Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — Thieves Made a Big Haul at Winamac Thursday Night. [ARTICLE]

Thieves Made a Big Haul at Winamac Thursday Night.

A band of burglars paid a visit to Winamac last Thursday night and made a big haul. The raid occurred about 3 o’clock and a half dozen business places were robbed. A Ford car was stolen at a garage and was used by the thieves in taking their getaway. A posse tracked the gang to Lucerne, where they-turned west. The trail was lost on the hard surface of, the gravel road. Where the roads soft the car was easily tracked, as one of the wheels was supplied with metal studs and left a plain trail. Those who had their places of business robbed were, E. J. Buchanan, Chas. Leasure, Wm. Lloyd and Wm. Palen.