The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-15
Store Of Carlson Brothers En-
tered During Saturday Night;
Spells Are Carried Away In
An Automobile.
No Clew Is Left Behind: Sheriff
Anton 0sten Will Try To Locate
Goods In Minneapolis; To
Take Look.
From Mondays Daily.

Easy and rich was the haul made by
burglars early Sunday morning at the
Carlson Brothers fur store on the north
west corner of Second and Walnut
streets. Furs, both in their natural
form and made into garments, to the
aggregate value Of about 81, 500 were
stolen. II is a dead loss to Alfred
Carlson, the proprietor. He was not
protected by any insurance.
The burglars obtained entrance thru
side window on Walnut street With
a jimmy they forced up the lower sash,
breaking the lock The lock itself was
old and easily smashed. The stunt was
easy On the inside were thousands of
dollars worth of winter wear, made
and unmade, and Of the finest quality.
The interior was dark A most inviting
and tempting situation.
II is believed that the robbers made
away with their spoils in an automobile.
II is thought that there were two or
three of them and that they drove north
on Broad street and went on to Fari-
bault and to Mortified.
Mr.. Carlson for some days has had a
lurking suspicion that burglars were
planning a raid on his place. One even
ing about two weeks ago, he came back
TO the store from his home on Main
street, just after he had had supper,
and he found the window farthest back
on the Walnut street side of the build
ing had been opened. The lower sash
had been raised, but there were many
bottles standing on the SILL 1t seems
that whoever opened the window was
afraid of making a noise with these
bottles. Nothing was disturbed.
Some time Saturday afternoon Mrs.
I. II. Andrews and Mrs. Albertine
Bangerter were in the store. They
noticed two men come in and did not
like their looks. One was rather tall
but the other was short and had the ap-
pearance of a cowboy.
Lights on Auto Were Suddenly Put Out
When Henry Vogelpohl, the barber,
was going to his home on Mulberry
street Saturday evening about IL 80
o'clock. he saw an automobile that was
closed in. going east on Mulberry from
Second. The auto reached the alley be-
tween Second and Broad, and the lights
went out and the machine was driven
TO the right and into the alley, and
moved towards Main street
About lis a. M, Sunday. Officer
Nicholas Thilgen was going through
the alley between Front and Second
streets and moving towards the new
theatre which is being erected on
Walnut street. when he saw some-
body waving red light. presumably
one of those that are placed out In
front OF the building as a danger sig
nal to passing vehicles. He thought
II was some boy who was
merely waving the light for a prank.
He came near and the waving stop
ped. There seemed TO be nothing
wrong and he thought nothing OF II.
II is now supposed that this waving
may have been signaling on the part
Of some one OF the robbers.
Saw Men Carrying Sack.
About two o'clock, perhaps a little
later. Lawrence Brewer. twenty one
years old. grandson OF T. II. Andrews,
and living at the Andrews residence
on the Northwest corner of Broad and
Walnut streets, was awakened by the
noise OF men walking through the
yard. He looked out of the window
and saw two men go by the house with
what appeared to be two large sacks,
loaded with something. They seemed
20 be going over to an automobile that
stood in front of the city library. His
suspicious were aroused. He saw the
automobile drive away. going north
on Broad street. The young man i'm
mediately told his grandfather. but
the latter thought that as the auto
had gone, there was no use In calling
mp the police, so no word was sent
over to the station.
II was probably about the same
time Sunday morning that Otto Lamm,
living at 10 South Broad street. was |
aroused by the noise OF some people '
having a hard time getting an auto /
mobile stdTtcu ITOf0 III IfOnl Vi the A
public library. When they did get u |
started IL went very fast. going north
ward on Broad. II was a closed-in
car.
Robbery Was Discovered.
Sunday morning about 1880 the rob-
berry was discovered by Oscar Carl
son. son OF the proprietor. on his go
ing over to take a look at the store
and see II all was well. As soon as the
ynung man entered the place. he saw
that something was wrong. The
thieves had by no means taken all the
furs In sight. but they had disturbed
and disordered things a great deal and i
had stripped OF many of the gar
ments from the coat hangers. Most of
the missing furs we're what belonged
TO the house. Not much of what was
there in store for other people was
disturbed. Among the missing gar
ments. however. was a very fine over
coat that belonged to Judge w. l..
Comstock. Il
Oscar Carlson at once telephoned to