The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-10
ROBBERS MAKE
A $1,000 HAUL
Enter Crystal Store and
Take $4,000 Worth of
Spring Clothes.
POLICE ARE PUZZLED
Police Unable to Solve Mystery
of How Robbers Gained
Admission to Store.

Burglars last night cleaned out the
spring stock of the A. Crystal depart
ment store, 1924 Rowland avenue, val
ued at more than $4,000 Between $50
and 200 suits of clothes, in addition to
10 spring coats were taken, it was
stated
The unusual feature of the robbery
which is mystifying the police is that
entrance to the building was gained
without the breaking of glass, or the
forcing of door. That the burglars
were experts is seen by the fact that
only the newest and choicest merchan-
disc was touched.
Lieut.. Charles Rock and Detective
John Breidt were assigned to the case
when the robbery was discovered by
Louis Crystal and Sarah Schultz when
they opened the store early today.
Adolph Crystal, owner Of the estab-
lishment, who had gone to Chicago to
buy stock was located by long dis
lance telephone and hurriedly return
ed to the city.
Work Under Lights.
A night light, which had been left
burning when the place was closed
shortly after o'clock last night, by
the owner and his son, Joseph, was
still burning when the store was OPP
ened today.
A careful investigation by the po-
lice failed to reveal the manner in
which the burglars gained entrance.
All doors were securely locked, the
transoms bolted, and the wooden in
side shutters securely fastened to the
inside of the windows. Two keys are
required to open the main door, one
Yale key and one door key. One set
OF these keys is carried by the pro-
prietor and the other is in the pos
session of Louis Crystal. There have
been no keys lost, which might have
been found and used in opening the
place.
Four times during the night the
doors were tried by Louis La Gise, the
night Waterman. The first. inspection
was made at 10 p. M, the second about
midnight, the third at 2 o'clock and
the last little after this morning.
Nor was anyone seen prowling around
the place.
Mr.. Crystal Immediately upon his
return offered a reward of 500 for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the burglars, and anoth-
err 5000 additional reward providing
the merchandise, or any considerable
part of it is recovered.
Sam Fararro, who lives on the Sec
ond floor of the building declared that
he had heard no suspicious noise dur
ing the night, so quietly was the job
done.
The bulk of the merchandise made it
necessary for some machine to have
been used in carrying it away. The
police believe that large touring
car was pulled into the alley in the
rear of the place, and there loaded.
however, failed to re-
veal any marks to show that anyone
had been walking about, nor were the
tire marks of an automobile found.
The only thing that had been chang
ed in the store was step ladder,
which had been moved from the front
to the rear of the room. The police
are at loss, however, to learn in
what way the ladder could have been
used.
There is no. insurance carried on any
of the missing merchandise, Mr.. Crys-
tai told the police.
Two attempts have been made be-
fore to burglarize the establishment.
The last time four lads were captured
by the police and each drew sentences
of three years. Recently, however,
they were released from prison on
parole.