Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1909 — HELD AS A COUNTERFEITER [ARTICLE]

HELD AS A COUNTERFEITER

Prisoner Suspected of Being Circulator of Bad Money at Fairs. Evansville, Ind., Aug. 24.—John Legrand, arrested at Providence, Ky., is believed to be a member of a band of counterfeiters passing bogus money at the county fairs in western Kentucky and western Tennessee. Legrand’s pockets were full of spurious money when he was arrested. It is believed that the counterfeiters have headquarters In Kentucky. Union County Option Vote Today. Brownsville, Ind., Aug. 24. —The tem"perance people are confident of victory in the election which will be held In Union county today. The county will go dry by at least four hundred votes, it is thought. Bteps Into Trench of Molten Iron. Rushville, Ind., Aug. 24. —Chester Tucker, employed at the Rushville foundry, suffered severe Injuries to one of his feet by stepping into a trench, filled with molten iron.