Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1914 — CLARENCE HOBSON THOUGHT MURDERED [ARTICLE]

CLARENCE HOBSON THOUGHT MURDERED

Man From Remington Apparently Robbed Was Found Alongside Jiionon Tracks at Lafayette.

Clarence Hobson, 25 years of age, of Remington, was found with his skull crushed alongside the Monon tracks near the Bh,ops at Lafayette Tuesday. He had 1 cent in his pocket. It is reported that he had $199 in money when he left Remington, also two watches. Beside his hat another hat was found, believed to belong to some man who had murdered and robbed him. Hobson was brought to Rensselaer Monday by an auto liveryman and it is said tried to stand off the driver, saying that be needed all the money he had. Hobson has a brother named James Hobson, who runs a lunch room at Remington. He came to that place from Salem and was around there only a little during the last two or three years. He is said to have been of less than the average in intellect but of v ( ery good habits, so far as known. Jt is doubted by Remington people whether he had much money with him. . Hiis father came from Salem to take the body there for burial. Several members of Co. M went to Monticello today to spend three days on the rifle range. The transfer of Henry W. Diederieh, consul general at Antwerp. Belgium, to Barcelona, Spain, and the tranfer of Carl Bailey Hurst from Barcelona to Antwerp was confirmed Tuesday by the senate.X John Commons, 48, a plumber, went into the basement of his home at Michigan City and took oarpqlic acid, then went upstairs and informed his wife of what fye had done. He died 'half an hour later. The motive is not known. Hollis Weaver and Edward Larue, citizens of Green town, were held up by three masked men on a bystree| and robbed of $79 The robbers made their escape in a stolen buggy.