The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
GUNNER ENTER
KENOSHA STORE
Two Men, One With Gun,
Rob Store of N. Leve-
Illus Sunday Night.
GET $4,000 IN CHANGE
Bandits Escape From Sight
While Police Join in an
Intensive Search.

The boldest holdup recorded by the
police this year marked the activities
of two men who on Sunday night just
before eleven O'Clock entered the con-
fectionery store of Nick Levelius, at
1875 Salem avenue, and rifled the cash
register of $40. 1t had all of the ear
marks of an old-time western movie
thriller, with the calmness of the ban
dts, the nonchalance of their man
ner. and the ease with which they
were able to slip through the hands of
the police after the alarm was sounded.
The proprietor of the store had just
waited on , customer at about 10:45
o'clock Sunday evening. The custo-
mer walked out of the store and just
as he stepped through the doorway
two men walked in. One of the men
stood near the doorway, while the
other approached the counter. He
asked for package of gum and gave
the proprietor a quarter. Levelius
turned his back to get the change
from the cash register and as he was
about to turn back to give the man
his change he stared into the muzzle
of a "baby revolver" silver plated,
pearl handled, in the hands of the
man at the counter.
Then Action Was Swift.
"Moonshine!" was all the gunman
said.
Levelius was stunned for moment
and didn't move.
"You know what that means
get into the corner!" was the next
command.
Levelius stepped aside few PAGES
while the gunman's pal calmly walked
around behind the counter, rang up
"no sale" on the cash register, and
began emptying the contents of the
drawer into his pockets. Levelius kept
his eyes trained on the man who
was holding him at bay. He didn't
move. He, wasn't even ordered to hold
up his hanis.
When the man at the register had
satisfied himself he walked over
toward the door and while the. gun
man backed up in the same direction,
with the gun still pointed.
"Now, don't you be in such damn
hurry!" was the parting shot.
The two walked out of the door and
then walked east on Salem avenue,
according to Levelius. The minute
that they passed by the window of his
store, he rushed to the door. The
men had disappeared. Levelius rushed
next door to telephone and notified
the police. Sergeant Max Kramer des-
patched the patrol wagon loaded with
officers and an intensive search of the
neighborhood was on within ten
minutes of the time of the holdup.
Several men were stopped for ques-
tioning but no trace of the men who
had part in the affair was found.
Levelius was able to give only
scant description of the two men. The
man with the gun, he said, was well
dressed. He wore a grey overcoat and
a grey cap, and was about six feet
tall. He appeared to weigh about 100
pounds. The other fellow was short
stalky man, with black overcoat.
Levelius could not tell whether he
wore a hat or a cap, but whatever it
was, it was black, he said. The short
fellow had rudy complexion and
"looked all dressed up like college
STUDENT" according to Levelius.
Can Recognize Them Again.
Levelius says that he believes that
he can recognize both of the men II
he should see them again. The short
fellow he had seen earlier that night.
About fifteen minutes before the hold
up the young fellow-entered the store
and sought to buy package of gum
He offered a ten dollar bill, and
Levelius remembers that the man was
particularly watchful. He gave the
man the change and then fifteen
minutes later saw him again, with his
pal, but this time under grossly diff
ferent stances.
In the meantime the police had
broadcast a description of the two
men and every effort is being made to
take them into custody. Police of
Milwaukee, Racine, Zion, Waukegan,
and points west were notified.
Police were called this morning to
the Hampel market at the corner of
Salem avenue and Charles street--a
block east of the Leve1ius con-
fectionery store, to investigate an at
tempt to rob that store. Some one
had entered during the night through
rear window and had knocked the
combination off of the safe. They
failed to open it and abandoned the
job. The sum of sixty cents was
found missing from the cash register.
Police gave it as their opinion that
the job was done by "kids."