The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
Joseph Hertzberger Arrested on
a Charge Of Burglary After
Sensational incident
TABLES TURNED ON R0BBER
TIL at J. A. Winberg's Store When
He Faced Revolver Held
by Julius B1Oxdorf

A most daring attempt to rob the
store Of J. A. Winberg, on Pearl street,
was nipped In the bud just before six
O'Clock Tuesday evening, when Joseph
Hertzberger who had attempted to
Etouch the store for what money there
was in the cash register found himself
facing a revolver held by Julius Biloxi
dorf, and so determined was Bloxdorf
in his use of the gun that Hertzberger
| gave up the fight and was held at the
store until he could be turned over to
| two police officers and taken to the
county Jail He is held on a charge Of
burglary, and last night he made full
confession to the police officers. He
will have hearing late this afternoon.
Harry Hansen who is alleged to have
! been confederate of the man escaped
and the police are still looking for him.
Hertzberger, who when he was ar
rested gave the name of Joseph HUT,
had been seen about the Winberg store
several times Tuesday, and Julius Blox-
derf who lives near the store had watch
ed the accused man and Hansen, and
being convinced that they were con-
templating a robbery Of the store he
went over to his house and got re-
velver and then took up a vigil to await
for developments just before six
o'clock Hansen, who was formerly en-
ployed at the store, went in, and find
| ing Ernest Miller, the clerk alone in
the store he stated that he wanted to
get a coat which he had left there at
the time he quit work some time ago.
Hansen got the coat and then returned
to the front. room of the store and told
Miller that he wanted to get some
| pickles. Miller went to the basement
to get the pickles aud Hansen accom-
panied him. Hansen attempted to get
Miller into conversation in regard to
some things in the cellar but Miller
hearing the door open upstairs started
te1Tgos to the main room of the store
Hansen tried TO stop him but Miller
rushed up the stairs and when he got
there he found Hertzberger standing
IN front of the cash register and Julius
Bloxdorf standing over him with re-
voRer. In the mean time Hansen see
ing that the plot to rob the store had
been frustrated and knowing the store
pretty well managed to escape through
one of the back doors and got away.
Hertzberger evidently realized that he
had been caught in the act and he made
no effort to get away but, covered by
the revolver in the hands of Bloxdorf
he cody waited for the coming of the
police officers, who took him to the
station. At the police Office Hertzberger
was at first not inclined to talk but
later he told the whole story of the in
cident and admitted that he and Han
sen had planned to rob the store. The
man did not get away with a cent of
money as Bloxdorf had timed his en-
trance to the store in such manner
that Hertzberger had no chance to take
afsingle coin out Of the cash drawer.
Hertzberger is well known about the
city but is not the prize fighter of the
same name
The officers have not as vet been
dpI0 W Huu ally trace OF hansen. 1t
was at first thought that Hansen had
caught a train out of the city imme-
diately after the robbery but later it
was learned that he had returned to his
father Is house and changed his clothes
and it is thought possible that he is
still in the city. It is now claimed that
Hertzberger went into the Winberg sto-
re at noon on Monday and while Mr..
Winberg himself went to the basement
to get pickles touched he cash register.
At any rate after the man supposed to
be Hertzberger had left thes store it
was found that $500 was missing.
Hertzberger declared to the police that
he had never taken anything from the
store and that he had never made an
effort to rob it until the time he was
captured. Bloxdorf is entitled to great
credit for the manner in which he held
up the man and held him until the off
GERS arrived