The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-16
Daring Burglars Break Into the
Peterson Saloon on Main
Street Sunday Night
FOOTPRINTS IN SAND AS CLUE
Men Make Entrance to Building by
Cutting Screen From Rear Tran
som Window and Get
Away With S25 in Cash

The saloon of Chris Peterson, the
well known Democratic politician on
Main street, was entered by burglars
late Sunday night or this morning and
the men managed to get away with
cash to the amount of between $25 and
$780, So far as can be discovered
nothing but the money was taken from
the saloon. The men made an entrance
into the saloon by breaking off a screen
which guarded a transom over the rear
door of the place and they seem to
have been pretty we'll acquainted with
the conditions inside the building
Edward Buchanan, suspected of being
connected with the burglary was ar
rested at an old building in the rear
of the Hotel Fischer, known as "The
Klondyke" in police circles. At the
time of mis- arrest he stoutly denied
any connection with the crime, but he
was held pending an investigation.
Buchanan had considerable money with
him and it is claimed that he has not
been working for some time. He told
the police that this money had been
given to him, but the man who was
alleged to- have contributed declared
this part of the prisoner IS story was
untrue. He will have hearing late
this afternoon.
The main clue for the police in
searching for the men who robbed the
saloon are couple of foot prints in
the loose sand at the rear of the sa-
loon. It seems that the robbery was
shortly after the heavy rain fell on
Sunday evening and the foot prints
were very plain at the rear of the
saloon. They had evidently oeen hang
ing around the place for some time
and had carefully watched the bartend-
er close up for the evening. The sa-
loon was closed at eight 'clock and
it is thought that the robbery was com
mitted during the heavy rain which
forced the officers to seek shelter dur
ing the downpour. The men had pull
ed wagon belonging vs. the fruit
store at the head of Main street to-
the rear of the saloon and standing
on this wagon they had cut out the
screen. The transom had been left
open and they easily managed to push
it open far enough to allow them to
enter and drop to the floor below.
Once in the saloon they made for the
cash register. 1t was a double drawer
register and part Of the money had
been left in each Of the drawers. The
burglars were not without touch of
humor as when they pushed the but
ton to open the first drawer they rang
up the Ono Sale' record. The second
drawer contained $500 and when the
men opened this drawer they evident
ly pushed the no sale button again, but
desiring to aid the bartender in keep
ing his record intact they pushed the
button and registered the five dollars
which had been taken out. It is evil
dent from the manner in which the men
worked that they were well aware of
the conditions in the saloon and that
the burglary had been carefully plan
ned In the meantime several other
suspected parties are being sought
by the police and it is posi-
bic that further arrests will be made
before the day is over. The police are
determined to break up this gang of
burglars about Kenosha if it becomes
necessary to fill the Jail with suspects
in order to get hold of the right
parties.