Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1917 — WATSEKA POSTOFFICE ROBBED [ARTICLE]

WATSEKA POSTOFFICE ROBBED

Kentland Officers Fired At By the Escaping Bandits. _ Watseka, Illinois, February 17. Automobile bandits blew the safe In the postoffice here early today and escaped after a running fight ’ with officers at Kentland, Indiana. ■One of the robbers accosted Nightj watch Harper here as he made his rounds and three others attacked him fffim behind and overpowered him. They bound and gagged the officer and tied him to a table in the postoffice while they rifled the safe, Kentland officers, having been notified, lay in wait for the bandits and attempted to stop them, but were fired on while giving chase. It is not known how much money the robbers obtained.