The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-20
BOLD BANDITS WORK QUIETLY
Wright at the Point of a Revolver is
Forced to Hand Over His Purse
and is Congratulated for Being Of
Frugal Nature.

@ Hands up and no fooling and re-
member we mean what we say!"
This was the rather unusual salutation
for Kenosha in which form Ar
chic Wright, employed as an cleo
trician at the plant of the Chi
cago Brass company and residing
at lois Elizabeth street, was greeted
by two men at the corner of Con-
gress and Elizabeth streets on Tues
day night just before midnight.
The order of the men was emphasized
by the pressure of a big Colts revolver
close to the face of Wright and the
latter, who is of timid and retiring
disposition, complied with the orders
and the two men went through his
pockets and secured from him 1898.
Not only this, they complimented him
for being of frugal nature and in
sisted hat the sum of money secured
was more than they were accustomed
to find in the pockets of so young a
man. Wright was scared and after
the men had robbed him they escaped
and he is not able to give any too
good a description of them. It is pref
ty certain, however, that the men were
old hands at the business and the clean
and calm manner in which they went
through Wright S pockets Indicated
that they had offciated at similar
functions before.
Wright who is about -trenty-five
years OF age had attended card party
given by the Caledonian society at Odd
Fellows hall and in company with
Conrad Shearer, secretary of the Man
ufacturer association Of Kenosha, he
had started for his home at 11:30 in
the evening. He suggested that the
two take street car, but as no car
was in sight they walked to the corner
Of Elizabeth and Ashland avenue
when Shearer left him. Wright start.
ed west and was whistling to keep
himself company as he passed the old
Balm orchard. The two holdup men
had hidden behind the shrubs near
the watering trough at the west end
of the park and just as Wright passed
they sprung out behind him and be.
fore he had a chance to turn and de-
fend himself he was looking into the
muzzle Of the revolver. The men were
deliberate about their work. In fact
they joked with Wright about his pre-.
dicament. They took his money and
then pulled his watch out of his pocket
1t was an Ingersoll and the men after
looking it over gave it back to him.
"We don t care for dollar Watches
said one Of the men and, "you may
want this to remember what time YOU
were robbed. -" Wright trembled as
he took the watch back and the men
continued the work of frisking his
clothes. ''This is more than we are
accustomed to find in the pockets of
young fellows" said one of the holdup
men, "and we want to thank you for
showing this frugal spirit. Always
save up your money as it may help
some one out some time With this
the men took to their heels. Wright
came, down this morning and reported
the robbery to the police department
and gave the officers the best descrip.
ton he could Of the two bandits. The
two men we're Of the long and short
kind, but Wright IS description did not
fit any of the crooks who have been
under the surveillance of the police.
Wright did not entirely recover from
the fright following the incident until
this morning.
The holdup is very similar to that
of William H. Parry, Jr., who was held
up under the bridge on Ashland ayen-
ue many months ago and the men at
that time showed the same willingness
to joke with their victim as the men
who robbed Wright showed. This fact
has led the police to believe that II
is not impossible that both of the dar
ing robberies were the work of home
talent.
Chief of the Fire Department Naoyx