New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-01
BOLD THIEVES NOT
. YET APPRBHENDBD
cRoNE BROS. OFFER $500 RE-
WARD FOR CAPTURE OF SILK
FANclERs.
OTHER TOWNS VISITED by GRIM
INALs PAST WEEK. NO
LOOT SECURED.

That the two burglars caught at
Gibbon were only a small part of the
gang that is causing Reign of Terror"
for merchants in Minnesota has been
proved repeatedly since their capture
by the burglarizing of other stores all
over the state. New Ulm entertained
the strangers for the third time last
Thursday evening when they spent
valuable hour in the general store of
Crone Brothers and, departing, took
with them rich reminder of a profitable
visit in the form of something like
$1500.00 worth of furs and silks. No
one saw them come, no one saw them 60,
and it was nearly mid-forenoon of the
next day before it was discovered that
they had called.
Thursday evening about bed time,
Mr.. August Raabe who lives on German
Street just in the rear of the Crone Store
noticed man standing on the porch Of
the building next to his which is vacant.
He spoke to the man and received re-
Spouse in German, asking if he, Mr..
Raabe, were the owner of the building
The police were called by the Rabies
but found no trace of the prowler when
they appeared on the scene and it is not
known that he had any connection with
the burglary.
Thursday afternoon the store was
closed for Thanksgiving and altho a
number of the employees we're about the.
place at one time or another during the
afternoon and evening, nothing out of
the ordinary was noticed. Peter Folkers.
was in the store at about II o'clock in
the evening and noticed nothing then
No noise was heard about the place even
tho the Crone family occupies the rooms
over the store and Ferdinand Crone has
his sleeping room at the rear of the
mems clothing department. He has a.
dog which is kept in the clothing depart
ment and the burglars evidently were
very careful not to enter that part of
the store as Mr.. Crone and his dog
heard nothing altho both we're in the
store shortly after 10 o'clock.
Entrance was gained by forcing the.
lock at the back door, it being small
bolt which was broken out of the wood
by strong push, this part of the job
perhaps being done before Mr.. Crone
was in his room, thus affording easy
and silent access to the interior later in
the night. The furs which were taken
hung on line on the main floor of the
store where they had been placed for
display purposes during the day against
the wishes of Mr.. Theo. Crone who had
advised keeping them in the cloak room
on the second floor. The silks were
taken from the shelves near the front
of the store and were some of the best in
stock, ranging in price from $1.00 up
altho a number of the most expensive
pieces were overlooked.
Several of the clerks missed the silks
from the stock early in the day and the
discovery of the broken catch on the
rear door was then made. 1t was some
time later, however, before the absence
of the furs was noted. Mrs. Carl Crone
and Mr.. Theo. Crone being first to call
attention to the fact that the fur stock
seemed low. Investigation showed that,
eight sets of furs had gone to keep the
silks company. No suitcases were taken
as they are all kept in the clothing de-
partment.
The local police were called and
Chief Kause and Sheriff julius began
search for the paper wrappings of the
silks which the thieves in the various
burglaries committed during the year
have been in the habit of always leaving
behind in some convenient spot. At
about ten o'clock the police had located
the place where the robbers took stock
of their haul, for concealed in German
Park was found the cloth used in the
store for covering the f,lrs at night.
and in it were found the silk wrappers
and also number of pieces of silk which
by reason of their pattern might be too.
easily identified, or because of their.
quality did not come up to the standard
desired. Either by accident, OF as q
bit of bravado. the burglars also left
wrapped in this bundle printed poster
bearing the legend, Regular Prices
We're Low But These Are Way Down.
During the day two strangers had been
seen in the store and when they lett they
did 50 by the rear door. When asked
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