Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1916 — SUSPICION CAUSES YOUNG HEN’S ARREST [ARTICLE]

SUSPICION CAUSES YOUNG HEN’S ARREST

Brought Ford Car Here With False License Number and Carried a 38-Colts Revolver.

A young man giving the name of Richard Collins and who claims Los Angeles, Cal., as iiis home is in the jail here and indications point to the car he drove in here as a stolen one. He spent last night in the car a fpw miles south of town, and when he went into a garage this Wednesday morning for gasoline his actions attracted the attention of Sam Duvall, who reported his suspicions to Sheriff McColly. The latter stopped the young man, whose age is about 25 years, and asked to see his license card. He produced it. The number was 10941 Ky. This was the same number on the card. Sheriff McColly found that the young man had a 38calibre Colts revolver on him and arrested him for carrying concealed weapons. An investigation was made to see if the number of the engine corresponded with the number given on the card and they were found to be different, the engine being No. 39003 and the card number of the engine being 831121. Collins told several stories and admitted in several cases where trapped that he had not told the truth. He first said that he was from Los Angeles and then denied it, saying that he did not want to have his arrest known for fear it would lose him a job. He said that the car, which is apparently fi brand new one, had been run into by a truck at Indainapolis Sunday and had suffered damage that he had had repaired .in that city, but an examination of the car failed to indicate that there had 'been any repairs. It was decided to hold Collins until some reply could be received to telegrams of inquiry sent out by Sheriff McCdlly. IfJs“tßofighL possible that thecar may have been stolen some place in Indiana and the Kentucky number put on it as a blind. Collins claimed to be taking it to Chicago for Fred J. Colmes, whose name was on the license card, but he said that Colmes had gone to Cincinnati. He accounted for the numbers on the card and the engine not corresponding by saying that Colmes was an agent and used the number on different cars. He first said that he had expressed his grip to Chicago from Indianapolis and later that it was stolen from«the car south of jtensselaer last night. Circumstances are at least very suspicious and justify his being held.