Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1919 — 11 FREIGHT ROBBERS PINCHED [ARTICLE]

11 FREIGHT ROBBERS PINCHED

At Monon for Stealing Goods From Railroad Station There. Ae a result of investigations made by the Monon’s detective agency, eleven men, employes of the Monon, were arrested Wednesday, following a search of their premises in which several thousand dollars worth of merchandise was found. The places searched were occupied by the following employes o<f the road: Ralph Anderson, Walter Martin, Homer Haskins, Clayton Caldwalder, Morris Martin, Oscar Pauley, J. Paris, Kirk Ball, Arthur Akers, Lawrence Smith and Charles Martin. Most of these men are married. The merchandise secured consisted of various articles, including cigarettes, cigars, whiskey, gloves, ladles’ and men’s hose, shoes, flash lights, razors, toilet articles, handkerchiefs, jewelry and other articles. According to the report of the railroad detectives, during the past two years several thousand dollars worth of goods have disappeared. Shipments reaching merchants would be short several articles and packages showed that they had been opened and part of the articles taken out. This applied to freight transferred from one branch of the road to the other at Monon.