The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
MAKE RICH HAUL
AT KUBEC HOME
Burglars Rob Residence on
Durlxee Ave. Securing
$500 in Valuables.
COSTLY JEWELS GONE

Burglars made one of the richest
hauls in recent years in Kenosha at
an early hour this morning when they
invaded the home Of A. ]. Kubec, well
known Main street merchant, at t73
Durkee avenue. They secured loot
valued at more than four hundred
dollars, the most valuable piece being
diamond set lavalierre valued at three
hundred dollars. They got twenty dol
lars in money. The job appeared to
be the work of professionals. The
men-it is believed that there were two
of them-were driven by the house
when Mrs. Kubec was awakened when
one of them attempted to enter her
bedroom on the second floor of the
house. One suspect was picked up by
the police this morning but no evil
dence was found to connect him with
the burglary. Mr. Kubec has offered a
reward of hundred dollars for the re-
turn of the loot taken by the burglars.
Entered Through Cellar.
The burglary occurred between two
and three this morning and the burg
/ lars made an entrance to the house
by cutting out the glass in one Of the
cellar windows. Making their way to
the ground floor Of the house they
opened every drawer in desks in the
living rooms and other rooms on this
floor. It is thought that the thor
oughness of the work of the men in
dicates that they were pretty we'll
yersed in the work Of burglary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kubec had driven to
Kenosha from Chicago during the
afternoon and they were very tired
when they retired. 1t is believed that
they were SO sound asleep that they
did not hear the men working in the
| lower rooms of the house. Just before
three o'clock the footing of the first
floor of the house had been concluded
and the burglar or burglars started to
work the second floor. He pushed open
the door leading to the bed room of
Mrs. Kubec and she was awakened. She
screamed for help and the man fed
pell-mell down the stairway awakening
Mr.. Kubec and members of the family.
Mr. Kubec secured a revolver from
one Of the drawers in his. bedroom
and started down the stairs after the
burglars. The burglars had taken no
chance of being caught in the house
as they had opened both the front and
rear doors and several windows In
order to make their escape from the
house easier in case of detection. Mr..
Kubec with his revolver ready, went
to one side of the house and heard the
burglar running about the rear of the
house. When he got to the other side
of the house there was no one in sight.
The police were immediately notified.
! Tracks we're found all about the house
and this indicated that there might
have been two men connected with
| the crime.
| The burglars are believed to have
escaped from the rear yard Of the
Kubec house to Exchange street, max
ing their way through yards along
the street to some dark portion
Of the street which offered chance
for them to escape.
No Suspects Found
The police searched the entire. south
portion Of the city immediately after
the report Of the burglary, but not
single suspicious character was
picked up.
Mrs. Kubec had worn the valuable
layalierre during the day and on her re
turn from Chicago she had LETT it on
one of the mantels on the first floor
of the house. The twenty dollars in
money secured had been left in a draw
Ter in the living room 1t was at first
thought that considerable quantity of
silverware had been taken from the
house but later an investigation showed
that the silver had not been touched
The similarity between the entrance
of the Kubec home and the entrance
Of the Ernst book store a few nights
ago, has led the officials to believe that
it is possible that the robberies were
committed by the same people.
The police were very active in
searching among the men connected
with the carnival shows this afternoon
The carnival has brought a lot Of
1 strangers to the city and it is thought
possible that some Of these may have
been responsible for the burglary.
Rob RowelI Home Night Before.
1t was also discovered today that the
home of DR.. Edward F. Rowell, also on
.Durkee avenue, was entered by burg
lars on Sunday night. The members
of the family were on the second floor
of the, house at the time of the burg
larry, but the thieves confined their
operations to the first floor Of the
house. They were evidently looking
for money and the report of the Rowell
burglary said that nothing was miss
ing from the house as far as had been
/ discovered. Police had reports OF
several other minor burglaries, but
they were not made public.
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