Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-08
SALOONS ROBBED
One at Wausau and One at MarshfieId.

| Last Wednesday evening man was
seen behind the cigar counter at Mic
lenders place, kneeling before the
safe, by Mike Roach, who was on the
! street. Mike thought it might be one
of the employees, but on the next cor
ner he met Policeman Fehl, to whom
hetold theincident and he Immediately
rushed to the saloon and at the same
! time the fellow "beat it, for the back
door, through which he escaped. The
policeman asked what the fellow was
doing at the safe, but as the bartend-
( ed had been out in the back room
showing a stranger, how the music
machine worked, he could not answer
/ the question. An examination of the
safes contents showed that it had
been robbed of about $4,000 in cash
and checks enough to bring the
amount up to about $125.00.
The police force commenced work
at once securing the city for the
thief, but he escaped, leaving no
trace behind him. Soon after the rob-
berry couple of men were seen by
Walter Gogg running towards the
lumber piles in the fiat, below the
city, and as no one then knew of
the robbery, nothing was suspected,
but it is supposed that they were
partners and escaped on the departing
freight train.
The stranger who was OBTAINING the
bartender was arrested at the Adams
house at about midnight, by the po-
| lice and taken to the county Jail. He
carried a vicious looking gun in his
pocket-3S-40, II inches long. He
had a hearing on Thursday and was
held for trial in the sum of $1,000 for
carrying concealed weapons. He is
to have his trial on the 10th. 1t is
thought that he was in league with
the other men, 1t is said he had
also $500 sewed up in his clothes.
At Marshfeld the saloon of Louis
Hartl was robbed on New Years
night, and about $500 was taken. Of
the robbery the Marshfield Times
says:
New Years night, Joseph Morel,
who was on duty, stated Wednesday
morning that he had closed up about
1890 after locking the safe and de-
posting the receipts of the day in the
drawer as was his usual custom.
When Mr.. Zecha came to open up
Wednesday morning he found the back
door open, forced by prying the lock
and the door of the safe wide open
with the contents scattered all over
the floor Stubs of matches were al
so noticed near the scene of the rob-
berry, the man presumably using this
method of securing light for his work.
After being successful in opening the
safe, he proceeded to the cash regis
ter, where he found the keys for the
cash drawers. These compartments
were opened and the contents, togeth-
er with several checks, amounting in
the neighborhood of $500 was spirit
ed away. The large amount of money
in the safe at that time was due to the
fact that Mr.. Hartl could not deposit
his money New Years day on account
of the banks being closed. He thought
that it would be safe there for at
least twenty-four hours, but Wednes-
day mornings surprise proved other
wise. Usually about S35 to 40 is kept
in the safe, this being the amount of
change for the bartenders.
Police suspect that the robbery was
committed by local talent and while
they have nothing of an absolute ma
ture on the robbery, they are pretty
sure of their man."
1t would be well for all to be on
their guard, for there is a band of
thieves working in northern Wiscon-
sin towns.