Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1913 — Vandals at Lafayette Bound Telephone Wires Together. [ARTICLE]

Vandals at Lafayette Bound Telephone Wires Together.

Lafayette Journal. The Lafayette Telephone company had an experience of much annoyance Sunday and Monday and did not discover the cause, which was very unusual, until Tuesday morning. On Sunday is was discovered that the two long distance wires leading to Indianapolis and the one leading to Crawfordsville were grounded, and only one line could be used. Men were sent out to locate the trouble and it was a tedious search. They started in at this end of the line and were compelled to climb nearly every pole until the trouble was found four and a half miles south of the city. Someone had climbed a pole at that point and fastened three wires together. The vandal used a fine wire, so fine that it could not be seen from the ground. The work was done by someone who is familiar with telephone wires and eaused the company and its patrons much annoyance. Spite is the only motive that can be assigned for the act of vandalism and an effort will be made to find the perpetrator and punish him.