Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1916 — PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY [ARTICLE]

PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY

Fowler, November 6.-—Boyd Slater, accused of robbing the Dan Messner general store at Oxford last August, surprised everyone connected with the ease by entering a plea of guHty to a charge of second degree burglary in the circuit court , here today. Slater was arrested In Chicago several weeks after the robbery ami had engaged Chicago attorneys to defend him. He asked for a change of venue last week and it was denied. When arraigned today Slater plead guilty and was sentenced to serve from two to fourteen years in the state prison at Jeffersonville. Slater stated that others were implicated, but would not give their names. However, he stated that all of the merchandise, valued at $2,500, would be returned.