Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1905 — BENNETT TAKEN TO DANVILLE [ARTICLE]

BENNETT TAKEN TO DANVILLE

Constable Peck of Walker Land* a Young Man Wanted For Stealing a Buggy. L. C. Peck, constable of Walker tp., came down Saturday and turned over to Sheriff O’Connor Daniel Bennett, a 19-year-old lad whose parents reside on one of Gifford’s farms near the Buck Horn school house in Walker. About a month ago Bennett, whose folks moved from near Danville, 111., last spring, took one of bis father’s horses and went to Danville, it is alleged, and stole a fine rubber tired buggy and a single harness from a farmer near that city. He drove the rig back home, but was t racked by officers and was found washing up the buggy when they appeared on the scene. He saw the officers in time to make bis escape to a corn field and they went back home with the property but without the thief. Constable Peck assisted in the recovery of the stolen property and was told that he would be paid $lO reward if he caught the young man. He has kept tab on him since and been in communication with the Danville officers, who secured requisition papers and sent them on to Mr. Peck. Saturday morning the latter went to where the young fellow was at work threshing and made the arrest, brought him here and put him in jail and notified the Danville officers who came up Sunday and took the prisoner back with them He took his arrest coolly and made no trouble at all. It is reported that he stole a livery rig at Danville some three years ago and was sent to the reform school for that job. This will probably prove a more serious matter.