Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1910 — Orville Shreeves Arrested For Alleged Firing at Freight Caboose. [ARTICLE]

Orville Shreeves Arrested For Alleged Firing at Freight Caboose.

Orville, the 15-year-old son oiS Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Shreeves, was arrested this Tuesday morning by Detectives A. Healy, of Hammond, and John A. Hayes, of Lafayette, members of the Monon detective force. He is charged with having fired -a 22-caliber riflo ball into the back end of a caboose attached to a freight train, which was going through Surrey at dusk Monday evening. The train crew heard a glass in the rear window of the caboose break and something fall on the floor. Investigation found that it was a bullet and the train crew saw two boys a short distance down the track. Both of the boys had rifles. They reported the occurrence as soon as possible and the two detectives were put on the job and soon learned that Orville Shreeves and Ora Chupp had been seen with rifles near Surrey. They came here, questioned the 'boys and soon had a confession from Shreeves, who claimed however, that he was shooting at a mark and the flight of the bullet through the glass of the caboose was accidental. He was placed in jail, however, while charges were filed against him. The outcome of the case might prove very severe. Chupp was not arrested, having proven that the rifle he was carrying was out of condition and would not shoot, which is a good way for rihes in the hands of boys who don’t know how to use them, to be.