Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1919 — JEWELER'S WINDOW ROBBED [ARTICLE]

JEWELER'S WINDOW ROBBED

Jessen Plate Glass Broken Early Monday Morning and Looted* T*he G. J. Jessen jewelry store was again broken into at about 1 o’clock Monday morning when the large plate glass window was broken and the thieves grabbed what jewelry they could reach handily and made their getaway. Nothing was found to indicate what the glass was broken with, but no doubt a hammer or some tool was used which they carried away with them. The crash of the glass was heard by Mr. Jessen, who was still up town and was near the Rowles & Parker corner. He came down to his store, unlocked the door and went in, not noticing the broken window until he came out and Nightwatch Richards, who was on east Washington street and had also heard the crash, had arrived on the scene. Mr. Jessen’s loss was not very heavy as the robbers in their haste only secured a few pieces, amounting to probably less than 3100. The loss of the plate glass window is covered by insurance. About two years ago this same window was robbed, and at that time a piece of concrete which was pretoably picked up along the river was used to break the glass. The loss at that time was probably about SIOO. While some people are inclined to believe that the robbery was the work of someone passing through in an automobile, the general opinion is that it was done by local talent, perhaps the same buncfh who did the job a couple of years ago.