Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1914 — A Nervy Burglar. [ARTICLE]

A Nervy Burglar.

Lafayette, Ind., .May 3.—ln the past five days than a score of residences have been entered by burglars in Lafayette, and the pb-i lice department has been looking for a tan-colored negro. For the second time this week, the home of Samuel T. Murdock, the electric light, gas and traction magnate, was entered early today. The thief sat down at a table in the dining room of the Murdock home, prepared a lunch and then helped himself to several bottles of wine. He left the house while three officers, who had been detailed to watch the place, were in the immediate vicinity.