The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-14
GET STOLEN AUTO.
Big Car Stolen From Chicago
During Automobile Show
Found 10 kenosha
ALLEGED THIEF IS CAUGHT
Man Said To Be Theodore Thie1, of He
bron, Ind, Charged With Steal
ing the Car Was Working
at Jeffery Plant

| The police of Kenosha, aided by
Ted Collier and Robert Symmonds, of
the Jeffrey company, have solved the
mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of the big Stearns automobile
from Chicago during the recent au-
tomobile show, as big car alleged to
have been the stolen car, was dis
covered in the barn of Harry Parker,
at the south end of Durkee avenue
this morning. The car was found by
| Collier and Symmonds aud they at
once reported the find to Chief of
| Police O'Hare and the car has been
placed in the Kimba1l and Kraii barn
on Park street pending investiga-
tons. The car has been IN Kenosha
| for nearly three weeks and it is al
1 legged to have been broughtshere by a
| man supposed to be Theodore Thiel,
of Hebron, Indiana. The man was
working at the Jeffery plant until last
night under the name of Dan Tronby.
William Shields, who is said to have
been his partner and who was acting
as valet for Thiel, is in the custody
of the police with his alleged en-
ployer.
Thie1 was arrested by Assistant
Chief of Police Newhouse just before
one O'Clock this afternoon. At that
time the assistant chief was closely
guarding the apartments of Thiel ex-
pecting him to return to the room.
While waiting Newhouse thought he
heard something moving in the closet.
Drawing his revolver he went to the
closet and, pushing aside heavy
overcoat, he found Thie1 crou ching
behind it. He hurried Thie1 to jail.
The man refused to make any state
ment, but said he would talk later.
The police captured with Thie1 great
lot of stuff some of which is alleged
to have been taken from the Rambler
| factory.
Shields claims that on the night the
automobile show closed Thie1 hired
him as his body servant and that he
gave up his position as an elevator
boy at the Woodstock building in Chi
cago to go with him. He claims that
/ Thiel had never said anything about
where he got the car. The two went
in the car to Hebron, Indiana, where
1 they visited Milton Thiel, the father
of the man, and later they slipped
through Chicago and brought the car
to Kenosha. It had first been housed
at the barn owned by DR.. Windesheim
and later it was taken to the Parker
barn. It is alleged that the car was
taken to this barn in order to make it
easy to slip out of the city. All num-
bers and name plates have been re-
moved from the car and yet it is GER
tain that it is Stearns car and that
it is sixty horse power car of the
latest pattern. 1t is stated that the
car is valued at S., 900.
After Thiel and Shields stored the
car in Kenosha they took rooms at
Madison House on Prairie avenue and
had been living in great deal of
style. This morning the police took
charge Of the rooms and an officer in
plain clothes was stationed at the
house to make every possible effort to
locate them and cause their arrest.
In the meantime the Chicago au-
/ thorities have been communicated
with and the men are being held
pending their instructions.
Shields tells a weird story of his
trip with Thie1 in the alleged stolen
car. 1t is claimed that on the light
of the show he and Thie1 left the city
and went to Hebron, Ind, and spent
4 several days with the parents of
Thiel, who he claims are people liv-
ing on farm. Thiel had told Super
intendent Symmonds at the Jeffery
factory that his father was a banker.
After the pair left Hebron they went
over into Illinois, and finally went
through Chicago. Shields stated that
tinguished when the car was taken
through Chicago. The couple came
at once from Chicago to Kenosha and
stored the car. Shields had been
promised good position by Thie1,
/ but he had not as yet gone to work,
! and claims that he had received no
money from his employer. He stated
that Thiel seemed to have some
money. Shields was we'll dressed.
While Thiel gave the assumed
name of Dan Tromby at the plant,
the men who worked with him declare
that he was man of refinement and
education, and it is thought that at
least a portion of the story told by
Shields is true.
The car belonged to Walter Citizens,
the agent for the Stearns company in
Chicago, and after spending a week
searching for the car he turned the
search over to the Auto Insurance
company two days ago. Detectives
| passed through Kenosha on Wednes-
day seeking some trace of the car,
and the story published In the News
Thursday night resulted in the car
being found.
| Walter Citizens, the owner of the
| car, was interviewed this morning
over the phone and he was delighted