Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1911 — McCOYSBURG MAN ARRESTED FOR SHIPPING GAME. [ARTICLE]

McCOYSBURG MAN ARRESTED FOR SHIPPING GAME.

™i »l the »Me. „ ij *rniwt .. t.lh, n.ttth tth'ta'.Tllfc train Thursday morning abd at MeCoysburg saw some man hand a basket to “Frenchy” the news boy. The game warden examined the basket and found that it contained prairie chickens and quail. He went to Chicago and found that “Frenchie” sold them there. 'He then came back, on the milk train and saw “Frenchie” pay the money to Messenger. The latter evidently knew the game a t den, for when he saw him, he started to run, but Williams stepped on his coat tail on the car step and then grabbed him. • They expected to have him tried before either Justice Irwin or Justice Bruner, but- both were out of town. vVilllams and Mall then took Messenger to Farr for trial bdtore Judge Fay, where It was expected that he would plead guilty. His fine and costs amounted to $51.75, and he was sent to jail in default. * This is said to be the same Messenger who served a term in ti e penitentiary for having murdered a woman at Monon several years ago; "*