Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1905 — HAS BEEN IN TROUBLE BEFORE. [ARTICLE]

HAS BEEN IN TROUBLE BEFORE.

Sheriff Stephens and Marshal Roth rock of Monticello came over last Thursday and arrested Alva J. Smith, who was employed in a barber shop here, for the theft of some jewelry at Monticello. In default of S3OO bonds Smith is now languishing in the White county jail. A brother of Smith’s is now in prison for burglary and also has indictments hanging over him for grand larceny, forgery and attempted murder, it is Said, and this young man is reported to be about as bad. Iu the last six weeks the latter is said to have been arrested for rape, larceny, and a charge of burglary is awaiting the outcome of the present oase.