Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-12
States to Officers He Had a Hand
In the Several BurgIaries Here
Last Winter
ALMOST CAUGHT AFTER
|. M. JACOBS BURGLARY
Leave BarabOo in a Hurry and
Do Not Stop Until La Crosse
Has Been Reached

On Wednesday Clark DWinneu con-
fessed to playing prominent part in
the several burglaries committed here
last winter. Others were with MIN
and these may be arrested. DWInneIl
saws they were in Mrs. A. u. ring
ling's home for about ten days and
also burglarized the homes OF MI.
and Mrs. H. E. French, ex-lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. e. T.. Dithmar,
Mrs. w. E. Conway, Mr. and Mrs. L.
ne. Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Schneider, and others.
All Of the above is according to a
statement made by an officer after
the interview in the county jail Since
his arrest some days ago by Officer
Burke, young Dwinnell has been in the
county bastile.
The greatest loss was sustained by
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. French, jewelry
to the value of several hundred dol
lars being taken. Dwinnell says this
was sold in Chicago. An effort will be
made to locate the property but there
is little hope Of recovery. Some OF
the pieces Of jewelry were priceless
heirlOoms which had been in the fam
iIy for several generations.
Knew Mrs. Ringing Not at Home
He told Sheriff Neitzel and ether
officers who were with him at the
time of the confession, that he knew
Mrs A. G. Ringing usually left home
for the winter. He delivered daily
paper at her place at one time and
when he went to the house to burglar
ize he found a lot of papers scatter
ed about and dust on the porch He
knew she was not there and bodily en-
tered. Himself and pals made the
house their headquarters for about
ten days.
The Gollmar Robbery
DwinneH says that two were in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Gollmar, 2O2 Eleventh street on Dec
ember 10. DwinneIl says he got $35 of
the $50 taken He does not think the
other fellow got $45 but is not sure.
Mr.. Gollmar says the loss was $50.
A watch was also taken and sold in
Chicago.
After this burglary they left Bara-
boo and went to Chicago. Dwinnell
returned the day before Christmas or
about that time He was in Mrs. Con
ways house alone all day Christmas.
That night three of them were at the
Second ward school house and Dwin-
nell directed the others to enter the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. French
while he made for the Williams gro
Gerry to get something to eat. For
some reason he was not able to break
into the grocery.
After the French and Dithmar deeds
they went to the Mrs. Conway home
and divided the loot. Here a child's
bank that had been taken was after
wards found After these raids there
was another trip to Chicago. AS
previously stated the property taken
was sold in Chicago.
Schneider and Jacobs Homes Next
When they entered the >\Schneller
home on Eighth, Dwinnell says they
found a safe and knew it was of lit
tie use to look for money. Here q
coat was taken and worn away by
one Of his pals.
Three went to the Jacobs house and
Dwinnell watched ON the outside
Here about $15 was taken, larger
sum and a diamond ring overlooked
Dwinnell says they we're not there
longer than about five minutes. Wher
his rails came out they had some in
surance papers and Dwinnell wanted
to know what in the world they in
tended to do with them. 1t was de
cided to place them in a mail box or
Second street but Mr. Jacobs never
received the papers.
Get Thrilling Experience
After the Jacobs burglary the
three went to the high school build
ing. Dwinnell and one of the other
waiting there until the third could g
to H. K Dillenbeck's cigar stor
for cigarettes. When the burglar Wen
into the store there was loud talkini
about the Jacobs robbery and the fe
low never waited to make his intenc
ed purchase AS he hurried towar
the schoolhouse he met an officer an
heard the officer ask some one whoT
the stranger was. Things were ge
ting interesting.
AS soon as he reached his comI al
ions he told them what he had hear
and the three hurried on toward
North Freedom. A short distance OF