New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-01-08

ALSO ENTER CIGAR STORE OF
JOHN SCHNEIDER AND
COMMIT THEFT


1st South streets was entered by one
or more unknown persons who left be-
hind them scene Of vandalism and
spite. The damage in dollars and cents
was considerable and the spirit display
ed was mean and low.
When the men employed there en-
tered the place Monday morning every
where they found trails of some spite
ful~ person or persons who evidently
took delight in. destroying things,
mostly useful and valuable articles.
Soon afterwards both Albrecht and
they had been notified by telephone Of
what happened in their plant.
Office Materials Destroyed.
In the Office near the entrance almost
everything was more or less destroyed
or spoiled, with the exception of the
big pieces of furniture. All drawers Of
the desks were taken out, their contents
partly thrown about, the check .protec-
tor totally destroyed, the New Ulm
telephone book torn to pieces, the pencil
sharpener smashed, the cash drawer
opened and emptied on the floor, moth
ing of value happening to be in it apart
from a certain amount of stamps which
were found on the floor.
Try to Open Safe?
The knobs of the hinges Of the safe
having been taken off, the proprietors
believe that an attempt was made to
open its Being without success in this,
the vandal or vandals evidently were
enraged and tried to destroy and spoil
everything they could lay their hands
on. AS a means to this end they used
three full ink bottles the contents Of
which were smeared all over the walls,
pictures maps, furniture and floor.
Among the pictures thus elaborated .
was one representing a scene of the
village of Tyler after the recent tor
nado had struck that place. Another
one was taken at a banquet of the
Poultry Association.
s. All in all the damage done in the Of
fce amounts to about $50, according to
present estimates. E
Entered at Side Door.
To all appearances the entry into the
building was made from the side door on
German street, and to get into the Of
fee room at the one end of the build
ing the visitors took out the sliding
window next to the Office door which
apparently enabled them to unlock the
door from the inside. BY shutting the
blinds they avoided being seen from
the outside.
After having finished their work in
the Office the marauders made visit
to the cold storage department where
they continued their acts Of violence.
Many F'urs Destroyed.
smashed on the floor in the center Of.
the egg roola. In another room all the
furs held on hand by the firm were
totally destroyed, being cut to pieces
by sharp knife. The furs which were
in an unfinished condition, were valued
at SIS by Mr.. Stork while the eggs de-
stroyed represent a value Of at least
$50. .
No damage was done in the apple
cellar although the lock on the door
leading to il had been forced open BY
nnscrewing the lever part Of it. In
an adjoining room where the frozen
eggs are kept, a pail of herring for pri-
vate use was emptied on the floor, max
ing it necessary to store the eggs in
some other room until the smell of the
fish disappeared entirely. The Messrs.
ssstork do not know Of anybody with such
a strong animosity against them as APP
parently must have been the driving
force behind the malicious hand that
did the damage.
schneider's Cigar Store Visited.
During the same cold night some
one entered the cigar store Of John T.
Schneider on Minnesota street. They
forced their way in through q cellar
window in the rear of the place, took
out cheap wrist watch, two rings Of
little value and about three dozen pack
ages Of chewing gum, but no cigars, and