The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-22
Joe Paren, Chicago Arrested for Holding Up
Man at Schlitz Hotel Admits He
Robbed Nash Home
POLICE RECOVER ALL LOOT TAKEN
Passion for Play With the Dice is Declared by Young
Man to Have Been Cause of Downfall-Admits
RObberies in Chicago Too

tits the dice. just kept following
them until they ruined me-" Joe Paren,
twenty-five year old Chicago man told
the police on Monday night after he
had been arrested on charge of hold
ing up z. A. Jakaitis at the Schltz
Hotel and after he had told the police
that it was he who had robbed the
home of G. w. Nash on Durkee avenue
on Sunday night.
II don't care what you do with me"
continued Paren. II am at the end of
the rope and ready to take my medi-
cine. / have told you the whole story
and that is all there is to it,"
Paren busted himself preparing to
go to prison and he was dividing his
cherished possessions among the police
officers. There was a pair of shoes
for one, hat for another, wonderful
silk sox for others and loaded dice for
the fellows if they wanted them.
Within two hours after his arrest he
had cleared his conscience and an hour
later he had done pretty good job
Of clearing up his baggage.
Caught by RadatZ and Greb.
Paren was arrested by Police Of
hcers Christ Radatz and Greb at the
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee
Electric station just after six o'clock
charged with the holdup of Jakaitis.
Half hour earlier Jakaitis had reported
to Assistant Chief Cyzak that he had
been held up and that he thought the
man was making get away to Chi
cage. Officers were sent to all the
stations. Jakaitis said that the man
had entered his room at the Schlitz
Hotel; that he had caught him about
the throat and fourishing revolver
had secured diamond ring valued at
$500 and a pearl set stick-pin valued
at 1925. Paren denied that he knew
anything of the robbery when he was
taken by the officers. One of them
turned back the flap of his coat and
brought to light the wonderful pearl
pin. Then they went into his pocket
and found the diamond ring.
Lost No Time COnfessing.
He was hurried away to-the station
and Assistant Chief Cyzak got con-
fesson out of him in short order.
"Maybe you robbed the Nash house ~
suggested Cyzak. "Sure, that was me"
Paren told him. He admitted that he
had prowled about the Durkee avenue
homes on several nights 1.-THE Nash
house was the only place where ! got
I'M said Paren as he fshed through
his leather lined grip looking for
tools. 81 had these wire cutters to
cut the telephone wires and / used
that chisel to open the window
jimmy" he continued 81 went into
the Nash house about eleven O'clock
Sunday night and l stayed there until
four o'clock. | never took gold
watch from the house and think Mr..
Nash will find it. He had wonderful
taste in socks" continued Paren as he
fingered lovingly a dozen pairs of
shimmering silk stockings, "and those
tfes-they are enough to make any
one steal"
Two Robberies in Chicago.
The young Russian admitted to the
police officers that he had committed
two robberies in Chicago before he
came to KenOsha some five or six
weeks ago. 81 stopped for time at
the haywood" he said, '"but recently
had been living at the Schlitz Hotel.
The diamonds which 1 got from the
fellow over there belonged to me.
Both Of them used to be set in the
pearl pin but I pledged it to man
there for loan of $125 and he sold
it to this man got it from. They had
the stones taken out of the pin and
one of them set in ring. It was
my property | do not know just
why / used the gun. just happened
to have it in my hand"
Was "Fixer of Dice"
Paren admitted to the police that he
was an expert in fixing dice" and he
spent some time showing the police