Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1920 — LOOT FROM MONON BOX CARS TOTALS THOUSANDS [ARTICLE]

LOOT FROM MONON BOX CARS TOTALS THOUSANDS

” The Monon yards at this place have sprung into the limelight for pilfering on an extravagant scale. Many box cars have been broken open and large quantities of merchandise have been stolen. A member of detectives have been sent here in an effort to protect property and apprehend the guilty parties. The more viligance shown by the company in this direction has thus far been rewarded by still greater depredations. It is said that within the pakt two years the Monon yards robberies have amounted to not less than $20,000. A large percentage of this stolen property was merchandise in transit and a roundup here some time ago recorded the fact that the pilfering was done by local talent. Sheriff .Price now has in his possession a lot of auto tires which 1 were sold to a Monticellb party for S7OO, about half their real value. They were surrendered by the purchaser, who must have known they were contraband goods. These tires] are said to have been stolen here and were sold by Monon parties. | Tuesday Sheriff 'Price and Officer Hayes of the Monon road, arrested Charles Allison on the charge of grand larceny and knowingly received stolen goods. He was arraigned in circuit court and gave bond for his appearance today in the sum of $2,000, with Jake Timmons as surety. Three 100-pound bags of sugar were found at Mr. Allison’s home, which was confiscated. Mr. Allison said he bought the sugar Friday of a local dealer, paying 25c per pound for it. The officer claimed that the sugar was hidden when it was secured by means of a search warrant. Mr. Allison has been carrying on two lines of business here with apparent success and public opinion should be suspended qptil he has had an opportunity to vindicate himself in a court pf justice which

presumes his innocence until he is proven guilty. Cbas. Allison was re-arrested yesterday on two additional charges and his bail increased to $4,000, which he. had not furnished at the hour when the News went to press. The re-arrest followed the recovery of $3,000 worth of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes found in a vacant house, on the Graham farm, two and a half miles north of town. Robert Fulmer was arrested on a larceny charge and his bond fixed at $2,000. Chas. Curant was also taken into custody and is held as a witness. Further developments of even more sensational character are momentarily expected as several others are Said to be implicated in the stupendous plunder scheme. —-Monon News.