Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1911 — POLICEMAN FOILS THIEVES [ARTICLE]

POLICEMAN FOILS THIEVES

Would-Be Postoffice Robbers Flee, Leaving Tools Behind. Portland, Ind., Jan. 27.—Robbers who entered the postoffice at Geneva, twelve miles north of this city, were discovered by Night Policeman Baker before the safe could be blown and fled without securing any booty leaving their tools behind. The knob of the safe door was knocked off and a charge of nitroglycerin placed, but not discharged