
he gave to the brother in law of John
Grippe, the hardware dealer robbed at
Hilbert in Calumet Co. He read the
clipping aloud and the tramps seem.
ed to listen but were evidently under
the influence of the flowing bowl so
as not to comprehend the contents of the
clipping. Upon reading in the clipping
that ra2ors and watches We're stolen at
the Grippe hapdware store at Hilbert,
the young men assembled, came to the
conclusion that the razors and watches
the tramps offered for sale We're none
other than those stolen from the Grippe
store at Hilbert. They then proceeded
to the nearest telephone. it being about
9:l5 o'clock, and called up Mr. Grippe.
He confirmed the truth of the newspaper
clipping Then Sheriff George Lambries
Of Manitowoc was next notified and
after making an inquiry of Hilbert par
ties sent word that he would send out
Ia, Of h. I,
sisted if necessary by the local people in
effecting a capture. But little sleep was
had that night by large number of the
village people, various plans and meth
DDS etfecting the capture of the quartette
of burglars being discussed. 1t was
about 2:3O o'clock Sunday morning when
three deputies of the sheritf's force
namely, Max Willert, F. Gusse and J.
Pulls arrived by rig from Manitowoc.
After some consultation, during which
some favored a day break capture of the
burglars, it was finally decided to pro-
coed at once to the sleeping quarters
and effect capture. The door was
quietly unlocked and deputies and local
people under the guidance of the land
ord entered the station. The lantern
was so held upon entering as to reflect
the light to the outside and then sudden
ly turned on the sleeping quartette, who
were sleeping on undisturbed.
They were told to get up and hold up
their hands and We're Immediately hand
cuffed. One of the party had two revol,
vers and made movement under the
blankets with which he was covered as
if to reach for the same, but it was
without avail, the authorities being too
quick, Each of the other two had one,
while the fourth was unarmed. ..fter
being handcutfed they were marched to
the saloon where thorough search was
made. They We're found to have plenty
of change, two IS bills, a quantity of
razors knives and watches, also kit of
burglar tools, including nitro glycerine,
skeleton keys, jimmies and other tools.
One of the party demanded to see the
warrant on which they were arrested
but was promptly told that they would
soon see proof more convincing than a
warrant They were marched to Cleve-
land Sunday morning to meet the 10
o'clock train, Upon arriving at Mani
towoc the party was met at the depot
by the sheriff, Mr.. Lambries and the po-
lodged in the county Jail. The men
gave their names as John Hopkins, Peter
Busch and James Schiller, the fourth
and evidently the leader, refusing to
give his nane.
| They were taken TO Chiffon the coun-
! ty seat of Calumet Co., for trial.