Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1918 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. MEL GUILD IS FOUND GUILTY Medaryville Man Hard Hit By Chicago Jury. Mel Guild of Medaryville, who was arrested some months ago on the charge of being connected with the theft and disposal of automobiles stolen in Chicago, was found guilty by a jury in that city a few days ago and fined $2,000 and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary, The Democrat is informed. A man by the name of Raypnond, who was employed in the Chicago post office and was alleged to have been connected with the Chicago end of the deals, was sentenced to three years in, the penitentiary, but was not fined. In Illinois, we are informed, necessary for the judge to 'pass on the verdict of the jury, and this has not yet been done, but will be one week from today. t