Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1915 — Big Swede Appears to Have Been Hunting Home for Winter. [ARTICLE]

Big Swede Appears to Have Been Hunting Home for Winter.

Anton Neilson is the name of a Big Swede who has been staying at the town hall in Monon for the past week. Anton was picked up Friday night of last week by Nightwatch Robbins, in An unconscious condition. His arms and chest were badly lacerated by knife wounds, and he seemed to be in an extremely serious condition. Neilson’s tale was to the effect that he had been slugged by four men at some distance from Monon about 48 hours before he was found. Upon questioning the Norwegian it appears that he remembers what he pleases and forgets the rert. Neilson stated that he was working his way to Detroit and got off the train at Michigan City with a number of others to get lunch and it was then that he was slugged. Then his memory leaves him and he can tell no more. Sheriff Williams of White county is of the opinion that Neilson had been engaged in a brawl some place, possibly Lafayette, and was attempting to escape arrest- Unless the man produces a more plausible story he will be turned out of the town hall, where he has been lodged and cared for ever since Friday night.