Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-06
YOUTHFUL 9HoPlIFTER con-.
FEssEs 70 WHOLESALE rHEFTs
FROM CEDAR RAPIDS STORE.
sYsTEMArIc LARCENY OF
FuRs AND DRESS GOODS
Hundreds Of Dollars Worth Of Apparel
Taken From psnsks Store During
Past Few Wssks-eortion Of Loot
Found in Roems-Trunk and Several
Suit Cases Filled With Goods.

Ce0A4 RAp100s NOV "a coihpAe
confession was made Wednesday after
noon to Detective Mcguire. by young
man giving the name Of Adrian Batch
elor, of having robbed the C. Denecke
store OF hundreds Of dollars worth OF
goods. They consisted mostly OF cost
ly furs, and higher grades OF dry
goods.
Young Bachelor was arrested
Tuesday evening by Detective Nc
CURE, and was taken to the station.
He gives his age az Is years. He had
been employed by Mr.. Denecke for
the past month. At first, it wss
thought that his theft was small, and
could be settled quietly. But as De-
tective Mcguire worked, he uncovered
the enormity Of the thefts.
None of the furs taken was valued
at less than $50 and some were
valued as high as $500. But the store
was not the only place that was the
victim of young Bachelor He worked
the railroads too. His scheme in rob-
bling the store was to send a package
to the delivery department, and have 1t
sent to the address Of well known
people. He would manage to get there
before the delivery boy and relieve him
Of the bundle, and then take it to MS
rooms on Second avenue. There. the
police found that he had secreted the
stolen goods in five suit cases. and also
had q trunk full of goods. This state
ment Of the case seems strange in view
Of the fact that Deneckes does cash
business.
Plan Goes Awry.
Bachelor might have gone on for
some time robbing the store, but HIS
plan went awry. A package went to
the desk Tuesday evening to be de-
livered to we'll known family on
Tenth street east. There was no clerk
number on the ticket and Mr.. Den
ecke became suspicious. He opened
NE package and found that 1t con-
Gained about $25 worth OF fine lady's
handkerchiefs. He called Detective
Mcclure, who began an investigation
that soon traced the package to
Bachelor. He was arrested, and taken
to the police station. At the reques:
of the police the matter was kept quiet
until the detective had time to finish
his work. Wednesday afternoon.
Bachelor made a complete confession
to Detective Mcguire, who In the
meantime had discovered the other
stolen goods.
Young Bachelors home Is in Sa-
vanah, ILL.,. where his mother lives. He
stated to the police that he had worked
for L. Item & Sons of Clinton. ,and
came to this city little over a month
ago. securing employment at the Der
ecke store. Bachelor has a "lady
friend" who has been the receiver of
much Of the stolen property. Neck furs,
silk skirts, handkerchiefs, values to
the amount of $3.50 he had given her
during the four weeks that he has
known her.
Bachelor confessed also to having
stolen the suit cases and trunk, in
which the goods were hidden. and
writing desk in his room from the
railroad. Another theft was COM
mitted by him, when he took lady's
handbag. while she was shopping in
the store. The lady Is from Mt. Vernon
and laid her handbag on the counter
while shopping. Bachelor secured it,
and took about $40 from 1t, ami then
sent the purse to his mother in Sa-
vanah. He secured the grips and
trunk, and also the writing desk, by
tearing off the tags that were tied 20
them and substituting others. They
were all sent to Fairfax and Bachelor
went there and got them These lat
ter were taken while he was employed
In the Northwestern freight house. lie
confessed to having stolen carton of
tobacco in the same manner,