The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-07
A. Ell. PribnOw and Members of His Family Are
Forced to Leave Their Automobile and
Deliver Over Valuables.
ROBBED AT POINT OF A REVOLVER
Bold Bandits Wait Under Willow Tree and Show No
Consideration Of Their Victims-No Trace
Found to Their Identity.

Automobile bandits rode the Wilmot
road at an early hour this morning and
just after 1890 o'clock held up an au-
tomobile driven by A. II. Pribnow Of
Whitewater on the road between Sill
verlake and Camp Lake. Pribnow and
the members of his party, including
Mrs. Pribnow, Mrs. Charles Philips of
Camp Lake, Mrs. Robert Westlake Of
Camp Lake, and Miss Florence Prib-
now Of Whitewater were forced to get
out of the automobile and deliver over
their money and valuables. The
thieves got between $35 and $40 from
Mr.. Pribnow and a diamond ring from
Miss >Pribnow valued at more than
S100 Then they forced the members
of the luckless party to walk off down
the road, and the automobile, a new
Nash fve-passenger touring car, was
taken over by the bandits and driven
away. No trace of the automobile or
the men has been found.
There were four men in the bandit
party and at least two Of them were
masked to conceal their identity. The
automobile, valued at $1,000, was in
sured, Mr. and Mrs. SPribnow and the
other members Of the party walked a
quarter of mile to the home of Mrs.
Philips where they were cared for. The
women members of the party suffered
considerably from the shock and fright
Of the holdup, but it was said that the
bandits did not do any Of the members
of the party any bodily harm. 1t was
one Of the most daring crimes in the
history of Kenosha county.
Mrs. Pribnow Tells of Robbery.
The story Of the daring crime is best
told in the words of Mrs. Pribnow, who
was interviewed early today at the
Philips home at Camp Lake.
'We have been visiting with my
mother, Mrs. Charles Philips" said
Mrs. Pribnow, and she failed to show
any great trace of the excitement of
the early morning. eve had gone to
Burlington to spend the Fourth of July
and had started home late in the even
ing. Mr.. Pribnow was driving and we
we're nearing the home of my mother
on the road between Silverlake and the
Camp Lake station. AS we came along
towards a big willow tree, we noticed
an automobile standing under the tree
and a man appeared in the very middle
of the road and held up his hand as
a signal to stop. He did not say any
thing, but Mr.. Pribnow believing that
he had met with an accident of some
kind, stopped the car. As the car
stopped, the man said something which
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caught and he started around to the
side of the car Mr.. Pribnow turned
off his engine as the man approached
the car.
''As the man came directly in front
Of my husband he drew a revolver.
You better all throw up your handsP
he shouted and we hurried to comply
with the >ord@r. Now get out Of the
car and we will look you over the fell
low said. This was the first time we
discovered that there was more than
one man in the party AS we began
to get out of the car, three other men
got out of the automobile which had
been standing under the tree and came
toward our automobile. One of the
men hurriedly went through my hus-
bands pockets, taking his money and
his watch and chain. / think that Mr..
Pribnow had between $50 and $40 in
money and it went into the fellows
pocket. Then one of the men noticed
the ring on Florence's finger. Take it
Off he shouted to her. Florence pro-
tested but the man showed no mercy
and took the ring and put it into his
pocket.
while the robbery was going on,
another one of the men stepped over
and took a look at our automobile.
The car is alright he shouted to one
Of the members Of the band and one
of them got into our car and turned
on the engine. 4 can run her alright
this man said to his companion and the
two of them started the car and went
off down the road toward Wilmot.
Were Taking No Chances.
"The fellow who appeared to be the
leader of the band continued to wave
his revolver at us and indicating with
the revolver he told US Now you peo-
pie walk right down the road and don't
even look back and be in hurry about
it, We decided that it was the best
possible thing for US to do just as he