Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-31
kRISKETS ROBBED At WESTERLY
ormer Norwich Family Lose Money Jewels Stolen
From Watch Hill Cottage Young Men Fined For
Theft Of Watch-Po1iceman Edward E. West Injured
While on Duty-Quaker Funeral For Miss Gardner
Raised Check Taken From Boston Letter Box.

The raised check of II. T. Kenyon
u Co. of Westerly, which was present.
ed to the Washington Trust company
for payment Monday. and which was
originally made payable to the order
Of Vaughn & O'Neiil, Boston, was not
picked up in the streets Of Westerly.
There was a possibility that the letter
containing the check might have been
dropped while being taken from the
Kenyon Office to the postofhce last
Friday, although the members of the
local firm did not consider that prop
able ne extra care is exercised in such
matters.
A letter of inquiry was sent to the
Boston firm. and Wednesday morning
q reply was received stating that tne
firms letter box had been broken open
and robbed early Saturday morning,
and that it was known that three other
letters besides the one from H. T.
Kenyon e CO. had been extracted,
and that each of these letters evident
ly contained checks.
1t is probable that after the original
writing on the check, save the sigma
ture, had been neatly obliterated, and
the amount raised from $685. to two
hundred and eighty -four dollars and
oaghty-four cents, the thief or an agent
came to Westerly Monday morning and
presented the check to the bank upon
which it was drawn and where the
signature would be readily identif1ed;
the date was changed to conform to
the date of presentation to give the
impression that it had just been is
sued, and to a representative Oh an out
of town business house.
Robert G. Thackeray, the teller who
received the check, at once became
suspicious, knowing that II was not
the custom of the Kenyon company to
draw checks payable to bearer. and
that the writing on the check was
do in, la with the sigma
ture. He started towards the tele-
phone for the purpose of making in
quiry of The Kenyon company and i'm
nediateiy the stranger left the bank
ing house and made his escape before
he could be detected.
When description of the stranger
was given to Deputy Chief Brown. that
officer declared that the description
Tailed with that of a former resident
Of Westerly. who was expert in fraud
ulent check work. and who had re-
Gently been released from prison after
serving q term for his wronGdoing.
Mr.. Thackeray stated just after the
transaction that there was something
in the appearance of the fellow that
was familiar which strengthened the
opinion Of Deputy Chief Brown as to
the identity of the chap who presented
the check
Emory kriskst, one of the bosses in
The Lorraine mill, who came from
Norwich to westerly, with his family.
a few months ago, has been relieved
of some of his hard-earned money.
The Krisxets occupy the lower tene-
ment Of the house. No. 100 West
Broad street Early Wednesday morn
ing 1t was discovered that the screen
from one of the windows had been
removed during the night This result
ed in an investigation and MIR. Krisket
was soon convinced that his home had
been entered By burglar. 1t was as
certained that sic in cash had been
taken. but nothing else of value was
missing.
There was evidence that the house
had been thoroughly ransacked and
that the burglar was after money and
nothing else. No clue was found that
Would aid in the detection of the thief.
The facts were reported to Deputy
Sheriff William RI. Casey. who viewed
the premises.
The money was in a small tin box
and was kept in a sideboard Mr..
and Mrs. KrislSet We're up late Tuesday
night and sat in the room talking.
Reference was made to the money in
the box. Mrs. Krisket saying that she
had taken one dollar out of the box
that day. to which her husband re-
piled that it was all right as there
was enough left to pay the rent. 1t
js possible that this talk was over
heard by someone on the Voranda,
who was lurking about the place at
tfhe time. and that the robbery result
ed.
There was a daylight robbery at the
Watch Hill house, Tuesday afternoon,
between four and six o'clock, the par
ticulars of which are kept secret in
order that the thief cannot read of
his own act. or for some other reason
equally as ridiculous. especially as
there is not the slightest clue to the
thiefs identity. One of a suite of
rooms that have been occupied by the
name party during the season, las
left unoccupied. and thief who can
re11 gold from brass. sterling silver
from plated ware and diamonds from
rhinestones, took possession and help
ed himself to all that was valuable
in the jewelry and trinket line, which
included heirlooms of priceless value.
Many articles were taken sand their
estimated value is placed at $4,000.
Just as soon as the robbery was dis
covered, Manager Dick summoned
Sheriff John II. Wilcox by telephone
from his cottage at the Hill, and also
Notified the Westerly police. A COM