Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1911 — Robert Anderson Fell Into Hands of Hammond Police. [ARTICLE]

Robert Anderson Fell Into Hands of Hammond Police.

The appended article is from the Hammond Times of Monday. Anderson and his brother Jim and the latter’s wife and their father all engaged in some rough house performance Saturday night and each appealed to the officers to have the others arrested. They are all alleged to have become intoxicated on Weast’s unlabeled “Jingo.” Anderson has been in trouble for drinking several times, but no more serious charge was ever filed against him here. The Times prints: ~ Robert Anderson was arrested by Officers Bunde and Einsele on State street for drunkenness and on suspicion yesterday afternoon. Anderson gave his home as Rensselaer and said*he left there yesterday morning with two other men who were also arrested on suspicion of held up a conductor on the Gary ahd Interurban between Hammond and Gary. The police undent stand he is wanted at Rensselaer for highway robbery. WJhen Officer Burge saw him he thought he recognized him as being a partner of the man he shot in the leg about four months ago. He only had 85 cents when he was arrested, and upon searching his clothes a brick was found in his pocket. If nothing is found in his past history he will be released with his partners.