Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — BURGLARS VISIT FRANCESVILLE [ARTICLE]

BURGLARS VISIT FRANCESVILLE

Methods of Operation Similar to Those Used at Morocco. Robbers visited Francesville Friday night and opened a safe in the Crabbs-Reynolds & Taylor elevator office and stole S6O, and then took a Ford automobile belonging to Frank Markley from the Timmons garage and made their escape. By their methods of operating it is thought they were the same yeggmen who visited Morocco the Wednesday night before. The robbers first entered a blacksmith shop and procured some tools and then went to the garage and took a number of blankets and robes to use in the event it was necessary to blow open a safe. They then went to the grain office and worked the combination to the safe. The people of Francesville were not aware of the robbery until Saturday morning. Two young strangers had alighted from a Monon train Friday evening and were seen about the streets of Francesville that night. Suspicion is directed against them as they were not seen the next morning. No trace of the stolen auto has yet been found.