The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-07
William III. WOlm, Who Robbed Safe of Cudahy
Meat Market in 1920, is Traced by Ke-
nOsha Police at Last.
NOW UNDER ARREST IN CHICAGO
Man Who Secured Employment in Market Here and
Then Decamped With Funds to Answer
Five Charges of Forgery.

He has been arrested in Chicago
on five charges of forgery and one
charge of larceny by baillee. When
he is released by the police in Chica-
go, should such a possibility occur, he
will be turned over to the police in
Kenosha, at the request of the depart
ment here, to answer two charges.
Bogus Check Man Also.
For in addition to the robbery of The
meat safe, there is another case pend
ing against Violin in Kenosha. He IS
charged with having passed twenty
dollar check without funds in the
bank. Charles II. Curtiss, then pro-
prietor of the Royal Tailors, inno2
Gently cashed the check for Violin,
who presented himself as local
butcher, and was that much out of
the pocket by the transaction.
Secretary Meissner, who has charge
of the records in the police office, to-
day had the complete records of
Wolm's transaction in Kenosha, in
Guiding the mans letter to Mr.. Sch
roetter in October 1920, when he wrote
seeking employment here.
Present Civil Front.
Violin wrote from Chicago to H. C.
Schroeder, who was then manager for
the Cudahy meat markets, in October
1920, presenting his qualifications for
a position. He was accepted and short
ly after placed in charge of the Market
street butcher shop by Schroeder
"He was very neat appearing
man." said Schroeder this morning,
"and very good butcher. There was
no reason to. suspect him and he was
given the keys, the combination of
the safe, and in short had charge. He
left one day, however, without saying
Goodbye, and never came back"
Violin kept his position for Il week
or two. Then one Wednesday after
noon when the shop was closed, Violin
helped himself to the contents of thu.
safe, 1928 in all, threw the bots of the
safe again, locked up the store with
the same care that he had previously
shown, and then left town.
The robbery was not discovered un-
It'll Thursday morning, the day fol-
lowing, when the store remained
closed and customers could not get in.
By that time Violin had had such a
good start the police dispaired of
coming upon his trail. However, a
careful notation of the facts in the
case, together with description of
Violin, was sent to every criminal
bureau in the country, and the police
kept their memories green so far as
! the brief history Of Wolm's appear
ance here was concerned.
Has Old Criminal Record.
| They believed that an inveterate
crook as Violin appeared tosb be, would
not change his spots, but would break
out into activity again.
| Their surmise proved correct when
today Secretary Meissner found use
for all his careful files under ne
name of "Wolm". i,
The Chicago police in addition to
furnishing the facts regarding the
latest charge against Violin, inform-
| ed the police that the man has been in
the criminal records since he was
nineteen years old. The following
shows the earlier Chicago career of
the adventurous butcher:
Arrested May IS, 1905, when he was
10. Charge was larceny; case was as
missed. Arrested September 30, 1906,
charge, embezzlement, served SIX
months in the county Jail. Arreste d
| March s, 1910, was sentenced to three
months in the house of correction in
addition to fine for culpability in q
confidence game. Arrested October
1916, confidence game, five charges, no
bill. Arrested December 10, 1916, re-
ceived one year in the house of correc-
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game, pleaded to petty larceny.