Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1908 — BANK VICE-PRESIDENT HELD AS HORSE THIEF. [ARTICLE]

BANK VICE-PRESIDENT HELD AS HORSE THIEF.

Robert H. Green .vice president of the Farmers’ & Merchants’ bank of Waynetown, Ind., seems to be a; veritable Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It develops that the “Frank Ross” captured in Indianapolis last week in possession of the team of horses stolen from Ex-Supreme Judge James McCabe of Williamsport, mention of which was made in the last issue of The Democrat, is none other than “Bob” Green, a wellknown and popular young farmer of Montgomery county, vice president of a bank at Waynetown, a prominent member of the M. E. church of that city and until now considered the soul of honor. He is thirty-six years of age, has a wife and three children, the eldest a boy of fourteen, owning a 200acre farm near Sheldon, 111. Some time ago Green began gambling on the Board of Trade, it is said, and at o'ne time is alleged to have been $30,000 ahead of the game. He lost this and also large sums of money which he had borrowed on his personal note at various banks in the vicinity of his home. To recoup his losses it appears, he turned horsethief, stealing several fine horses In the vicinity of Waynetown, driving them through to Indianapolis, where he had rented a stable, and shipped them from there to Chicago. Another horse was found with the McCabe horses which was stolen from a man near Covington, and still another stolen horse was found in a pasture north of Indianapolis which Green had rented. It is thought that he had begun operations on an extensive scale and had already stolen nearly a score of valuable horses. The recovery of the McCabe horses and the capture of the thief was a mere accident. McCabe s groom went to Indianapolis to make the rounds of the livery stables to see If he could get any trace of the stolen animals. While walking along the street he saw one of the horses being led away from a blacksmith shop where Green had taken it to have it shod before shipping it to Chicago with the other stolen horses that night The groom sumnTqned a policeman and had the man arrested. He gave the name of Frank Ross and said his home was nl Chicago, but the astounding discovery was later made that he was none other than Robert Green, the wealthy and heretofore respected citizen. \

Don’t forget that V. G. Collins at the brick livery barn handles farm implements of all-kinds. Give him a call. If you want the best hay rake the International Harvester Company makes, call on C. A. Roberts. It’s the McCormick.