Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1904 — SHORT CUT TO STATE PRISON. [ARTICLE]

SHORT CUT TO STATE PRISON.

Two Men Sent Up Thirty-Six Hours After Robbery. Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 23.—T0 beat a man into unconsciousness, rob him, spend the plunder, be captured, get a penitentiary sentence and be taken to prison within thirty-six hours, is the record of John Meyers of this city, and James Rader of Wolcott, Ind. They were taken to the Michigan City prison to-day by Sheriff Ray, where they will serve a sentence of from two to fourteen years. During Thursday night Meyers and Rader enticed Albert Smith, of Morgan county into a dark street in this city, where they assaulted him and dragged him into an alley. They had heard that he had Considerable money on his person, and when they failed to find it, they became infuriated and kicked their victim iuto unconsciousness and threatened to cut his throat. They obtained 13 from Smith’s pockets. The police found Smith in an unconscious condition, and learning that he had been with Meyers and Rader, arrested the two men and obtained a confession. The two assailants were taken before Judge DeHart, of the Circuit Court.