Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1914 — Mrs. A. P. Burton Recovered Watch From Chicago Pawnshop. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. A. P. Burton Recovered Watch From Chicago Pawnshop.

It will be remembered that thieves entered several homes here the first night that the carnival t ompany w’as in Rensselaer. Among the homes entered was that of A. P. Burton,, where a gold watch of considerable- value was stolen. A night or two later thieves robbed several homes in Monticello and at one home where a watch was stolen the owner recovered it through Chicago police. The Republican chronicled the fact and Mrs. Burton then wrote to Chicago and the police found .her watch in a Halstead street pawn shop. It was engraved with the name inside the case and other marks on the outside. The outside engraving had been effaced but the name was on the inside and the police returned the watch Saturday. Two dollars had to be paid to the pawnshop, but Mrs/Burton considers it a very fortunate recovery, as the watch was a gift iroin an aunt and was worth $25 or more. Art Kanne, who also lost a fine watch the same, night, has now written to the Chicago police to try to recover his watch.