Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1915 — Car Thieves at Hammond Were Arrested Monday Night. [ARTICLE]

Car Thieves at Hammond Were Arrested Monday Night.

Detectives at Hammond found eight men robbing a merchandise car in the Chesepeake and Ohio yards. Seven were arrested. Two tried to escape and were wounded by bullets. Car robbing, at Hammond has become a common practice since so much labor has been out of employment.