The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
BANDIT PICKS IDEAL SPOT
Gentleman Robber Surprises Victims by
Jumping from Bushes Which Line
Walk in Park at End of English
Court and Gives Curt Order.

Kenosha' IS most ideal location for a
hold-up was utilized Saturday night
according to the story of Robert
Hughes and Ben Grover, 702 Engel
Street, who told the police that at
about nine O'Clock they were halted by
a lone bandit who cleverly handled
revolver and searched their pockets at
the same time. The spot chosen for
the hold-up was the small strip of side
walk in Library Park, just at the west
end of English Court where tall bushes
on each side of the walk protected the
bandit from being seen by pedestrians.
Six dollars and fifty cents was the
sum total gained by the outlaw as
result Of his daring exploit, $3.50 com
ing from the pockets of Grover while
Hughes unwillingly donated the bal
ance.
The victims, who are both young
men, hurried to the police office where
they told in detail the story of their
loss. They were saantering along in
the Park and had just reached the
point where the bushes began when an
unmasked man stepped from the other
end Of the clump of bushes and lacon-
ically ordered them to 'Ehold up their
hands and not be too slow about it,
They hesitated until they saw that they
were facing the business end of what
looked like "32' 'or 1887 and
then complied with his request. Tn a
business-like manner the bandit pro-
ceeded to keep one eye and his gun on
them while with his left hand he deftly
rifled their pockets of their contents.
When he had finished, according to the
story, he gracefully backed off and
Hughes and Grover speeded to the
police office. Fortunately for the ban
dit, although it was early in the night,
no pedestrians came from either of the
walks which center at this point, and
the hold-up or any part Of it has not
been corroborated by further evidence.
Both Hughes and Grover were def
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known robber; he appeared to be about
five feet seven inches high and weighed
between 40 and $50 pounds. He wore
a. dark overcoat and had a brown cap
with light spots in it. 4 His face, which
of course was shaded by the darkness,
showed him to be an American and
probably about 20 years old. He spoke
good English and in spite if his firm
ness was very polite in his treatment
of his victims. The police are little
reticent to believe the story and have
found no clew which would either
corroborate it or detect the bandit.
The ho1d-up, as reported, is one of
the most daring in the recent criminal
history Of the city; the bandit must
have taken the first chance which
presented itself when the usually much
frequented thoroughfare was devoid of
pedestrians. Men who passed the place
shortly before and shortly after nine
'c1ock, reported that they saw no one
lurking in the bushes and it is probable
that the bandit waited in the shadow
of the library until the opportunity for
plumber presented itself. Late in the
afternoon no clew had been added to
the evidence of the robbery and the
identity of the lone gentleman bandit
and the mystery surrounding the case
still lowered over the daring downtown
hold up. Meanwhile. Hughes and
Grover cling to their story and are
looking for the man with the spotted
cap and their "six fifty" so that they
can return the compliment Of his Sat
urday night chat with them.