Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-29
MORE BURGLAR
les REPORTED
Three East Side Residences
Broken Into Last Week by
Lone Marauder.

Apparently the admoniShment pub
lished in Wednesdays issue of the
DAILY REPORTER TO the people of our
city to carefully lock and bar their
doors against night providers. was not
fully needed by all good citizens, for
again we were called upon last Thurs
| day to chronical the nefari lus work of
some, thus far, unknown mid-nie ht
prowler.
Three east side residences were visit
ed early last Thursday morn
ing. The first appearance of the rob-
Der was at the home of Mrs. John
Hamm, 2lS South Fifth street, near
the Lincoln High school building.
This occurred about two o'clock that
morning 1t the time the fire alarm
was sounded. The giving of the alarm
awakened Mrs. Hamm from her peace
| ful slumbers, and on raising up 10 bed
90 learn, IT possible the fires location,
she became conscious of someone's
presence in the room. but couldn't see
as it Was dark. Thinking it 70 be her
daughter, Miss Clara, she called TO her
but received 20 reply.
Mrs. Hamm then arose TO make an
investigation, when she Immediately
came face to face with the midnight
prowier. who seized her by the throat
TO prevent her from making an out
cry and forced her back onto the bed
Nrs. Hamm'S attempts to awaken the
household succeeded sufficiently, how
ever, to cause the unwelcome visitor
to retire post haste. After the ligh.s
we're turned on and an Investigation
made, it was ascertaine1. that the
rohber had gained an entrance by way
OF the out side cellar or basement
doors which were all ajar SO that his
exit could be accomplished with ease
Nothing was taken al the Hamm
home. The robbers search was for
money only, and l.ot succeeding in
finding that, all else in the room Of
value was left undiSturbed
Al entrance to The home Of VIM.
Wallace was then attempted, but the
awakening Of some members of the
family induced the burg ar to make
hasty retreat. From there he evil
IDENTIFY made his way directly to the
residence Of John Bremen at 1856
South Eighth street, where he entered
through back door. carelessly left
unbarred it seems for his convenience
and accommodation
The sleeping apartments OF Mr..
Bremen. were the first object of the
providers visit, where by rifllng the
trouSer pockets Of the latter, who was
SOUND asleep. he obtained about a dol
lar in small change. He then rum
mayed about the house, finally enter
ing Mrs. BreDnen's bed room. She
however. was not so sound asleep as
her husband, at once became aware of
the intra6er's presence and quickly
gave the alarm by calling to her hus-
band. The latter awakened immedi-
ately and jumping up out of bed
FASTENED to his wife's room. On
gaining his wife's room Mr., Bremen
met the burglar hurriedly attempting
to make his escape, and "made-pass"
at him, but the semi-darkness of the
room prevented him from landing his
solar plexis or knock out blow The
intruder. deeming discretion the better
part of vaior, made his exit as quickly
as possible disappearing in the dark
ness Of the night
From a description obtained of the
fellow, by those who were honored by
his visits we learned that he is large
OF stature and has good sized foot,
as the measurement. of his boot prints
in the mud near the Hamm residence
was twelve inches in length with a
heel of three by four inches.
Presumably this is the same party
that has been raidiDg a number of
Stevens Point homes during the past
week. La both Instances these pilfer-
ing operations were conducted in
identically the same manner.
The authorities here are making
every effort to bag the fellow and
our good citizens have also becomemore
wary and are continually on the look
out. We sincerely hope that the next
time he makes his rounds he will re-
ceive a wholesome reception" and
not escape as luckily aS heretofore.
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIA-