The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-22
One MAN IS UNDER ARREST
Dan o'Keef of Chicago Held as Head of
Gang of Pickpockets Who Looted
Many Pockets in Crowd Find
Pocketbooks at Park on Sunday.

Professional pickpockets took adj
vantage of working in the great crowd
which attended the picnic of Simmons
company out at Central park on Satur-
day afternoon and losses totalling
nearly $500 were reported to the police
and sheriff as a result of the workings
of the hght-fngered gentry.
Dan 0. Keef, who gave his residence
as Chicago, was arrested at the park
just after six clock Saturday after
noon and he is being held pending a
further investigation. He was unable
to account for his presence at the park
and when he was searched he had a
considerable sum Of money on his per-
son. Sheriff Stahl who arrested O 'Keef
claims that he has evidence to show
that he was at work among the crowds
during the afternoon.
The list of victims and the amount
secured from each as reported to the
police and the sheriff is as follows:
Anton Truskosko, "a North Fremont
avenue, $500.
A. J. Eddy, $35.
Henry Steinbach, $18.
Ned Burbridge, STA Newell street,
$25.
Gust Salerno, 914 Park street, $24.
Charles Chanoski, 1o9 Victoria street.
$3.50.
Math Prudone, 574 Newell street, $25.
John Bartkuss, 965 Jenne street,
$26.75.
All of these losses were reported at
the picnic and in addition to this list
James Fuller, fagman at the corner
of Park and Newell streets, reported
to the police that some time around six
O'Clock Saturday night someone enter
ed the flag shanty and stole his gold
watch and chain, valued at $25. The
robbery of the flag shanty and the
picking of pockets at the picnic are
not thought to have been the work of
the same people.
That O'Keef has some STANDING in
Chicago was shown bYs the fact that
attorneys came up from Chicago on
Sunday afternoon and conferred with
the sheriff with view of securing his
release. He was not released.
Sheriff Stahl seems to be of the
opinion that there was an organized
band of pickpockets at work at the
park on Saturday afternoon. He de-
clared, after making an investigation.
That he believed that the band was
made up of two men and woman. He
asserts further that the woman proh-
ably got away with whatever nroft
there was for the afternoon. This
theory Of the case is supported by the
fact that three Of the rifed pocket
books were found on Sunday mornino
IN one of the women s toilet rooms a.
the park.
There were several deputy sheriffs
on the ground to look after the crowds
on Saturday afternoon, but the neenlo
L.
who were robbed failed to make anv
report to these people. In most eases
the pocketbooks were taken either
Whlie the men losing then were in
crowds on the interurban ears or while
they were in the crowd which made a
rush for the cars at the close of the
picnic. While but seven eases were
reported to the police and the sheriff
1t Is declared that several other neonla
had smaller losses of money and level
ry as a result of the working of the
gang.
Every possible effort was made to
prevent the entrance of the park If
any one not known to the men in
cfarge of the picnic, ba. it was impos-
slDle to prevent some of the sharners
slipping through the gates.
O'Keef las not made any statement
more than to declare that he was in no
way connected with any robberies at
the park. Chicago police have been
asked to look up the record of O,Keef