The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-03-05
GET DIAMONDS
WITH GUN PLAY
Hold-up Men Rob Jewelry
Store of ]. C. Niewie-
rOwski Friday.
ESCAPE IN FORD CAR
OvercOat Seized as They Leave
Show Hold Up Men to Be
"Out-Of Town" Guests.

Diamond rings amounting in value
to $1,000 and nine gold watches were
secured during bold hold-up staged
Friday night at 6:4O o'clock at the
iewelry shop of J. G.. Niewierowski,
1877 Rowland avenue. The proprietor
was in the store at the time and the
man who entered, forced him at the
point of gun to give over his trays
and offer no resistance.
Two Men In the Game.
There were two hold-up men it was
learned later, the one doing the
inside job, and another outside wait
ing with a Ford coupe with the
motor running and the door open.
They escaped, but the police office
notified all the patrolmen as we'll as
the police offices of neighboring
cities in an effort to apprehend the
pair as soon as the details of the case
were reported to them. q.
The hold-up was accomplished not
long after six o'clock and just as the
last policeman had left the neighbor-
hood whittier the officers had been
summoned on another call. Evidently
the bandits were watching the neigh
borhood, and took the departure OF
the police cars as the cue for their
action.
Takes Watches and Rings.
Niewierowski was alone in the store
when a young man who appeared to
be about twenty-one years Of age, en-
tered. The customer asked to see
some watches and the jeweler pulled
out a tray of watches from his case
The stranger selected one, and it was
lain to one side on the tray, and then
the customer said he wanted to SCI
about diamond ring for his "b'
girl"
The diamond rings were INF the
safe, and the jeweler opened 1T up at
the back Of the store. Just 3s he had
the tray in his hand, the other jump
ed over to him, pointing gun.
Get into the back ROOM" he said.
Niewierowski obeyed.
The hold-up man grabbed the tray
of rings, ran towards the front Of the
store where he seized the other tray
containing the watches, and then
started for the door.
Herzberger Takes Chance.
Meanwhile Meyer Herzberger, I'll
Rowland avenue, and i. Fountaine,
1877 South Rowland avenue, happened
to see from the outside Of the store
that something amiss was going on in
side. They started into the store
meeting the thief as he came OUT
carrying two trays and gun.
Herzberger yanked at the oyercoat
which the thief carried and the other
was in too much of hurry to dis
pute with him for the possession Oh
it. fleeing down the street. Herr
berger listened to the jewelers. hur-
ried tale and then jumped across
the street and summoned the police,
their being no telephone in the shop
where the hold-up took place.
The overcoat was frayed old one
bearing the label Of a clothing store
on Canal street, New York.
"a regular pool-room overcoat,"
said police officer as he turned it
over and examined it. The garment
reeked of stale cheap smoke. In thu
pocket of the coat were a pair Of silk
gloves, thin and much worn at the
tips.
Fritz Krogh who lives in the neigh
borhood saw a man come out of the
jewelry shop and go quickly over to
a waiting Ford coupe which stood at
the corner Of Brocket street and How
land avenue. There was a man wal
ing at the wheel of the Ford, he said.
The ieweler checking up on his loss
found that he was minus trayful Of
diamond rings valued at $1,000, and
nine watches, eight Elgins and one
Waltham.
If ham and eggs get any more cx-