Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1914 — HOBOES EXPECT TO PROVE AN ALIBI [ARTICLE]

HOBOES EXPECT TO PROVE AN ALIBI

Looks Like They Would Have Difficulty to Clear Themselves of 7 Charge of Arson. The two hobqes who were arrested at Shelby on a charge at arson and who were brought here and lodged In jail, are taking their confinement with some disappointment. They claim that they are not guilty and will he able to show that they remained all of the night in question at the home of a Keener township farmer, near the scene of the fire. Citizens, however, claim that they have positive identification of the men as the ones who left the burning mill. The Chicago man states that he has been out of employment and roaming around for about two months. The Detroit man says that he is a machinist by trade. He seems to be the oldest in trampling experience and was resting in a hammock when a reporter for The Republican called on him. • The other man talked freely and said that they had waived the preliminary examination because they thought they would get an immediate trial in the circuit court and not knowing that the next term of court was four months away. The men were not armed when arrested, but were going along the track, carrying three carp, which a fisherman had given them and which they were discussing how they would cook. They had deeided to try to trade two of the fish to some Shelby housewife for laid and flour and salt to use In cooking the other one. When they were commanded to halt and throw up their hands they thought it was the game wardens after them, so they said. There are two other inmates of the jail now, Henry D. Vance and Billy Lyons, the latter a Remington citizen who falls a periodical victim to John Barleycorn and whose last sentence was for 25 days. The Salisbury's give an up to date entertainment; everything new.