Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1911 — Rensselaer Man Arrested In Hammond. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Man Arrested In Hammond.

Robert Anderson was arrested by Officers Bunde and Einsele on State steet for drunkenness and on suspicion yesterday afternoon. Anderson gave his home as Rensselaer and said he left there yesterday morning with two other men who were also arrested on suspicion of having held up a conductor on the Gary and Interurban between Hammond and Gary. The police understand he is wanted at Rensselaer for highway robbery. When Officer Burge saw him he thought he recognized him as being a partner of the man he shot in the leg about four months ago. He only had 35 cents when he was arrested, and upon searching his clothes a brick was found in his pocket. If nothihg is found in his past history he will be released with his partners..

No further clews have been been obtained by the police in regard to the holdup on a Ham-mond-Gary car Saturday when a conductor was robbed of $7 in change. The three drunks and suspects who were arrested Sunday were released yesterday noon when they proved that they left Rensselaer Sunday morning and knew nothing of the holdup. The police have been expecting a holdup of this sort for S9me time and it was in a desserted territory where they could make their getaway or not be detected. That the holdup men were a couple of amateurs is a common fact as they pointed the revolvers at the conductor and told him to hand over his money whereas he only gave them a small amount and was given time enough to pull a revolver from his pocket and shoot the robber. They also could have gone through the car and held up every person and made their escape.—Hammond Times.