The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-13
BURIED UNDER STABLE STALL
William Gustafson is Held on Charge
Of Burglary and Officers Scour the
Country for Two Accomplices after
Gustafson Makes Full Statement.

Chief O'Hare and the police depart
ient scored another burglary Cheat J"
N Tuesday in the arrest of William
Gustafson, twenty years of age, resid-
ing at 667 Newell street, who short
time later admitted his connection
with the robbery Of the store of the
Peoples Drug Company on Elizabeth
street. Under the guidance of Gustaf
son the police went to barn at the
Gustafson home and digging down four
feet under horse stall they recovered
a large amount of the loot which had
been taken from the drug store. Costly
cameras and hundreds of packages of
cigarettes had been piled away in a
great stone jar and the jar was buried
so that no trace Of it's hiding place
could be discovered. The brace and
bit which was used in the burglary was
found in the Gustafson barn. While
a large amount of the booty taken
from the store was recovered from the
underground vault in the Gustafson
barn q considerable amount of the
booty was carried away, presumably
by two other men who have been i'm
plicated in the burglary in the story
of Gustafson. These two men are
Walter Smith, aged nineteen years, a
Kenosha boy, and 'FHapp" Keshon of
the same age, who is declared to have
come from Melrose Park to Kenosha
some five weeks ago. Smith and
Keshon fled from Kenosha early on
Monday morning and they have not
as yet been apprehended.
Gustafson was arrested on Monday
night and at the time of his arrest
he protested his innocence. Later la
boring under the impression that both
Smith and Keshon had been arrested he
told the story of the burglary and by
this time the police had uncovered the
cameras, cigarettes and flash lights in
the Gustafson barn.
Gustafson will not be taken into
court until some time tomorrow and
the police are hopeful that the other
two men wanted in the case will be
under arrest by that time. Gustafson
told the police that Smith had been
the leader of the gang. He declared
that the plans for the burglary were
made on Sunday night and that the
store was entered about two clock
Monday morning. He claimed that
the @rio was not disturbed while at
work in the store. After the stuff had
been taken from the store it was car
ried to the Gustafson barn and buried
under the horse STALL Smith and
Keshon, according to the story of Gus
tafson, left Kenosha early Monday
morning, presumably to 90 on a hunt
ing trip. Their hunting coats were
filed with cigarettes, candy and flash
lights taken from the store at the
time of the burglars raid.
No facts in regard to the recovery
of the booty was given out on Tues
day as Chief O'Hare and his men were
anxious to effect the capture of Smith
and "Happy" Keshon Early Tues
day morning Chief o Hare and Police
Officer Rock started for trip over the
entire county and during the day they
searched every hunting lodge along the
lakes and rivers of the county without
Ending any trace Of either of the men
sought. 1T is thought that Smith and
Keshon used the report that they were
going hunting as blind to cover their
escape from the city and it is thought
possible that they may be in hiding
In Chicago Police officers there have
been asked to make an effort to get
some trace of them. The two men who
have so far escaped the police had
only small amount of the booty.
Tt is estimated that the value of the
booty recovered at the Gustafson barn
is in excess of one hundred and fifty
dollars. The men who, escaped had
nothing but cigarettes and couple of
flash lights When Gustafson found
that Smith and Keshon were not in
custody he refused to make any state
ment as to what they had secured from
the booty OF the burglary
The police found lot of things at
the Gustafson barn. These included
big pile Of canvas, several coats,
some tools and two shot guns They
are holding these articles until furth-
er examination is made into the case.