Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1919 — MAIL CLERKS WERE BOOZED [ARTICLE]

MAIL CLERKS WERE BOOZED

And Will Probably Gt the G. B. by Postoffice Department. When 33, Chicago to Indianapolis, pulled in Wednesday at 2:20 p. m., Local Mall Carrier Arthur Lutes was at the mall car as usual to receive and dispatch the malls. He found the two clerks at the open door throwing put sacks without regard to destination. When a sack labeled for Frankfort was tossed out he called their attention to it, only to be told by one of them if he put. it back) he would leave the car and slap 'his face. Lutes saw that the men were beside themselves and immediately reloaded the Frankfort pouch. Instantly the fellow who had made the threat jumped from the car and began pounding Lutes. The latter soon regained his equilibrium, gave the assailant a good beating and compelled him to re-enter his car backwards. His comrade threatened to interfere, but was dissuaded by a long iron bar which he had picked up in the and kept him at bay. When the train pulled out there was mail for Monon and Mr. Lutes returned to the postoffice to report what had transpired at the train. Postmaster Bennett

at once notified the chief clerk of what had happened here and the booze hoisters received their reward at the end of the run. One of the men has been long in the service and had held the important position of chief clerk. An empty pouch bearing the Bloomington label was found at the coal chutes, from Which it is inferreu the Monon ■pouch 'may have been likewise ditched. Clerks on No. 30, due here at 6:28 p. m., reported great confusion in the pick-ups between here and Indianapolis, the sacks taken on having no reference to destination, from which, it is thought the wild orgie displayed here must have continued down the line, in the meantime Mfr Bennett is trying to find out what became of :his Chicago mail Wednesday afternoon. Word from Indianapolis states that the intoxicated clerks were arrested on their arrival and placed in jail, while their car, six pouches missing, was locked up waiting investigation.—Monon News.