Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1898 — BOLD BANK ROBBERY. [ARTICLE]

BOLD BANK ROBBERY.

Flora, Carroll County Bank Robbed of Nearly $15,000 in Cash and the Cashier Woundee. The Flora bank, in Carroll county, was entered by bnrglars last Monday night, the safe blown open and from SIO,OOO to $15,000 in cash taken. The cashier, W. H. Lenon, discovered the robbers while at work and shot at them with a revolver. They returned the fire inflicting severe wounds upon Mr. Lenon. The robbers, of whom there were several, fled to the railroad with their booty, boarded a hand car in waiting and went north. Posses were started in pursuit at once, but at this writing the robbers were still at large, Several suspects have been arrested but were soon released on account of insufficent evidence to warrant holding them. It was the most daring and successful bank robbery in the history of the state, and there is great excitement in the vicinity of the crime. Mr. an<l Mrs. Geo. O. Pumphrey visited friends in Brook last Monday. George Shepherd and another gentleman from Goodland, were in the city Thursday. Donnelly Bros, are erecting a fine new house at Morocco for a party at that place. John Dennis, of near Foresman, has sold his 120-acre farm to John Weise of Goodland. Judge Thompson and; several of our attorneys are attending court at Kentland this week. Mrs. C. P Jokes of Grand Trunk Crossing, Lake county, is visiting her son, P. W. Clark, of this city. * Rev. D. A. Tucker will move to Ridgeville, lud., where he has accepted the pestorate of the F. W. Baptist church. Several members of the Rensselaer W. R. C., attended the district convention of that order at Fowler last Friday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Vincent and grand-daughter, Carrie Vincent, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Vincent all of Remington, were in the city Thursday. Washington Casey, a resident of this county since 1857, died at his home in Union tp., Tuesday, at the age of 87 years and 5 months. The funeral was held at the residence on Wednesday and interment made in Mt. Tabor cemetery.

E. G. Haff of Goodland, lias purchased a half interest in Masker’s feed and hitch barn, on Cullen street, and has moved his family here, occupying residence property on South Cullen street. We welcome Mr. Haff and his excellent family to our city. Sheriff Reed's star boarders, with the aid of a case-knife, succeeded in severing an iron bar of their prison a few days ago, but the work was discovered before they had a chance to cut through other bars and make their escape. Their liberties are now restricted some more. When the war department officials start out "on a tour of inspection a brass band, figuratively speaking, is sent ahead to announce their coming, in order that all. maybe put in spick an span shape for the “inspection.” The same may be said of our civil inspection of state and county institutions, and the utter worthlessness of inspections so conducted must be apparant to everyone. The republican papers, and The Democrat of Rensselaer are having a scrap—on paper—about the expenditures on that “Jonah” the court house. While we can see but little good in a genearal mix up and mud throwing, yet.. it is to be admitted by an outsider, that The Democrat has justice on their side when they accuse the county officials of needless aud costly expenditures which are of very little use to any one.—Brook Reporter (rep.)