Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-12-30

Never in the History OF Chicago Was the
Law Less Respected and Robber-
les More Frequent

| velore Company at 351 East Ohio
street was robbed of $4,000, payroll
money in broad daylight.
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The robbery was witnessed by a
score of persons, including President
Frank Hogan of the envelope COM
| pany The speed with which it was
accomplished. however, took the spec
| tators by surprise and the two men
were well away before pursuit was
begun.
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Burglars succeeded in obtaining
| jewels valued at between $4,000 and
| 100000 from the home of Henry
Schaaf, 1882 Drexel avenue
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While the family slumbered, the in
| truders made their way to the bed
room of Mrs. Schaaf, whom they at
tempted to chlorOform. Later awaken
ing, Mrs Schaaf alarmed the house
hold, and the robbers are believed to
have retreated Immediately
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Two younger children of the family,
it was then discovered, had also been
chloroformed. They were Harry, Jr.,
6 years old, and Adma, g. They were
revived.
Mr.. Schaaf escaped the robbers, as
he was sleeping in a secluded rear
room.
Diamond rings, scarfpins, necklaces
and similar ornaments were among
the loot taken by the thieves.
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| Alexander Flower and Mrs. Evelyn
| Dreis were victims of holdup men,
who halted the two in front of the
apartment building at 4163 Grand
boulevard, where both reside. Cash
and Jewels valued at $4,000 were
taken. Mr. Flower is president of
the Roosevelt State Bank, 1901 Grand
| boulevard.
George s. Wilhelm, 541 Wrightwood
| av., was made the target for three
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bound North Shore Electric train.
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| On the north side two holdup men.
using an automobile, committed five
| robberies during the late hours Christ
mas Day
Tho fret ronort of thair onorationc
came from John Latus, proprietor of
restaurant at 2610 Lincoln avenue.
The bandits entered his place, pro-
duced pistols and took $43.
Dr. George Baxter, 1925 Kenmore
avenue, was the second victim. The
two bandits met him at Winthrop and
Ardmore avenues, held him up and
obtained S35, his ring and watch.
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At Ainslee street and Sheridan
road the bandits met Earl LASER. $50
Lawrence avenue. From him they
took $40 and watch.
The next victim was E. J. Suess,
2702 North Ashland avenue. The ban
dts kidnapped him at Sunnyside ave-
nue. and North Robey street and
drove south, throwing him from the
automobile at North Robey street and
| Waveland avenue after taking $50, a
silk muffier and pair of gloves.
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Melvin Watts, IA South Sacramento
boulevard, met the bandits at Belle
/ plaine and Southport avenues. They
stole his watch and SIG.
In each of these five robberies the
victims gave similar descriptions of
the bandits and their automobile.
llPolice believe the car they used had
been stolen.
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Three armed bandits held up Ray
mond De Vore, 2124 Belmont avenue
in East Fifty-eighth street, between
South Michigan and Indiana avenues
They stole his watch and $3.50
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An armed negro bandit robbed
Peter Christensen, 4617 South Michi
gan avenue, of his watch and $3'
when they met in South Michigan
avenue, between East Forty-seventf
, | and East Forty eighth streets.
f. L. Kearney, 3529 North Hermi
tage avenue, was robbed of his watcf
: and s27 by three armed bandits, wh'