Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1915 — Strange Man Frightened Mrs. Fred Bruner Tuesday. [ARTICLE]

Strange Man Frightened Mrs. Fred Bruner Tuesday.

(Mrs. Fred Bruner, who lives on the Hill farm in Jordan township, was at home Tuesday afternoon and the men folks were thrashing some distance away. Suddenly a strange man entered the house, offered to shake hands, seated himself in a chair and proceeded to make himself at home. Mrs. Bruner quite naturally became very much alarmed and taking her baby in her arms Started to the nearest house, about a quarter of a mile away. It was the home of Dennis Casto and she informed him of what had happened. Dennis hurried to the Bruner house but the man declined to go and Dennis caught him by the nap of the neck and boosted the old man oUt of the houste, applying a few kicks when he made some insistence. About that time W. A. Davenport and Able Grant came along in an auto and the man was brought to town and lodged in jail, where he remained over night. Deputy Prosecutor Sands conducted an investigation and could learn but little about the old man, who refused to talk. Apparently he was a Swede and Dr. Hansson was called as an interpreter but could learn nothing of importance. The old man said he bad been tramping and had -stayed all night with a farmer about 6 miles from the Bruner home. He said he was from Buffalo and had relatives in Chicago. He was released and promised to leave town*