Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — Pennies Cause Downfall. [ARTICLE]

Pennies Cause Downfall.

Washington, Aug. 23. —After he had been sweated for more than three hours, Samuel Nichols, slxteen-year-old son of Warren Nichols, a negro preacher, confessed to having burglarized the drug store of Warren Van Trees. Nichols endeavored to change 100 pennies for silver at the Neal and Eskridge stores and the police were notified, the confession following.