Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1915 — BOND FURNISHED FOR TWO OF GANG [ARTICLE]

BOND FURNISHED FOR TWO OF GANG

Oscar Lawson Held on Serious Charge But Wendling and Friend Secured Their Liberty. At midnight Monday > Gus Scallon, the veteran nightwatch who shot by a member of a crowd of boys who went to Delphi earfy Sunday morning was still alive. He is gradually growing weaker and no hope is held out for his recovery and it is only a question of hours until he passes away. The shooting of Scallon is still the main topic of conversation in Delphi and everyone deplores the fact that his life will have to pay the toll of some misguided youth’s act. The authorities are still at sea as to who really fired the shot and no additional members of the gang have been captured. It is the opinion of the authorities, however, that the man who fired the shot has not been captured. Every city in the country is being supplied with descriptions of the members of the gang and it is believed that they will be taken into custody in a short time. Preliminary hearings were given Oscar Lawson, Louis Wendling and Jack Friend, the three members of the gang arrested Monday. They appeared before Justice of the Peace Rockwell. Lawson is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, and his bond is placed at SI,OOO. He had no attorney and could give no bail, so was remanded to jail. Wendling and Friend were represented with counsel. Charles R. Pollard appeared for Wendling and Walter Friel, of Lafayette, for Friend. Both were held as witnesses and were released on bond of S2OO. John Wendling, of Lafayette, father of the boy, was present and furnished bond for his son. Friel furnished bond for Friend.