The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-17
Homes of the Misses Bond on Prairie Avenue
Are Entered and Ransacked Some
Time Saturday Night
THE SYDNEY HOME IS ALSO VICTIM
Burglars Open Hundreds Of Drawers at Bond Home
But Priceless Jewelry and Relics Are Not
Taken - Police Fail to Get Clue.

Two historic old homes in Kenosha
were the victims of burglars Saturday
night when the home OF the Misses
Bond at the corner of Prairie avenue
and West street, and the home of Miss
Lizzie Bond at the corner of Prairie
avenue and Congress street were en-
tered 1t is not believed that any great
amount of loot was secured at either
Of the places. The Misses Bond are
now at their winter home in Florida,
but relatives who have made an effort
to straighten out the tangled effects
at the home declare that they do not
believe that anything of value is miss
ing Miss Lizzie Bond was away from
her home and discovered the burglary
on her return on Sunday morning. She
told the police that nothing had been
taken from her home.
The home of w D. Sydney on Park
Avenue was also entered on Saturday
and it is believed that the burglary at
this place took place in the early hours
of the evening. The thieves secured a
Colt automatic revolver and some am
munition, an old gold watch, gold
watchcase set with a diamond, ring,
and quantity of old coins.
Hundreds of Drawers Opened.
The police have not secured any clew
to the identity Of the burglars but it
is believed that the robberies at the
three houses were all the work of the
same parties. The men evidently had
worked at the home of the Misses Bond
for hours before they gave up what
appeared to be search for money.
Entrance to the house was made by
breaking the plate glass window in the
front door of the Prairie avenue en-
trance Of the home. AS the Misses
Bond had planned to spend the entire
winter and spring at Georgiana, Fla,
all the meters had been removed from
the house and there was no light OF
any kind in it. This fact did not him
der the operations of the burglars and
evidently working with flashlights
they went through the entire house.
Literally hundreds of drawers were
opened and their contents. poured out
on the floor and on the beds in the
house.
Priceless Relics Discarded.
In the search for money, the burg
lars discarded priceless relies in the
way of old jewelry and great pile of
this old jewelry was found on one of
the beds of the house The burglars
had evidently examined it and not be-
ing especially charmed by the quaint
old workmanship had thrown it away.
In every part of the house the burg
lars broke open desks and drawers.
They even went to the attic of the
house and even broke open an old
violin case which had been left there.
In the library there was a collection
of old foreign coins of great value.
These had been taken from their trays
and scattered about the table, but it is
not believed that any of them were
taken. Cupboards inn the house, which
had not been opened for years, We're
broken open and searched and papers,
many Of them of great historic inter-
est to the older people of Kenosha
were thrown about the rooms in con-
fusion.
Trail Men by Muddy Foot Prints.
The trail of the men from one room
of the house to the other was found in
a bunch of muddy foot prints and more
damage was done to the rugs. in the
house on account of the mud than was
done by loot secured by the burglars.
At the home of Miss Lizzie Bond the
men entered by breaking a glass in the
side door. This house had been given
the same treatment as the other and
larger house adjoining No attempt
was made to take any silverware or
plate but the drawers in the house
had all been torn out and their con
tents thrown on the floor. Miss Bond
called the police officers as soon as she
1. discovered the condition of the house
on Sunday morning. The burglars had
left nothing as a elew Miss Bond