The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-09
Louis Karchot Arrested for Bur-
gIary Tells of Robbng Fair
Store Sunday Night.
WORKS IN STORE TWO HOURS
Karchot and His Companion, Who Es-
capped Claimed to Have Been at
Work for a Long Time
Without Discovery.

Louis Karschot, arrested late Mon
day afternoon by Chief of Police
O'Hare on a charge of robbing the
Fair store, told an unusual story to
the police and an effort is now being
made to capture Frank Max, Mil
waukee man, who is alleged to have
been the partner of Karschot In crime.
The two men are both new corners In
Kenosha and from the descriptions
given of Max it is evident that both
are ignorant Germans and it is evi.
dent that they had heard of the fact
that Kenosha was easy and decided to
make an effort to get some easy
money for the winter. Karschot
claims that he met Max at the Bijou
theatre on Sunday night ard that
Max asked him to aid in the work of
robbing the store with the under
standing that the two would splic the
proceeds of the robbery.
i Karschot alleges that he went to
the store with Max and that fter they
! had broken open the back window he
waited outside the place while Max
| went inside and made the selection
of things. Karschot claims that he
worked out in the alley back of the
store packing the articles in a grip for
more than two hours and 10 the entire
time he did not see police officer or a
merchant police. The articles were
packed in three grips and the men
took the grips and started north.
They slept in a barn near Swan S
woods in Somers Sunday night and
Monday morning a1d just after noon
they got up and changed their clothes
and started to take the road. Max
was the first to leave and he arranged
with Karschot to meet him at the tan
merry in Racine at four O'Clock to
divide the booty. Karschot was a
little late getting away and he was
seen by some people in the neighbor
hood who hurried to Kenosha and
gave the tip to Chief O'Hare.
The chief at once started after the
fellow and after tracing him along
the railroad track for more than two
miles found that he had gone over to
the sand road with the intent of TAX
ing car for Racine. Karschot was
waiting for car at Pipers park when
he was discovered by the chief. He
had the grip filled with clothing and
jewelry IN his hand at the time and
when the chief started to open the
grip Karschot started to run and the
chief fred two shots at him before he
was captured. Karschot was unarmed
and he made no fight against comm
TO Kenosha with the chief. Later he
was taken to Racine and sent TO meet
Max, but the latter did not keep his
appointment at the tannery aud he
has not as yet been taken. Karschot
had nearly 5000 worth of merchandise
including clothing, jewelry and mem
furnishings aud he declared to the
police that Max got even more stuff
than Ia@ did L is thought that the
total amount Of stuff taken from the
store will be considera BILE over $500
Only d part Of this had been missed.
Karscnot will be held on a charge of
grant Iarceuy and burglary and the
hearing of the case will be continu ed
until the officials have had a chance
to capture his partner. Karschot in
sisted that he had not been connected
with any other crime in Keposha.