New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31
Y Dung Boys Are
Caught Stealing
TAKE HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM
HOUSE OF NEIcHBoR WHO
Is ABSENT
PRACTICALLY ALL OF MONEY
RETURNED TO OWNER BY
THE CULPRITS

IKE O<NEO IL iOWNER BY
THE CULPRITS
Sunday evening about o'clock the
home of Matthias Meidl, retired farmer,
who lives on Payne Street between
Eight and Ninth North was entered
and 500 in money was stolen. Then
theft was committed shortly after Mr..
and Mrs. Meidl had left the house to
visit with some neighbors. Not until
the next morning did the Meidls find
out that the money had been stolen.
When they came home in the evening
they found the dog which they had left
in the house outside and also some
matches lying about in the house but
paid no particular attention to that.
When Mrs. Meidl wanted to pay for
milk in the morning she hunted in vain
for 20 cents which she knew she had
left in one of the drawers and when she
reported this to her husband he thought
it best to find out whether the other
money that he had on hand had been
meddled with. He found the bundle
OF bills in the usual place but after
counting them over he found that 500
was missing. Suspicion at once was
directed against Alfred Reinke who had
been present when Mr.. Meidl's son had
brought the money to the house and had
helped to count it and had seen where
it was put. Inquiry among the neigh
bors elected the information that young
Reinke and three other boys had been
seen in the neighborhood shortly after
the Meidls had left the house.
Mr.. Meidl Immediately reported the
matter to Chief Klause. This was
about $50 in the morning. Mr.. Klause
at once went to the Emerson school to
interview young Reinke and see what
he knew about the theft. Young Reinke
put in his appearance at the schoolhouse
shortly after the police and was taken
into custody by the chief and taken to
the police station where he was questioned
about the stolen money. He stoutly
denied having had anything to do with
1T. Chief Klause then searched him
and found $21 in money and gold
watch on his person. After this had been
brought to light, Reinke confessed.
He told the Chief that he saw the
Meidls leave the house and noticed where
they put the key, and that he then in
duced the Lind boys, Edgar, Clifford
and Ruben, to 60 with him to the house
and take the money. Two of the boys
stayed outside and one of them went into
the house with Reinke and they took
$500, and put back the rest of the money.
There were two $40 bills and the balance
was in $40 bills. Immediately after the
theft Reinke divided up with the Lind
boys ard gave each one of them $50 and
retained $40 for himself. He then took
the boys down town and treated them
to ice cream and also took them to the
moving picture show. The Lind bows
secetred $50 of the money in the barn at
their home and kept the other money
with them. The next morning Reinke
went down town with the Lind bows
and bought search light at Cooper's
and then turned over S1.OO to each of
the boys. From there he went to
Schleuder's jewelry store where he pur-
chased gold watch for $145O.
When the police searched the Lind
boys they found all the money they had
received and with the exception of
probably one dollar, all of the 500 or
its equivalent was recovered. It is
not the intention of the authorities to
prefer any charges against the Lind
boys because it is quite evident that they
were inveigled into the robbery by their
older companion. Reinke was ar
raigned in Justice Court before N.
Henningsen Tuesday morning.
When the case was reached TUESDAY, =
morning it was adjourned until next
Monday morning at nine o'clock, and
young Reinke was allowed to 90 on his
own recogrizance. He was in the
County Jail only few hours Monday.
during the time it was necessary for
Chief Klause to interview and question
the Lind boys as to the part they played
in the robbery. County Attorney Fred
erickson is prosecuting the case on be-
half of the state.