The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-14
Unknown Man Loots the Cash
Drawer ofthe GILES Store in
Broad Daylight Tuesday
GETS A LARGE BAG OF MONEY
Man is Supposed 10 Have Taken a Train
Out of the City Shortly After the
Robbery and Clues Point to
Stevens Point, Wisconsin

The old daylight robber played a
return engagement in Kenosha on
Tuesday, when a daring daylight rob-
berry was committed at the store of
Chris. C. Giles on Middle street,
which resulted in the robber getting
away with cash to the amount of
S91. so. The robbery is supposed to
have been committed about 1890
O'Clock in the morning, but it was not
discovered until the afternoon, when
Mr.. GILES started to make up his
money for the bank, and when the
police were notified the robber had
secured a good lead on the officials
and it is possible that he has escaped.
The robber is supposed to have been
a man we'll known on the west side
and there is strong circumstautial
evidence pointing to his guilt.
The suspect came into the GILES
store just after 10 o'clock, and at the
time he was in the store Mr.. GILES
was busy in the market IN the adjoln-
ing bnilding. The man was evidently
well acquainted with conditions at the
store and he asked for small amount
of cheese. The clerk was forced to
go to the market to get the cheese,
and while he was out of the room it is
thought that the man reached around
under the counter and opened a
drawer near the cash register and
took out the bag Of money. All Of the
booty was in gold and silver and it
had been counted up in the morning
for banking purposes. When GILES
discovered that the money was miss
ing hurried search of the store was
was found the police force was noti-
fed of the robbery and Of the sus-
picions of Giles.
The officials at once went out to
look for the suspect, and it was dis
covered that he had taken a train for
the north at 12:45, and it is thought
that his destination was Stevens
Point. officer John Leik was directed
to take the first train for Milwaukee
in hopes of intercepting the man, but
waukee detectives he found no trace
of him.
In the meantime the Kenosha off
GERS followed the clue in Kenosha,
and it was found that the man sus-
pected had gone into saloon near
the depot just before the train left for
the north and had exchanged large
amount of silver for paper money,
claiming thai he did not desire to
carry the silver. He had in the
neig hborhood of 500 in silver and
gold. 1t was also learned that during
| the. morning the man suspected had
purchased. a revolver and had gone
t into saloon near the GILES store and
had Dragged to the boys in the saloon
THAT he would give them lesson in
holding up people. The. suspect IS a
young man and the men in the saloon
thought that he was fooling.
This is the second time that the
Giles store has been the victim of the
daring hold.up man, as short time
ago a man entered the store and held
up the proprietor, securing a large
sum of money. He was afterwards
captured and is now serving a term
at the State Reformatory at Green
Bay.
Police officials all over Wisconsin
have been given description of the
suspected man, and it is not thought
that Ie. "a n eScar ne caOturaA