Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1915 — BURGLAR RETURNS STUB. [ARTICLE]

BURGLAR RETURNS STUB.

Is Thought He Decided to Prevent Operator Being Involved. Fowler, Ind., December 30.—An interesting situation has arisen in the Sunday morning burglary of the local Big Four ticket office, in which all the paper money in the cash drawer was stolen, supposedly by a tramp, who left all the silver money. Yesterday Agent Chesterton received a carefully addressed envelope, mailed in Lafayette, which contained a ticket stub which hail been with the bills in the money drawer. The ticket stub was from a ticket to Nashville, Tenn,; sold late Saturday night, and part of the money stolen was that received for ' this ticket. It is. believed that the thief became conscience-stricken and, desiring to prevent the operator who was on duty at the time from becoming further involved, decided to return the ticket stub, from which the agent checks his, accounts. The money was not returned.