Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1917 — ROBBED AT R. R. STATION [ARTICLE]

ROBBED AT R. R. STATION

LOREN SAGE MEETS BIG LOSS WHEN HIS THREE SUIT CASES ARE STOLEN.

“Saturday night after mrking the transfer from the LaSall * to the Dearborn street station in Chicago, Loren Sage, whose home is in this city, but who is a traveling man, had his three grips stolen. Mr. Sage had i’ust come into the Monon station, ad handed the porter a dime for assisting him in carrying his baggage into the station. Sage turned to get a ticket, leaving his grips where the porter had placed them, a short distance away. It was a -few minutes until his train was due and he walked about the station. In a very short time he returned to where he had left his baggage but it was gone. On account of the very hot weather Mr. Sage had placed his large pocketbook, which contained over s3o(>,inone of the grips. He immediately informed the station police and a search was began at once. A lady who was close saw Mr. Sage and the porter come into the station with grips and saw Mr. Sage leave them. She said that Mr. Sage had just turned away when a man took the three grips and hurried out to the train shed. A Wabash train was leaving at this time. Word was sent to the conducotr of this train* but no report of finding the baggage was’ reported. The police of Chicago were notified at once but so far no clue of the robber has been found. Besides the money, Mr. Sage had his clothes and his samples and his entire loss will be near SSOO. The act was undoubtedly committed by a professional and there is little hope of the lost property being recovered. Mr. Sage has the address of the lady who saw the man take the baggage and she is quite sure shecould identify the robber. She noticed the man take the grips, but thought that possibly he was a friend of Mr. Sage who was carrying them to the train for him.'