Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1915 — Charles Shinkle Completes Ninety-Day Jail Sentence. [ARTICLE]

Charles Shinkle Completes Ninety-Day Jail Sentence.

Charles Shinkle, of near Thayer, who confessed at Kentland last November to haviig assisted in robbing the Adams ranch near that place; was released from the Jasper coutny jail today after serving a 90-day sentence. Shinkle was made a trusty during most of his stay here and deported himself in a very commendable manner, i... It .was a full confession by Shinkle that involved “Hank” Granger and son, Roy, of Thayer, in the Adams ranch robbery. He states that the Grangers took him over tb the Adams ranch to act as a “look-out” while they entered the house and stole about SSOO worth of property, including rugs, silverware, etc. He say 9 that all the property he got was valued at about 45 cents. Shinkle says that at the time the act was committed, which was between the 20th and the 27th of last iMay, he waS intoxicated. He says that he Was not in the habit of getting under the influence of liquor, but that Granger had him doing some painting and paperhanging for him and that liquor was freely dispensed and that for about two weeks he was drunlk. During this time, he says, the Grangers induced him to assist in the robbery. He says that the property was first taken to Th’ayer and then shipped to Hammond and stored in the Golden storage house. On June 27th Shinkle was . arrested for the robbery and spent a day or .two in jail here before bond was arranged. He says that it was during the time he was in jail that the property was placed in storage in 'Hammond. He has also implicated ar married daughter of Granger, as aiding in the concealing of the property. It is understood that Adams, the owner of the ranch, who is a wealthy Chicago man, has stated that he will do all he can to send the Grangers to the penitentiary. Shinkle says that he is not afraid of the Grangtrs, although he has

heard that they propose to “get him” and that they had offered S3OO for some one to kill him. He says that Hank has threatened to hang him up by the tongue. The Grangers are out on bail and their ease will probably come up at the next term of the Newton circuit court.