Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1915 — STORE AT NEWLAND ROBBED OF JEWELRY [ARTICLE]

STORE AT NEWLAND ROBBED OF JEWELRY

Store of Jim Spate Entered Friday Night and Jewelry Valued at S2OO is Taken. Friday night while most of the people of Newland were attending a party at the home of George Bowman, the store of Jim Spate was entered and jewelry valued at from $l5O to S2OO was taken. The act was probably committed at about 1 o’clock, although it was not discovered until the store was opened for business at 6:30 this Saturday morning. A call was sent to Parr and L. L. McCurtain and “Tude” Brusnahan went to the scene with a bloodhound. They picked up the trail at once and followed it along the railroad track to Lewiston, about 2% miles from Newland. Here the trail led to a farmhouse gate and then back to the track, where it was lost. The thief probably boarded a handcar at that point. The property taken was six watches and a number of rings. Mr. Spate is on a trip in Illinois and his daughter, Miss Cecilia, who is in charge of the store, was at the party. It is thought that local talent is to blame, as they knew everyone was away. The suspect lies Die same place it did last year when the postoffice in the same store was robbed of a little over $2.