Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 273, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1914 — JOE DAVISSON IS LOSER ON AUTOS [ARTICLE]

JOE DAVISSON IS LOSER ON AUTOS

Can Purchased by A. B. Lowman and W. 8. McDonnell From Man Named Larch Ware Stolen. Joe Davisson and James Snedeker, of Rentosetaer, were bath victim® of an auto thief or so iit,ap* pears at the present time, finedeker purchased one car and Davisson puerhiased two of a man who gave the name of H. W. Harsh. In July he did business at 2537 Michigan avenue and a month Aater he wrote to Mr. Davisson from 3230 Indiana avenue, but continued to have bis automobile garage on Michigan avenue. When the auto thefts were discovered and detectives began to investigate conditions through this section of Indiana the Cars Davisson and Snedeker had purchased were laid data to by detectives, who furnished evidence that was conclusive that the ■cars had been stolen. Mr. Davisson and Mr. Snedeker at once set about to lodate H. W. Lansh, but he had dislappeared. Mt. Davisson found that the garage where he did business on Michigan avenue w'as a private garage belonging to Mrs, H. W. Childs and that the household goods, where Larsh lived on Indiana avenue were purchased op the installment plan and were mortgaged .and the owner had been

notified to come and get them. Davisfeon had expected to attach the household good® to reimburse him for his loss. Mr. Davisson fold the ear® which he had purchased of Laush to A.-B. Lowman, now of Hebron, and W. S. McOonniel'l, of Fair Oaks. He secured the ctors and will bear the loss himself. (Mr. McConnell brought his ctor to Rensselaer Tuesday evening and turned it over to Mr. Davisson and it wfill be returned to the ownerin Chicago by the detectives. The Lowman car wa® also returned. Mr. Snedeker sold his Car to Warren Zellers, of Fair Otak®, and it has also been returned to the owner. ” Mt. Davisson had two- letters from Dartoh, one relating to the purchase pf a ear and tihe other relating to the purchase of an. accessory. They wera written ip $ good hand on. correspondence stationery. Apparently tfle writing \ytos that pt a womtoih, but Mb Davisson says it wtos Larstti’s wn writing. Detective® W : J- GtorVey and S. E. Fitageiald camsßdpwu fifom Chicago Tuesday pfight and left early this W’ednesdtoy morning with the MteOonnell car. They stated to a reporter for The Republidairithat they expect to recover about eighty, stolen cpm.