Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1917 — $100 MISSING; ARREST SOON? [ARTICLE]

$100 MISSING; ARREST SOON?

SUM APPROXIMATING SIOO TAK--T- EN FROM MYERS POOL ROOM SUNDAY. . _— The safe in the pool room owned by Lee Myers was robbed of a sum approximately SIOO late Sunday afternoon. The cash taken waa in the neighborhood of SBO, and the remainder of the sum was in checks, which it is expected the thief will make no attempt to cash. Following the discovery of the loss, Myers notified the police and since that time the latter have been hard at work on the case and expect to make an arrest soon, as they feel sure that the party they have under suspicion is the guilty one. The pool room was open all of Sunday afternoon, so Mr. Myers cannot state at just what hour the money was taken, although he thinks the robbery occurred about 5 o’clock. Myers, with Deputy Sheriff John Robinson, made a hurried trip to Chicago Sunday evening in search of a local man, whom they believed to have been connected with the theft. They returned empty-handed, however. That the theft was committed by local talent there can be scarcely any doubt and the officers feel that they will soon have their man. The Republican made no mention of the robbery Monday, following the request of the authorities.