Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1917 — Attept to Destroy Monon Bridge Near Crawfordsville. [ARTICLE]

Attept to Destroy Monon Bridge Near Crawfordsville.

What is believed was an attempt to wreck the Monon railroad bridge over Sugar Creek, a half mile north of Crawfordsville, was frustrate! Tuesday night when the night iguard came upon two men, who spoke with foreign accent, prowling around. When the guard accosted them they showed fight The guard was assaulted before he could draw his revolver and received several bruises. When the men saw the flash of a revolver they ran. The guard fired several shots and is of the opinion that one of them took effect. He stated that one of the men screamed as if in pain. One of the men is described as bing about 5 feet 7 inches, with a stubby mustache. A search was instituted by the police but no trace of the men was found.