Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-07-22
Total Haul of Thieves is
Small. = Some Merchan-
disc Taken, But Very
Little Money is
Found
CARL MILLER FOILS
THEFT OF AUTO
WITH RIFLE SHOT
One of the Burglars Thought
To Have Been Wounded
But Makes Good
His Escape

Burglars raided five Weyerhaeuser
business places on Wednesday and
Thursday nights of last week, but the
total value of the loot taken was small
and practically no money was found
in any of the places visited. The
thieves made good their escape, but
had pretty exciting finale, when just
as they were about to drive out of
town in stolen car, taken from Miller
Bros. garage, Carl Miller fired at
them at close range with a rifle, the
marauders fleeing precipitately, and
without the car.
Howard Peterson's restaurant was
the only place visited by the thieves
Wednesday night. Entrance was
gained through a side window A few
cents in change and a quantity of can
dy and cigarettes was the loot.
Thursday night four places were
raided; r. J.. Hollis and j. A. KO-
bliskas confectionery stores, f. L.
Vorce's hardware store and Miller
Bros garage. At Hollis, only confec-
tionery and tobacco was taken, rear
window having been forced At KO-
bliska'S place entrance was made
through rear door, a few cents in
change, and some cigarettes and, can
dy being taken.
Got Twelve Knives
The greatest haul was made at the
hardware store of f. L. Vorce To
gain entrance here the thieves had to
break out panel of the rear door.
They were then able to slide back the
bolt that barred the door. Mr.. VOrce
can thank his wife that he did not lose
a considerable sum in money. He was
about to leave it in the cash register,
over night, but needed his wife's
remonstrance that he better take the
money with him and take no chances.
The booty taken here, as far as known,
was full box of twelve pocket
knives, nine watches and two razOrs.
picked up one OF the raZOrs and gold
watch on one of the back streets of
the town and brought them back to
the owner.
Routed BY Rifle Shot
The last place visited Thursday
night was the garage of Miller Bros,
formerly of Ladysmith. Here they
planned on stealing car in which
to make their getaway. They entered
the building by cutting the putty and
removing pane of glass from a rear
window. To make escape dOubly sure,
they then proceeded to open wide both
front and rear doors of the garage
They then entered the garage office,
stole a few cents in change from the
cash register and got the key to the
gasoline pump located in front of the
garage.
The next step was to push Ford
roadster owned by Miller Bros on
the fender of which they had thrown
a suitcase taken from transient car,
out the front door and up to the gas
Oline pump. I'm a moment they could
have cranked their car and drove
away, but while one of the burglars
prepared to fill the tank with gaso-
line the Other-it is thought there were
but twO--went back to close the door,
with the idea that the robbery would
then not be discovered so quickly. Carl
Miller was sleeping in a little alcove
Immediately over the front door and
woke up as the thieves pushed the
car out Of the door. In the darkness
he could see nothing until one of the
crooks turned on fiaShlight while
rndeavOring to close the door. Ca"l
cot fleeting glimpse of the mans foot
through a crack between the floor and
the front of the garage and quickly
fired at the foot The thieves fed
The following morning, before news
of the robbery had spread, a man APP
peared at the home of Steve Halas, at
Strickland, miles west of Weyer-
haeuser, and asked for some salve,
exhibiting deep, wide furrow, dag
onally across the lower part of one
leg, which he explained with a yarn
about getting cut in climbing through
barbed-wire fence.
Friday night, Section Foreman
Adam Walicki's velocipede was stolen
from the section house 1t has not