The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-26

Money in a quaint old bedroom
clock, brave defense of the property
of master and mistress by gentle and
faithful maid a ruffian robber with
"dirty-looling eyes," and brutal at
tempted assault by the same upon the
maid, all figure in the story told Mon
day evening to the police by Miss En-
ma Piehl, servant in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George w. Taylor, $50 Dur
kee avenue. sys s
The story told by Miss Piehl sent the
police RESERVES securing the highways
and by-ways of the city Monday eve
ningtfor the robber of Miss Piehl's
description, without avail, and a vain
attempt to reach the absent family
who were out for the evening at a
theatre. party; though nobody knew
where. ,5&
According to the account given by
the young woman a short man who has
sometimes appeared at the house be-
fore to ask for handouts came into
the Taylor house through the unlocked
front door, robbed the clock of a roll
of bills, part of which was rescued
desperately by the servant, Miss Piehl
declared that she grabbed the roll or
part of it from the hands of the in
truder and thrust it down into her
waist, and fled for the telephone to
put in a police call. She had no soon
er made the connection when, accord
ing to her story, the robber attacked
her, throwing her upon the floor.
Police Hear Only Means.
Sergeant Melbush at the police desB
heard the bell of telephone one-two
ring. Answering it, he heard nothing
but means in the receiver. He kept
the receiver at hrs ear and directed
another officer to call operator on the
other telephone and find out who was
calling. Operator replied that the call
came from Judge Taylor's house. The
police praised the work of the tele-
phone operators this morning, declar-
ing it first class cooperation.
Sergeant Melbush, Officers Greb and
Schmitt FASTENED to $50 Durkee ave.
nue., The front door of the Taylor
home ajar, and in the dining room a
young woman lay PROSTATE on the
floor, with the telephone receiver off
its hook and it and the transmitter
lying on the floor at her side. Her
eyes were closed and the police thought
her unconscious, until she presently
opened her eyes and said in tone of
query, "the money, the money!"
"What do, you mean ?" asked Officer
Schmitt. iS
"The money! she repeated, "did he
get it?'' ,,s.
Rescued Entire Roll.
As she became composed she told the
police officers an extraordinary story
of attempted robbery and assault, and
drew out of her dress a roll of bills
which she said she had rescued from
the wouldAbe 4obber, but was not sure
that he, had not taken some Of it
The money was counted and found tt
be $3.50, consisting of one one hundred
dollar bill and three tens.
The story told by Miss Piehl was
substantially as follows:
Judge Taylor and Mrs. Taylor anC
Mat, their son, had all gone out t.
the theatre, and about half past sever
/ was talking over the telephone Il
my friend. While we were talking
thought I heard somebody at the bacl
door, and | said to Charley to hans
up and I'd call him back. l went K
the kitchen door but there was no one
there.
''Then l went into Mrs. Taylor's bed
room, which is on the first floor, tx
do something for Mrs. Taylor becaus,
before she went OUT, she said, sEmm;
wish you'd straighten out my dress
er drawers. was just at the seconc
drawer when thought I heard some
body at the front door. / went t,
look but saw no one. / went back t,
the bedroom and found myself fac
to face with a man. He had comt
through the front door and entered tn,
room through the other passage way.
"When / saw him / just naturall,
elasped my hands and looked at th