The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-16
HOUSE BREAKERS
GET RICH LOOT
Break Into Three KenOsha
Homes on Tuesday and
Get Much Booty.
WOULD STEAL SAFE
Men Twice Frightened Away
After Effort to Loot Rail-
way Offices of Gas Co.

Burglars and house-breakers had
high carnival in Kenosha Tuesday af-
ternoon and evening. They entered
the apartments of J. Frank Chesebro,
Deming and Exchange streets and the
homes of L. F. Bidinger and Mrs. Eliza
Wilder on Exchange street and are
believed to have attempted to steal
the safe from the railway department
of the offices of the Wisconsin Gas &
Electric company No arrests have
been made but two men who were
working at the Chesebro apartments
on Tuesday are being sought. Police
said that one Of the men sought had
a police record.
At the Chesebro home the thieves
entered the place en- Tuesday after
noon between three and five o'clock,
breaking the glass in the front door,
this making it possible for them TO
unlatch the door They ransaeked all
the drawers in the house, securing $50
in money and jewelry to the value of
$40O.
Had Suitcases Packed.
The men had packed two suitcases
with valuable furs and papers and {
is believed thai they had planned t.
get away with this stun when they
we've fri Is led swav
At the home Of Mrs. WlIder the
burglars entered through one of the
front windows which was broken.
They ransacked the lower part of thu
house, but the doors leading to the
bedrooms were locked. 1t was de-
clared that nothing of value had been
taken from the Wilder home and the
burglary was not discovered until this
morning.
There were reports that other places
were entered but the reports had not
been made to the police department.
Losses at the various places were all
covered by insurance.
Bidinger Home a Victim.
The home of L. F. Bidinger, well
known piano dealer, who resides at
$40 Exchange street. was the other
victim of the clever burglar on Tues
day night or early this morning and
his booty consisted of thirty-five dol
lars in money and a wonderful apple
pie. 1t was admitted that while the
material loss of the money was felt
that the loss of the pie was decidedly
keen. The man made his way into the
Bidinger home by breaking open the
storm door at the rear of the house.
Opening window he was able to reach
in and unlock the back door. The
house was pretty thoroughly ransack-
ed. The man made his way to the
sleeping apartments of Mr. and Mrs.
Bidinger on the second floor of the
house and took Mr. Bidinger's trousers
from a hook on a door just inside the
room. From the pockets of the trous-
ers, which were rifled in the hall, the
man secured four dollars in money.
LoOts the Saving Bank.
The fellow was no respector of the
kind of money he got and he looted
the savings bank belonging to Franz
Bidinger, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bidinger
securing something like twenty-five
dollars in money. He also secured the
pocket book Of Mrs Bidinger from
which he obtained the remainder Of
the money.
The apple pie which was to have
been served at dinner at the Bidinger
home was in the pantry of the house.
The burglar passed up box Of cigars
which had been left on the shelf along
side of the pie, but took the pie.
None of the members of the family
heard the man at work in the house
and the burglary was not discovered
until this morning. The work indi-
Gated that the burglar was the same
man who had worked in other houses
in the neighborhood in recent days.
Routed at Gas Office.
1t was reported this morning that
determined effort had been made dur
ing the night to loot the Offices of the
railway department of the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company. Officials
Of the company were reticent in re-
gard to the matter but at the Offices
it was admitted that some one had en-
tered the Offices of the company dur
ing the night. They got nothing. The
men were frightened away by Ben
McClinock, the janitOr in charge Of the
building at night It is declared that
the men had planned to remove the
safe from the Offices of the railway de-
partment. 1t contained considerable
sum of money representing collections
of the street cars for the day.
Opened Doors Twice.
The men are alleged to have foread
their first entrance into the Office inst
after midnight and McClinock when IL
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