The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25
NOT PART OF The DALE LOOT
Nelson E. Thompson Is Arrested by the
Police But He Chuckles as He Goes
Away This Morning After Finding
Weak Spot of Kenosha People.

Visions of reward of a hundred
dollars and coupled with it the lasting
fame that would naturally follow the
capture Of the most daring burglar who
ever worlaad ! ia, Kenasha, filtered
across the vision Of a number Of Keno
sha men on Tuesday night and just as
the desk sergeant up at the police Of
fee was about to close up for the
night he got frantic message CT
think we have got line on the fellow
who robbed the Dale jewellery store. I"
It was all activity up at the police
Office as the result of the message and
the bells on the street corners were
jangling calling in every police officer
in sight. The message came from a
Main street poolroom and every avail
able officer that could be secured was
hurried out to get the "dope" and land
the clever jewel thief. Tt looked for a
time asif string of Pinkertons reach
ing all the way from Kenosha to New
York had nothing on the police depart
ment of Kenosha. At the pool hall the
excitement was just as great as it was
at the police Office for had not one of
the men there just purchased wonder
full ring shimmering with diamonds and
emeralds and another set with with five
blazing rubiesg He most certainly had
and when he bought it he had no idea
Of personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but he be-
ieved that he was getting the evidence
which would settle on the man selling
it the guilt for the Dale robbery.
The fellow, not badly dressed, had
strolled into the poolroom late in the
evening. He had an air of mystery
about him. He even kept aloof from
the crowd which made merry about the
green covered tables. He kept his hand
in his pocket and cast fugitive chances
toward the door. Finally he singled
out J. A. Chesbro as a man who ought
to be able to help him out. With more
mystery he called him over to the
corner of the room and then he produc-
ed a mysterious package from his
pocket. When he lifted the cover the
light from the big chandelier over the
pool tables played on an array Of
jewels such as Chesbro had never seen
save in the windows Of jewelry stores.
"Want to buy ring?o the stranger
suggested. "Here IS a dandy for ten
dollars and he held to the light a
little ring in which there was set four
pearls of the first water eff you
don't like pearls I have some others, y
the fellow suggested and digging down
into its bed of cotton he pulled out
one set with two brilliant emeralds and
two diamonds. You can have that
one for ten dollars too the man of
mystery continued. you see I'm
going away and I just need the money
or I would't offer them at so low a
price"
Chesbro looked them all over and at
once the Dale robbery flashed through
his mind He told the fellow that ten
dollars was lot of money and the man
with the rings dropped to five. He was
a real trader and with the ability of
an Armenian peddler he dropped to
fifty cents and CHESHIRE bought. Now
just hang around and I II probably get
some one to take the others, !" Chesbro
suggested. The fellow slipped out the
front door and Shesbro hurried to the
telephone and notified the police
Police Officer Rock was the first man
to get on the trail Of the desperate
jewel thief. He found him sauntering