Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1915 — Kentland and Morocco Burglar In Jail Here. [ARTICLE]

Kentland and Morocco Burglar In Jail Here.

A young man 20 years of age and giving the name of Earl Chase, was arrested at Morocco by the marshal and a posse of citizens after a twomile chase, on the charge of burglarizing the Julius Conen store ai Morocco on Sunday night. He was attempting to get out of town on a C. I. & S. freight train when the marshal tried to place hirn under arrest. He made a break so» liberty and ran until -exhausted before he was captured. Chase was brought to Rensselaer Tuesday evening and placed in jail to await the January term of court in Newton county. He had on three sweaters under his coat when arrested and also now underwear ami sox, which it was thought were stolen from the Fletcher store ar Kentlanor about a week previously. After his arrest Chase wrote a letter to Chicago, and Sheriff Hess and James Fletcher, acting on iuv address given oh the envelope, went up to the city Wednesday and found Mrs. H. K. Jones, who stated that she had moved from Danville, til., about three weeks before, and that her husband was still working in Danville. A search of her apartments brought forth practically all the goods stolen from the Fletcher and Ryan stores at Kent land, other than those worn by Chase. The woman was placed under arrest and the police at Danville notified to arrest her husband. Chase claimed to have formerly lived at Danville.