Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-19
From Friday 5 Daily.

H4oAA ia tSSAy = 1SA1ss
A broken window in the Reichel
jeWelTy slUre, the theft OF a tray Of.
rings anu wrist Watch,a humded
get away ana a capture within an
hour or the committing OF the
THEFT is The story OF a crime com
mitted at an early hour this morn
ing.
Four young men are in the coun-
ty jail ON the charge OF breaking a
window in jeWelry store ana
stealing goods.
These four young men were seen
on the streets of the cuy yesterday
and last might (
AT about Z. ~ this moAling three OF
them approached the show windows
OF the Reichel jeWelry store while
the third sat in two seated rig
OH Second avenue waiting for them.
The three hurried large stone thru
the lower left hand corner OF the
west show window and grabbed a
tray OF cameo rings and a wris
watch They then got in the rig
and started towards Mar Tshfield.
h. s. Potter, John Hartl and Art
Wysocky were setting in front OF
the Cdty Restaurant when they heard
the crash OF glass. MT. Potter saw
the three men near the jewelry store
and he and the other two men start
ed down the street to see what the
trouble was They saw the three run
for the rig and drive off. Mr. Pot
ter and two Other ment went down
to the jeWelry sto-c and saw. the
broken windOWf-they put on the red
light and soon had OFFICER Payne
with them. Mr.. Potter got his auto
mobile and with Art Wysocky and OF
ficer Payne started in pursuit or
! the thieves. They overlook and
passed them about eight miles out
on the Vesper road. The automobile
was turned around and came back
| toward the rig and the robbers were
captured. The young men were load
ed into the automobile and brought
back to the city. Art WysoGky droY,
the rig back here. The rings and a
revolver were found under the Gu
| hdo1 of the back seat OF the rig.
GETTs BOWLING ALLEY is ALSO
ENTERED.
An entrance was effected into the
Gets Bowling Alleys mrough rear
W sddow. The window was up and
the thieves ripped off a screen. Some
cigars, cigarettes. and candy were
,aken from the bowling alley.
Officer PAINTER was called from the
east side and it was he who while
examining the rear of the Reichel
store found the torn screen and
learned that the bowling alley had
Jeen robbed alI'o.
The robbers were in pretty much
OF a harry when they smashed the
window in the jeWelry store, for they
overlooked a great many Things OF
value among which was tray OF
solid gold chaTms.
TWO OF the robbers are local boys,
Oscar SeVeadm and William McNamee
the other two are Carl Hag genkord,
of Missouri, and Harry Stacey, who
says he lives in MilWan ankee. Stacey
is 81 years old and appears to be
the ring leader OF the gang.
The quartette was taken to the
West side. police station and locked.
up. One of them said, 'If I had
revolver, they would never have got
tn u.s." which shows that osle at
least was desperate and hardened
enough to Kill in order to escape.
AS near as can be learned now,
William McNamee was the one who
stayed in the rig while Oscar Se7-,
erin, Carl Hagenkord and Harry Sta
cey went to the iewelry store.
The rig used was rsKen to the
Commercial Hotel barn at about 10
O'Clock last evening. Mr.. Warren,
the proprietor wanted to unhaTness
the horses, bat the young men sal
it was not necessary. When the peo-
Die in the hotel went tobed at about
u O'Clock, the rig was still in the
barn. n
From Saturdays Daily.
The four burglars waived exam
ina4ion last evening in F. w. Cak-
ms court and asked for immediate
hearing. They wiz be taken to Ste'I
vens Point today by Sheriff Bluett
and District Attorney John Roberts
where they will plead guilty to the
charge before Judge Park. The sen
tence in cases of this kind ranges
from one to ten years in the state
prison. 1t is thought that two of
them may be sent to the reformatory
The man who gave bis name as
Harry Stacey later admitted hrat
his real name was Alfred Coma.
Hagenkord and McNamee admitted
that they were the ones who enter
ed the bowling alley. Hagenkord
cut the screen over the window.
These two are charged with the bur-
g5ary OF the Bowling A4Ley.