Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1918 — ROBBERS KILL LAPORTE MAN [ARTICLE]

ROBBERS KILL LAPORTE MAN

Police Hunt Three Men as Slayers of Indiana Grocer Shot While Counting Money. Laporte, Ind., Dec. 27.—While counting the money he had taken in after a prosperous day Carl H. Cook, grocer, was murdered by two men attempting to secure the receipts for the day, amounting to several hundred dollars. A third man is believed to have been an accomplice. The shooting occurred late in the evening and Cook died at midnight. There were no eyewitnesses, as Cook was alone in the store. The victim, after being shot twice and attempting to follow his assailants, fell into the arms of Alvin Vandewalker. Aided by lus father, young Vandewalker carried Cook into his home. He soon died.