The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-30
USED HOOK TO GET VALUABLES
Police and Night Watchmen Had Been
Past Store Only Few Minutes Before
Robbery Must Have Been Commit
ted-Think Experts Planned Work.
(From Mondays Daily

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The Kenosha burglars are not an In
Jail. The city had the first visit of
the '|padded brick" artist some time
early this morning when the big plate
glass window of the Holbrook jewelry
store on Wisconsin street was shat
tered and the thief or thieves man
aged to get away with watches and
jcwelry to the amount of more than
two hundred dollars. The robbery of
the store was discovered when the
place was opened for business just af-
ter seven O'Clock this morning and re-
port was made to the police immedi-
ately. The officials have not as
yet managed to find any clew to
the guilty parties.
Prominently displayed in the win
dow was an artisticaIly printed card
reading ''See Pin Pick 1t Up"
Evidently this proved a. suggestion to
the burglar who ploughed his way
through the slush of Wisconsin street
in the early morning. There was
nothing left behind to show how the
window in the store had been broken.
1t might have been struck with brick
OF with hammer, but the hole at the
very bottom of the glass was just
large enough to admit man hand.
At that he must have been clever
worker as it would have been impos-
sible for him to get the watches and
other jewelry without the aid Of some
kind of hook and he worked so far
from the little hole in the glass that
it appeared that he had fish pole
with hook in it. The report made by
Mr.. Holbrook to the police indicated
that it had been pretty profitable fish
ing for the crooks. They managed to
get four watches valued at twenty-five
each, six brooches set with diamonds
valued at twelve dollars each, wrist
watch and a rosary. It is probable
that they also got lot of other small
articles from the window and the men
in the store are now making an effort
to recall just what was in the window.
It is thought that the daring win
dow robbery was committed some
time after five O'Clock this morning
Night Waterman Millager made the
round of the stores just after five
o'clock and at that time the place had
not been molested. The city police
officer on the down town beat also
went past the store shortly after five
O'Clock on his way to the Office to be
relieved of duty. At this time the
rain and sleet was falling and there
was not a person to be seen on the
street. It is thought that the clever
window smasher was carefully watch
ing his chance and that the window
was broken and the loot taken shortly
after the night Waterman and the city
police officers left their BEATS
Window thieves have been working
il Chicago for years, but this is the
first time that the "padded brick"
plan has been used in Kenosha.
The police declare that they believe
that the robbery was carefully planned
by some expert who dropped into the
city just to pull off this one job and
that he picked his time with lot Of
care. The storm was raging so fierce
ly and it was so dark up to six 'clock
this morning that it would have been
an easy matter to break the glass and
get away with the jewelry without
arousing any suspicion. Many people
reside within short distance of the
store, but no one has been found
who heard the noise of the breaking
of the glass.
Pawn shops in Chicago were being
searched today and general notice
was sent out to prevent the thieves
disposing of the loot.